Nifty starts on the front foot, aims to move reclaim 26000 mark. Bank Nifty accelerates and scales new its all-time high.
Reliance jumps out of the gate, up 3% on robust Q2.
Nifty (+138, 25845)
Sensex (+453, 84405)
Bank Nifty (+365, 58050)
Nifty (CMP: 25845)
SUPPORT: 25661/25301
RESISTANCE: 26000/26277
TRADING RANGE (25700-26000)
BIAS: Positive
SECTOR GAINER:
NIFTY PSU BANKS (+1.64%)
NIFTY OIL & GAS (+1.05%)
NIFTY INFRA (+1%)
SECTOR LOSER:
NIFTY CONSUMER (-0.44%)
NIFTY METAL (-0.31%)
NIFTY MEDIA (-0.13%)
STOCKS IN SPOTLIGHT:
1) HDFC Bank
HDFC Bank gained 0.52% to ₹1,007.75 after posting a 10.8% rise in Q2 FY26 net profit to ₹18,640 crore and a 10.3% increase in net revenue to ₹45,900 crore versus Q2 FY25. Average deposits climbed to ₹27.10 lakh crore, reflecting steady franchise momentum.
2) Avantel Ltd.
Avantel plunged 13.9% to ₹164 after reporting an 81% YoY decline in Q2 FY26 consolidated PAT to ₹4.26 crore, against ₹22.89 crore in the same quarter last year, driven by margin compression and cost pressures.
3) Reliance Industries Ltd.
Reliance Industries advanced 2.69% after posting a 9.5% YoY rise in Q2 FY26 consolidated net profit to ₹18,165 crore on a 9.9% growth in revenue from operations to ₹2,58,898 crore, supported by energy and consumer segments.
4) IRCON International
IRCON inched up 0.21% after securing a ₹360 crore order from Petronet LNG for civil works in Gujarat, bolstering its infrastructure order pipeline.
5) CRISIL Ltd.
CRISIL added 1.40% after reporting a 12.6% YoY increase in net profit to ₹193.1 crore on a 12.2% rise in income from operations to ₹911.2 crore for Q3 2025 versus Q3 2024, driven by steady growth in ratings and analytics businesses.
KEY THEMES FOR THE DAY:
The Biggest-Positive Catalyst: FII Inflows Turnaround…
Here Are other 5-Key Positive Catalysts!
1) A strong start to India’s Q2 corporate earnings season.
2) Easing fears of further trade escalation between US and China – thanks to President Trump’s easing remarks.
3) Fed optimism prevails: The expected trajectory of U.S. rate cuts is likely to overshadow near-term trade concerns.
4) Global tailwinds: Strong closing cues from Wall Street continue to underpin risk appetite.
5) The IMF’s upward revision of India’s FY26 GDP growth forecast by 20 bps to 6.6% adds to the positive backdrop.
Q2 Indian corporate earnings to trickle in this week:
The earnings calendar promises to be eventful. Key Earnings on radar this week:
Thursday, October 23 – HUL, COLPAL, LARUS LAB
Friday, October 24 – SBI LIFE, DR REDDYS LAB, SBI CARD, COFORGE,
Saturday, October 25 – KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK
Top Index Gainers:
RELIANCE
BAJAJ FINSERV
JIOFIN
AXIS BANK
INFY
Top Index Losers:
ICICI BANK (-2.1%)
JSW STEEL (-0.97%)
ETERNAL (-0.79%)
M&M (-0.74%)
ONGC (-0.73%)
# 10:45 AM GLOBAL UPDATE:
Dow Futures: (+73, 46264)
Nasdaq 100 Futures (+75, 24893)
Nikkei (+1415, 48995)
Hang Seng (+637, 25884)
Dollar Index (+0.02%, 98.46)
WTI OIL (-0.37%, 57.31)
Gold (+9, 4260)
Securities in Ban for Trade Date: Monday, October 20th 2025*
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