Healthcare and diagnostic stocks emerged as major outperformers in an otherwise weak market on Friday.

Indian broader markets continued their impressive rally on Thursday, with the Nifty Midcap 100 index scaling a fresh all-time high even as benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended the session on a muted note.

Indian stock markets are likely to witness a volatile trading session on Friday as weak global cues, rising geopolitical tensions, and a flood of quarterly earnings announcements keep investors cautious.

Indian equity markets closed sharply lower on Friday after a volatile trading session dominated by weak global cues, rising crude oil prices, and heavy selling in banking stocks.

Indian stock markets witnessed a volatile trading session on Friday as renewed geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran triggered risk aversion across global financial markets.

Asian economies are facing mounting economic pressure as extreme heat waves linked to the developing El Niño weather pattern threaten to worsen inflation already fueled by elevated global oil prices and geopolitical tensions.

Repeated legal setbacks faced by former US President Donald Trump over his tariff policies are creating fresh uncertainty around the future of global trade negotiations

India’s largest public sector lender, State Bank of India (SBI), reported a 5.6 per cent year-on-year increase in net profit for the fourth quarter of FY26.

Ceigall India Limited reported a strong financial performance for the fourth quarter of FY26