
Nifty 50 closed at 25,088.40 (263.0, 1.1%), BSE Sensex closed at 81,666.46 (943.5, 1.2%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 22,837 (225.7, 1%). Market breadth is in the red. Of the 2,609 stocks traded today, 1,155 were on the uptick, and 1,401 were down.
Indian indices closed higher after a volatile session, led by falling crude prices. The Indian volatility index, Nifty VIX, fell 8.8% and closed at 13.8 points. Pharmaceutical stocks such as Sun Pharma and Biocon ended higher after the government announced a Rs 10,000 crore capital expenditure plan over the next five years to boost biosimilar drug production and research.
Nifty Smallcap 100 and Nifty Midcap 100 closed higher. Nifty Capital Markets and BSE Power were among the top index gainers today. According to Trendlyne’s sector dashboard, Forest Materials emerged as the best-performing sector of the day, with a rise of 4.7%.
Asian indices closed mixed. European indices are trading with varied trends. US index futures are trading lower as investors tracked quarterly earnings and the upcoming monthly jobs report. Markets are also assessing the impact of President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve Chair. Brent crude futures traded lower after Trump said Iran was “seriously talking” with Washington, signalling easing tensions and reducing supply disruption concerns.
Money flow index (MFI) indicates that stocks like Newgen Software, Syngene International, Indian Energy Exchange and Poly Medicure are in the oversold zone.
Bharat Forge rises sharply as it announces plans to divest a 23% stake in step-down subsidiary JS Auto Cast Foundry for Rs 300 crore to Premji Invest’s PI Opportunities Fund. The capital infusion will support capacity expansion in the castings business.
Hyundai Motor India's Q3FY26 net profit grows 6.3% YoY to Rs 1,234.4 crore, owing to lower finance costs and inventory destocking. Revenue jumps 7.8% to Rs 18,217.1 crore, led by improvements in domestic and export sales due to lower GST and strong festive demand. It features in a screener of stocks where mutual funds are increasing their shareholding in the past month.
Steel Authority of India's (SAIL's) Q3FY26 net profit surges 163.6% YoY to Rs 374 crore, driven by lower raw materials and inventory expenses. Revenue jumps 11.4% to Rs 27,545.9 crore, led by strong sales volumes across plants and cost control measures. It appears in a screener of stocks with rising net cash flow and cash from operating activity.
Fitch Ratings says India’s Union Budget 2026–27 is broadly neutral for growth but signals a slower pace of fiscal consolidation. While strong GDP growth is improving several sovereign credit metrics, fiscal challenges persist as the budget gap remains wider than pre-Covid levels. Fitch forecasts FY27 growth at 6.4% and sees continued capex focus supporting near- and medium-term prospects.
Higher capex keeps Budget FY27 growth-neutral despite slower consolidation: Fitch https://t.co/C6euoegDm6
— Financial Express (@FinancialXpress) February 2, 2026
Axis Direct downgrades KPIT Technologies to a 'Hold' call from 'Buy', with a lower target price of Rs 1,130 per share. This indicates a potential upside of 13.3%. The brokerage believes that the company's rising subcontracting cost and cross-currency headwinds will impact operating margins negatively. It expects the firm to deliver a revenue CAGR of 12.7% over FY26-27.
Clean Science & Technology plunges to its 52-week low of Rs 771.9 as its Q3FY26 net profit declines 30.1% YoY to Rs 45.9 crore due to higher inventory and employee benefits expenses. Revenue falls 6.7% to Rs 229.5 crore, amid muted demand, pricing and tariff pressures. It shows up in a screener of stocks where promoters are decreasing their shareholding.
Shipping stocks like Shipping Corp of India, Essar Shipping and Dredging Corp stand to benefit after the Union Budget announces steps to develop a ship-repair ecosystem and support seaplanes. The budget allocates Rs 10,000 crore for container manufacturing and outlines expansion of 20 waterways over five years.
