Adani Ports, NTPC, Tata Steel, Zomato and Tata Motors were the top gainers on the Nifty. Laggards included HCL Tech, HUL, Titan Company, TCS and Ultratech Cement were the major laggards

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a gap-up start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,280 level, a premium of nearly 118 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

At 12.50 pm, the BSE Sensex was up 305 points or 0.$0 per cent at 76,635.57. The NSE Nifty stood at 23,196.15, up 110.20 points or 0.48 per cent. In the broader market, every two stocks advanced for even one that declined.

Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, NTPC, Hindalco and Shriram Finance were among the major gainers on the Nifty, while losers included HCL Tech, HUL, Apollo Hospitals, Titan Company and TCS. On the sectoral front,

The Nifty 50 ended the session with a gain of 0.35% at 23,167, while the Sensex closed at 76,500 marking a 0.22% increase from the previous close. Likewise, the Nifty Smallcap 100 index rose by 1.97% and the Nifty Midcap 100 index concluded the day with a gain of 2.

The performance comes ahead of the Budget 2025 announcement, with Q3 earnings, foreign investors flow and global trends emerging as key triggers currently. On January 14, 2025, the market is open despite the public holiday in many states due to the celebration of Makar Sankranti 2025.

The Indian market closed lower on January 10 after a highly volatile session, with the Nifty falling below 23,350. The decline was driven by broad-based selling across sectors, except for IT stocks, which surged following TCS's better-than-expected Q3 results.

With today's fall, Sensex and Nifty have entered in a correction phase. From its 52-week high of 85,978.25 (touched in September 2024), Sensex has crashed 8,599.34 points or 10 per cent. Likewise, the Nifty 50 index has fallen 2,

The Nifty 50 ended the session with a drop of 0.54%, settling at 23,442 points, while the Sensex wrapped up the session with a drop of 0.40%, at the 77,312 level. It was the mid- and small-cap stocks that continued to be hammered by investors sharply in Friday's session.