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A rising EV/EBITDA ratio indicates increasing valuations outpacing earnings growth, reflecting investor confidence but also potential overvaluation risks. StockEdge.com highlights five Nifty200 companies with consistently increasing EV/EBITDA ratios.

The Nifty Realty index was trading 0.78 per cent at 1044.15.

Indian benchmark indices rose with auto stocks leading the way. IREDA, SJVN, Maruti Suzuki, Power Mech Projects, and Surya Roshni saw notable stock movements, while Paytm declined due to UPI market share news.

After the Indian market wrapped up 2024 with an 8% annual return, marking its ninth straight year of gains, the first trading day of 2025 on Wednesday saw the Sensex climb over 360 points and the Nifty rise 0.4%, buoyed by gains in financial services stocks.

The Indian rupee weakened slightly on Wednesday, pressured by dollar bids from importers, which pushed the currency to a record closing low for the seventh consecutive session and affirmed the depreciation bias on the local unit.

A total of 405 shares changed hands on the counter till 02:09PM (IST)

​A lot of emerging market currencies have all depreciated substantially, whether you look at the Brazilian real, the Korean won, South African rand, and so on and so forth. And against all of that, you would say the INR is depreciated by much lesser to the extent of, say, 2% to 2.5%.

The technology sector is poised for strong growth in FY25, driven by increased investments in digital transformation, AI, and cloud computing. Key growth drivers include large-scale IT modernization projects, the rise of GenAI, and increasing demand for managed services. Healthcare is emerging as a key growth area.

As 2025 nears, experts recommend blending growth, value, and quality investing to navigate market challenges. Strategies include identifying undervalued growth stocks, balancing growth and value themes, and adopting a cautious approach with capital preservation and margin of safety.