Indian equities traded in green on Friday, as NSE Nifty50 soared over 25,800 and BSE Sensex gained over 700 points. However the indices later trimmed their gains, with Sensex trading at 83,712, up 329 points or 0.4% while Nifty50 gained 25,743, higher 78 points or 0.31% as on 12:30 pm.Ajay Bagga, Market expert told ANI that investors are largely adopting a cautious stance at present. He said, “There are not very high expectations from the Union Budget 2026 so far has been like 2025, with IPOs seeing a “lottery investment for listing gains” mentality while FPI selling in the secondary markets stays elevated. Indian markets will benefit from a sentiment boost following the top Indian bureaucrat in the Commerce Ministry holding out hopes for an India EU trade deal to be signed by 26th January and saying that an India US trade deal is progressing well. The wait is for a positive news on the trade deal front. An EU deal will be a morale booster as the EU represents a huge potential market for Indian goods.”Here are the top ten gainers and losers on NSE and BSE as on 12:30 pm.
Nifty50 top gainers
- Infosys – 5.42%
- Tech Mahindra – 4.28%
- Wipro – 3.21%
- Shriram Finance – 2.88%
- Tata Motors PV – 2.21%
- M&M – 1.46%
- Tata Consumer – 1.41%
- Adani Enterprises – 1.24%
- HCL Tech – 1.20%
- SBI – 1.15%
Nifty50 top losers
- Cipla – (-2.47%)
- Sun Pharma – (-1.76%)
- Eternal – (-1.72%)
- BEL – (-1.67%)
- Maruti Suzuki – (-1.60%)
- HDFC Life – (-1.52%)
- Hindalco – (-1.48%)
- ITC – (-1.38%)
- Bajaj Auto – (-1.26%)
- Jio Financial Services – (-1.21%)
Sensex top gainers
- Infosys – 5.44%
- Tech Mahindra – 4.25%
- M&M – 1.48%
- IndusInd Bank – 1.39%
- HCL Tech – 1.22%
- SBI – 1.15%
- Bajaj Finance – 0.79%
- Power Grid – 0.67%
- Nestle India – 0.66%
- HDFC Bank – 0.64%
Sensex top losers
- Sun Pharma – (-1.76%)
- Eternal – (-1.73%)
- Maruti Suzuki – (-1.66%)
- ITC – (-1.4%)
- Axis Bank – (-0.89%)
- Asian Paints – (-0.55%)
- Bharti Airtel – (-0.48%)
- ICICI Bank – (-0.45%)
- Kotak Bank – (-0.24%)
- Tata Steel – (-0.11%)
Market participants are also eyeing a string of Q3 earnings announcements today from major companies including Reliance Industries, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Polycab India, L&T Finance, Federal Bank, JSW Infrastructure, Poonawalla Fincorp, Central Bank of India, JB Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, and Tata Technologies.Meanwhile, global markets saw a mixed start as easing Iran-related tensions and strong earnings from TSMC lifted US stocks, with gains concentrated in AI, semiconductor, and financial sectors, led by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. (Disclaimer: Recommendations and views on the stock market, other asset classes or personal finance management tips given by experts are their own. These opinions do not represent the views of The Times of India)
