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Markets Pulse · Sector Heatmap
INFOTECH
+2.31%
Nifty IT · 38,240
BANK
+0.85%
AUTO
+1.42%
PHARMA
+0.95%
CONSUMER
-0.30%
METAL
+2.05%
REALTY
-0.62%
FMCG
+0.18%
ENERGY
+1.15%
MEDIA
-1.20%
PSU BANK
-0.45%
INFRA
+1.78%
COMMODITY
+0.92%
FIN SVC
+0.40%
POWER
+1.32%
Key Indices
NIFTY 50
22,450.20
▲ +1.20%
BANK NIFTY
48,120.10
▼ -0.31%
NIFTY IT
38,240.00
▲ +2.30%
INDIA VIX
11.84
▼ -3.20%
Top Stocks
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RELIANCE
Reliance Industries
Energy
₹2,847
▲ +1.22%
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INFY
Infosys
IT
₹1,542
▲ +1.23%
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HDFCBANK
HDFC Bank
Banking
₹1,712
▲ +1.31%
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TCS
TCS
IT
₹3,890
▼ -0.42%
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ICICIBANK
ICICI Bank
Banking
₹1,128
▲ +0.88%
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AXISBANK
Axis Bank
Banking
₹1,204
▼ -0.21%
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WIPRO
Wipro
IT
₹512
▲ +0.65%
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BHARTIARTL
Bharti Airtel
Telecom
₹1,688
▲ +2.10%
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The Briefing
Five stories shaping today's market — chosen by our newsroom, in the order you should read them.
By the Numbers · 23 May
₹2.10lakh crore
GST collections in April — an all-time record
6.5%
RBI repo rate · unchanged for the 11th consecutive meeting
₹38,000crore
Net FII inflow in May — third straight month of buying
3.61%
CPI inflation in April · lowest print in 19 months
Global
What moved overnight in the four economies most likely to move ours.
United States
Fed dot plot signals two cuts in 2026; markets had priced three
S&P 500
▲ +0.42%
China
Industrial output rebounds 6.7% YoY, lifting iron-ore prices
Shanghai
▲ +1.18%
Europe
ECB holds at 3.25%; Lagarde says June cut "discussed but not decided"
EuroStoxx 50
▼ -0.22%
Japan
BoJ delays QT timeline; yen weakens below 156 to dollar
Nikkei 225
▲ +0.65%