At around 6:50 am, the GIFT Nifty was trading at 26,050.5 levels, up 89 points or 0.34 percent. As part of the MSCI index revision in February 2026, Aditya Birla Capital and L&T Finance have been added to the MSCI Global Standard Index. IRCTC is the only Indian stock excluded from the index. AU Small Finance Bank will see an increase in weight in the index due to a float adjustment. After the rejig, India’s weighting in the MSCI Standard Index remains unchanged at 14.1 percent. The number of Indian companies in the index will increase from 164 to 165.
Asian markets opened higher and continued their rally despite AI concerns and lackluster economic data weighing on sentiment on Wall Street. Last checked, Australia’s S&P/AXS 200 rose 1.21 percent, while South Korea’s KOSPI rose 0.04 percent. Japanese markets remained closed for the National Day.
In U.S. markets, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished lower on Tuesday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to a third straight record as investors digested weak retail sales data and waited for a key labor market report. The U.S. retail sales report for December shows consumer spending was unchanged and fell short of economists’ expectations for a 0.4% monthly increase, according to a Dow Jones survey. The S&P 500 index fell 0.33 percent, the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.59 percent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.10 percent.
Q3 results today
Mahindra & Mahindra, Divi’s Labs, Ashok Leyland, Max Financial Services, Patanjali Foods, SJVN, AstraZeneca Pharma, Kirloskar Oil Engines, TBO Tek, Bayer CropScience, Amara Raja Energy, Avanti Feeds, IRCON, ConCord Biotech, Jupiter Wagons, Black Box, Procter & Gamble Health, Mrs Bectors Food, Garware Technical Fibres, Fiem Industries, Surya, among others Roshni of Technocraft Industries India announces their quarterly results today.
IPO corner
In the motherboard segment, IPOs of Fractal Analytics and Aye Finance are entering their final day of public subscription. In the SME space, Grover Jewells and Brandman Retail will make their debut on the NSE SME platform. The allocation basis for Biopol Chemicals and PAN HR Solutions will be finalized today.
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