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Indian equity markets ne Thursday, January 22, 2026 ko zabardast gains ke saath open kiya, recent downtrends ko reverse karte hue. Benchmark Sensex ne 550 points se zyada ka substantial jump record kiya, 82,450 level ke upar trade karte hue, jabki Nifty 50 index ne 25,300 mark ko cross kiya, early trade mein 180 points se zyada gain karte hue. Yeh broad market strength kaafi had tak positive global cues, khaas kar US aur European deshon ke beech trade tensions kam hone ki khabar se aayi. US President Donald Trump ne Greenland par ek framework agreement ka ishara diya aur European deshon par tariffs lagane ki pehle ki dhamkiyon se peeche hat gaye, jisse trade conflict ke potential ko lekar investors ki concerns kam hui. Asian markets ne bhi Wall Street ki positive performance ko follow kiya, India jaise emerging markets mein risk appetite ko improve karne mein contribute kiya.
Individual stocks mein, Eternal Limited (pehle Zomato Limited) ek notable performer bani, jiske shares January 22, 2026 ko lagbhag 6% badhe. Yeh surge company dwara FY25-26 ke third quarter ke liye robust financial results announce karne ke saath sync hui. Eternal Limited ne operations se ₹16,315 crore ka consolidated revenue report kiya, jo quarter-on-quarter 20.0% growth aur year-on-year 201.8% increase represent karta hai. Company ka net profit ₹102 crore raha, jo year-on-year 72.9% ka substantial rise hai, jabki EBITDA bhi ₹3.68 billion tak badha, jo quarter-on-quarter 54% up tha. Yeh results market expectations se behtar rahe, jo quick commerce business mein operational efficiency aur scale-up ko highlight karte hain. Ek significant corporate development mein, company ne yeh bhi announce kiya ki Deepinder Goyal CEO ke post se February 1, 2026 se step down karenge, aur unki jagah Albinder Singh Dhindsa lenge. Yeh note karna zaroori hai ki Eternal Limited filhal ek bahut high Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio par trade kar raha hai, jo lagbhag 1,388.4x report kiya gaya hai, jo earnings ke comparison mein premium valuation dikhata hai.
Market ki positive sentiment alag-alag sectors mein dikhai di, jisme Nifty PSU Bank aur Nifty Defence NSE par sabse aage rahe. Broader market indices, jaise mid-cap aur small-cap segments, bhi higher trade kar rahe the, jo widespread buying interest ko indicate karta hai. Analysts ne Nifty ki resilience ko note kiya, jo 25,150 level ke aas-paas located apne 200-day moving average ke upar bana hua hai, jo potential support zones suggest karta hai. January 22, 2026 ko overall market environment cautious optimism se bhara tha, jisme investors ne geopolitical headwinds kam hone aur strong domestic corporate results par positive reaction diya.