Indian markets continued to trade in green in early afternoon session as investors continued to look for some positive news on the interim India-US trade deal. Traders took note of report that Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that India remains a key destination for overseas investments and is likely to attract $100 billion in foreign direct investments (FDIs) from the four-nation European bloc EFTA. Sector wise, automobile industry remained in focus as Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has said that automobile exports from India rose 22 per cent year-on-year in the April-June quarter of current financial (Q1FY26) year driven by record shipment of passenger vehicles and robust growth in segments like two-wheelers and commercial vehicles. On the global front, Asian markets were trading mostly in green as People's Bank of China maintained its interest rates unchanged on Monday as the economy faces subdued domestic demand amid challenging global economic conditions. The bank retained its one-year loan prime rate at 3.0 percent. Similarly, the five-year LPR, the benchmark for mortgage rates, was kept unchanged at 3.50 percent.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 82021.19, up by 263.46 points or 0.32% after trading in a range of 81518.66 and 82161.55. There were 17 stocks advancing against 12 stocks declining on the index, while 1 stock remained unchanged. 

The broader indices were trading in green; the BSE Mid cap index was up by 0.48%, while Small cap index up by 0.02%.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Capital Goods up by 1.01%, Metal up by 0.86%, Bankex up by 0.81%, Industrials up by 0.77% and Basic Materials was up by 0.66%, while Energy down by 1.12%, Oil & Gas down by 0.65%, FMCG down by 0.30%, IT down by 0.25% and Healthcare was down by 0.13% were the top losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Eternal up by 2.99%, ICICI Bank up by 2.20%, HDFC Bank up by 1.77%, Bharat Electronics up by 0.99% and Larsen & Toubro up by 0.93%. On the flip side, Reliance Industries down by 2.79%, HCL Tech down by 0.94%, Axis Bank down by 0.90%, TCS down by 0.74% and Hindustan Unilever down by 0.72% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has said that India's petroleum product exports worth $15 billion to the European Union (EU) may be at risk as Brussels moves to restrict imports of Russian crude oil refined in third countries. The 18th package of sanctions by the 27-nation EU included a set of measures largely aimed at curbing the revenues of Russia's oil and energy sector, such as an import ban on refined petroleum products made from Russian crude oil and coming from any third country.

GTRI said that a central component of the package is a ban on the import of refined petroleum products made from Russian crude and exported via third countries, excluding only a select few allies like the US, UK, Canada, and Switzerland. It said this measure will hurt nations such as India, Turkey, and the UAE, which have been refining Russian crude and selling diesel, petrol, and jet fuel to Europe.

According to the think tank, India exported $19.2 billion worth of petroleum products to the EU in FY24, but this dropped by 27.1 per cent to $15 billion in 2024-25. It added that India imported $50.3 billion of crude oil from Russia in FY2025, over a third of its total $143.1 billion crude bills.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 25044.60, up by 76.20 points or 0.31% after trading in a range of 24882.30 and 25079.50. There were 25 stocks advancing against 25 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Eternal up by 3.09%, ICICI Bank up by 2.37%, HDFC Bank up by 1.80%, HDFC Life Insurance up by 1.41% and Larsen & Toubro up by 1.13%. On the flip side, Indusind Bank down by 2.79%, Reliance Industries down by 2.78%, Wipro down by 1.74%, Eicher Motors down by 0.91% and Tata Consumer down by 0.87% were the top losers.

Asian markets were trading mostly in green; Hang Seng advanced 149.41 points or 0.6% to 24,975.07, Jakarta Composite gained 72.69 points or 0.99% to 7,384.61, Shanghai Composite strengthened 23.84 points or 0.67% to 3,558.32, KOSPI increased 22.74 points or 0.71% to 3,210.81 and Straits Times was up by 19.27 points or 0.46% to 4,208.77. On the flip side, Taiwan Weighted was down by 42.57 points or 0.18% to 23,340.56.