Sensex, Nifty End Flat at 81,911 and 25,299; Realty Jumps
Investors saw a choppy session end barely changed, with realty and bank stocks gaining while autos, FMCG and IT slipped and the rupee weakened.
The BSE Sensex closed 31.61 points, or 0.04 per cent, higher at 81,911.01 on Thursday, 12 November 2026, and the Nifty 50 ended 44.30 points, or 0.18 per cent, up at 25,299.35, according to closing-bell reports by HDFC Sky and Kotak Neo. The indices swung between gains and losses through the session on Dalal Street, and it was the Nifty’s third straight day of gains, Zee Business reported.
Realty Leads, Autos Slip
Realty was the best-performing sector, up roughly 4 per cent depending on the report, followed by media, PSU banks and private banks. Auto was the biggest laggard, down about 1 per cent, with FMCG, pharma, oil and gas and IT also ending lower. The Nifty Midcap 100 gained about 0.9 per cent and the Nifty Smallcap 100 about 1.1 per cent.
On the Nifty 50, HDFC Life, Shriram Finance, Bajaj Finance, SBI Life and State Bank of India were among the top gainers. Nestle India, Mahindra & Mahindra and Hindustan Unilever were among the main losers. Page Industries fell nearly 13 per cent after its September-quarter results, HDFC Sky reported. Bajaj Finance rose about 3.4 per cent after it launched a share sale of more than $1 billion to institutional investors, the same report said.
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Crude Eases, Rupee Weakens
Brent crude fell more than $1 to trade near $92 a barrel on hopes of progress in talks on the Middle East conflict and the Russia-Ukraine war, according to Kotak Neo and HDFC Sky. Cheaper oil helps India, which imports most of its crude. HDFC Sky said the rupee weakened 34 paise to 94.03 against the dollar and that profit-taking in heavyweight stocks after a strong November rally capped the gains. Kotak Neo’s report was headlined on foreign investors returning to Indian equities after a Rs 2.95 lakh crore sell-off; IPB has not independently verified the flow figures, which come from the outlets.
Friday Session Next
The next trading session is Friday, 13 November. Investors will track crude prices, the rupee and foreign investor flows. IPB’s previous market report, for 11 November, is here: Sensex Jumps 773 Points to 81,879; Nifty Ends at 25,255. More on the benchmark index is under the Sensex tag.
Source: Based on closing-bell reports by HDFC Sky, Kotak Neo and Zee Business. Official index data is published by BSE and NSE.
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