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Stocks show a mild downward bias
(09:45, 27 Oct 2026)
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The key equity barometers traded with marginal losses in early trade. Nifty opened at 22709 and hit a high of 22724 in first half hour of trade. Nifty Media, Nifty Realty and Nifty Pharma shares gained, while Nifty IT and Nifty FMCG shares fell.


At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, edged lower by 191.72 points or 0.26% to 73,415.03. The Nifty 50 index inched down 59.30 points or 0.26% to 22,693.90.


The broader market surpassed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index added 0.59% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose 0.92%.


The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2589 shares advanced and 1047 shares retreated. A total of 196 shares were unchanged.


Nifty Media index posted modest gains of 0.97% to 1573. The index has moved higher by 1.22% in last one month and edged higher by 1.43% over last one year. Netwrk.18 Media, rising 5.56%, led the gainers followed by PVR Inox, edging up 4.12% and Sun TV Network, up 1.31%, respectively. Out of 10 index constituents, 9 are reporting gains today.


Nifty Realty index moved higher by 0.67% to 795. The index has retreated 7.19% in last one month and plunged 17.28% over last one year. Anant Raj, inching higher 1.83%, led the gainers followed by Godrej Propert., gaining 1.31% and Phoenix Mills, adding 1.18%, respectively. All 10 constituents are advancing today.


Nifty IT index retreated 1.63%. The index has registered sharp gains of 14.91% in last one month and slipped 10.67% over last one year. Infosys, slipping 2.55%, led the losers followed by Wipro, down 1.46% and TCS, easing 1.44%, respectively. All 10 index constituents are reporting losses today.


In NIFTY500, Mankind Pharma is the top gainer today, rallying 5.95% to Rs 2439. The counter is down 4.33% in last one year. It recorded an average volume quantity of 57409 in last five sessions compared to 60897.11 over last one month.


Asian markets climbed on Tuesday. China’s Shanghai composite is modestly lower by 0.13%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is slightly lower by 0.20%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 is sharply higher by 2.07%.