Sensex Today Ends 324 Points Lower; Nifty Below 25,600

Although the benchmark indices opened higher, they traded positively throughout the session and ultimately closed green.

Indian equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty50, ended lower on Monday amid stock-specific pressure, with RIL, ICICI Bank, and HDFC Bank emerging as the biggest drags after announcing their Q3 results.

At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex closed lower by 324 points (down 0.4%).

Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty closed 108 points lower (down 0.4%).

Tech Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra, and HUL are among the top gainers today.

Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, and TCS, on the other hand, were among the top losers today.

The GIFT Nifty was trading at  25,56,7, lower by 176 points at the time of writing.

The BSE MidCap index ended 0.4% lower, and the BSE SmallCap index ended 1.2% lower.

Sectoral indices are trading mixed today, with stocks in the oil & gas sector and realty sector witnessing selling pressure. Meanwhile, stocks in the auto sector and the services sector witnessed buying.

The rupee is trading at Rs 90 against the US$.

Gold prices for the latest contract on MCX are trading 1.7% higher at Rs 145,004 per gram.

Meanwhile, silver prices were trading 4% higher at Rs 302,135 per 1 kg.
 

Netweb Technologies Q3 Update

In the news from IT sector, shares of Netweb Technologies came into focus after the company reported its Q3 FY26 results.

Revenue from operations of the company stood at Rs 8.04 billion (bn) for Q3 FY26, with year-on-year growth of 141.0% from the previous reported income of Rs 3.3 bn in a year-ago period.

The company reported a net profit of Rs 0.73 bn in the quarter ended December 2025, registering a growth of 146.7% from Rs 0.29 bn, in a year-ago period.
 

Bajaj Healthcare Q3 Update

Moving on to the news from healthcare sector, shares of Bajaj Healthcare came into focus after the company reported its Q3 FY36 results.

Bajaj Healthcare's revenue from operations for the quarter stood at Rs 1.61 bn, up 31.3% from ?1.23 bn a year ago.

EBITDA rose to Rs 0.32 bn, compared to Rs 0.24 bn last year, marking a 34.6% year-on-year increase. EBITDA margin improved slightly to 19.8% from 19.2%.

In Q3 FY26, the company reported a net profit of Rs 0.16 bn, up 33.7% from Rs 0.12 bn in Q3 FY25.

During the quarter, Bajaj Healthcare launched Magnesium L-Threonate (Magtein) in India through its collaboration with Threotech LLC. With a strong domestic presence and manufacturing capabilities, this new product strengthens the company's central nervous system (CNS) portfolio and reinforces its role as a trusted partner for global innovators.
 

Bajaj Healthcare Share Price Performance


YES Bank Q3 Update

YES BANK reported its Q3FY26 results with a 55% year-on-year rise in net profit to ?95.2?bn.

Its total interest income for the quarter was slightly lower at Rs 75.4?bn, compared to Rs 78.3?bn in the same period last year.

The net interest margin (NIM) improved to 2.6%, up 10 basis points from 2.5% in the previous quarter and 20 basis points from 2.4% a year ago.

Asset quality remained stable, with gross NPA marginally down to 1.5% and net NPA steady at 0.3%.

Total deposits grew 5.5% YoY to Rs 2,925.2?bn, supported by continued strong growth in CASA deposits.


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