The Indian benchmark indices extended the winning run on second consecutive session on November 20, with Nifty crossing 26,200 for the first time since September 2024 led by Nvidia’s stellar earnings and stronger sales guidance for Q4.

On the back of rising optimism over a potential India-US trade deal, the Indian market opened on a strong note and with extended buying Nifty touched day's high of 26,246.65, which is 30 points away from the record high of 26,277.35, touched on September 27, 2024.

At close, the Sensex was up 446.21 points or 0.52 percent at 85,632.68, and the Nifty was up 139.50 points or 0.54 percent at 26,192.15.

Broader indices underperformed the main indices with BSE Midcap and smallcap indices ending marginally lower.

Nifty Bank continued hitting fresh record high on the fourth consecutive session. The index touched new high of 59,440.10, finishing 0.22% higher at 59,347.70.

On the sectoral front, auto, capital goods, oil & gas, private bank, energy up 0.2-0.6%, while consumer durable, media, PSU Bank down 0.3-1.5 percent.

Eicher Motors, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industries, Tech Mahindra were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Asian Paints, HCL Technologies, Titan Company, Apollo Hospitals and Tata Steel.

In stock-specific action, NBCC (India) share price rose 2.5% on bagging order worth Rs 2,966.1 crore, Va Tech Wabag shares gained on order from Melamchi Water Supply Development Board, ACME Solar shares rose on commissioning second phase of additional 16 MW of its 100 MW wind power project in Gujarat, Mahindra Holidays rose 2.7% on entering ‘leisure hospitality’ business segment.

More than 140 stocks touched their 52-week high on the BSE, including M&M Financial, Radico Khaitan, Hitachi Energy, Chennai Petro, Hero MotoCorp, MCX India, Axis Bank, SBI Life Insurance, Bharti Airtel, SBI, Titan Company, PNB, Bharat Forge, Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda, among others.

On the other hand, more than 180 stocks hit 52-week low, including KNR Construction, Page Industries, United Breweries, Nitco, Man Infra, Fischer Medical, Orient Cement, United Foodbrands, among others.