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Sensex, Nifty maintain gains during early noon deals
Sep-21-2026

Tracking positive Asian markets, Indian equity benchmarks maintained their gains in early afternoon deals. Traders got support after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its latest survey on ‘Computer software and information technology enabled services exports: 2025-26’ has showed that India’s exports of software services (excluding their sales through overseas commercial presence) increased by 8.2 per cent (y-o-y) during 2025-26 to $221.4 billion.

Both the indices, Sensex and Nifty, were holding firm in positive territory in early afternoon trade, with the Sensex outperforming the Nifty. Buying interest has emerged after the recent prolonged market weakness, supported by softer crude prices and bargain hunting. 

On the global front, Asian markets were trading mostly in green, as crude oil prices continued to fall amid signs of increased diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict and restore energy flows in the Middle East, easing concerns over global inflation and the prospect of further interest rate hikes. 

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 74820.91, up by 525.95 points or 0.71% after trading in a range of 74454.18 and 74879.93. There were 26 stocks advancing against 4 stocks declining on the index.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Realty up by 1.93%, Consumer Durables up by 1.51%, Healthcare up by 1.21%, FMCG up by 1.02% and Capital Goods up by 0.50%, while Telecom down by 1.11%, TECK down by 0.36%, Metal down by 0.12%, Utilities down by 0.07% and Power down by 0.02% were the top losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Ultratech Cement up by 4.03%, HCL Technologies up by 2.63%, Sun Pharma up by 2.32%, Asian Paints up by 2.16% and ITC up by 1.96%. On the flip side, Bharti Airtel down by 1.60%, Infosys down by 1.21%, Power Grid down by 0.87% and Adani Ports & SEZ down by 0.85% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, the commerce ministry said that the India-Nepal Inter-Governmental Sub-Committee (IGSC) on Trade, Transit and Cooperation to Control Unauthorised Trade was held in New Delhi, on September 16-September 17, 2026. The Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Government of India, Ujjwal Kumar Ghosh, while the Nepali delegation was led by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Government of Nepal, Buddha Bahadur Gurung. Senior officials from the concerned Ministries and Departments of both countries participated in the meeting. The IGSC serves as an institutional mechanism for detailed examination of trade and trade-related issues and for facilitating bilateral trade and transit.

During the meeting, both sides reviewed a wide range of issues relating to market access, Customs and trade facilitation, standards, food safety, phytosanitary measures, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, AYUSH products, border infrastructure, rail and road connectivity and other trade-related matters. They discussed measures to facilitate greater market access for products of India and Nepal. Issues relating to agricultural products, dairy, food products, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and AYUSH products, along with standards and phytosanitary requirements, were considered.

The two sides also discussed strengthening Customs cooperation and trade facilitation, including pre-arrival exchange of information, electronic verification of Certificates of Origin, Customs automation and digitalisation. The discussions focused on facilitating legitimate trade while strengthening mechanisms to ensure compliance with applicable rules and prevent misuse of preferential trade arrangements. Transit and connectivity constituted an important part of the discussions. Both sides reviewed rail and road connectivity, movement of freight, Integrated Check Posts and land-port infrastructure.

The discussions also focused on improving the utilisation of existing infrastructure and addressing operational bottlenecks affecting bilateral and transit trade. India and Nepal also welcomed continued cooperation in standards, food safety, plant quarantine and conformity assessment, including institutional cooperation and capacity-building initiatives. Both sides emphasised the importance of continued cooperation between the relevant agencies to facilitate legitimate cross-border trade and address issues relating to unauthorised trade and commercial fraud. The discussions at the IGSC are expected to further strengthen bilateral trade, transit connectivity and economic cooperation between the two countries.  

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 23413.60, up by 67.20 points or 0.29% after trading in a range of 23314.80 and 23434.05. There were 33 stocks advancing against 17 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were HDFC Life Insurance up by 2.28%, Sun Pharma up by 2.02%, SBI Life Insurance up by 2.02%, Dr. Reddy's Labs. up by 1.99% and ITC up by 1.91%. On the flip side, Bharti Airtel down by 2.96%, Adani Ports & SEZ down by 2.07%, Wipro down by 1.63%, Infosys down by 1.35% and Adani Enterprises down by 1.33% were the top losers.

Asian markets were trading mostly in green; KOSPI increased 113.49 points or 1.62% to 7,007.72, Taiwan Weighted added 538.09 points or 1.13% to 47,718.84, Hang Seng advanced 212.22 points or 0.86% to 24,963.00, Straits Times rose 15.38 points or 0.27% to 5,671.49 and Shanghai Composite strengthened 38.04 points or 0.96% to 3,949.91, while Jakarta Composite plunged 9.99 points or 0.16% to 6,431.17.
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