New Delhi, 03 February (H.S.):

Indian equities erupted with ferocious momentum at Tuesday's opening on February 3, 2026, as the US trade deal's anticipation electrified domestic markets, driving Nifty perilously close to all-time highs before profit-booking induced mild retracement.

Indices Storm to Peaks

BSE Sensex rocketed 3,656.74 points to open at 85,323.20, peaking at 85,871.73 within the first 15 minutes amid robust buying before profit-taking curbed advances.

By 11:00 AM, it traded 2,048.69 points or 2.51 percent higher at 83,715.15.NSE Nifty mirrored the vigor, leaping 1,219.65 points to commence at 26,308.05 and briefly touching 26,341.20, settling 570.55 points or 2.27 percent up at 25,658.95 by late morning despite intermittent selling pressure.

Top Gainers and Laggards

Heavyweights propelled the rally: Adani Enterprises (+9.91%), Adani Ports, Jio Financial, Interglobe Aviation (IndiGo), and Bajaj Finance surged 4.95-9.91 percent. Conversely, Nestle, ONGC, and ITC dipped 0.54-1.07 percent.

Broad Market Participation

Among 2,786 active stocks, 2,452 advanced while 334 declined. Sensex's 30 constituents saw 29 in green, only one red; Nifty's 50 stocks featured 47 gainers against three losers.

Previous Session Context

Monday's prior close provided momentum: Sensex gained 943.52 points (1.17%) to 81,666.46; Nifty rose 262.95 points (1.06%) to 25,088.40.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar