The Indian stock market opened Friday, September 4, 2026, with gains. During early trading on the occasion of Janmashtami, the Sensex climbed as much as 500 points, while the Nifty moved above the 23,900 level. Buying was particularly visible in IT stocks, supporting the market's gains.
Shares of major IT companies including TCS, Wipro, Infosys and Tech Mahindra gained in early trading. Some banking and other large-cap stocks also traded higher, although gains were not uniform across all major sectors and some prominent stocks remained under pressure.
At the start of trading, the BSE Sensex rose 510.79 points, or about 0.67 percent, to 76,663.65. The NSE Nifty gained 47.70 points and was trading around 23,921.15.
The broader market also recorded gains in early trading, with around 1,561 stocks advancing, while approximately 741 stocks were trading lower. Around 150 stocks remained largely unchanged.
The Nifty IT index was trading about 1.06 percent higher in early trade. Among major IT stocks, TCS gained about 1.44 percent, Wipro rose 1.47 percent, Tech Mahindra advanced 1.44 percent and Infosys gained 1.25 percent.
Trent also gained about 0.72 percent. Reliance Industries, HDFC Life, HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank were also trading higher during early trade.
Despite the broader market gains, some major stocks witnessed selling pressure. Eicher Motors declined about 0.94 percent and Grasim fell about 0.97 percent. Nestle India was also down around 0.56 percent.
Titan, Maruti Suzuki, Adani Ports, ONGC and Coal India were also trading under pressure in early trade.
Among sectoral indices, Nifty Realty gained about 0.51 percent, while the Nifty Infrastructure index advanced around 0.13 percent. Nifty Bank was trading about 0.08 percent higher, while the PSU Bank index gained around 0.02 percent.
Energy, FMCG, MNC and Pharma indices were trading in the red during early trade.
