India’s BSE Sensex rose about 0.3% to 74,545 at the open on Friday, rebounding from losses in the previous session as investors positioned themselves ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy decision later in the day. Sentiment improved after GIFT Nifty futures pointed to a stronger start, with traders widely expecting the RBI to keep its benchmark policy rate unchanged while scrutinizing comments from Governor Sanjay Malhotra for guidance on the outlook for inflation, growth, liquidity conditions, and any potential measures to bolster capital inflows.
Gains were broadly distributed across most sectors, though technology, energy minerals, non-energy minerals, consumer non-durables, and miscellaneous stocks remained under pressure. Among individual names, Adani (+2.2%), ZEE (+5.8%), BSE (+1.9%), and Billionbrains (+2.1%) led early advances, while HFCL (-4.8%), JSLL (-5.0%), and Wockhardt (-6.2%) were among the notable decliners. Despite the rebound, the benchmark index remains down 0.3% so far this week.
