Share Market booms on the first day of the year, these stocks jumped more than 10% upon opening
Share Market: The year 2026 (New Year) has begun, and the Indian stock market has also welcomed the new year. Both the Sensex and Nifty indices opened in the green zone with strong momentum on January 1, 2026. While the 30-share Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange jumped more than 200 points upon opening, the Nifty-50 of the National Stock Exchange also opened in the green zone with strong momentum compared to its previous close. Meanwhile, several stocks jumped by 10 to 15 percent upon opening.
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Sensational start for Sensex-Nifty
On the first day of 2026, the stock market opened on a positive note. The BSE Sensex, compared to its previous closing of 85,220, opened with a gain of 223.54 points at 85,444.14, while the NSE Nifty, after opening in the green zone compared to its previous close of 26,139, rose by 65.75 points to trade at 26,195.35. 1284 Companies' Shares Open Higher
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In early trading, the shares of approximately 1284 companies listed on the stock market started trading with a strong surge compared to their previous closing prices. In addition, 728 companies' shares opened lower, trading in the red compared to their previous close. Furthermore, 151 companies' stocks opened flat, meaning there was no change in their prices. Tata Steel, Jio Financial, L&T, Reliance Industries, and Bajaj Finserv were among the fastest-rising stocks.
These Stocks Jumped More Than 10%
Amidst the stock market rally, among the stocks that saw the biggest jumps, the share of liquor manufacturing company Piccadily Agro Industries Limited (Piccadily Agro Share) was seen trading with a 13% surge. In addition, Panama Petrochem Share (12%) and SPML Infra Share (10%) were also trading higher.
Summary
In the BSE Midcap category, Supreme India Share (3%), Ashok Leyland Share (1.80%), Escorts Share (1.7%), and Gujarat Gas Share (1.40%) were trading higher. Among large-cap companies, Zomato's parent company, Eternal's share, led the way, trading 1.50% higher. IndiGo Share and NTPC Share were also trading around 1% higher.
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