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Besides the regular weekend closures on Saturdays and Sundays, Indian equity markets are set to observe two public holidays in May 2026 - May 1 for Maharashtra Day, and May 28 for Bakri Id

Analysts attribute the rally to better-than-expected quarterly earnings and supportive high-frequency data, which have strengthened expectations of a strong Q4 performance

Along with announcing its financial results, the company said its board of directors has recommended a dividend of ₹3.5 per equity share of the company

From their February 27, 2026, level, the Nifty Smallcap 100 index rallied 6.5 per cent, while the Nifty Midcap 100 index gained 2.2 per cent. In comparison, the Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex are still down.

During the day, the BSE benchmark made an intraday high of 77,547.89, up 916.24 points, or 1.2 per cent. The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 273 points, or 1.1 per cent, to hit a high of 24,048.20.

CRISIL Ratings has upgraded its long-term rating to 'CRISIL AAA/CRISIL PPMLD AAA/Stable' and removed it from watch with positive implications, while reaffirming its 'CRISIL A1+' short-term rating

At last check, the BSE Sensex index was up 800 points, or 1.05 per cent, to trade at 77,435. The Nifty 50 index gained over 230 points, or 1.01 per cent, to quote at 24,014.

Apollo Micro Systems shares have delivered a 122 per cent return over the past one year, according to NSE data

Titagarh Naval Systems has received in-principle approval for its brownfield expansion project at Falta, West Bengal, under the Government of India's Shipbuilding Development Scheme (SbDS)

India's valuation premium over emerging markets, according to MOFSL, has narrowed to 27 per cent, well below the 10-year average of 73 per cent

SEDEMAC Mechatronics stock has gained 26.37 per cent from its issue price and remains up nearly 11.30 per cent from its listing price.

Stocks to Watch today, April 2, 2026: Lupin, Inox Clean Energy, Latent View Analytics, Jubilant FoodWorks, and Lemon Tree Hotels are among the top stocks to watch during today's trading session

Stocks to Watch today, April 1, 2026: Shares of auto-related companies are expected to remain in focus today as they are set to report their March sales figures

Improving valuations and a projected earnings recovery of 13-15 per cent, analysts believe, are expected to sustain the long-term investment case

The selling pressure was further exacerbated by a decline in silver prices. On the MCX, silver May futures slipped below the psychological mark of ₹200,000 per kg to ₹199,643 on Monday

The Nifty Metal index, which tracks 15 companies from the metals and mining sector, plunged 4.71 per cent to hit an intraday low of 10,874 on the NSE

IndiQube Spaces said it has signed a major workspace leasing agreement with a global capability centre (GCC) client in Pune for ₹54 crore

JM Financial initiated coverage with a 'buy' rating on Balkrishna Industries and a target price of ₹2,540, an upside potential of about 15.5 per cent from Thursday's close

The rally in TTK Prestige and Stove Kraft shares came after renewed concerns of gas shortage after Israel's strike on Iran's South Pars gas field

Other gas stocks traded mixed on Thursday. Indraprastha Gas Ltd. slipped nearly 1 per cent, while Mahanagar Gas Ltd. rose 1.5 per cent.