Figures in this report are as of the close of trading on Thursday 12 November 2026, from reports published between about 4.15 pm and 4.40 pm IST and a later rupee update. The market is closed for the day, and the next trading session is on Friday.
The close
The 30-share Sensex ended at 81,911.01, up 31.61 points, or 0.04 per cent, after a volatile and range-bound session. The 50-share Nifty settled at 25,299.35, up 44.30 points, or 0.18 per cent. Both indices are up about 10 per cent in November. The closes compare with 81,879.40 and 25,255.05 on Wednesday.
Breadth was mildly positive on the NSE, with 2,377 shares advancing, 1,878 declining and 195 unchanged. The Nifty Midcap 100 index rose about 0.9 per cent and the Nifty Smallcap 100 index about 1.1 per cent. Bank Nifty gained about 1 per cent.
Movers
Realty was the top sector, rising roughly 4 per cent, although two reports gave slightly different figures. Media, PSU banks and private banks also gained. Auto, FMCG, pharma, oil and gas, and IT ended lower. Among Nifty 50 stocks, HDFC Life, Shriram Finance, Bajaj Finance, SBI Life and State Bank of India were among the biggest gainers, while Nestle India, Hindustan Unilever and Mahindra and Mahindra were among the biggest losers. Reports gave differing percentages for some of the stock moves, so they are left out.
Bajaj Finance rose after launching a share sale of more than 1 billion dollars to institutional investors. Tata Power slipped 0.8 per cent after naming Sanjay Banga as chief executive. Page Industries fell sharply after its September-quarter results. Adani Green Energy, Coforge, LIC and Meesho were added to the MSCI India index, and PI Industries was removed.
Flows, rupee and crude
Foreign investors bought equities worth Rs 12,563 crore on Wednesday, and net purchases in November are about 6.43 billion dollars, the strongest monthly buying since September 2024. Flows for Thursday had not been published at the time of writing. The rupee closed at 94.04 to the dollar on a provisional basis, down 33 paise from 93.71, as the dollar strengthened after a hawkish speech from a US central bank official and expectations of a December US rate rise. The dollar index was 103.03 and the US 10-year yield was near 4.99 per cent.
Brent crude eased to about 92 dollars a barrel, with prices down more than 1 dollar in early trade on hopes of progress in Middle East and Russia-Ukraine talks. Gold futures fell 1.15 per cent to Rs 1,38,114 per 10 grams and silver futures fell 1.59 per cent to Rs 1,81,592 a kilogram.
What next
Profit-taking in heavyweights and high US bond yields capped the gains. The reports say sentiment will follow foreign inflows, crude, US yields and the rupee, and that after a rally of about 10 per cent this month, investors may look for fresh triggers. The October inflation figure of 6.09 per cent, released on Thursday, is expected to feed into the rate outlook. This is a market report and not investment advice.
