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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty began Friday's (January 2, 2026) trading league connected an optimistic enactment arsenic dependable buying by home organization investors and a rally successful blue-chip Reliance Industries drove the banal markets higher successful aboriginal trade.
The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 158.19 points to 85,346.79 successful aboriginal trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 55.8 points to 26,202.35.
From the 30-Sensex firms, Asian Paints, Maruti, Bharat Electronics, NTPC, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finance and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles were among the biggest gainers.
ITC, Titan Company, HCL Tech and Kotak Mahindra Bank were among the laggards.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worthy ₹3,268.60 crore connected Thursday (January 1, 2026), portion Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worthy ₹1,525.89 crore, according to speech data.
"Steady home organization inflows proceed to supply broader support, helping offset assertive selling by overseas investors," Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money, an online trading and wealthiness tech firm, said.
In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi index, Shanghai's SSE Composite scale and Hong Kong's Hang Seng scale were trading higher.
U.S. markets were closed connected Thursday for the New Year's Day holiday.
Brent crude, the planetary lipid benchmark, climbed 0.46 per cent to $61.13 per barrel.
On Thursday (January 1, 2026), the Sensex dipped 32 points oregon 0.04% to settee astatine 85,188.60. The Nifty went up marginally by 16.95 points oregon 0.06% to extremity astatine 26,146.55.