Axis Securities maintains a 'Buy' rating on IDFC First Bank with a higher target price of Rs 110. The brokerage points to a strong Q3 performance, marked by improvements across key operational metrics and a positive medium-term outlook. It says operating leverage is starting to kick in, with cost ratios likely to decline as scale benefits build. NIMs are expected to stabilise at around 5.9% in FY27–28.
#MarketToday | IDFC First Bank: Brokerage maintains 'BUY' post Q3 performance; shares targets for Federal Bank, DCB Bank https://t.co/JVvaiCTycZ
— Business Today (@business_today) February 2, 2026
IT stocks like Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Technologies, and Infosys are in focus after the government raised the safe harbour limit for IT services to Rs 2,000 crore from Rs 300 crore, easing transfer pricing compliance.
Pharmaceutical stocks like Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Biocon and Cipla are in focus as the government announces a Rs 10,000 crore capex over the next five years to boost the production and research for biologics and biosimilar drugs.
The Union Budget proposes restructuring Power Finance Corp and REC to improve the scale and efficiency of these state-run NBFCs. Power Finance Corp is the promoter of REC with a 52.6% stake. Analysts see the move as a step toward modernising business models and preparing for higher investments in the power sector.
Brokerages remain bullish on structurally strong themes such as defence, infrastructure, data centres, EVs and rare earths, despite a sharp post-Budget market sell-off. Top firms are repositioning portfolios ahead of what Goldman Sachs expects to be a "high-teen full-year returns" period, supported by an underlying earnings recovery. Analysts are working on to identify winners in a fiscal blueprint that prioritises strategic infrastructure over immediate consumption stimulus.
While #Sensex & #Nifty tumbled around 2% each after the #UnionBudget was shorn of high-impact immediate measures, leading brokerages are rushing to position portfolios ahead of what Goldman Sachs projects as "high-teen full-year returns" driven by an underlying earnings recovery.… pic.twitter.com/iEUzBvYxiY
— ETMarkets (@ETMarkets) February 2, 2026
Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) stocks like Dixon Technologies and Syrma SGS Technology are rising as the government doubles budget for its electronics component manufacturing scheme (ECMS) to Rs 40,000 crore in FY27.
Anant Raj and E2E Networks rise sharply after the Union Budget proposes a tax holiday until 2047 for foreign companies offering cloud services globally using data centres in India. The proposal requires Indian customers to be served through local reseller entities.
ITC plunges to its 52-week low of Rs 302 as cigarette prices jump by Rs 22-55 per pack of 10 sticks. Distributors have started charging the old stock with the 40% GST despite the manufacturers yet to issue the revised MRP.
Maruti Suzuki India posts its highest-ever monthly sales in January, up 12% YoY, driven by a sharp rise in exports despite sluggish domestic demand. The carmaker sold 2.4 lakh units in total. Domestic sales, including light commercial vehicles, grew just 0.4% to 1,85,943 units, while passenger vehicle sales edged up 0.5% to 174,529 units, signalling muted demand after the initial boost from last September’s GST cut on small cars.
Maruti Suzuki January Sales Rise 12% Despite Stagnant Domestic Demand
Read more: https://t.co/LDZvdUkZj3— NDTV Profit (@NDTVProfitIndia) February 2, 2026
Bharat Dynamics is falling sharply as its Q3FY26 net profit plunges 50.4% YoY to Rs 72.9 crore due to higher raw materials and employee benefits expenses. Revenue declines 27.6% to Rs 663.8 crore, caused by a high base in Q3FY25 and a reduction in order execution. It shows up in a screener of stocks with increasing costs for long term projects.
