Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Bharti Airtel in focus as CLSA retains outperform rating after Q2 results

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Nifty heads into the weekly expiry session, which will be a major day for earnings and for the primary markets as well. The index had a range-bound trading session on Monday, with the 25,750 – 25,800 zone continuing to act as a barrier.

The Nifty Bank outperformed courtesy of HDFC Bank and SBI, but Auto and IT stocks were among the top drags that kept the gains in check. The Nifty has now been making lower highs and lower lows for four sessions in a row.

Monday’s high of 25,803 will be the first hurdle for the Nifty on the weekly expiry session, while the low of 25,645 – 25,650 will be a key support zone. Earnings reactions will come from stocks like Titan, Bharti Airtel, Bharti Hexacom, ACME Solar, Power Grid among others. Also watch for Indus Towers today as the board of Bharti Airtel has given its approval to increase its stake in the company.

India’s largest lender, State Bank of India, reports results today, along with stocks like Mahindra & Mahindra, Suzlon, Adani Ports, Adani Enterprises, Mobikwik, Escorts Kubota, Paytm, Castrol, Whirlpool, and others. The Lenskart IPO opens for its final day of bidding, while the ₹6,000-crore-plus issue of Groww opens for subscription today.

Watch this space for all the live updates.