Nifty Index

Defence stocks advanced in Friday's session as buying interest emerged on the expected increase in order books in the run-up to the Defence Acquisition Council's (DAC) meeting

Hindustan Construction Company is currently recovering from its 52-week low of ₹16.92, touched on December 16, 2025

The Nifty-500 delivered 15% YoY PAT growth, the highest in five quarters.

Corporate earnings logged a 3rd straight quarter of double-digit growth, underpinned by strong performances from OMCs, Metals, Telecom, Technology, Cement, NBFCs - Lending, and Capital Goods.

Nifty50 outlook: Analysts expect this momentum to sustain as India continues to chart its growth path through structural reforms, strong consumption trends, and improving corporate profitability.

Earnings for the 151 MOFSL Universe companies rose 14 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y), above the brokerage's 9 per cent estimate.

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BSE Midcap index managed to stay afloat with a gain of 1 per cent return thus far in Samvat 2081, after recording hefty 41 per cent and 31 per cent return, respectively in the past two Samvat years

Nomura has maintained its Nifty target for March 2026 at 26,140, implying a modest upside of 4 per cent from current levels, based on a FY27F earnings per share (EPS) estimate of ₹1,245.

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Nifty Bank was among the worst-performing sectoral indices, quoting 28,058. Meanwhile, the Nifty PSU Bank index was trading at 7,154, down by 0.54 per cent.

Nifty technical outlook: With a likely trading range mentioned above for the coming week, a Short Strangle strategy could be an effective way to capitalise on expected consolidation

The revised Nifty50 target implies a potential upside of about 6 per cent from current levels.

For the Nifty 50 index to hit the lower circuit, it has to fall 10 per cent to 21.846.20 levels on Friday. If this becomes a reality before 1 PM, then the trading will be halted for 45 minutes

The upward movement in the stock came after reports suggested that Japanese banking giant Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) was in advanced talks to acquire a significant stake in the private sector

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), based in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex, is set to overhaul its operations by adopting a fully digital 'e-office' system

The sector's dominance in the Nifty index comes on the back of a 50x increase in market capitalisation over two decades

The brokerage expects the Nifty to trade at 19.5 times its estimated earnings of Rs 1,280 for FY27, compared with an earlier multiple of 18.5 times