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Stock markets closed higher connected Friday (February 6, 2026) aft the Reserve Bank of India kept its benchmark involvement complaint unchanged arsenic expected and projected allowing banks to lend to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) with definite prudential safeguards to deepen the financing excavation for the existent property sector.
Helped by fag-end buying, the 30-share BSE Sensex precocious 266.47 points oregon 0.32%, to settee astatine 83,580.40. From the day's debased of 82,925.35, the benchmark jumped 655.05 points astatine the extremity of trade.
The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 50.90 points oregon 0.20%, to extremity astatine 25,693.70 successful a volatile session.
The Reserve Bank of India kept its benchmark involvement complaint unchanged connected Friday (February 6, 2026), arsenic expected, arsenic ostentation remained astatine manageable levels and maturation concerns eased pursuing accrued authorities spending successful the Budget and reduced tariff pressures aft a commercialized woody with the United States.
The cardinal bank’s six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to support the repurchase oregon repo complaint astatine 5.25%. RBI retained its neutral argumentation stance, signalling that it is apt to stay connected clasp for now.
From the Sensex firms, ITC jumped the most, by 5.09%.
Kotak Mahindra Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, Power Grid and Bajaj Finserv were among the different large gainers.
Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, Adani Ports, Asian Paints, Eternal and HCL Tech were among the large laggards.
“To further beforehand financing to the existent property sector, it is projected to let banks to lend to REITs with definite prudential safeguards,” RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said portion unveiling the bi-monthly monetary policy.
In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Shanghai’s SSE Composite scale and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng scale ended lower, portion Japan's Nikkei 225 scale settled higher.
European markets were trading mostly higher.
U.S. markets ended little connected Thursday (February 5, 2026). The Nasdaq Composite scale tumbled 1.59%, the S&P 500 declined 1.23%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.20%.
“Domestic equity markets traded mostly subdued done astir of the league earlier staging a precocious recovery, supported by selective buying successful FMCG and backstage banking stocks. In contrast, the home IT assemblage continued to underperform. The RBI’s argumentation announcement was broadly successful enactment with expectations, maintaining the presumption quo connected involvement rates portion reiterating a constructive maturation outlook,” Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited, said.
Foreign organization investors offloaded equities worthy ₹2,150.51 crore connected Thursday (February 5, 2026), according to speech data.
“Sentiment, however, drew enactment from regulatory clarity aft the RBI indicated that banks would beryllium permitted to lend to REITs, enhancing semipermanent backing visibility for the existent property and recognition ecosystem,” said Ponmudi, CEO of Enrich Money, an online trading and wealthiness tech firm.
Brent crude, the planetary lipid benchmark, climbed 1.20% to $68.34 per barrel.
On Thursday (February 5, 2026), the Sensex dropped 503.76 points oregon 0.60%, to settee astatine 83,313.93. The Nifty declined 133.20 points oregon 0.52%, to extremity astatine 25,642.80.
