Nifty 50 Stocks

Stocks to Watch: The Sensex and Nifty 50 are likely to open lower as global market declines affect sentiment. Earnings reports from several companies, including Bharti Airtel and Tata Motors, will be in focus, along with the RBI's upcoming monetary policy decision.

Budget stocks 2026: Among the stocks to buy ahead of the Budget, analysts have recommended Titan, Garden Reach Shipbuilders, Grasim, Coal India and PFC.

Stock market today: Experts have recommended these eight stocks to buy today — Canara Bank, Jindal Steel, Paytm, Hindustan Petroleum, UPL, HBL Engineering, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers, and BHEL

Next week will be action-packed on the earnings front, as several blue-chip companies announce their Q3 results. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will report its results on Monday, while India’s most valuable company, Reliance Industries, is scheduled to announce its Q3 numbers on Friday.

Shedding 40% in the last one year, Trent — the company behind fashion retail outlets like Westside and Zudio — has sharply underperformed the Nifty 50 index, which rose 10.5% in 2025. This is the first annual fall recorded by the company after a gap of 11 years.

The Nifty Bank index gained 17% in 2025, with analysts bullish on the sector's growth. Key players like Kotak Mahindra Bank and HDFC Bank are highlighted as top picks, while PSU banks are also poised for strong performance.

Shriram Finance share price hit the day's high of ₹911.35 on the BSE following the announcement, up 4.8% over its last closing price of ₹869.20 after it announced that MUFG will pick 20% stake for a whopping $4.4 billion.

Stocks to buy for long term: Dharmesh Shah of ICICI Securities recommends seven shares for 2026 — Bajaj Finserv, IOCL, LTIMindtree, Pidilite Industries, SRF, Can Fin Homes, Jamna Auto

Among the top performers in the Nifty 50 in 2025 are stocks from the auto and NBFC space, with Bajaj Finance leading the pack as it has surged 50% so far, while Bajaj Finserv has also risen sharply by 32.3%. Maruti Suzuki has surged 48.24% to ₹16,097, marking its largest yearly gain since 2017.

The Nifty 50 index reached a record high of 26,310 after 14 months, signaling renewed investor confidence. Despite concerns over US tariffs, government measures and expected earnings recovery have led to positive market outlooks, with brokerages raising their targets for the index by 2026.