The benchmark Indian equity indices, Sensex and Nifty, traded in a volatile range on Monday as investors parsed the fine print of the Union Budget 2026 and assessed its impact on key sectors and the broader market sentiment.
At 12:29 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 81099.69 up by 376.75 points or by 0.47 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24910.45 up by 85 points or by 0.34 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 81211.31 and intraday low of 80387.25 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24942.95 and intraday low of 24679.4
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1378.00,+2.90%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 258.30,+2.89%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3910.00,+2.54%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1375.85,+2.22%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2406.05,+1.99%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1624.10,-2.14%), Trent Ltd. (Rs. 3660.20,-1.91%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3939.50,-1.28%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1322.05,-1.22%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3158.00,-0.85%), among others.
Oil&Gas index was at 27559.06 up by 223.99 points or by 0.82%. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 448.10,+3.81%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1375.85,+2.22%), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 161.80,+1.25%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 362.85,+1.10%), Petronet LNG Ltd. (Rs. 284.25,+1.07%),.
_HCS index was at 40540.53 down by -583.46 points or by -1.42%. Syncom Formulation (India) Ltd. (Rs. 12.80,-5.33%), Strides Pharma Science Ltd. (Rs. 819.15,-4.65%), Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services Ltd. (Rs. 581.00,-4.61%), Morepen Laboratories Ltd. (Rs. 34.97,-4.58%), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Rs. 1853.10,-4.45%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4321 , shares advanced were 1216 while 2904 shares declined and 201 were unchanged.