Nifty tops 26,300 as India bank stocks hit record; Coal India jumps, ITC slides on excise hike
NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 04:45 ET Indian shares rose on Friday, with the benchmark Nifty 50 trading above 26,300 and the Sensex up about 0.6% in noon deals, data from Upstox showed. The move mattered because it came on the second trading day of 2026, as investors positioned for a run of corporate updates ahead of the quarterly earnings…