Market Wrap, 6 July 2026: Sensex And Nifty 50 End On A Solid Footing

The Sensex and the Nifty 50 closed Monday’s trading session on a positive note. Gains in realty, auto, and oil & gas stocks helped benchmark indices end the day on a high. At the closing bell, the:

• Nifty 50 stood at 24,430.35, up 0.66%

• Sensex stood at 78,285.07, up 0.67%

Broader markets, too, ended higher. The Nifty Midcap 100 index was up 0.45%. The Nifty Smallcap 100 index was up 0.75%. Sector-wise, the Nifty Realty, Nifty Auto and Nifty Oil & Gas performed well. However, the Nifty IT and Nifty Media lagged (see table).

Nifty 50 Gainers And Losers

Stocks of the following companies were the top gainers and losers in the Nifty 50 index today:

Factors That Propelled Markets

The following factors led to market gains today:

• Strong business updates from banks including HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank, among others.

• Third consecutive net session of buying from foreign institutional investors (FII) worth ₹1,355 crore on Friday as per provisional data.

• Buying in metal and real estate stocks in intraday deals that pushed up the Nifty Metal and Nifty Realty indices in early trade.

Other Important Headlines

Some other headlines of the day are as follows:

• Maruti Suzuki is offering discounts across its Arena dealership network for the month of July in the form of cash discounts, exchange bonuses, scrappage benefits, loyalty rewards and institutional offers.

• India added 1.6 gigawatt (GW) of thermal capacity till 31 May, as per the latest data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). In the process, it achieved 22% of its targeted 7.3GW for FY 27.

• According to the Centrum Institutional Research Q1FY27 power sector results preview report, India's power demand is expected to rise at around 6% annually over the next four to five years.

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Gold And Silver Watch

Gold and silver prices traded lower on the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) amid hopes of a sustained economic recovery. At 15:35, gold August futures on the MCX stood at ₹1,46,647 per 10 grams, down 0.50%. September silver futures during the same time stood at ₹2,36,560 per kg, down 0.36%.

The market's near-term direction will depend on earnings announcements, institutional flows and global developments. Investors are also expected to track stock-specific news as the first-quarter earnings season gathers pace.