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Bourses trade in green in early afternoon session
May-07-2026

Indian markets traded in green in early afternoon session tracing positive cues from other Asian markets. Traders took some support as Commerce ministry’s latest data showing that India’s goods and services exports rose to an all-time high of $863.11 billion in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26), up from $825.26 billion in the previous year, registering a growth of 4.59 per cent, despite uncertainties triggered by geopolitical tensions. On the merchandise front, exports grew modestly from $437.70 billion in FY25 to $441.78 billion in FY26, a growth of 0.93 per cent. Traders overlooked the S&P Global’s ‘India Forward’ report, jointly done with Crisil, which lowered India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth estimates for the current financial year (FY27) to 6.6 per cent from 7.1 per cent projected earlier. 

On the global front, all Asian markets were trading higher as hopes of a US-Iran peace deal boosted investors sentiment. 

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 77987.28, up by 28.76 points or 0.04% after trading in a range of 77713.21 and 78339.24. There were 13 stocks advancing against 17 stocks declining on the index.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Auto up by 1.79%, Capital Goods up by 1.46%, Industrials up by 1.19%, Power up by 1.13% and Telecom was up by 1.05%, while Consumer Durables down by 0.45%, TECK down by 0.36%, IT down by 0.29%, Oil & Gas down by 0.19% and FMCG was down by 0.13% were the top losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Mahindra & Mahindra up by 2.42%, NTPC up by 1.71%, Kotak Mahindra Bank up by 1.04%, Tata Steel up by 0.86% and Ultratech Cement up by 0.79%. On the flip side, Titan Company down by 1.59%, Hindustan Unilever down by 1.41%, TCS down by 1.08%, Adani Ports &Special down by 0.73% and Tech Mahindra down by 0.67% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has said that unregistered business entities rose 7.97% to 7.92 crore in 2025 (January to December 2025) from 7.34 crore recorded in the previous annual survey for the period between October 2023 and September 2024. Besides, these entities added 74.52 lakh jobs in 2025 taking their total number of workforce to 12.81 crore. ASUSE captures key economic and operational characteristics of establishments engaged in manufacturing, trade, and services (excluding construction), and provides essential data for policymaking. MoSPI has emphasized the importance of unincorporated non-agricultural sector noting that the sector is a vital component of the Indian economy, generating large-scale employment, supporting livelihoods, and contributing significantly to GDP while complementing the organised sector. 

Further, the survey showed that the 'Other Services' category of establishments has recorded the highest growth among the broad sectors covered, at 10.29%, followed by manufacturing entities with 6.48% increase and trade-related entities with 6.18% rise. In 2025, the Gross Value Added (GVA), which is a key indicator of economic performance, rose by 10.87% in current prices, driven by 16.77% growth in the trade sector, followed by an 8.52% growth in manufacturing and a 7.36% increase in other services sectors. Moroover, the survey pointed that the highest number of establishments (rural and urban combined) has been reported in Uttar Pradesh, followed by West Bengal and Maharashtra. It added that more than one-third of the workforce was engaged in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Maharashtra.

It also highlighted rising share of female workers as well as proprietors. It said that female workers accounted for about 29% of the total workforce in the sector, out of which nearly 22% were engaged in the manufacturing of wearing apparel. Additionally, female proprietors headed over 60% of establishments in the manufacturing sector. Overall, the percentage of female-headed establishments increased marginally from 26.17% in ASUSE 2023-24 to 26.93% in ASUSE 2025. MoSPI said that these trends indicate a notable presence and growing participation of women in the unincorporated sector, both as workers and as entrepreneurs, reflecting the increasing role of the sector in women's empowerment.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 24377.20, up by 46.25 points or 0.19% after trading in a range of 24284.00 and 24423.35. There were 27 stocks advancing against 23 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were HDFC Life Insurance up by 3.57%, Bajaj Auto up by 3.37%, Mahindra & Mahindra up by 2.44%, NTPC up by 1.63% and Grasim Industries up by 1.53%. On the flip side, Titan Company down by 1.63%, Hindustan Unilever down by 1.31%, TCS down by 1.12%, Nestle down by 1.06% and Interglobe Aviation down by 0.74% were the top losers.

All Asian markets were trading higher; Nikkei 225 surged 3550.88 points or 5.63% to 63,064.00, Taiwan Weighted added 794.93 points or 1.9% to 41,933.78, Hang Seng advanced 404.22 points or 1.54% to 26,618.00, KOSPI increased 105.49 points or 1.41% to 7,490.05, Jakarta Composite gained 29.02 points or 0.41% to 7,121.49, Shanghai Composite strengthened 19.76 points or 0.47% to 4,179.93 and Straits Times was up by 9.8 points or 0.2% to 4,937.18.
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