Indian equity indices ended with gains; All the sectors ended in green; Broader indices also performed higher

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Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty snapped two-day losing streak and ended on a positive note on August 4.

At close, the Sensex was up 418.81 points or 0.52 percent at 81,018.72, and the Nifty was up 157.40 points or 0.64 percent at 24,722.75. About 2047 shares advanced, 1607 shares declined, and 154 shares unchanged.

Biggest Nifty gainers Hero MotoCorp, Tata Steel, Bharat Electronics, Adani Ports, JSW Steel, while losers were Power Grid Corp, HDFC Bank, ONGC, ICICI Bank, Apollo Hospitals.

All the other sectoral indices ended in the green with PSU Bank, pharma, realty, IT, metal, telecom, media, consumer durables, auto up 0.5-2.5 percent.

The broader market indices also supported the rebound with the BSE midcap index up 1 percent and smallcap index also up 0.7 percent.

STOCKS TODAY

Delhivery

The shares of Delhivery jumped almost 7.4 percent on August 4 as investors cheered the firm’s results for the April-June quarter of FY26. The shares of the logistics company hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 452.55 apiece.

MCX

The shares of Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) gained more than 5 percent on August 4 after the company’s Q1 earnings and stock split announcement boosted investor sentiment. The sharp rise in the share price rippled down to the other capital market stocks as well, pushing the sectoral index higher by nearly 2 percent.

Tata Steel

Shares of Tata Steel rose over 4 percent on August 4, becoming the top gainer on the Nifty 50 index. The stock moved up after the company reported strong earnings for the April–June quarter (Q1FY26), aided by the Centre’s safeguard duty on certain imported steel products.

UPL

Shares of UPL jumped 7 percent after management reaffirmed its FY26 guidance despite a weak June quarter performance, prompting brokerages to maintain their bullish stance on the stock. In the first quarter, the agrochemical firm reported a net loss of Rs 88 crore, a sharp improvement from the Rs 384 crore loss a year ago.

Tata Power

Tata group firm Tata Power Company’s shares went down 0.57 percent after reporting its earnings results for the April-June period of FY2026. Tata Power reported a net profit of Rs 1,060 crore for the first quarter, marking an on-year rise of more than 9 percent from the Rs 971 crore net profit reported in the corresponding quarter of the financial year 2025.

Source – Money Control