Post-Market, 18 May 2026: Sensex And Nifty 50 End With Marginal Gains

Benchmark indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, recovered from the losses in early trade on Monday and ended the day marginally higher. At the closing bell:

• The Sensex gained 0.10% to end at 75,315.10

• The Nifty 50 gained 0.03% to end at 23,649.95

In the broader markets, the Nifty IT, Nifty Pharma and Nifty Healthcare ended the day in the positive territory, with the Nifty IT jumping by over 2%.

Companies Declaring Q4 FY 26 Results

The following companies declared their Q4 FY 26 results today:

• VRL Logistics: The company’s net profit was down 3% at ₹72.1 crore year-on-year (YoY) versus ₹74.3 crore. Its revenue was up 5.4% and stood at ₹853 crore versus ₹809 crore YoY.

• Zydus Wellness: The company’s net profit was down 5.8% and stood at ₹162 crore YoY versus ₹172 crore YoY. Its revenue was up 62.7% at ₹1485 crore versus ₹913 crore YoY.

• Apollo Micro: The company’s net profit stood at ₹37.6 crore versus ₹14 crore YoY. Its revenue was up 81.3% and stood at ₹293.3 crore versus ₹161.8 crore YoY.

• Electrosteel Castings: The company’s net profit was down 90.5% and stood at ₹16 crore versus ₹168.3 crore YoY. Its revenue was down 12.2% and stood at ₹1493 crore versus ₹1700 crore YoY.

Other Important Developments

Several other important developments took place in the market today, including:

Commencement of live trading of electronic gold receipts (EGRs) of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)

• The rupee settled at an all-time closing low of 96.35 against the US dollar

• Rally of equity mutual funds up to 28% last week (11-15 May)

• Rally of Coforge, Tech Mahindra, Persistent Systems, Oracle Financial Services and Mphasis shares ranging between 1% and 4.1%

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Gold And Silver Watch

Gold and silver seemed to be a little steady following losses last week. At 16:08, Gold June futures stood at ₹1,58,719 for 10 grams, while silver July futures were at ₹2,72,277 per kg on the Multi-Commodity Exchange of India (MCX). Experts attributed this to the possible talks between the US and Iran.

Markets are likely to remain on edge in the coming days unless any positive results emerge regarding the Middle East conflict. Analysts feel risk appetite could remain limited until there is greater clarity on the situation and its potential impact on crude oil prices, global trade flows and foreign fund movement.

Sources:

Moneycontrol

The Economic Times

Livemint