The Indian benchmark indices slipped into negative territory during Thursday's afternoon session, with the SENSEX trading 222.94 points or 0.30% lower at 75,095.45 and the NIFTY50 standing flat at 23,645.50, down by 13.50 points or 0.06% as of 12:53 PM. According to market reports, the SENSEX had surged as much as 0.83% to hit an intraday high of 75,945.79 in morning deals, while the NIFTY50 touched the session's high of 23,859.90. However, markets pared early gains and tumbled into the red zone amid a sell-off in IT stocks.
The top gainers of the NIFTY50 index included Grasim Industries, InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo), Apollo Hospitals, Max Healthcare Institute and Bajaj Auto. On the contrary, Bajaj Finance, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Consumer Products, and Hindustan Unilever were among the top losers. As reported by market sources, the mixed performance reflected selective investor interest across different sectors despite the overall market weakness.
According to exchange data, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth ₹1,597.35 crore on Wednesday, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought equities worth ₹1,968.35 crore on a net basis. This institutional activity pattern contributed to the mixed market sentiment and selective stock movements during Thursday's trading session.
Bosch India shares fell as much as 5.06% to the day's low of ₹34,965 apiece on the NSE after its earnings for the fourth quarter of the 2025-26 financial year (Q4 FY26) failed to impress investors. As reported by market sources, Bosch India reported a consolidated net profit of ₹568.5 crore in Q4 FY26, up 2.69% YoY from ₹553.6 crore in the year-ago period. The company's revenue from operations soared 13.3% YoY to ₹5,566 crore in the latest March quarter, compared to ₹4,911 crore in Q4 FY25. The board also recommended a final dividend of ₹270 per equity share with August 4, 2026 as the record date.
Lenskart surged as much as 6.2% to hit an intraday high of ₹517 after reporting exceptional March quarter earnings, with net profit jumping 730% to ₹164 crore compared with ₹20 crore in the same period last year. Apollo Hospitals Enterprise shares rallied 4% to hit their 52-week high of ₹8,388 as the company reported a consolidated net profit of ₹529 crore in Q4 FY26, marking a 36% increase from ₹390 crore in the previous year. Protean eGov Technologies hit its 20% upper circuit level after posting a 48.92% increase in consolidated profit after tax to ₹30.38 crore in Q4 FY26. Honeywell Automation rallied as much as 14.13% after posting a 14.2% rise in consolidated net profit to ₹160 crore for the fourth quarter.
