Sensex Advances for 4th Day
2026-07-06 10:53
By
Luisa Carvalho
1 min. read
India’s BSE Sensex closed about 0.7% firmer at 78,285 on Monday, the highest since early May and extending gains for the fourth session.
Market sentiment was driven by lower oil prices, hopes of Middle East stability, renewed foreign inflows and strong pre-quarterly business updates from major lenders.
At the same time, heavy weekend rainfall fueled optimism over the monsoon outlook.
Heavyweight HDFC Bank advanced 3.6% to the top of the index, buoyed by robust Q1 FY27 growth in deposits and advances and favorable commentary from multiple brokerages.
Several other lenders also gained after sharing updates over the weekend.
Bucking the trend, Kotak Mahindra Bank shares dropped 3.9%, after posting softer growth for the April-June period.
Other top performers included Mahindra & Mahindra, Bharat Electronics, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and Bharti Airtel, adding around 1-2%.
Tech stocks were subdued amid caution ahead of the start of first quarter earnings reports later this week.