After opening the day lower, the benchmark indices continued their downward momentum and ended the session in the red.

Indian equity market indices Sensex and Nifty snapped a six-day gaining streak to settle lower on Tuesday amid muted global sentiment as investors remained cautious ahead of key US economic data that may influence expectations of a possible Federal Reserve rate cut next month.

At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex closed higher by 278 points (down 0.3%).

Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty closed 103 points lower (down 0.4%).

Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints, and Titan Company are among the top gainers today.

Tech Mahindra, Infosys, and HUL, on the other hand, were among the top losers today.

The GIFT Nifty was trading at  25,911, higher at the time of writing.

The BSE MidCap index ended 0.7% lower, and the BSE SmallCap index ended 0.8% lower.

Barring the consumer durable sector, all other sectoral indices are trading negatively today, with stocks in the realty sector and the IT sector witnessing selling pressure.

The rupee is trading at Rs 88.7 against the US$.

Gold prices for the latest contract on MCX are trading 0.7% lower at Rs 122,088 per gram.

Meanwhile, silver prices were trading 0.7% lower at Rs 154,200 per 1 kg.
 

Max Healthcare Q2 Results

In the new from healthcare sector, shares of Max Healthcre sector came into focus after the company reported its Q2 FY26 results.

Operational revenue increased by 25.07% to Rs 21.3 bn from Rs 17 bn during the same period last year.

EBITDA per bed rose to Rs 73.4 lakh, up from Rs 71.2 lakh in Q2 FY25 and Rs 68.5 lakh in Q1 FY26.

Occupied Bed Days rose 19% year-over-year (Y-o-Y), while bed occupancy was 77% for the quarter.

Max Healthcare Institute reported a 74.34% jump in net profit to Rs 4.9 bn for the quarter ended September 2025, compared with Rs 2.8 bn in the same quarter last year.
 

Nuvoco Acquires Vadraj Energy From JSW

Nuvoco Vistas, the cement arm of the Nirma Group, has agreed to buy Gujarat-based Vadraj Energy in a Rs 2 bn deal from JSW Cement and Alpha Alternatives Holdings.

The company said it has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Algebra Endeavour Pvt Ltd, the holding company of Vadraj Energy (Gujarat).

Vadraj Energy owns power plants in Kutch and Surat, which Nuvoco will use for its own captive power needs.

The deal, to be paid fully in cash, is expected to be completed within 10 days after all conditions in the agreement are fulfilled.

Nuvoco is India's fifth-largest cement company, with a total capacity of 35 million tonnes per year and is a major player in East India.

Earlier this year, the Mumbai bench of the NCLT approved Nuvoco Vistas' bid for Vadraj Cement, which involved an upfront payment of Rs 18 bn.
 

Fairchem Surges on Buyback Plan

Moving on to the news from chemical sector, shares of Fairchem came into focus after the company announced that its board will consider buyback of shares in a meeting on Thursday, November 20, 2025.

Following the board meeting, the results will be shared with the stock exchanges in compliance with the relevant LODR Regulations provisions.

Fairchem Organics makes specialty chemicals such as dimer acid, linoleic acid, mixed tocopherol concentrate, and sterol concentrate. These chemicals are used in products like nutraceuticals, paints, printing inks, detergents, and adhesives. Fairchem is the only company in India that manufactures dimer acid. It also produces tocopherol, which is used to make natural Vitamin E.

The company's business model is based on collecting waste from oil refineries and then using advanced processes to extract and purify valuable chemical ingredients from that waste.

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