The Nifty 50 universe: Buying Interest

(Nse) (+3.68%), followed by (+2.69%), (+2.24%), (+2.10%), and (+1.90%), reflecting broad-based buying interest across technology, consumer, power, financial services, and FMCG sectors. The widespread gains in defensive and domestic sectors suggest sustained market optimism and selective accumulation of established large-cap names. On the downside, selling pressure was led by (−2.95%), followed by (−1.66%), (−1.03%), (−0.95%), and Maruti Suzuki India (−0.85%), reflecting weakness across metals, insurance, and automobile stocks. Market activity reflected a rotation of investor preference toward defensive sectors, consumption-driven themes, and select financial stocks, while metals and automobiles witnessed profit booking following their recent outperformance.