Sensex, Nifty trade near flat line; consumer durables shares rebound

The key equity benchmarks traded near flat line with positive bias in mid-afternoon trade, despite softer crude oil prices and foreign fund inflows. Investors also assessed ongoing Q2 FY27 earnings announcements for cues on corporate performance and the earnings outlook. The Nifty traded near the 25,000 level.

Consumer durables shares advanced after declining in the past trading session.

At 14:25 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex added 30.65 points or 0.04% to 81,027.33. The Nifty 50 index rose 6.70 points or 0.03% to 24,996.60.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index was flat and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index fell 0.14%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,854 shares rose and 2,503 shares fell. A total of 243 shares were unchanged.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 5.46% to 17.42.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty Consumer Durables index advanced 0.51% to 38,103.50. The Index shed 0.25% in the past trading session.

PG Electroplast (up 3.56%), Kalyan Jewellers India (up 3.06%), Voltas (up 2.88%), Havells India (up 2.48%), Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals (up 1.59%), LG Electronics India (up 0.89%), Whirlpool of India (up 0.56%), Blue Star (up 0.52%) surged.

Numbers To Track:

The yield on India's 10-year benchmark federal paper shed 0.26% to 7.176 compared with the previous session close of 7.195.

In the foreign exchange market, the rupee appreciated against the dollar. The partially convertible rupee was hovering at 93.9450 compared with its close of 93.9850 during the previous trading session.

MCX Gold futures for 4 December 2026 settlement rose 0.56% to Rs 1,43,350.

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback's value against a basket of currencies, was up 0.74% to 102.30.

The United States 10-year bond yield shed 0.02% to 4.855.

In the commodities market, Brent crude for December 2026 settlement declined 28 cents or 0.28% to $98.04 a barrel.

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