Sensex rose 918 pts to close at 77,550 and Nifty added 309 pts to settle at 22346. Market cap of BSE-listed firms rose to Rs 451.21 lakh crore.
Gains in index heavyweights such as Infosys Ltd, Bharti Airtel Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), HCLTechnologies Ltd, ITC Ltd, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd and Kotak Tata Steel Ltd supported the benchmarks, helping them move into positive territory after a weak start.
Five stocks, namely ICICI Bank, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, TCS and HCL Tech, contributed largely to the Sensex’s jump.
“ARPU is likely to be flat QoQ at INR 259 (INR 259 in 3QFY26) due to two less days QoQ in 4QFY26, offset by continued upgrades and improved subs mix,” the brokerage said.
Brokerage firms including Motilal Oswal and B&K Securities have suggested their top picks for FY27 which includes names like ICICI Bank, Airtel, Infosys, Titan, BEL, Groww, IndiGo and more.
Eternal: The target price for Zomato's parent company has the highest upside potential in the entire pack. Axis has set TP of Rs 360 for the stock, signalling a 55% jump from its current levels.
Among Nifty stocks, MOFSL prefers Bharti Airtel, SBI, ICICI Bank, Lenskart, M&M, Titan, Bharat Electronics, Eternal, Tata Steel, Infosys, and InterGlobe Aviation.
Stocks like Bharti Airtel, IndiGo, NPTC Green, IREDA, RailTel Corp, Hindustan Copper, Cipla, Lupin, Granules, Nazara Tech, autos and more will be in the spotlight on Wednesday, April 1.
An analyst from YES Securities said that Bharti Airtel has experienced a significant decline from its consolidation base, moving towards 100-week SMA levels.
The company said Gopal Vittal will take over as Non-Executive Chairman from the same date, while Shravin Bharti Mittal will assume the role of Deputy Chair, ensuring continuity of leadership from the founding family, which remains a significant shareholder in Airtel Africa.
Nuvama expects Bharti Airtel Ltd, Tata Motors, Union Bank, HDFC AMC, Muthoot Finance Ltd, Tata Capital, YES Bank Ltd and Bharti Electronics Ltd (BEL) to see highest passive inflows.




