Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty at 22,700, Sensex down 200 pts; Tata Consumer u p3%, Aequs down 16%

Indian equity markets ended higher on October 26, snapping a four-day losing streak, with the Nifty closing above 22,700 led by Pharma, Metal, Oil & Gas stocks.

At close, the Sensex was up 482.92 points or 0.66 percent at 73,606.75, and the Nifty was up 153.20 points or 0.68 percent at 22,753.20.

The broader markets outperformed sharply, with the Nifty Midcap index adding 1.2% and Smallcap index gaining 1.4%.

Biggest Nifty gainers were Dr Reddy’s Labs, BSE Limited, JSW Steel, Max Healthcare, Eternal, while losers included Shriram Finance, Tata Consumer, HDFC Life, Bajaj Finance and HDFC Bank.

Except FMCG, media, consumer durables, all other sectoral indices ended in the green with Pharma, Metal, Oil & Gas up 1-2 percent, while Infra, IT, Private Bank, Energy up 0.5 percent each.