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May-22-2026

Indian equity benchmarks ended in positive terrains on Friday, supported by strong buying in banking and financial stocks. Markets made a positive start and traded in positive territory throughout sessions, amid optimism over possible diplomatic progress in the Middle East. However, indices trimmed some gains in the final hour of trade but managed to close higher.

Some of the important factors in trade:

US companies commit over $60 billion investments in India: Traders took support with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s statement that investment commitments from American companies in the last six months are estimated to exceed $60 billion, including major data centre investments by firms such as Amazon and Google. 

India-US trade deal likely be finalised in coming weeks, months: Some support also came as US Ambassador Sergio Gor stated that the US is looking forward to sealing the proposed bilateral trade agreement with India that will facilitate expanding market access, reduce barriers, and create greater certainty for businesses.

India’s unincorporated establishments surge to over 9 crore: Traders took note of the Government survey showed that the number of unincorporated establishments in the non-agriculture sector has surged to over 9 crore, and employment under these firms crossed the 15-crore mark in the January-March quarter.

On the global front: European markets were trading higher, while Asian markets closed in green, following the positive cues from Wall Street overnight, as traders watched the ongoing diplomatic process to end U.S.-Iran hostilities in the Middle East with positivity.

The BSE Sensex ended at 75415.35, up by 231.99 points or 0.31% after trading in a range of 75230.75 and 75810.97. There were 17 stocks advancing against 13 stocks declining on the index. (Provisional)

The gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Bankex up by 1.18%, Telecom up by 0.93%, Metal up by 0.66%, Consumer Durables up by 0.63% and Basic Materials up by 0.37%, while Healthcare down by 1.23%, TECK down by 0.39%, IT down by 0.32%, Utilities down by 0.31% and PSU down by 0.26% were the top losing indices on BSE. (Provisional)

The top gainers on the Sensex were Trent up by 3.19%, Axis Bank up by 2.66%, ICICI Bank up by 1.91%, Asian Paints up by 1.42% and HDFC Bank up by 1.28%. On the flip side, Sun Pharma down by 2.67%, ITC down by 1.95%, Power Grid Corp down by 1.74%, Bharat Electronics down by 1.00% and Bharti Airtel down by 0.67% were the top losers. (Provisional)

Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its latest report has showed that India's outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) commitments declined by 10.81% to $5644.38 million in April 2026 as against $6,328.51 million in April 2025, as lower loan and guarantee commitments outweighed a sharp rise in outbound equity investments by Indian companies.

In March 2026, OFDI commitments stood at $5084.78 million. According to the report, equity commitments jumped 71.11% to $3368.80 million in April 2026, from $1,968.75 million in April 2025. They were also 108.87% higher than $1612.88 million equity commitments recorded in March 2026.

The report further noted that loan commitments stood at $517.75 million in April 2026, 53.81% down from $1,121.01 million in April 2025. Besides, guarantees issued also decreased sharply by 45.72% to $1757.84 million in April 2026 from $3,238.75 million in April 2025.

The CNX Nifty ended at 23719.30, up by 64.60 points or 0.27% after trading in a range of 23671.00 and 23835.65. There were 27 stocks advancing against 23 stocks declining on the index. (Provisional)

The top gainers on Nifty were Trent up by 3.02%, Shriram Finance up by 2.87%, Axis Bank up by 2.56%, ICICI Bank up by 1.73% and Wipro up by 1.69%. On the flip side, Max Healthcare Inst down by 6.22%, Sun Pharma down by 2.47%, ITC down by 2.06%, ONGC down by 1.98% and Power Grid Corp down by 1.75% were the top losers. (Provisional)

European markets were trading higher; France’s CAC rose 35.58 points or 0.44% to 8,153.00, Germany’s DAX gained 69.76 points or 0.28% to 24,807.00 and UK’s FTSE 100 increased 5.98 points or 0.06% to 10,438.32.
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