Market participants remained focused on the upcoming speech by Kevin Warsh, who is set to deliver his first major address as Federal Reserve chair at the annual Kansas City Fed economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The address is being closely watched for indications of the US central banks monetary policy outlook.
As per provisional closing data, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 330.92 points or 0.43% to 77,264.51. The Nifty 50 index gained 84.80 points or 0.35% to 24,175.65. In the past two consecutive trading sessions, the Sensex and Nifty declined 0.93% and 1%, respectively.
In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index rose 0.16% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index added 0.33%.
The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,396 shares rose and 1,924 shares fell. A total of 245 shares were unchanged.
In the commodities market, Brent crude for October 2026 settlement declined 27 cents or 0.30% to $89.43 a barrel.
Shares of Tempsens Instruments ended at Rs 591 on the BSE, representing a premium of 97% as compared with the issue price of Rs 300.
The stock debuted at Rs 631.20 on the BSE, a premium of 110.4% over its issue price.
The stock has hit a high of Rs 635 and a low of Rs 551.20. On the BSE, over 47.66 lakh shares of the company were traded in the counter.
The issue opened for bidding on 27 August 2026 and will close on 31 August 2026. The price band of the IPO is fixed between Rs 78 and 82 per share. An investor can bid for a minimum of 182 equity shares and multiples thereof.
The issue opened for bidding on 25 August 2026 and will close on 28 August 2026. The price band of the IPO is fixed between Rs 94 and 99 per share. An investor can bid for a minimum of 151 equity shares and multiples thereof.
The issue opened for bidding on 28 August 2026 and will close on 1 September 2026. The price band of the IPO is fixed between Rs 190 and 200 per share. An investor can bid for a minimum of 75 equity shares and multiples thereof.
The issue opened for bidding on 28 August 2026 and will close on 1 September 2026. The price band of the IPO is fixed between Rs 408 and 429 per share. An investor can bid for a minimum of 34equity shares and multiples thereof.
The Nifty IT index jumped 3.51% to 31,281.70. The index declined 1.79% in the past two trading sessions
Coforge (up 5.95%), LTM (up 4.97%), Tata Consultancy Services (up 4.16%), Persistent Systems (up 3.73%) and Tech Mahindra (up 3.12%) were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were Infosys (up 2.9%), Wipro (up 2.89%), Oracle Financial Services Software (up 2.74%), HCL Technologies (up 2.64%) and Mphasis (up 1.72%) advanced.
Tejas Networks jumped 7.47% and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) gained 4.09% after Tejas Networks received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from TCS for supplying equipment for Bharat Sanchar Nigams (BSNL) 4G mobile network.
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