Indices continue to trade in green in late morning deals

Domestic equity indices have come off early highs but remained in green in late morning deals on account of hectic buying in Tata Steel, Bharat Electronics, Adani Ports, SBI and Sun Pharma companies’ stocks. Meanwhile, broader indices outperformed from their large peers with BSE Small cap index and BSE Mid cap index gaining in the range of 0.70-0.85%. Sentiments remained upbeat after US President Donald Trump walked back on his tariff threats against eight European countries over Greenland ownership. However, cautiousness prevailed in markets as foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in India sold net equities worth Rs 1,787.66 crore on January 21, 2026. 

On the global front, Asian markets were trading in green following positive cues from the US markets overnight. Back home, in the stock specific development, traders were seen piling up positions in PSU, Capital Goods, Healthcare, FMCG and Industrials stocks, while selling was witnessed only in Realty and Telecom counters. 

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 82203.24, up by 293.61 points or 0.36% after trading in a range of 81981.79 and 82783.18. There were 22 stocks advancing against 8 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in green; the BSE Mid cap index rose 0.84%, while Small cap index was up by 0.74%.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were PSU up by 1.30%, Capital Goods up by 1.27%, Healthcare up by 1.06%, FMCG up by 1.01% and Industrials up by 1.01%, while Realty down by 0.55% and Telecom down by 0.22% were the only losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Tata Steel up by 2.36%, Bharat Electronics up by 2.29%, Adani Ports up by 2.27%, SBI up by 1.55% and Sun Pharma up by 1.14%. On the flip side, HDFC Bank down by 0.43%, Titan down by 0.42%, ICICI Bank down by 0.42%, Eternal down by 0.41% and Reliance Industries down by 0.21% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, a labour ministry has said that the year-on-year inflation rate for Agricultural Labourers (AL) and Rural Labourers (RL) stood at 0.04% and 0.11%, respectively, in December 2025, mainly due to firming up of certain food items. The food inflation in December 2025 stood at (-) 1.80% for AL and (-) 1.73% for RL.

For the month of December 2025, the All-India Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Agricultural Labourers (Base: 2019=100) decreased by 0.28 points to 137.12, while the index for Rural Labourers decreased by 0.27 points, reaching 137.03. The Food Index decreased by 0.70 points each for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers in December 2025.

The pace of increase in retail prices, measured in terms of CPI-AL and CPI-RL, was negative at (-) 0.66 per cent and (-) 0.47, respectively, in November 2025. The CPI-AL and CPI-RL stood at 137.40 points and 137.30 points, respectively in November 2025.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 25247.25, up by 89.75 points or 0.36% after trading in a range of 25201.90 and 25435.75. There were 39 stocks advancing against 11 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Dr. Reddy's Lab up by 5.56%, Tata Steel up by 2.44%, Adani Ports up by 2.34%, Bharat Electronics up by 2.31% and Adani Enterprises up by 2.05%. On the flip side, SBI Life down by 1.62%, Max Healthcare Inst down by 0.92%, HDFC Life Insurance down by 0.55%, HDFC Bank down by 0.36% and ICICI Bank down by 0.36% were the top losers.

All Asian markets were trading higher; Nikkei 225 surged 1070.36 points or 2.03% to 53,845.00, Taiwan Weighted added 499.71 points or 1.6% to 31,746.08, Jakarta Composite gained 49.73 points or 0.55% to 9,060.06, Shanghai Composite strengthened 4.54 points or 0.11% to 4,121.48, KOSPI increased 40.35 points or 0.82% to 4,950.28, Hang Seng advanced 10.94 points or 0.04% to 26,596.00 and Straits Times rose 19.92 points or 0.41% to 4,829.80.