Domestic equity benchmarks staged sharp upmoves on Monday amid broad-based buying led by financial, energy and automobile shares. Index heavyweights like SBI led the upmove as investors cheered robust financial results for the first quarter of FY26. Globally, investors remained on the back foot, assessing the potential impact of US tariffs on economic growth. 

Both headline indices rose 0.9 per cent for the day. The Sensex added 746.3 points to its previous close to end at 80,604.1 while the Nifty50 gained 221.8 points to settle at 24,585.1. 

Top Nifty 50 gainers and losers

Adani Enterprises, Tata Motors, Eternal, Grasim, Apollo Hospitals, Jio Financial Services and Trent–rising between 2.1 per cent and 4.2 per cent for the day–were the top gainers in the 50-scrip Nifty basket. 

On the other hand, Hero MotoCorp, BEL and Bharti Airtel–closing between 0.2 per cent and 0.8 per cent lower–were the worst hit among the six Nifty50 losers.

Top index movers | From HDFC Bank to Bharti Airtel…

Among blue-chip stocks, HDFC Bank, Reliance and L&T were the biggest contributors to the gains in both indices, whereas Bharti Airtel and ICICI Bank were among the heaviest spoilsports. 

The Nifty Bank — whose 12 constituents include stocks like SBI and HDFC Bank — gained 505.9 points, or 0.9 per cent, to close at 55,510.8.

Midcap and smallcap stocks

Among broader indices, the Nifty Midcap 100 and Smallcap 100 gauges rose 0.9 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively.

Overall market breadth remained in favour of the bulls throughout the session, as six stocks rose for every five that rose for the day on BSE.

Global markets | Dow futures and more…

Globally, European shares began the day cautious gains, with the pan-continental Stoxx 600 inching up 0.1 per cent in early trade. While the UK’s FTSE barometer was up 0.3 per cent at the last count, France’s CAC and Germany’s DAX gauges were up 0.2-0.3 per cent each. 

Dow futures were up over 100 points, or 0.2 per cent, suggesting a mildly positive opening on Wall Street.