After opening the day higher, the benchmark indices continued their upward momentum, ended the session in green.

Indian equity markets indices Sensex and Nifty ended Tuesday's trading session in positive territory, apart from India-US trade deal, and the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision kept investors on the sidelines, capping upside in the stock markets.

At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex closed higher by 144 points (up 0.2%).

Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty closed 34 points higher (up 0.1%)

Sun Pharma, NTPC, Maruti Suzuki among the top gainers today

Tata Motors, Power Grid Corp, and Eternal, on the other hand, were among the top losers today.

The GIFT Nifty was trading at 24,845, higher by 15 points at the time of writing.

The BSE MidCap index ended 0.2% higher, and the BSE SmallCap index ended 0.2 higher.

Sectoral indices are trading mixed today, with stocks in the industrial sector and media witnessing buying. Meanwhile, stocks in realty and auto witness selling pressure.

The rupee is trading at Rs 86.7 against the US$.

Gold prices for the latest contract on MCX are trading 0.4% higher at Rs 98,642 per 10 grams.

Meanwhile, silver prices were trading 0.7% lower at Rs 113,668 per 1 kg.
 

GE Vernova's Q1 Profit Soars Higher

In the news from power sector, shares of GE Vernova are in focus after the company posted its Q1 FY26 results.

Revenue from operations climbed 38.8% to Rs 13.3 billion (bn) compared to Rs 9.6 bn during the same period of the previous fiscal year.

Operating-wise, EBITDA increased by 113.2% to Rs 3.8 bn in the June quarter compared to Rs 1.8 bn in the previous year, and the EBITDA margin increased significantly to 29.1% over 19% YoY.

GE Vernova's Q1 net profit jumped 117% to Rs 2.9 bn from Rs 1.3 bn last year.

In Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh, VGE Vernova secured significant contracts to supply high-voltage equipment, such as reactors and transformers.

In addition, GE Vernova was awarded contracts to supply high-voltage equipment in Maharashtra as well as other projects involving AIS and grid automation.

Additionally, Europe, South-East Asia, the Middle East, and Africa placed multiple export orders for GE Vernova's AIS and GIS equipment.

According to the CEO, GE Vernova had a great start to the year thanks to India's initiatives to update its electrical grid and satisfy the country's rising energy needs.
 

Star Health's Q1 Profit Declines Sharply

Moving on to the news from insurance sector, shares of Star Health and Allied Insurance company surged 4% after it reported its Q1 FY26 results.

The net premium earned during the quarter increased from Rs 35.2 bn to ERs 39.4 bn, an 11.8% YoY increase.

On a 1/N basis, Star Health Insurance's Gross Written Premium (GWP) for the quarter that ended on 30 June 2025, was Rs 39.4 bn, a 13% increase from the previous year.

For the first quarter, the overall combined ratio on an IFRS basis was 99.6%. Prudent underwriting procedures and robust fresh retail premium growth were the main drivers of this performance. The Claims Net Promoter Score (NPS) increased from 45.8 in Q1FY25 to 57.

Retail Health remained the company's biggest contributor with Rs 36.7 bn (N basis) of the total GWP in Q1FY26. Fresh retail premiums increased by 25%, while retail GWP increased by 18% annually.

Star Health's Q1 net profit fell 18% to Rs 2.6 bn compared to last year.
 

Dilip Buildcon's Q1 Profit Jumps Significantly

Moving on to the news from infrastructure sector, shares of Dilip Buildcon surged 7% after the company posted its Q1 FY26 results.

The EBITDA increased 8.7% to Rs 5.2 bn while EBITDA margin increased significantly to 19.8% from 15.2% the previous year.

However, due to a general slowdown in EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) ordering activity, revenue fell 16.4% year over year to Rs 26.2 bn.

Due to increased margins and a one-time gain, Dilip Buildcon's Q1 net profit increased 94% to Rs 2.7 bn.

During the quarter, Dilip Buildcon completed significant road projects in Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh totalling Rs 9.2 bn and Rs 6.8 bn, respectively.

Dilip Buildcon's Rs 136.9 bn order book, 29% comes from mining, 18% from roads, and the rest comes from other projects like metro and irrigation.

According to the MD and CEO, road projects and coal mining, helped offset difficulties in the EPC segment.Dilip Buildcon authorised the issuance of commercial papers and non-convertible debentures for a total of Rs 10 bn each.

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