Although the benchmark indices opened lower, they traded positively throughout the session and ultimately closed green.
Indian equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty50, pared most of their losses from the day's low as the rupee strengthened against the US dollar, and IT stocks gained.
Please note that markets will remain closed on Friday, 3 April 2026, on account of Good Friday.
At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex closed higher by 185 points (up 0.3.%)
Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty closed 33 points higher (up 0.1%)
HCL Tech, Infosys, and TCS are among the top gainers today.
NTPC, Sun Pharma, and Asian Paints, on the other hand, were among the top losers today.
The GIFT Nifty was trading at 22,773, higher by 340 points at the time of writing.
The BSE 150 Midcap index is trading 0.2% lower, and the SE 250 SmallCap index is trading 0.1% higher.
Sectoral indices are trading mixed today, with stocks in the banking sector and IT sector witnessing buying. Meanwhile, shares in the auto sector and the oil & gas sector witness selling pressure.
The rupee is trading at Rs 92.9 against the US$.
Gold prices for the latest contract on MCX are trading 3% lower at Rs 1,48,580 per gram.
Meanwhile, silver prices were trading 5% lower at 2,29,000 per 1 kg.
Karnataka Bank Shares Drops Despite Steady Loan Growth
Shares of Karnatak Bank came into focus after it released a provisional business update for the January-March quarter of the financial year 2026 (Q4FY26).
The bank's CASA (current account-savings account) deposits for the March 2026 quarter were Rs 366.21 billion (bn), which is 10% more than the Rs 322.81 bn they were a year ago. The company said it had CASA deposits of Rs 328.28 bn in the last quarter of 2025.
In the reported quarter, total deposits grew 3.8% year-on-year to about Rs 1,090 bn, up from Rs 1,050 bn in the March 2025 quarter. From the December 2025 quarter to the March 2026 quarter, total deposits increased by 4.5%, from Rs 1,040 bn to Rs 1,040 bn.
Its gross advances were Rs 833.37 bn, which is 6.9% more than the Rs 779.59 bn it had in the March 2025 quarter.
Bansal Wire Surges on Strong Sales Growth
Shares of Bansal Wires Industries came into focus after the company reported a 20.16% year-on-year (Y-o-Y) rise in sales volume for the fourth quarter of FY26, even as it flagged a slight impact from supply disruptions linked to ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia.
The company said that its sales volume for the fourth quarter of FY26 was 1,17,644 metric tonnes (MT), up from 97,821 MT in the same quarter last year. Sales volume for the full financial year FY26 rose 32.88% to 4,58,054 MT, up from 3,44,710 MT in FY25.
The company said that volumes stayed at healthy levels, though. On a sequential basis, Q4 sales volume was a little lower than the 1,21,702 MT reported in Q3 FY26.
Coforge Rises on Strategic AI Partnership
Shares of Coforge came into focus after it announced a strategic partnership with Solstice Innovations, Inc.
Coforge has teamed up with Solstice Innovations to help insurance companies improve their technology with AI.
As part of this partnership, Coforge will establish a special Center of Excellence using its Forge-X AI platform. This will assist insurers in getting onboard more quickly, integrating systems easily, moving from old systems to new ones, and improving overall operations.
Solstice contributes to its Equinox platform, which serves as a modern core system for insurers. Coforge offers AI-driven tools to help companies transition smoothly.
Together, they provide a complete solution that helps insurance companies modernize faster, reduce risks, and cut costs.
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