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Key gauges remain in green in morning deals
Sep-23-2026

Indian equity benchmarks continued to trade in green in morning deals, amid easing crude oil prices on reports of improving Middle East supply prospects. Traders took support with the HSBC Flash India Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data showing India’s private sector activity strengthened in September, led by a sharper improvement in manufacturing. The HSBC Flash India Composite Output Index rose to 56.5 in September from a final reading of 54.3 in August, signalling the strongest expansion in private sector activity since June. Some support also came as Fitch Ratings raised India's GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal year to 6.9 per cent, from 6.4 per cent, citing strong economic growth in the June quarter and overall economic resilience. However, foreign investor selling remained a key headwind for domestic equities. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 3,809.99 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data. On the global front, Asian markets are trading mostly in green following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, amid optimism about a diplomatic resolution to the US-Iran conflict after US and Iranian officials held a three-hour meeting on the sidelines of the UN gathering. 

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 74794.61, up by 265.53 points or 0.36% after trading in a range of 74599.88 and 74812.74. There were 21 stocks advancing against 9 stocks declining on the index.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Realty up by 1.68%, Metal up by 1.31%, FMCG up by 1.05%, Basic Materials up by 1.03% and Bankex up by 0.61%, while IT down by 0.36%, Power down by 0.28%, TECK down by 0.24% and Capital Goods down by 0.19% were the top losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Bajaj Finance up by 2.55%, Bajaj Finserv up by 1.94%, ITC up by 1.49%, Tata Steel up by 1.41% and Kotak Mahindra Bank up by 1.03%. On the flip side, TCS down by 0.76%, Infosys down by 0.56%, Mahindra & Mahindra down by 0.28%, Bharat Electronics down by 0.20% and Trent down by 0.13% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, Rajesh Kulhari, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, has said that India is on track to achieve 7.5-8 gigawatt (GW) wind energy capacity addition in the current fiscal year (FY27). 

He said that India added more than 6 GW of wind energy capacity in last financial year (FY26). India aims to surpass 100 GW of wind energy capacity by 2030. It has installed wind generation capacity of 58.52 GW as of August 31, 2026.

India has added 2.42 GW of wind energy capacity till August 31 in the current fiscal year (April to August). The wind energy capacity addition is significant as India has set an ambitious target of achieving 500 GW of renewable energy.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 23410.20, up by 81.20 points or 0.35% after trading in a range of 23349.55 and 23414.55. There were 35 stocks advancing against 15 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Bajaj Finance up by 2.58%, Bajaj Finserv up by 2.03%, JSW Steel up by 1.38%, Tata Steel up by 1.37% and Hindalco Industries up by 1.26%. On the flip side, Coal India down by 1.06%, Wipro down by 0.72%, TCS down by 0.68%, Infosys down by 0.54% and Trent down by 0.44% were the top losers.

Asian markets are trading mostly in green; Taiwan Weighted added 294.86 points or 0.62% to 48,095.03, Jakarta Composite gained 40.42 points or 0.64% to 6,317.46, KOSPI increased 32.81 points or 0.47% to 7,050.72 and Straits Times rose 6.06 points or 0.11% to 5,729.82.

On the flip side, Shanghai Composite weakened 12.34 points or 0.31% to 3,939.79 and Hang Seng declined 220.75 points or 0.88% to 24,867.00. 
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