Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty finds resistance at 26,330; Angel One shares surge

Network18, India’s largest news network, has renewed its long-standing partnership with CNN International for its flagship English news channel, CNN-News18, extending the brand and content licensing agreement for another decade.

Along with other AC stocks like Voltas, PG Electroplast also surged.

‘Q3 numbers in-line with strategic objectives; we are optimistic on FY26 outlook. With pvt capex picking up, corporates can show better demand,’ says Prashant Kumar, of Yes Bank to CNBC-TV18

Investors are eager to see what the markets will look like as the new year gets underway. CNBC-TV18 asked experts what they anticipate for 2026 and which variables are likely to be most important in order to measure expectations. These are the main conclusions and what the market is actually getting ready for.

Capital Stock names off lows, Angel One & BSE Ltd, sharply off intra-day lows by over 2% each

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) stated in its most recent annual report that although health insurance rates continued to rise in 2024–2025, the increase did not entirely translate into proportionate improvements in coverage quality and protection results.

Despite continued global uncertainty, Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) anticipates that India’s development trajectory will continue to be robust in 2026 because to growing valuation comfort across asset classes, easing monetary conditions, and lowering inflation.

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Bags Redevelopment Project In Lokhandwala, Andheri (W). Andheri is one of the most populated suburbs in Mumbai.

The shares of Sobha surged by over 4% as realty stocks found momentum in the day’s trade.

Nagaraj Shetti, Senior Technical Research Analyst, HDFC Securities

On SBI

Technically very strong and SBI has moved up above the hurdle of around ₹985-990 levels. I am expecting this stock to move further highs. I am waiting for SBI to move to around ₹1,050 levels in the next couple of weeks.

Even as the benchmark indices progressed on a volatile path, the Nifty Realty index held on to a stable end.

The Nifty FMCG Index is trading in green after the ITC-led decline made sure that the index started 2026 on a low note.

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Despite a minor slip, the Nifty India Defence index surged, rising over 2%.

The shares of capital market player Angel One rose, jumping from the day’s low.

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As the markets struggle to hold onto gains that it bagged in the early hours, these are some of the volume buzzers among the Nifty 500 stocks.

The shares of Ola Electric jumped after declining significantly in the previous year.

In an uncommon legal breakthrough, the Bombay High Court permitted a trader from Mumbai to keep ₹1.75 crore in gains after a technological glitch at Kotak Securities credited an abnormally high margin amount to his trading account.

In addition to providing traders with precise stop-loss and target levels, market gurus from HDFC Securities and Motilal Oswal Financial Services have offered purchase recommendations on a number of companies.

Deepinder Goyal, the CEO and creator of Eternal, has revealed that he twice urged Albinder Dhindsa, the founder of Blinkit, to resign shortly after Zomato bought the fast-moving commerce startup. He cited the necessity for a dramatic leadership reset during the post-acquisition phase.

In light of safety concerns following a June tragedy that claimed 260 lives, Air India is looking for a new CEO to succeed Campbell Wilson. Wilson’s successor is being sought after by N. Chandrasekaran.

Bondada Engg gets LoA for a BESS project worth ₹627 cr

Shivangi Sarda, Motilal Oswal Financial Services

The shares of Tourism Finance hit the upper circuit, rising 20% even as the markets remain volatile.

The shares of Netweb surged by over 8%, or about ₹250

According to Ed Yardeni, President of Yardeni Research, India may benefit greatly from the geopolitical unrest surrounding Venezuela, especially if it causes a significant drop in the price of oil globally.

This is because reduced oil prices improve India’s bargaining position with the US and lessen its reliance on Russian crude.

The shares of Dhanlaxmi Bank surged after the bank announced its business update for Q3.