Indian equity markets opened marginally higher on the first trading session of the calendar year 2026 (CY26) amid a lack of major cues.
At 9:50 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 85407.59 up by 186.99 points or by 0.22 % and then NSE Nifty was at 26188.55 up by 58.95 points or by 0.23 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 85451.7 and intraday low of 85253.06 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 26195.35 and intraday low of 26149.25
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 282.35,+1.58%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3762.50,+1.43%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1488.50,+1.29%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 333.25,+1.15%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1585.90,+1.05%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were ITC Ltd. (Rs. 382.40,-5.11%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2192.10,-0.39%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2032.00,-0.33%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1714.05,-0.33%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2307.80,-0.32%), among others.
Power index was at 6571.51 up by 68.21 points or by 1.05%. Adani Power Ltd. (Rs. 151.15,+5.70%), Adani Green Energy Ltd. (Rs. 1039.35,+2.42%), JSW Energy Ltd. (Rs. 491.80,+1.95%), NHPC Ltd. (Rs. 80.19,+1.30%), GE Vernova T&D India Ltd. (Rs. 3171.00,+1.23%),.
FMCG index was at 20023.59 down by -321.55 points or by -1.58%. Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. (Rs. 2518.25,-8.81%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 382.40,-5.11%), Uttam Sugar Mills Ltd. (Rs. 251.20,-1.61%), Kaveri Seed Company Ltd. (Rs. 974.00,-1.22%), Jyothy Labs Ltd. (Rs. 279.75,-0.99%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3436 , shares advanced were 2125 while 1146 shares declined and 165 were unchanged.