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The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 803 points or 1.04 per cent to make an intraday high of 77,989.44. The 50-share NSE Nifty made a high of 24,288.90, up 216 points or 0.90 per cent.

Gifty Nifty indicated a flat start as Brent crude remained elevated at around $85.34 per barrel. In the global market Dow Jones and the S&P 500 ended 0.20 per cent and 0.51 per cent lower.

Share price of ICICI Bank hit a 11-month high, gaining 2.2% at ₹1,450 on the BSE in Friday's intra-day deals ahead of its Q1FY27 earnings on Saturday.

At 01:59 PM on Friday, the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices were down 0.6 per cent each, as against 0.7 per cent rise in the Nifty 50 index.

Central Bank of India reported a 13.3% YoY growth in net profit, backed by 3.1% increase in total income. However, the bank's NPA jumped by 31.1%.

According to NSE data, several institutional investors bought shares of Laser Power & Infra through open-market transactions after its listing on Thursday.

However, despite recovery from lows, the Nifty IT index underperformed the market by falling 22 per cent, as against a 7.2 per cent decline in the Nifty 50 thus far in CY2026.

Polycab India traded with a loss of 4% on Friday despite reported upbeat Q1 earnings. Analysts at JM Financial maintain a 'Buy', while Equirus assign an 'Add' rating on the stock.

Thus far in the calendar year 2026, RIL underperformed the market by falling 16 per cent, as compared to 8.7 per cent decline in the BSE Sensex.

Analysts at ICICI Securities have a 'Buy' rating on BHEL stock with a fair value of ₹575 as they expect revenue and PAT to grow at a CAGR of 30.5 per cent and 90 per cent over FY26-FY28E.

Brokerages expect Reliance Industries to deliver healthy performance in the June quarter of FY2027, with strength across O2C, Retail and Jio.

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, Thursday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap and the Nifty SmallCap ended 0.41 per cent and 0.1 per cent down, respectively

UTI AMC, Nuvama Wealth Management, 360 ONE WAM, KFin Technologies, Angel One and MCX dropped 3 per cent each in intra-day trade on Thursday.

Unimech Aerospace stock hit a 52-week high at ₹1,308, and has bounced back 88 per cent from its 52-week low of ₹695.05 hit on March 30, 2026.

Today's rally came after Abakkus Investment Managers Pvt Ltd, owned by ace investor Sunil Singhania, acquired 29,39,588 shares of Mrs Bectors Food Specialities through a bulk deal.

Swiggy shares spiked post company's entry into on-demand LPG delivery via Instamart. Analysts said the HPCL partnership expands Swiggy's quick commerce offerings, expands cross-selling opportunities.

Thus far in the calendar year 2026, ABB India has outperformed the market by surging 53 per cent, as compared to 9 per cent decline in the BSE Sensex.

Biocon received approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for a new drug product fill finish line for Semglee (insulin glargine) at its insulin manufacturing facility in Malaysia.

As per NSE data, MRPL shares have outperformed the Nifty 50 index over the past year, having gained 19.24 per cent.

Share price of Emmvee Photovoltaic Power hit a new high of ₹371.45, surging 10% in Thursday's intra-day deals after reporting over 100% growth in Q1 net profit.