Bourses trade in fine fettle; Nifty reclaims 18,400 mark

26 May 2023 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmarks continued to trade higher with frontline gauges recapturing their crucial 18,400 (Nifty) and 62,100 (Sensex) levels supported by positive global cues. Sentiments remained upbeat on report that foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought Rs 589.10 crore worth of Indian equities on Thursday, while domestic investors (DIIs) purchased Rs 338.44 crore of equities. FIIs have been net buyers in Indian stocks in 20 of the last 21 sessions. Traders also took support with some media reports that Christopher Wood, global head of equities at Jefferies believes that it is only a matter of time before Sensex reaches 100,000 level. He further added that the Indian stock market will continue to climb the proverbial wall of worry.

Global cues too remained supportive with most of the Asian counters were trading in green on optimism that the United States will avert a calamitous default, with President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy saying they held productive talks on the debt ceiling. Back home, S&P Global Ratings has said Indian banking sector profitability will stabilise at a healthy level, and asset quality will continue to improve. It said a strong recovery is underway in the Indian banking sector, and lenders have just reported their best results in a decade. 

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 62175.29, up by 302.67 points or 0.49% after trading in a range of 61911.61 and 62191.01. There were 21 stocks advancing against 9 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in green; the BSE Mid cap index rose 0.41%, while Small cap index was up by 0.44%.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were IT up by 1.11%, Metal up by 0.92%, Consumer Durables up by 0.86%, TECK up by 0.85% and FMCG up by 0.81%, while Utilities down by 0.30%, Oil & Gas down by 0.05%, Power down by 0.03% and Bankex down by 0.02% were the few losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Reliance Industries up by 2.10%, Tech Mahindra up by 1.64%, Titan Company up by 1.33%, Wipro up by 1.33% and HCL Tech up by 1.28%. On the flip side, Power Grid down by 1.22%, Bharti Airtel down by 0.66%, HDFC down by 0.37%, Asian Paints down by 0.25% and HDFC Bank down by 0.24% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, S&P Global Ratings has said Indian banking sector profitability will stabilise at a healthy level, and asset quality will continue to improve. It said a strong recovery is underway in the Indian banking sector, and lenders have just reported their best results in a decade. 

Indian banking profitability is benefiting from higher net interest margins and lower credit costs. India's strong economic performance is bolstering the banking sector. S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Deepali Seth Chhabria said Indian banks' earnings will likely remain healthy. The sector has improved substantially in the past seven years, from a period when many public-sector lenders were grappling with bad loans.

S&P Global Ratings still forecasts the country will grow 6-7 per cent annually until 2026 at least, making India the fastest-growing economy in Asia-Pacific, and the fastest-growing large economy globally.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 18413.85, up by 92.70 points or 0.51% after trading in a range of 18333.15 and 18416.95. There were 38 stocks advancing against 12 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Hindalco up by 2.19%, Reliance Industries up by 2.03%, Tech Mahindra up by 1.72%, Divi’s Lab up by 1.55% and UPL up by 1.49%. On the flip side, ONGC down by 1.78%, Power Grid down by 1.24%, Grasim Industries down by 1.20%, Bharti Airtel down by 0.52% and Asian Paints down by 0.29% were the top losers.

Asian markets are trading mostly in green; Taiwan Weighted surged 212.75 points or 1.29% to 16,504.75, Nikkei 225 jumped 180.6 points or 0.58% to 30,981.73, Shanghai Composite strengthened 17.71 points or 0.55% to 3,218.97, KOSPI rose 5.96 points or 0.23% to 2,560.65 and Straits Times was up by 0.43 points or 0.01% to 3,208.15, while Jakarta Composite was down by 0.46 points or 0.01% to 6,703.77.

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