The S&P BSE Sensex rose 323.83 points, or 0.4%, to 81,425.15, while the NSE Nifty 50 added 104.50 points, or 0.42%, to close at 24,973.10.
Here’s how analysts read the market pulse:
Renewed optimism around ongoing trade negotiations between India and the U.S. lifted market sentiment, Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Investments, adding that the anticipation of stronger H2 FY26 earnings, driven by GST rationalization and the benefits of monetary easing, is providing resilience to valuations.
“The IT index extended its outperformance on hopes of a potential Fed rate cut next week and a revival in technology spending. Investors remain focused on the progress of India–US trade talks for signals of a constructive resolution to tariff-related issues,” said Nair.
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US markets
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit intraday record highs on Wednesday after cooler-than-expected inflation data kept the U.S. central bank on track to cut borrowing costs this year, while a surge in cloud computing firm Oracle added to gains.
U.S. producer prices fell unexpectedly in August, dragged lower by a decline in the cost of services, with traders shoring up their bets on interest-rate cuts this year.
Bets on a 25-basis-point reduction at the U.S. Federal Reserve’s September 16-17 meeting stood at 90%, while those on a larger 50-bps cut were at about 10%, CME’s FedWatch tool showed.
Oracle surged 41% to a record high, and earned its biggest one-day percentage gain since 1992, after saying it expected booked revenue at its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure business to exceed half a trillion dollars.
Tech View
The Nifty gained more than 100 points to close at 24,979, extending its recovery as the index held above the 21EMA, said Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities.
“RSI has given a bullish crossover above 50, supporting the positive momentum. Going ahead, sustaining above 24,820–24,750 may lead the index towards 25,160 and higher levels, while support remains at 24,820–24,750,” said De.
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Most active stocks in terms of turnover
Waaree Energies (Rs 1,946 crore), HDFC Bank (Rs 1,748 crore), Kotak Mahindra Bank (Rs 1,684 crore), Oracle Financial Services Software (Rs 1,397 crore), BSE (Rs 1,195 crore), Infosys (Rs 1,113 crore) and RIL (Rs 1,075 crore) were among the most active stocks on BSE in value terms. Higher activity in a counter in value terms can help identify the counters with highest trading turnovers in the day.
Most active stocks in volume terms
Vodafone Idea (Traded shares: 82.78 crore), YES Bank (Traded shares: 13.18 crore), Welspun India (Traded shares: 6.70 crore), JP Power (Traded shares: 4.12 crore), Ola Electric Mobility (Traded shares: 4 crore), Motherson Sumi (Traded shares: 3.92 crore) and Sagility India (Traded shares: 3.75 crore) were among the most actively traded stocks in volume terms on NSE.
Stocks showing buying interest
Shares of Oracle Financial Services Software, Welspun India, Vardhman Textiles, Elecon Engineering, International Gemmological Institute, Apar Industries and Waaree Energies were among the stocks that witnessed strong buying interest from market participants.
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52 Week high
Over 118 stocks hit their 52 week highs today while 53 stocks slipped to their 52-week lows. Among the ones which hit their 52 week highs included Muthoot Finance, Bosch and Maruti Suzuki.
Stocks seeing selling pressure
Stocks which witnessed significant selling pressure were Eternal, NTPC, Titan Company, UltraTech Cement, IndusInd Bank, Tata Motors and Axis Bank.
Sentiment meter bullish
The market sentiments were bullish. Out of the 4,282 stocks that traded on the BSE on Wednesday, 1,717 stocks witnessed declines, 2,410 saw advances, while 155 stocks remained unchanged.
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