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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher connected Friday (January 16, 2026), driven by a crisp leap successful Infosys aft the institution raised its gross maturation guidance for FY26.
After 2 days of losses, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 187.64 points, oregon 0.23%, to settee astatine 83,570.35. During the day, it jumped 752.26 points, oregon 0.90%, to 84,134.97.
The 50-share NSE Nifty roseate 28.75 points, oregon 0.11%, to 25,694.35.
From the 30-Sensex firms, Infosys jumped 5.67% aft the Bengaluru-headquartered steadfast saw its gross from operations turn by 8.9% to ₹45,479 crore successful the 3rd 4th of the existent fiscal from ₹41,764 crore successful the year-ago period.
The institution has raised its gross maturation guidance for FY26 to 3-3.5% successful changeless currency from 2-3% earlier.
Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, State Bank of India, UltraTech Cement and HDFC Bank were besides among the gainers.
In contrast, Eternal, Asian Paints, Bharat Electronics, Sun Pharma and Maruti were among the laggards.
India and the U.S. are "very near" to finalising the commercialized agreement, and it would beryllium announced erstwhile some sides are ready, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said connected Thursday.
The negotiating teams of some sides are discussing virtually each pending issues, helium said.
"The equity markets witnessed affirmative momentum during the session, driven by amended Q3 results from IT and mid-segment banking stocks. However, profit-booking towards the adjacent capped the rally, resulting lone successful marginal gains for the market.
"The IT assemblage outperformed, supported by an upward revision successful gross maturation projections from a starring manufacture bellwether, coupled with expectations of accrued exertion spending," Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited, said.
Foreign organization investors offloaded equities worthy ₹4,781.24 crore connected Wednesday, portion Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worthy ₹5,217.28 crore, according to speech data.
Stock markets were closed connected Thursday connected relationship of the Maharashtra civic polls.
In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi scale settled higher, portion Japan's Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai's SSE Composite scale and Hong Kong's Hang Seng scale ended lower.
European markets were trading lower. U.S. markets ended higher connected Thursday.
Brent crude, the planetary lipid benchmark, jumped 1.05% to $64.43 per barrel.
On Wednesday, the Sensex dropped 244.98 points oregon 0.29% to settee astatine 83,382.71. The Nifty declined 66.70 points oregon 0.26% to 25,665.60.
