BSE Prices delayed by 5 minutes ! Prices as on   May 21, 2026 - 2:57PM   ABB India 6618.8 [ 0.19% ]ACC 1362.35 [ 0.77% ]Ambuja Cements 436.5 [ 1.48% ]Asian Paints 2607 [ 0.31% ]Axis Bank 1255.25 [ 0.46% ]Bajaj Auto 10706.3 [ 2.32% ]Bank of Baroda 262.85 [ -0.27% ]Bharti Airtel 1890.6 [ -0.77% ]Bharat Heavy 408.8 [ 0.09% ]Bharat Petroleum 296.55 [ 0.97% ]Britannia Industries 5323.25 [ -0.27% ]Cipla 1404.5 [ 0.36% ]Coal India 462.2 [ 0.78% ]Colgate Palm 2169.15 [ -0.86% ]Dabur India 448.45 [ -0.52% ]DLF 586.15 [ 0.51% ]Dr. Reddy's Lab. 1320.4 [ -0.11% ]GAIL (India) 156.75 [ 0.77% ]Grasim Industries 3151.55 [ 6.05% ]HCL Technologies 1168.7 [ -0.09% ]HDFC Bank 761 [ 0.20% ]Hero MotoCorp 4971 [ 0.06% ]Hindustan Unilever 2183.45 [ -1.16% ]Hindalco Industries 1098.5 [ 1.16% ]ICICI Bank 1245.4 [ 0.64% ]Indian Hotels Co. 657.85 [ -0.27% ]IndusInd Bank 898.6 [ 0.02% ]Infosys 1180.9 [ -1.33% ]ITC 307.4 [ -0.05% ]Jindal Steel 1194.7 [ -2.30% ]Kotak Mahindra Bank 381.85 [ -0.34% ]L&T 3924.95 [ 0.33% ]Lupin 2282 [ -0.06% ]Mahi. & Mahi 3103.2 [ -0.61% ]Maruti Suzuki India 13044.9 [ 0.37% ]MTNL 29.14 [ 1.18% ]Nestle India 1408 [ -0.86% ]NIIT 65.99 [ 1.57% ]NMDC 88.35 [ -0.08% ]NTPC 389.8 [ -0.70% ]ONGC 295.5 [ -0.82% ]Punj. NationlBak 102 [ -0.20% ]Power Grid Corpn. 301.45 [ 0.47% ]Reliance Industries 1352.75 [ -0.51% ]SBI 952.25 [ 0.11% ]Vedanta 330.7 [ -0.94% ]Shipping Corpn. 327.35 [ 0.03% ]Sun Pharmaceutical 1895.9 [ 0.82% ]Tata Chemicals 753.2 [ 3.18% ]Tata Consumer 1195.45 [ -1.09% ]Tata Motors Passenge 361.4 [ 0.08% ]Tata Steel 208.45 [ 0.68% ]Tata Power Co. 411.35 [ -0.50% ]Tata Consult. Serv. 2327.5 [ 0.02% ]Tech Mahindra 1421.45 [ -1.27% ]UltraTech Cement 11469 [ 0.59% ]United Spirits 1272.7 [ -0.88% ]Wipro 199.75 [ 1.32% ]Zee Entertainment 83.07 [ 0.06% ]
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Pre-Session: Sensex, Nifty set for strong start; Asia markets gain

Domestic equity markets are likely to begin Thursday’s session on a positive note, supported by strong global momentum. At around 8 AM, GIFT Nifty was trading near 23,803, higher by 138 points or 0.58 percent, indicating a firm opening for the Sensex and Nifty. Improved global sentiment and reduced geopolitical concerns are expected to keep market mood optimistic at the start of trade.



On Wednesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 75318.39 up by 117.54 points or by 0.16 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23659 up by 41 points or by 0.17 %.



On the global front, Asian shares were mostly trading higher on Thursday morning due to an improved risk sentiment. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose over 3 per cent after data showed that exports rose at the fastest pace since January.

South Korea’s Kospi jumped over 6 per cent, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 0.5 per cent.



Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 ended 1.08 per cent and 1.31 per cent higher, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite settled 1.54 per cent higher.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Tata Steel Ltd. 56670462.00, Bharat Electronics Ltd. 28012723.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 24013451.00, Eternal Ltd. 23420943.00, Wipro Ltd. 16201692.00,



On NSE, total number of shares traded was 459.02 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 114524.98 Crore.



On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 109290 with a total turnover of Rs. 17072.41 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 2098874 with a total turnover of Rs. 134172.44 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 49892227 with a total turnover of Rs. 7737917.02 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 9546570 with a total turnover of Rs. 658859.97 Crore.



The FIIs on 20/05/2026 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 17539.94 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 519.70 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 21184.29 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 71.87 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -3644.35 Crore and Rs. 447.83