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The key equity indices tumbled further and hit fresh intraday low in mid-morning trade. Most Asian stocks were trading higher on Tuesday. Investors in the region continue to assess the inflation and central bank policy outlook as on Tuesday, the Nifty IT continues to weigh down tracking mixed global cues market. Benchmark indices were trading flat in the volatile session with selling seen in the power, PSU banks names. Huge selling was seen on Monday by FII of Rs 1,157.23 crore and also by the DII of Rs -1,376.49 crore.  

The Indian Indices settled on a bearish note during Thursday's trading session while ending the three-winning streak. A broad-based markets selloff dragged benchmarks Sensex and Nifty 50 with IT, banking and financial stocks falling the most out of all sectors. The Bankex index shed over 380 points. The Financials, Oil & Gas and Capital Goods index tumbled by more than 1 per cent each.

Nifty PSU Bank index ended up 3.41% at 3066.10 today. Metals, IT, pharma, and FMCG stocks advanced while autos and oil & gas stocks declined. The government's focus on boosting manufacturing as well as an underlined emphasis on areas such as startups, modern mobility, and clean energy, boosted investors' sentiment. 

So, let’s know which the top-performing stocks from Nifty IT index were in the month of December. Interestingly, all the stocks delivered positive returns in the month of December! However, the top-performing stocks were not the usual names like TCS or Infosys; instead, the top three performers were the overlooked ones!   

TCS plunged by almost 14 per cent since mid-September. Presently, it is trading near its crucial support level. Is TCS strong enough to spring back from here? Let’s find out.