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( As on 16/04/2026 09:32)

Sensex gains 540 points, Nifty above 24,300

The Nifty 50 and Sensex advanced in line with global market strength, as growing optimism over a potential US–Iran truce boosted investor sentiment.



At 9:27 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 78652.32 up by 541.08 points or by 0.69 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24385.2 up by 153.9 points or by 0.64 %.



Sensex touched intraday high of 78730.32 and intraday low of 78480.99 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24385.2 and intraday low of 24385.2



The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 252.65,+2.49%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1327.40,+1.70%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 928.55,+1.69%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1507.55,+1.61%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 454.25,+1.51%), among others.



The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1684.20,-0.73%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 4511.85,-0.26%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1343.75,-0.04%), among others.



Metal index was at 42044.53 up by 708.52 points or by 1.71%. National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 434.75,+2.60%), Vedanta Ltd. (Rs. 784.40,+2.42%), Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (Rs. 593.45,+2.26%), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1032.10,+2.02%), Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (Rs. 169.90,+1.80%),.



HCS index was at 43162.43 down by -71.64 points or by -0.17%. Ajanta Pharma Ltd. (Rs. 2836.00,-1.81%), OneSource Specialty Pharma Ltd. (Rs. 1510.20,-1.79%), Eris Lifesciences Ltd. (Rs. 1429.55,-1.48%), Acutaas Chemicals Ltd. (Rs. 2260.60,-1.33%), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Rs. 2233.00,-1.20%),.



The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3489 , shares advanced were 2725 while 629 shares declined and 135 were unchanged.