Nifty trades above 24,300 level; European mrkt advance
IT, pharma and realty shares in advanced while PSU bank, media and auto shares declined.
At 13:25 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex jumped 383.61 points or 0.49% to 77,886.45. The Nifty 50 index rose 133.10 points or 0.54% to 24,308.65.
In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index fell 0.19% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose 0.10%.
The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,138 shares rose and 1,986 shares fell. A total of 208 shares were unchanged.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 3.29% to 11.88.
Economy
India's services sector remained in expansion mode in June, although growth lost momentum amid challenging market conditions and softer client demand. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index eased to 57.4 in June from 59.8 in May, marking the weakest pace of expansion in 17 months, while remaining well above the 50-point threshold that separates growth from contraction. Hiring activity was largely stagnant, business confidence weakened, and cost pressures eased, while new export orders grew at the fastest pace in three months.
Gainers & Losers:
HCL Technologies (up 6.64%), Tech Mahindra (up 3.36%), Max Healthcare Insitute (up 2.77%) and Bajaj Finserv (up 2.53%) were the major Nifty50 gainers.
State Bank of India (SBI) (down 1.39%), Axis Bank (down 0.72%), Kotak Mahindra Bank (down 0.68%) and Indigo (Interglobe Aviation) (down 0.63%) were the major Nifty50 losers.
Stocks in Spotlight:
HCL Technologies rallied 6.64% after the company signed an agreement with a Europe headquartered, Fortune Global 50 Firm to transform their global digital workplace and enterprise networks using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Marathon Nextgen Realty advanced 0.04%. The company announced that its subsidiary Sunset Spaces has executed a development agreement for the redevelopment of the society located at Versova, Mumbai.
Krystal Integrated Services rose 0.75%. The company has secured a work order from the Director of Backward Classes (BC) Welfare Department, Andhra Pradesh, for providing cleaning and sanitation services across government hostels.
Bluspring Enterprises jumped 4.14% after the company?s subsidiary, STEAG Energy Services (India) has secured a comprehensive operations and maintenance contract from Vedanta Aluminium Metal for a captive power plant. The contract covers a 1,215 MW (9x135 MW) captive power plant at VAML and has an estimated value of Rs 1,437.17 crore.
Central Bank of India rose 0.31%. The company reported a 28.77% year-on-year (YoY) increase in its global gross advances to Rs 3,54,895 crore as of 30 June 2026, compared with Rs 2,75,595 crore as of 30 June 2025.
PC Jeweller surged 4.77% after the company reported an approximately 21% year-on-year increase in consolidated revenue for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services added 2.47% after the company estimated the overall disbursement at approximately Rs 15,560 crore, YoY growth of around 21% (excluding finance lease).
Bajaj Finance gained 1.46% after its new loans booked rose 20% year-on-year to 1.61 crore in Q1 FY27, compared with 1.35 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
Global Markets:
European and Asian market advanced on Friday after a lukewarm U.S. jobs report poured cold water on the prospect of an imminent rate hike from the Federal Reserve and regional activity gauges pointed to an economic expansion during June.
Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) data released on Friday indicated increased activity across the region.
Japan's services sector returned to expansion in June after stalling the previous month, though business confidence remained subdued amid concerns over Middle East tensions and intensifying cost pressures, a private survey showed on Friday. The S&P Global final Japan Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 52.2 in June from 50.0 in May, signalling a renewed rise in business activity.
Meanwhile, China's services activity expanded at a slightly slower pace in June as growth in new business eased, though overseas demand rose at the fastest rate in 20 months, a private-sector survey showed on Friday. The RatingDog China General Services Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by S&P Global, fell to 54.1 from 54.4 in May, staying above the 50-mark that separates expansion from contraction.
Overnight on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average scaled to record highs on Thursday as investors reacted to a weaker-than-expected nonfarm payrolls report for June, while the Nasdaq Composite languished as semiconductors struggled once again.
The US economy added 57,000 jobs in June 2026, significantly below both the downwardly revised 129,000 recorded in May and market expectations of 110,000. It marks the weakest monthly job growth in four months, ending a streak of three consecutive months of stronger-than-expected gains.
The 30-stock average added 594.83 points, or 1.14%, for a record close of 52,900.07. The index hit a new all-time intraday high of 52,903.85. The S&P 500 rose less than 1 point to end at 7,483.24, while the Nasdaq dropped 0.8% to 25,832.67.
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