All three Bharti group companies outperformed in CY25 but the biggest gain came from Bharti Airtel, the flagship.
Sensex ended in green on Friday amid heavy buying.
From the 30-Sensex firms, HDFC Bank, Infosys, HCL Tech, Bajaj Finance, Tata Consultancy Services and Reliance Industries were among the biggest laggards. In contrast, Bharat Electronics, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Steel and UltraTech Cement were among the gainers.
The Indian trio of all-rounder Hardik Pandya, mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy and aggressive opener Abhishek Sharma retained their respective top positions in the ICC T20 rankings.
The European Union's (EU's) offer to slash tariffs on 97.5 per cent of Indian chemical exports to zero is set to give India's pharmaceutical and medical device firms preferential access to the European markets.
Sensex, Nifty slightly upbeat, midcaps to rule markets this week.
Among Sensex firms, NTPC, Axis Bank, Power Grid, Bharti Airtel, Eternal and Sun Pharma were the major gainers. However, Infosys, Titan, UltraTech Cement and Hindustan Unilever were among the laggards.
Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) recorded the sharpest acceleration among large players, with EV retail jumping to 33,513 units from 7,139 units, an almost 5-fold jump, aided by strong demand for new launches.
The 2025 contraction marks the steepest decline in both the number of billionaire promoters and their aggregate wealth since 2012.
Even as the results of Siemens for the second quarter of 2025-26 (Q2FY26) were a mixed bag, the stock was the top gainer in the BSE 200 index, rising 4.92 per cent in trade. Most brokerages are neutral or positive on the company.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 204 points at 27,215 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 59 points at 8,238.
At close, the Sensex was up 184 points at 25,580 and the Nifty added 71 points to end the day at 7,654. Earlier in the day, the Sensex had hit a high of 25,645.
India's mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy retained his place among the world's top T20I bowlers, sitting just ahead of New Zealand's Jacob Duffy in the latest ICC Men's Rankings update.
Goldman Sachs is bullish about Indian aerospace and defence, preferring private companies over public sector units (PSUs) as the country ramps up its export target for the sector to Rs 50,000 crore by FY29 from Rs 23,600 crore last year. The American investment bank's top 'buy' recommendations include Solar Industries, Bharat Electronics, Data Patterns and PTC Industries, while Bharat Dynamics is rated 'sell'.
The sentiment-driven rally also got support from stock specific earning results and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's statement that the Centre will step up reforms to attract more investment and fill up infrastructure deficit.
The S&P BSE Sensex settled 292 points higher to close at 28,095 and the Nifty50 ended up 94 points at 8,636.
Sentiment also remained buoyant as a good monsoon season lifted hopes of a revival in farm output.
The S&P BSE Sensex zoomed 500 points to end at 27,627, the highest level in almost 9 months.
The S&P BSE Sensex rose 216 points to end at 26,740 and the Nifty50 gained 76 points to close at 8,204.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 122 points to end at 26,525.
The S&P BSE Sensex was up 241 points at 26,867 and the Nifty50 gained 68 points at 8,239.
The S&P BSE Sensex soared 287 points to end at 26,653.
The S&P BSE Sensex rose 486 points to close at 26,367.
The S&P BSE Sensex rose 576 points to end at 25,881.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 193 points to close at 25,790.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 57 points to end at 26,064.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 481 points to close at 25,627.
Investors are keenly awaiting the announcement of the macroeconomic data.
The S&P BSE Sensex was up 7 points to close at 25,338.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 275 points to end at 24,953.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 94.65 points to end at 24717.99.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended higher by 464 points or 1.95% at 24,243.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 267 points to end at 23,649.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 291 points to end at 24,480.
