Post Market Update- Sensex gains 388 points, Nifty above 26,000

Stocks in the news-

1. Paras Defence bagged order from Ministry of Defence (MoD) worth Rs. 72 cr for the supply of 2 optronic periscopes.

2. Kings Infra signed MoU for Rs. 2,500 cr technology park in Andhra Pradesh.

3. Raymond Lifestyle partners with Unicommerce to streamline digital retail operations.

4. NBCC secured order worth Rs. 498 cr from Damodar Valley Corporation.

Indian indices-

The benchmark indices ended higher on November 17, 2025, led by gains in index heavyweights. All the sectors ended in the green. The BSE Midcap rose by 0.66% and BSE Smallcap gained 0.59%. At the end Sensex rose by 0.46% or 388.17 points to 84,950.95. The Nifty gained 0.40% or 103.40 points to 26,013.45.

Rupee ended at 88.63/$ against November 14, 2025, close of 88.66/$.

Buzzing stocks on BSE-

1. IRB Infrastructure Developers gained 3.78% to Rs. 44.53, after company's arm bagged order worth Rs. 9,270 cr for a project from NHAI.

2. Unicommerce Esolutions up 1.44% to Rs. 134, on partnership with Raymond for digital retail.

3. Trishakti Industries advanced 2.33% to Rs. 160.25, on bagging Rs 4-cr order from Afcons Infrastructure.

Market sentiments-

Sectoral & Stock screening-

Global Signals-

Asian markets traded mixed as investors assess intensifying China-Japan tensions.

European markets started new trading week on a cautiously optimistic note.