{"id":2947,"date":"2026-10-26T09:33:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T09:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/10\/26\/sensex-gains-300-points-nifty-22700-oct-26\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T09:33:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T09:33:58","slug":"sensex-gains-300-points-nifty-22700-oct-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/10\/26\/sensex-gains-300-points-nifty-22700-oct-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensex Gains Over 300 Points as Nifty Crosses 22,700 on Oct 26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"9fece8afa224fd09e54b043d0febfb58\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NR ATF -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8898941184964366\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4839033563\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>India\u2019s equity market showed a marked recovery on Monday, October 26, 2026, with the BSE Sensex climbing more than 300 points and the Nifty 50 surpassing the 22,700 mark. The rally followed a volatile start to the session, during which both indices fell to morning lows before rebounding in the afternoon trade.<\/p>\n<h2>Broad\u2011based gains lift benchmark indices<\/h2>\n<p>By 2:10\u202fp.m. Indian Standard Time, the Sensex was quoted at 73,441, up 318 points or 0.43\u202fpercent from the previous close. The Nifty 50 registered a gain of 100 points, trading at 22,697 and up 0.44\u202fpercent. The upward momentum continued toward the market close; at 2:59\u202fp.m., the Sensex was 73,477, a 0.47\u2011percent rise, while the Nifty 50 stood at 22,709, up 0.49\u202fpercent.<\/p>\n<p>Mid\u2011cap and small\u2011cap segments also posted positive returns. The Nifty Midcap 100 rose 0.38\u202fpercent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 advanced 0.54\u202fpercent, indicating that the recovery was not confined to the large\u2011cap space.<\/p>\n<h2>Sectoral performance highlights pharma, healthcare and metals<\/h2>\n<p>Among the sectoral indices, the Nifty Pharma and Nifty Healthcare led the gains, each climbing more than 1\u202fpercent. The Nifty Metal index followed with a modest increase, while the Nifty PSU Bank and FMCG indices were the biggest laggards, posting the most pronounced declines.<\/p>\n<p>The strength of the pharma and healthcare segments was reflected in the performance of individual stocks. Dr\u202fReddy\u2019s Laboratories emerged as the top gainer within the Nifty Pharma index, with Laurus Labs and Glenmark Pharma also posting solid advances. Overall, 17 of the 20 constituents of the Nifty Pharma index recorded gains in the afternoon session, underscoring the breadth of the sector\u2019s outperformance.<\/p>\n<h2>Key stock movers across the market<\/h2>\n<p>Several large\u2011cap stocks contributed to the overall uplift. BSE Ltd., Kotak Mahindra Bank, JSW Steel and Adani Ports &#038; Special Economic Zone were among the top gainers from the Nifty pack. In contrast, Shriram Finance, Tata Consumer Products, HDFC Life, Asian Paints and Bajaj Finance were the most pronounced decliners.<\/p>\n<p>Specific corporate developments added further color to the day\u2019s trading. Indian Overseas Bank surged nearly 6\u202fpercent after announcing a 56\u202fpercent jump in net profit to \u20b91,912\u202fcrore for the quarter ended September\u202f30, driven by higher interest income. One\u202f97 Communications, the parent of fintech platform Paytm, rose 3\u202fpercent ahead of its upcoming second\u2011quarter results, reaching a session high of \u20b91,661.80, up 3.08\u202fpercent from the previous close of \u20b91,612.<\/p>\n<p>Shares of BSE Ltd. rallied 4\u202fpercent to \u20b93,369 on the NSE after Motilal Oswal Financial Services upgraded the stock to a \u2018Buy\u2019 rating with a target price of \u20b94,000. The stock had previously rebounded 12\u202fpercent from a low of \u20b93,000 recorded on October\u202f1, 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>Expert commentary on market conditions and outlook<\/h2>\n<p>Market participants also heard commentary from industry experts. Aditya Bagree, Head of Markets at Citi India and the Indian Subcontinent, warned that high crude oil prices, elevated inflation and hawkish central\u2011bank policies create a challenging environment for fixed\u2011income investments, particularly in India.<\/p>\n<p>R Subramaniakumar, Managing Director and CEO of RBL Bank, highlighted the importance of data quality for successful artificial\u2011intelligence applications in banking, asserting that Indian banks are ahead of many global peers in identifying AI use cases.<\/p>\n<p>Finfluencer Neha Nagar offered a personal\u2011finance perspective, suggesting that a retirement corpus of \u20b93\u202fcrore could serve as a useful benchmark for many Indians, depending on individual expenses and lifestyle preferences.<\/p>\n<h2>Market sentiment and forward view<\/h2>\n<p>The mixed but overall positive market action on October\u202f26 reflects a combination of sectoral strength, corporate earnings surprises and supportive analyst upgrades. While the pharma and healthcare sectors provided the most consistent uplift, the broader market remained sensitive to macro\u2011economic cues such as commodity price movements and monetary\u2011policy signals.<\/p>\n<p>Investors will likely continue to monitor earnings releases, particularly from high\u2011profile names such as Paytm, and watch for further guidance from banks on credit growth and asset\u2011quality trends. The recent upgrades and profit beats suggest that, despite lingering global headwinds, domestic fundamentals remain resilient enough to sustain short\u2011term market optimism.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India\u2019s benchmark Sensex rose more than 300 points and the Nifty 50 topped 22,700 on Oct\u202f26, driven by gains in pharma, healthcare and ports stocks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[3286,1687,3287,1686,1373],"class_list":["post-2947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-indian-banks","tag-nifty","tag-pharma-sector","tag-sensex","tag-stock-market","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2947\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}