Indian equity benchmark Nifty ended higher on Friday, but registered their fourth consecutive weekly declines. The BSE Sensex rose 0.4% to close above 74,500, while the NSE Nifty 50 increased 0.5% to settle near 23,100. Intraday, Intraday, the 30-stock index rose as much as 1,000 points and the 50-share index rose as much as 1.5% to 23,345. For the week, Sensex and Nifty declined 0.04% and 0.2% each.
Meanwhile, Rupee weakened further and fell below 93 a dollar in the trade. The currency continued to depreciate after touching fresh record lows earlier in the session and ended at 93.70 against the greenback.
Besides, oil prices declined after the US Treasury Secretary said Washington may allow Iranian crude held on tankers to enter the market. Brent dropped 2% to $106 per barrel, while the US crude falls 1.56% to $94.64 per barrel. In Europe, Europe's Stoxx 600 rose 0.9% in early trade. Germany's DAX gained 1.4%, while France's CAC 40 advanced 0.9%. The UK's FTSE 100 is up 0.6% in the morning session. Meanwhile, US futures edged higher. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rise 0.23%, up 108 points. S&P 500 futures gain 0.16%. Nasdaq‑100 futures advance slightly, up less than 0.1%.
Headline Indices
Top Nifty Movers
Nifty Midcap 150 closes 0.6% higher.
Nifty Smallcap 250 ends 0.3% higher.
Best Performing Sector
Worst Performing Sector
Other Sector Trends

Long Build-Up
Short Covering
Long Unwinding
Short Build-Up
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Tata Consultancy Services and Swissport International have extended and expanded their decade-long partnership by five years. The renewed agreement brings a fresh focus on digital innovation, enhancing operational excellence and driving technological transformation across Swissport’s global operations. As part of the expanded collaboration, TCS will help drive the continued modernisation of Swissport’s technology landscape and scale AI-enabled services, data platforms, and hybrid cloud operations.
Source: Exchange Filing
Angel One board has approved an interim dividend of Rs 1.75 per share. The record date is March 27.
Source: Exchange Filing
Aster DM Healthcare board to consider and approve interim dividend on March 26. The board has set April 3 as record date for interim dividend.
Source: Exchange Filing
Impact On Domestic Industry
Recent Performance
Key Drivers Of The Decline
Vibhor Steel receives an order worth Rs 17 crore for the supply of fabricated and galvanised towers from Agrawal Infracab, according to an exchange filing.
M&M, Maruti, Tata Motors, Kia See No Immediate Impact
Vinati Organics subscribes to 2.29 lakh shares of its arm, Veeral Organics, worth Rs 22.95 crore, according to an exchange filing
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BofA on HDFC Bank
Jefferies on HDFC Bank
Kotak Securities on HDFC Bank
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Japan’s markets are closed today for the Vernal Equinox holiday.
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