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Market Highlights: Sensex settles 271 pts lower, Nifty below 25,200; ICICI Bank, Trent drop 2% each; rupe... - The Economic Times
Market Highlights: Sensex settles 271 pts lower, Nifty below 25,200; ICICI Bank, Trent drop 2% each; rupe...The Economic Times

Taking Stock: Bulls back in action; Nifty above 23,400, Sensex up 939 pts
On the sectoral front, auto, bank, FMCG, metal up 0.3-1%, while media, oil & gas, pharma, realty, capital goods down 0.5-2.7%.

Closing Bell: Market snaps 3-day fall; Nifty above 23,400, Sensex surges 939 pts
Biggest Nifty gainers M&M, Grasim Industries, Trent, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finance, while losers are Bharat Electronics, Wipro, Max Healthcare, Sun Pharma, Coal India. On the sectoral front, auto, bank, FMCG up 0.5-1%, while media, oil & gas, pharma, realty, capital goods down 0.5-2%. Nifty Midcap index is trading flat, while smallcap index down 0.5%.

HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak among Nomura's top picks as Q1 loan growth stays resilient
HDFC Bank reported one of the strongest performances, with gross loan growth of 3.4% quarter-on-quarter and 15.4% year-on-year

Bank Nifty falls over 2% as crude-driven inflation worries weigh; ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank among top Nifty losers
The weakness in banking stocks reflects macro concerns arising from surging crude oil prices amid the escalation of the Middle East conflict. Elevated crude oil prices have reignited inflationary concerns, stoking fears of tighter monetary policies and delay in interest-rate cuts by central banks.

Taking Stock: Market snaps two-day fall; Nifty ends at 24,000, Sensex up 444 pts
On the sectoral front, realty index up 3.5%, FMCG and media indices added 2% each, auto and PSU Bank indices rose 1% each. On the other hand, IT index shed 2%, while metal index down 1% and pharma index down 0.5%.

SBI MF buys additional 4% stake in Urban Company; Wellington Management, DF International exit
SBI Mutual Fund already held 1.89 percent shareholding in Urban Company as of December 2025.

Closing Bell: Day 2 of gains pushes Nifty above 23,550, Sensex up 568 pts led by auto, metal, realty
Nifty midcap index rose 1 percent, while smallcap index added 0.65 percent. Eternal, Tata Steel, M&M, HDFC Life and Bharat Electronics were among top gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Wipro, Tata Consumer, Infosys, Cipla, ITC. Among sectors, except FMCG ( down 0.7%) and IT (down 1%), all other indices ended in the green with capital goods, telecom, auto, infra, media, metal, realty, private bank up 1-2 percent.

Markets end higher in volatile week; rupee recovers from record low
The total market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies rose marginally by ₹1.79 lakh crore during the week. Among the gainers, Reliance Industries led the increase in market capitalisation, while ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, and Axis Bank witnessed a decline in their market capitalisation.

Chartist Talks: Milan Vaishnav expects Nifty to defend 23,700 support next week, believes this stock looks overbought after 47% rally in April
Milan Vaishnav sees enough evidence that the Relative Strength of Nifty Bank is weak against the Nifty; this Index may relatively underperform the Nifty on week-on-week basis for some time.

LIVE: Nifty Bulls Return! Oil Crashes 4% | US-Iran Deal to Be Signed Friday in Geneva | Opening Bell
Indian markets are set for a strong gap-up opening as global sentiment improves following reports of a finalized US-Iran deal. Oil prices plunged 4%, US futures surged, and Asian markets rallied, providing a positive backdrop for equities. 📈 Key Market Triggers Today: ✅ GIFT Nifty signals a strong opening ✅ Brent crude falls 4% to $84 per barrel ✅ US-Iran deal expected to be officially signed in Geneva ✅ Strait of Hormuz set to reopen, easing supply concerns ✅ Dow gained 0.7%, Nasdaq rose 0.3% ✅ SpaceX surged 19% on its market debut ✅ Nifty closed above 22,500 and 20-day EMA ✅ Bank Nifty gained for the fourth straight week ✅ FIIs sold ₹1,082 crore, while DIIs bought ₹5,341 crore ✅ Rupee strengthened against the US dollar Watch the full Opening Bell analysis to know the key levels, global cues, and stocks to watch today.

Nifty, Sensex snap two-week slide as geopolitical worries recede; rupee slips
Among sectors, the Nifty Private Bank index advanced 5 percent, while the Nifty PSU Bank index gained 3.2 percent, and Nifty FMCG index added 1 percent.