Indian equity indices resumed trading on a buoyant note on Monday, October 5, 2026, bouncing back following a three-day weekend hiatus. Opening bells saw widespread demand across banking and non-banking financial companies, which lifted the broader benchmark indices firmly into positive territory, even as selective profit-booking emerged in prominent information technology counters.
Opening Numbers for Sensex and Nifty
The BSE Sensex commenced the week by adding 431.25 points, representing a rise of 0.60 percent, to touch 72,340.95 at the open. Simultaneously, the NSE Nifty 50 index gained 110.45 points, or 0.49 percent, to start the morning at 22,532.40. This rebound follows sharp selling witnessed on Thursday of the previous week, after which markets observed an official trading holiday on Friday in observance of Gandhi Jayanti.
Market Breadth Tilts Firmly in Favor of Gainers
Market participation showed notable strength in the opening minutes, reflecting constructive sentiment across sectors. Within the 30-share BSE benchmark, 20 stocks advanced into green territory, leaving only 10 counters in the red. A comparable pattern played out on the National Stock Exchange, where 35 constituents of the Nifty 50 basket traded higher at the opening bell, against 15 stocks experiencing declines.
Top Advancing Stocks Across Sectors
Leading the opening surge among large-cap names was non-banking financial lender Bajaj Finance, which topped the leaderboard with an advance of 2.64 percent. Key heavyweight HDFC Bank followed closely, opening 1.68 percent higher to lend crucial support to the benchmark indices.
Other notable gainers in the session included Power Grid Corporation advancing 1.47 percent, ITC climbing 1.17 percent, Bajaj Finserv rising 1.17 percent, and engineering major L&T moving up 1.11 percent. Financial counters Axis Bank and State Bank of India registered gains of 0.95 percent and 0.75 percent respectively, alongside Kotak Mahindra Bank rising 0.60 percent. State-run power producer NTPC added 0.87 percent, aviation carrier IndiGo gained 0.79 percent, and index heavyweight Reliance Industries climbed 0.74 percent. Minor gains were recorded in UltraTech Cement up 0.45 percent, Bharti Airtel up 0.43 percent, Adani Ports up 0.37 percent, Tata Steel up 0.31 percent, Hindustan Unilever up 0.27 percent, Maruti Suzuki up 0.03 percent, Asian Paints up 0.02 percent, and Mahindra & Mahindra edging up 0.01 percent.
Laggards Face Early Selling Pressure
Conversely, weakness was concentrated primarily in technology and healthcare constituents. IT services exporter HCL Tech emerged as the deepest decliner, opening down 1.07 percent. Sector peer Tech Mahindra also slipped 0.93 percent at the market open.
Additional counters trading in negative territory included Eternal dropping 0.70 percent, Sun Pharma shedding 0.35 percent, and software major TCS declining 0.28 percent. Consumer lifestyle firm Titan lost 0.22 percent, Infosys moved lower by 0.19 percent, retail brand Trent eased 0.09 percent, defense PSU BEL gave up 0.08 percent, and private lender ICICI Bank opened lower by a marginal 0.01 percent.
