Nifty and Sensex numbers
Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Real-time Stock Market News: The government reduced levies on a variety of goods in a Goods and Services Tax (GST) overhaul intended to boost consumption ahead of the holiday season and counteract pressure from high U.S. tariffs, among other reasons, which caused the Indian benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty, to open sharply higher on Thursday.
Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Real-time Stock Market News: A robust surge in metal counters and anticipation for the GST Council meeting helped Indian stocks settle higher on Wednesday.
Amid low demand, banks request the RBI to issue fewer long bonds.
According to people familiar with the situation, banks have requested fewer long-term bond issuances in the second half of FY26, especially those with maturities of 30 years or longer, during talks with the Reserve Bank of India. This is before the government finalizes its busy-season borrowing calendar.
Despite significant inflows into mutual funds, why are mid- and small-cap equities underperforming?
Although market performance has lagged, retail investors are nonetheless optimistic about mutual funds that concentrate on mid- and small-cap firms. The Nifty 50 has gained 4.5% so far in 2025, whereas the Nifty Midcap 150 has only up by 0.7% and the Nifty Smallcap 250 has decreased by 4.4%.
Every consumer-based sector category, including durable, staple, and discretionary, continues to do better. In the meantime, gold continued to rise in the global market to new heights, indicating investor hesitancy in the face of ongoing worries about protracted US tariffs and their possible effects on global growth and geopolitical shifts,” he continued.
With a robust 5.90% increase at the end of trading, Tata Steel was the Sensex’s biggest gainer. Titan gained 1.73%, Mahindra & Mahindra gained 1.62%, ITC increased by 1.19%, and Eternal added 1.16%.
Infosys fell 1.19 percent. Tata Consultancy Services dropped 0.45%, Adani Ports sank 0.36%, Hindustan Unilever down 0.49%, and NTPC fell 0.55%.
While the India VIX fell precipitously, the Nifty Midcap100 and Nifty Smallcap100 increased by 0.65% and 0.89%, respectively.
The largest sectoral gainer was Nifty Metal, which rose 3.11%. Nifty Pharma added 1.10%, Nifty PSU Bank increased by 1.03%, Nifty Healthcare Index increased by 1.08%, Nifty Consumer Durables increased by 0.81%, Nifty Private Bank increased by 0.74%, Nifty Auto increased by 0.74%, Nifty Financial Services 25/50 increased by 0.50%, Nifty Realty increased by 0.39%, Nifty FMCG increased by 0.29%, and Nifty Oil & Gas increased by 0.24%. On the down side, Nifty Media was down 0.04% and Nifty IT fell 0.74%.