Bank of Baroda's net profit rises 4.5% YoY to Rs 5,054.6 crore in Q3FY26. Revenue increases 2.7% YoY to Rs 31,749.5 crore, driven by improvements in the treasury and retail banking segments. The bank's asset quality improves as its gross and net NPAs contract by 39 bps and 2 bps YoY, respectively, during the quarter.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries' Q3FY26 net profit jumps 16% YoY to Rs 3,368.8 crore, supported by lower inventory expenses, foreign currency gains and a Rs 321.6 crore tax return. Revenue grows 13.8% to Rs 16,099.4 crore, led by improvements in the Indian, emerging markets (EM), and rest of the world (RoW) formulations markets. It appears in a screener of stocks with rising revenue over the past three quarters.
Capital market stocks such as BSE, Groww and Angel One are in focus after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hikes the Securities Transaction Tax in Budget 2026. STT on futures was raised to 0.05% from 0.02%, and on options to 0.15% from 0.1%. Jefferies expects up to a 5% volume impact and a similar decline in average daily turnover.
#BSE, #Groww, Angel One shares extend losses after #STT hike; Jefferies warns of earnings risk@hormaz_fatakiahttps://t.co/UA0q8wuSA6
— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) February 2, 2026
Power Grid Corp of India is rising Q3FY26 net profit grows 8.4% YoY to Rs 4,185 crore. Revenue jumps 7.3% to Rs 12,599.1 crore, supported by improvements in the transmission, consultancy and telecom segments. It features in a screener of stocks with dividend yields higher than sector dividend yield.
Mahindra & Mahindra rises as its wholesales increase 24% YoY to 104,309 units in January, driven by strong demand for its SUV lineup. Passenger vehicle sales rise 25%, while exports jumps 5%.
HBL Engineering is rising as it receives an order worth Rs 575 crore from Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, to supply, test, and commission onboard KAVACH equipment.
Bajaj Auto's Q3FY26 net profit misses Forecaster estimates by 1.7% despite jumping 25.2% YoY to Rs 2,749.8 crore due to the impact of new labour codes. Revenue grows 23.1% to Rs 16,640.5 crore, supported by higher exports & EV sales, and lower GST rates. It appears in a screener of stocks with high promoter pledges.
Nifty 50 was trading at 24,806.35 (-19.1, -0.1%), BSE Sensex was trading at 80,555.68 (-167.3, -0.2%), while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 22,554.45 (-56.9, -0.3%).
Market breadth is overwhelmingly negative. Of the 2,091 stocks traded today, 645 were on the uptrend, and 1,388 went down.
Riding High:
Largecap and midcap gainers today include Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (270.40, 7.6%), Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (610.10, 7.0%) and Waaree Energies Ltd. (2,795.10, 5.6%).
Downers:
Largecap and midcap losers today include Oil India Ltd. (483.30, -3.7%), Shriram Finance Ltd. (962.10, -3.6%) and PB Fintech Ltd. (1,563.30, -3.5%).
Volume Rockets
13 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.
Top high volume gainers on BSE included Latent View Analytics Ltd. (457.20, 9.4%), Campus Activewear Ltd. (272.30, 6.7%) and Godrej Agrovet Ltd. (554.10, 6.7%).
Top high volume losers on BSE were C.E. Info Systems Ltd. (1,244.20, -2.5%), ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd. (14850, -2.4%) and LIC Housing Finance Ltd. (496.35, -2.2%).
Can Fin Homes Ltd. (925, 3.0%) was trading at 7.4 times of weekly average. Clean Science & Technology Ltd. (799.70, -1.0%) and Ipca Laboratories Ltd. (1,439.90, 2.6%) were trading with volumes 6.6 and 4.6 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.
BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages
1 stock took off, crossing 52 week highs, while 43 stocks tanked below their 52 week lows.
Stock touching their year highs included - Aether Industries Ltd. (1,038, 3.2%).
Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - ACC Ltd. (1,637.90, 1.1%) and Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd. (816.40, -1.3%).
20 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Latent View Analytics Ltd. (457.20, 9.4%) and Campus Activewear Ltd. (272.30, 6.7%). 24 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Apollo Tyres Ltd. (483.05, -0.9%) and Choice International Ltd. (748.55, -0.8%).











