Domestic equity indices remained in green and were trading higher by over 0.20 percent in late morning deals owing to buying in Adani Ports, Bharat Electronics, Tech Mahindra, Sun Pharma and TCS companies’ stocks. There were some encouragements in markets as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said that private listed non-financial companies' revenue growth came at 10.1% in the third quarter of FY26. The data is collected from 3,188 companies. On the BSE sectoral front, Capital Goods, Industrials, IT, Healthcare, TECK witnessed maximum gains, while Metal, FMCG, PSU remained the losers. On the global front, Asian markets were trading mostly in red despite positive cues from the US markets overnight. Back home, in the stock specific development, Zydus Lifesciences surged as the company has planned to launch Semaglutide Injection under the brand names -- Semaglyn, Mashema and Alterme, upon Semaglutide patent expiry in India.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 82459.99, up by 183.92 points or 0.22% after trading in a range of 82244.99 and 82579.16. There were 20 stocks advancing against 10 stocks declining on the index.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Capital Goods up by 0.92%, Industrials up by 0.88%, IT up by 0.85%, Healthcare up by 0.82% and TECK up by 0.61%, while Metal down by 0.07%, FMCG down by 0.03% and PSU down by 0.02% were the few losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Adani Ports up by 1.25%, Bharat Electronics up by 1.14%, Tech Mahindra up by 1.02%, Sun Pharma up by 0.97% and TCS up by 0.87%. On the flip side, Power Grid down by 0.59%, Asian Paints down by 0.56%, SBI down by 0.50%, Axis Bank down by 0.34% and Tata Steel down by 0.30% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, highlighting India’s expanding global trade footprint, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that India has concluded nine free trade agreements (FTAs) in recent years, covering 38 countries with strong per capita incomes. He said these agreements provide India with preferential access to nearly two-thirds of global markets by GDP and trade volume. He also said these pacts will help Indian goods, services, agricultural and fisheries products, and labour-intensive sectors reach new markets, integrate into global value chains and enhance talent mobility. He added that talks with Chile are wrapping up soon, and negotiations with Canada are about to kick off. 

Talking about the recently-concluded AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, the minister said the global response demonstrated the depth and maturity of India's innovation ecosystem and technological capabilities. On concerns around artificial intelligence (AI) and employment, he said AI would transform jobs by automating routine tasks rather than eliminate them entirely. He noted that India produces around 2.3 million STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) graduates annually and possesses an unmatched pool of young, adaptable and ambitious talent.  

Drawing parallels with the Y2K era, he described AI as the next inflection point that will create better opportunities, higher-value work, stronger exports and deeper global integration for Indian businesses, while also increasing demand for skilled professionals in areas such as cybersecurity, data protection and system governance.  

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 25536.75, up by 54.25 points or 0.21% after trading in a range of 25487.85 and 25572.95. There were 32 stocks advancing against 18 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Tata MotorsPassenger up by 2.67%, Shriram Finance up by 1.34%, Tech Mahindra up by 1.26%, Adani Ports up by 1.26% and Bharat Electronics up by 1.14%. On the flip side, Coal India down by 1.31%, Power Grid down by 0.78%, Asian Paints down by 0.56%, SBI down by 0.51% and Adani Enterprises down by 0.48% were the top losers.

Asian markets were trading mostly in red. Jakarta Composite plunged 67.04 points or 0.81% to 8,255.19, Shanghai Composite weakened 2.04 points or 0.05% to 4,145.19, Hang Seng declined 194.72 points or 0.73% to 26,571.00 and Straits Times fell 21.01 points or 0.42% to 4,986.72. However, Nikkei 225 surged 115.88 points or 0.2% to 58,699.00, Taiwan Weighted added 86.62 points or 0.24% to 35,499.69 and KOSPI increased 185.56 points or 3.05% to 6,269.42.