Sensex Today Ends 318 Points Lower; Nifty Below 25,150

The benchmark indices opened on a negative note but remained volatile throughout the session, eventually closing almost red.

Indian equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty 50 fell as global technology shares advanced and oil prices steadied. Further, India's headling inflation rose to 6.09 per cent, hitting two-year high in October, which also roiled the risk sentiment.

At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex  closed 318 points lower (down 0.4)

Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty closed 160 points lower (down 0.6%)

Bharti Airtel, HUL, Bajaj Finance are the top gainers today.

Bharat Elec, M&M, NTPC on the other hand, were among the top losers today.

The GIFT Nifty was trading at 25,183 with 118 points lower at the time of writing.

The BSE 150 Midcap index is trading 0.3% lower and the BSE 250 SmallCap index is trading 0.3% lower.

Sectoral indices traded mixed today, with power sector and telecommunication sector witnessed buying. Meanwhile, stocks in financial services sector and auto sector witnessed selling pressure.

The rupee is trading at Rs 94.2 against the US$.

Gold prices for the latest contract on MCX are trading 0.4% higher at Rs 1,36,765 per 10 grams.

Meanwhile, silver prices were trading 0.3% lower at 1,78,98 per 1 kg.

Bharat Dynamics Q2 FY27 Results

Shares of Bharat Dynamics came into focus after the company reported its Q2 FY27 results.

Bharat Dynamics reported a 45% year-on-year (y-o-y) rise in revenue to Rs 16.60 billion (bn) in Q2FY27, driven by the execution of pending orders for Akash and Astra MK 1 missiles. Profit after tax (PAT) declined 15% y-o-y to Rs 1.80 bn, while absolute EBITDA fell 46% to Rs 1.00 bn.

The company's gross margin stood at 19.7%, while EBITDA margin contracted 1,020 basis points y-o-y to 6.1%.

For the first half of FY27, revenue rose 60% y-o-y to Rs 22.40 bn. EBITDA increased 30% y-o-y to Rs 1.80 bn, while PAT grew 29% y-o-y to Rs 3.00 bn. EBITDA margin declined 190 basis points y-o-y to 8.2%.

Dilip Baildon Q2 FY27 Results

Dilip Buildcon reported a 17% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in consolidated revenue from operations to Rs 22.50 bn in Q2FY27, compared with Rs 19.26 bn in Q2FY26. EBITDA (excluding other income) stood at Rs 4.39 bn, with the EBITDA margin improving to 19.5% from 18.1% in Q1FY27. Finance costs declined 22% y-o-y to Rs 2.51 bn, while profit before exceptional items and tax increased 24% to Rs 1.76 bn from Rs 1.42 bn.

Profit after tax (PAT) stood at Rs 1.01 bn, compared with Rs 2.14 bn in Q2FY26, which included exceptional items of Rs 1.22 bn.

For H1FY27, consolidated revenue stood at Rs 46.28 bn. EBITDA (excluding other income) was Rs 8.68 bn, with a margin of 18.8%.

Profit before exceptional items and tax increased 10% to Rs 3.34 bn from Rs 3.04 bn, while PAT stood at Rs 2.29 bn. Finance costs declined 39% to Rs 4.96 bn from Rs 8.18 bn.