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The Economic Times daily newspaper is available online now. Read Today's Paper Sensex, Nifty extend gains despite oil hovering near $115/barrel. What lies ahead?By Debaroti Adhikary, ETMarkets.comLast Updated: Oct 27, 2026, 10:19:00 AM ISTSynopsis

The Indian stock market nudged upward on Tuesday, with Sensex and Nifty making modest gains despite lingering challenges. Investors remained cautious due to high oil prices, which are currently at $115 per barrel. However, a notable surge in smallcap stocks is enhancing investor confidence. Analysts attribute this positive momentum to better corporate fundamentals and increased domestic fund inflows.

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Loading...×The Indian stock market extended gains on Tuesday, with Sensex and Nifty trading with minor gains despite multiple headwinds, including elevated oil prices near $115 per barrel keeping investors on the edge.

Sensex was up nearly 10 points above 73,620 while Nifty 50 was up 25 points near 22,780, as seen at 10.10 am on Tuesday. Smallcaps sharply rallied, pushing the Nifty Smallcap 250 index up 2%, while the Nifty Midcap 100 index gained over 0.7%.

Bharat Electronics, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki, Power Grid, NTPC, Tata Steel, Sun Pharma and IndiGo shares were the top gainers on Sensex, rising 1-2%. Meanwhile, HUL, Infosys, TCS, HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra shares fell 1-3% to lead losses on the benchmark index.

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Among the indices, Nifty Pharma and Nifty Realty indices jumped around 2% each, while Nifty Auto and Nifty PSU Bank index were up more than 1% each. Nifty IT, however, dropped nearly 2%. The overall market breadth continued to remain positive, with NSE seeing 2,577 advances against 554 declines, while 98 stocks remained unchanged.

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What lies ahead for Dalal Street?

Brent crude remaining near $115 and the US 10-year bond yield hovering around 4.97% continue to be near-term headwinds for the market, said V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Investments. He noted that FIIs will remain in a risk-off mode in this adverse macro setting. However, the improving fundamentals of the corporate sector as reflected in Q2 earnings and the robust domestic fund inflows will continue to support the market, he added.

“The imminent US mid-term elections will have its impact on the market. Polls indicate the Republican Party losing the House of Representatives and a tough fight in the elections to the Senate. Big setback to the Republican Party will considerably erode the President’s power. But the mercurial President Trump may react in an unexpected manner in his Iran strategy. There can be unexpected developments in the Middle East, with consequences for crude prices. Investors may closely watch the developments and decide based on the emerging scenario. Value buying opportunities should not be missed,” according to the analyst.

Technical view on Nifty

Nifty both recovery attempts and the easing on approach to 22,690 yesterday were on anticipated lines, said Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Investments. He noted that as long as dips are contained above 22,630, he will remain interested in an upside play aiming for 23,000 or even 23,500, with volatility expectations once inside the 22,800-900 region.

Alternatively, Nifty’s inability to float above 22,630 could expose 22,250-22,000, but a collapse is less expected, according to the analyst.

Disclaimer: This article has been written by Debaroti Adhikary, who is not a SEBI-registered Research Analyst or an Investment Adviser. Debaroti Adhikary and his/her ‘relative(s)’ (as defined under Section 2(77) of the Companies Act, 2013) do not hold any financial interest in the companies mentioned in this article as of the date of publication. The views/recommendations mentioned in this article, wherever applicable, are those of the respective SEBI-registered Research Analyst/brokerage and have been reproduced/reported with due attribution. They should not be construed as the views or recommendations of The Economic Times Digital or the journalist. Readers are advised to consider the original research report and make their investment decisions based on their own assessment. Brokerage disclaimers here.
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