Sensex settles 398 pts higher, Nifty above 25,250

The Indian equity indices traded positive on Thursday with Nifty near 25,300,supported by a global risk on sentiment that revived buying interest across sectors.At close, the Sensex was up 397.74 points or 0.49 percent at 82,307.37, and the Nifty was up 132.40 points or 0.53 percent at 25,289.90. About 2803 shares advanced, 1235 shares declined, and 146 shares unchanged.
Dr Reddy's Labs, Bharat Electronics, Adani Ports, Adani Enterprises, Tata Steel were the top gainers on the Nifty, while losers included SBI Life Insurance, Eternal, Eicher Motors, Titan Company, Max Healthcare.On the sectoral front, except realty, consumer durables, all other indices ended in the green with FMCG, power, metal, media, PSU Bank, pharma gained 1-2%.BSE midcap and smallcap indices added more than 1% each.
Rupee Close:
On 22 Jan'26,the Indian rupee ended higher to close at 91.62 against the US dollar on Thursday, according to information.
Trading Guide:
Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments stated the domestic market staged a rebound, supported by signs of relief following President Trump’s positive remarks at the Davos meeting regarding Greenland and tariff. Despite this, market sentiments remained cautious amid sustained rupee weakness and continued FII outflows. The initial set of corporate earnings did little to support current valuation levels. Nevertheless, investors have not ruled out the potential upside from a robust domestic demand environment, which could become more visible in the upcoming round of quarterly earnings announcements. Looking ahead, markets will closely monitor U.S. GDP growth and core inflation data later today, as well as the BoJ policy decision due tomorrow, for further cues.
Market experts recommended five shares to buy on Thursday-IFCI, PGIL, IDBI Bank, Dabur, Samvardhana Motherson

(Business Correspondent)