Nifty, Sensex Extend Winning Streak to Three Sessions; Realty and Banking Stocks Shine

Indian equity markets ended Thursday's session in positive territory, although the benchmarks witnessed considerable fluctuations throughout the day. Gains in realty and financial stocks helped offset selling pressure in select heavyweight shares, allowing the indices to extend their winning streak for a third consecutive trading session.

The Nifty 50 closed at 25,299.35, advancing 44.30 points or 0.18%, while the Sensex settled at 81,911.01, gaining 31.61 points or 0.04%.

The Nifty opened lower at 25,213.50 against its previous close of 25,255.05. However, buying interest pushed the index to an intraday high of 25,384.80 before profit booking trimmed the gains towards the end of the session.

Foreign Investors Return as Buying Momentum Improves

Renewed participation from foreign institutional investors (FIIs) continued to support sentiment in Indian equities.

On November 11, FIIs recorded net purchases worth ₹12,563.33 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) remained net sellers, offloading equities worth ₹8,434.53 crore.

Foreign portfolio investments during November reached approximately $6.43 billion, representing the strongest monthly inflow since September 2024. The return of overseas capital helped improve market confidence following the selling pressure witnessed in previous months.

Softer Crude Oil Prices Offer Relief to Domestic Equities

Movement in international crude oil prices remained another factor influencing market sentiment.

Brent crude futures declined more than 1% to around $91.80 per barrel during early trading on Thursday. Expectations of progress in geopolitical negotiations involving the Middle East and the Russia-Ukraine conflict contributed to the weakness in oil prices.

Realty Stocks Outperform

Sectoral performance remained sharply divided, with realty and financial stocks accounting for much of the positive momentum.

Nifty Realty emerged as the strongest sectoral index, jumping 4.51%, followed by Nifty Media, which advanced 2.46%. Banking stocks also witnessed healthy demand, with Nifty PSU Bank gaining 1.51%.

The Nifty Financial Services index rose 1.42%, while Nifty Bank added 1.19%. Nifty Mid Select also finished higher, advancing 0.91%.

In contrast, automobile stocks faced the highest selling pressure, with Nifty Auto falling 1.02%. Nifty FMCG declined 0.74%, while Nifty Energy and Nifty IT lost 0.42% and 0.41%, respectively.

Pharmaceutical stocks also remained subdued, with Nifty Pharma slipping 0.35%. Nifty Metal recorded a marginal decline of 0.11%.

Midcap and Smallcap Stocks Beat Benchmark Indices

While the Nifty and Sensex ended with marginal gains, the broader market delivered a relatively stronger performance.

The Nifty Smallcap 100 advanced 1.12%, outperforming the frontline indices by a wide margin. The Nifty Midcap 100 also gained 0.85%.

Indian Rupee Remains Under Pressure Against US Dollar

The Indian rupee witnessed a volatile session on Thursday, November 12, 2026, amid a strengthening US dollar and continued demand for the American currency. The rupee opened near ₹93.73 against the US dollar and weakened to ₹93.77 during early trading, compared with Wednesday's reported close of ₹93.71. However, sustained foreign institutional inflows and declining crude oil prices provided some support to the domestic currency.

European Markets Trade Higher, Led by Germany's DAX

European equity markets were trading higher on Thursday, November 12, 2026, supported by positive investor sentiment across major indices. Germany's DAX led the gains, rising 297.43 points or 1.12% to 26,939.50, followed by France's CAC 40, which advanced 65.44 points or 0.79% to 8,398.31. Meanwhile, the UK's FTSE 100 gained 35.21 points or 0.32% to trade at 10,870.68. All three indices remained in positive territory as trading continued.

US Stock Futures Trade Mixed Amid Cautious Sentiment

US stock index futures were trading mixed on Thursday, November 12, 2026, indicating a cautious outlook ahead of the Wall Street session. Dow Jones futures edged higher by 62 points or 0.12% to 52,640, while S&P 500 futures declined 25.75 points or 0.34% to 7,614.75. Meanwhile, Nasdaq 100 futures fell 199.75 points or 0.70% to 28,273.50, indicating relatively stronger selling pressure in technology stocks.