At 14.35 PM IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex jumped 194 points or 0.23% to 81,219.15. The Nifty 50 index surged 31.60 points or 0.31% to 25,071.25.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index gained 0.52% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index added 1.13%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,884 shares rose and 731 shares fell. A total of 212 shares were unchanged.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth Rs 13,749.82 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net sellers of Rs 5,968.70 crore in the Indian equity market on 6 November 2026, according to provisional data.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty Media index jumped 1.83% to 1,701.15. The index declined 2.35% in the past two trading sessions.

Zee Entertainment Enterprises (up 6.64%), Prime Focus (up 2.16%), Tips Music(up 3.07%), PVR INOX (up 1.42%), Saregama India (up 0.54%), Sun TV Network (up 0.92%) surged.

Stocks in Spotlight:

Tata Steel added 2.42% after the company reported a 16.2% increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 3,699.6 crore in Q2 FY27, compared with Rs 3,183.1 crore in Q2 FY26. Revenue rose 11.5% to Rs 65,436.2 crore from Rs 58,689.3 crore.

Data Patterns India declined 2.39% after the company reported a 55.6% decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 21.8 crore in Q2 FY27, compared with Rs 49.2 crore in Q2 FY26. Revenue declined 56.7% to Rs 133.3 crore from Rs 307.5 crore.

Voltas dropped 2.72%. The company reported a 53.5% increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 52.6 crore in Q2 FY27, compared with Rs 34.3 crore in Q2 FY26. Revenue increased 15.3% to Rs 2,706.6 crore from Rs 2,347.3 crore.

Global Market:

Dow futures fell 230 points, signalling a weak opening for US stocks in the next trading session.

US stocks ended mixed on Friday as technology shares recovered from the previous session's sharp losses. The S&P 500 rose 0.31% to 7,376.86, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.09% to 24,579.43. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.46% to 51,285.73.

The rebound was led by semiconductor stocks. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index gained 4.2%, while Nvidia advanced 2.8% and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) surged 11%. Sandisk recovered nearly 4%.

Technology shares rebounded as investors reassessed the potential impact of tighter AI regulation following the US midterm elections. Concerns that regulatory scrutiny could slow data-centre construction had triggered the previous session's sharp sell-off. However, investors continued to question the sustainability of AI-related capital expenditure and elevated sector valuations.

Airbnb shares climbed 12% after the company raised its full-year 2026 revenue growth forecast, citing stronger third-quarter demand. DraftKings plunged 21% after cutting its outlook to account for higher costs associated with expanding its prediction-markets business.

The US labour market delivered a stronger-than-expected performance in October. Non-farm payrolls increased by 165,000, against expectations of 65,000. September's job additions were revised upwards to 60,000 from the previously reported 29,000. The unemployment rate declined to 4.1% from 4.2% in September.

Average hourly earnings increased 0.4% month-on-month and 3.1% year-on-year to $38.00. The stronger employment report indicated continued labour-market resilience and added to concerns that the Federal Reserve may keep interest rates elevated.

Crude oil prices edged lower on Friday after recovering earlier in the week. Brent crude futures were quoted around $97.76 a barrel.