IT stocks hold firm amid market-wide drop |
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Global oil shock drags Indian benchmarks into red zone. |
Stocks in the news
- Welspun Enterprises bagged order Worth Rs. 7,300 Cr from MSIDC.
- Bajaj Auto to consider first share buyback in two years on May 6.
- Shakti Pumps secured order worth Rs. 155 cr for 6,680 off-grid solar water pumping systems.
Earnings
- Hindustan Unilever Q4 net profit up 20.9% YoY at Rs. 2,992 cr.
- Cholamandalam Investment Q4 net profit gained 29.5% YoY at Rs. 1,640.7 cr.
Indian indices
Indian equities crashed on April 30, 2026, facing intense broad-based selling pressure across nearly all sectors, mirroring heavy global selloffs. IT was the lone sector that managed to escape from the heavy red wave. Crude oil prices, weak global cues and continued foreign selling dented investor sentiment. At close, the Sensex was down 582.86 points or 0.75% at 76,913.50, and the Nifty was down 180.1 points or 0.74% at 23,997.55.
Rupee Update
The Indian Rupee recovered from record low, ended marginally lower at 94.92 per dollar on April 30 versus the previous close of 94.85.
Indices performance for the day
| Indices (BSE) | Closing Price | Chg (pts) |
Chg (%) |
Indices (NSE) | Closing Price | Chg (pts) |
Chg (%) |
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| BSE SENSEX | 76,913.50 | -582.86 | -0.75 | NIFTY 50 | 23,997.55 | -180.10 | -0.74 | |
| BSE 100 | 25,392.58 | -205.43 | -0.80 | NIFTY BANK | 54,863.35 | -540.25 | -0.98 | |
| BSE 150 MidCap Index | 16,087.54 | -163.49 | -1.01 | NIFTY MIDCAP 150 | 22,000.05 | -212.30 | -0.96 | |
| BSE 250 SmallCap Index | 6,661.52 | -33.22 | -0.50 | NIFTY SMALLCAP 250 | 16,731.20 | -73.20 | -0.44 | |
| BSE 250 LargeMidCap Index | 10,554.97 | -91.77 | -0.86 | NIFTY LARGEMIDCAP 250 | 16,181.90 | -146.50 | -0.90 | |
| BSE 400 MidSmallCap Index | 11,970.27 | -101.02 | -0.84 | NIFTY MIDSMALLCAP 400 | 20,064.95 | -157.90 | -0.78 |
Buzzing stocks on BSE
- Mphasis rose 1.17% to Rs. 2,275, after the company’s consolidated net profit increased 14.14% to Rs. 509.64 crore in Q4 FY26 over Q4 FY25.
- KFin Technologies slipped 8.44% to Rs. 894.75, after the company reported 4.6% fall in consolidated net profit to Rs. 81.15 crore as compared with Q4 FY25.
- IDBI Bank fell 1.15% to Rs. 75.89 after the bank’s standalone net profit declined 5.27% to Rs 1,943.17 crore in Q4 FY26 over Q4 FY25.
Market sentiment
| Market breadth (No of shares) | Volume (Rs in crore) | |||||
| BSE | NSE | BSE | NSE | |||
| Advance | 1649 | 1295 | Cash | 10,295.23 | 1,42,368.80 | |
| Decline | 2532 | 1976 | F&O | 97,181.25 | 85,78,738.00 | |
Sectoral & Stock screening
BSE Sensex A Group
| Top 5 Gainers | Closing Price | Chg (%) | Top 5 Losers | Closing Price | Chg (%) | |
| Cemindia Projects Ltd | 814.55 | 20.00 | Waaree Energies Ltd | 3,117.45 | -10.98 | |
| MTAR Technologies Ltd | 6,450.80 | 14.09 | HEG Ltd | 596.00 | -9.44 | |
| Syngene International Ltd | 467.90 | 8.30 | KFin Technologies Ltd | 894.75 | -8.44 | |
| HFCL Ltd | 116.04 | 8.24 | Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd | 114.19 | -8.01 | |
| Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd | 3,589.00 | 7.01 | National Aluminium Company Ltd | 399.45 | -7.79 |
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Global Signals Asia-Pacific markets broadly declined on-day, including the Kospi. European markets edge higher as oil prices surge; ECB and BOE decisions ahead. |
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