NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 00:05 ET
- UPL shares rose about 0.4% in early Mumbai trade, within roughly 1% of a 52-week high. The Economic Times
- Indian benchmarks opened little changed as thin year-end volumes and foreign outflows kept risk appetite in check. The Economic Times
- A Geojit strategist said the market may stay in a consolidation phase near term. The Economic Times
Shares of UPL rose in early trade on Monday, keeping the Indian agrochemicals maker close to its 52-week peak as investors stayed selective in thin year-end dealing. The Economic Times+1
The move matters because UPL has been one of the better-performing stocks in recent months, even as broader Indian equities have struggled to build momentum amid persistent foreign selling and muted liquidity. The Economic Times+1
Indian shares opened marginally higher, but gains were limited by concerns about foreign fund outflows and subdued year-end volumes, ETMarkets reported. The Economic Times
UPL was last traded at 777.40 rupees, up 0.44% from its previous close of 774.05 rupees, according to Economic Times data. The Economic Times
The stock had ended the prior session on Dec. 26 up 0.18% at 774.05 rupees, a liveblog on the Economic Times site showed. The Economic Times
UPL’s market value stood at about 65,789.82 crore rupees (about 658 billion rupees), with a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of about 30, Economic Times data showed. The Economic Times
The stock’s 52-week high is 786.30 rupees and its 52-week low is 493.00 rupees, according to the same data. The Economic Times
UPL is up about 18.8% over the past three months and about 54.9% over the past year, based on Economic Times returns data. The Economic Times
The Economic Times’ technical readout flagged a “weekly stochastic crossover” in the week ended Dec. 26 — a momentum signal traders use to spot shifts in buying pressure — and said similar signals have been followed by an average 8.32% gain within seven weeks over the past decade. The Economic Times
Analyst sentiment tracked by the Economic Times showed a “buy” consensus from 18 analysts, with targets ranging from 613 rupees at Centrum Broking to 880 rupees at JM Financial. The Economic Times
In India’s pesticides and agro-chemicals space, UPL competes with companies such as PI Industries, Bayer Cropscience and Rallis India, according to an Economic Times peers list. The Economic Times
“The consolidation phase is likely in the near-term,” said Dr. VK Vijayakumar, chief investment strategist at Geojit Investments, in an ETMarkets note on Monday’s market open. The Economic Times
Institutional flow data cited by ETMarkets showed foreign institutional investors were net sellers of a little over 317 crore rupees on Dec. 26, while domestic institutions were net buyers of 1,772 crore rupees. The Economic Times
UPL remained on traders’ radar after Economic Times said last week the stock broke out of a month-long consolidation and hit a fresh record high in December. The Economic Times+1
