{"id":260619,"date":"2026-09-22T10:03:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T04:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T10:03:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T04:33:28","slug":"nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Nifty Financial Services Today: Index Gains 0.43% at Opening Bell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#Quick_sector_takeaways\" title=\"Quick sector takeaways\">Quick sector takeaways<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#Nifty_Financial_Services_today_early-session_update\" title=\"Nifty Financial Services today: early-session update\">Nifty Financial Services today: early-session update<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#Price_snapshot\" title=\"Price snapshot\">Price snapshot<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#Sector_ranking\" title=\"Sector ranking\">Sector ranking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#Constituent_breadth\" title=\"Constituent breadth\">Constituent breadth<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#Heavyweights_versus_broader_participation\" title=\"Heavyweights versus broader participation\">Heavyweights versus broader participation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#Key_Nifty_Financial_Services_stocks\" title=\"Key Nifty Financial Services stocks\">Key Nifty Financial Services stocks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#Biggest_positive_movers\" title=\"Biggest positive movers\">Biggest positive movers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#Biggest_negative_movers\" title=\"Biggest negative movers\">Biggest negative movers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#Stocks_to_watch_next_session\" title=\"Stocks to watch next session\">Stocks to watch next session<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#The_constructive_case\" title=\"The constructive case\">The constructive case<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#The_cautious_case\" title=\"The cautious case\">The cautious case<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#Univest_Insights\" title=\"Univest Insights\">Univest Insights<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#Know_more_with_Univest\" title=\"Know more with Univest\">Know more with Univest<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#Frequently_asked_questions\" title=\"Frequently asked questions\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#How_is_Nifty_Financial_Services_today\" title=\"How is Nifty Financial Services today?\">How is Nifty Financial Services today?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#What_was_the_previous_close_for_Nifty_Financial_Services\" title=\"What was the previous close for Nifty Financial Services?\">What was the previous close for Nifty Financial Services?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#What_were_the_days_high_and_low_for_the_index\" title=\"What were the day&#8217;s high and low for the index?\">What were the day&#8217;s high and low for the index?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#Why_is_Nifty_Financial_Services_the_second_top_gainer\" title=\"Why is Nifty Financial Services the second top gainer?\">Why is Nifty Financial Services the second top gainer?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#Which_stocks_gained_the_most_in_the_financial_index\" title=\"Which stocks gained the most in the financial index?\">Which stocks gained the most in the financial index?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#What_was_the_breadth_in_Nifty_Financial_Services_stocks\" title=\"What was the breadth in Nifty Financial Services stocks?\">What was the breadth in Nifty Financial Services stocks?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-today-opening-bell-2026\/#Disclaimer\" title=\"Disclaimer\">Disclaimer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quick_sector_takeaways\"><\/span>Quick sector takeaways<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/screeners\/nifty-financial-services\"><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/screeners\/nifty-financial-services\">Nifty Financial Services<\/a><\/a> rose 0.43%, or 109.75 points, to 25,634.45 in the early session on 22 September 2026.<\/li>\n<li>The index stood above its previous close of 25,524.70 and traded between 25,550.80 and 25,652.70 during the session so far.<\/li>\n<li>Market breadth was constructive, with 15 advances and four declines among the sector&#8217;s stocks.<\/li>\n<li>HDFC Bank, HDFC Life, LIC Housing Finance and SBI Life were among the notable gainers, while ICICI Lombard, REC, PFC and Axis Bank were lower. Watch whether the index remains close to its intraday high.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nifty Financial Services today<\/strong> is showing early-session strength, with the index ranking as the second-highest gainer among the tracked NSE sector indices at 10:00 AM IST. The move reflects broad participation across financial stocks rather than a rise confined to only one or two counters.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nifty_Financial_Services_today_early-session_update\"><\/span>Nifty Financial Services today: early-session update<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Nifty Financial Services opened at 25,553.50, above the previous close of 25,524.70, and extended its gains in the opening hour. At 25,634.45, the index was up 109.75 points, or 0.43%. Its position close to the session high of 25,652.70 indicates that most of the early gain was retained at the time of the update.<\/p>\n<p>The index is a useful lens on the session&#8217;s movement across banks, non-banking finance companies, insurers, asset managers and payment-service businesses. In this early reading, gains in several financial names outweighed declines in a smaller set of stocks. Readers can follow the broader market through <a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/share-market-today\"><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/share-market-today\">Univest Market View<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Price_snapshot\"><\/span>Price snapshot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Measure<\/th>\n<th>Level<\/th>\n<th>Session reading<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Previous close<\/td>\n<td>25,524.70<\/td>\n<td>Reference level for the day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Open<\/td>\n<td>25,553.50<\/td>\n<td>Started 28.80 points above the previous close<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Last traded level<\/td>\n<td>25,634.45<\/td>\n<td>Up 109.75 points, or 0.43%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Day high<\/td>\n<td>25,652.70<\/td>\n<td>18.25 points above the last traded level<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Day low<\/td>\n<td>25,550.80<\/td>\n<td>83.65 points below the last traded level<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The early intraday range spans 101.90 points. The index remained above both its opening level and previous close at the update, while sitting 18.25 points below the day high.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sector_ranking\"><\/span>Sector ranking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Nifty Financial Services is the second top gaining sector index in the opening session, edged out only by Nifty Mid Select. The full comparison across India&#8217;s NSE sector indices, ordered from the strongest gain to the steepest fall, is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nifty Mid Select: up 0.44%.<\/li>\n<li>Nifty Financial Services: up 0.43%.<\/li>\n<li>Nifty Auto: up 0.34%.<\/li>\n<li>Nifty Bank: up 0.24%.<\/li>\n<li>Nifty Metal: up 0.06%.<\/li>\n<li>Nifty Pharma: up 0.03%.<\/li>\n<li>Nifty FMCG: down 0.02%.<\/li>\n<li>Nifty IT: down 0.80%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 0.43% rise placed Financial Services ahead of Auto, Bank, Metal and Pharma, while FMCG and IT were in negative territory. The gap with Nifty Mid Select was narrow at 0.01 percentage point, making the financial index one of the leading early-session groups.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Constituent_breadth\"><\/span>Constituent breadth<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Breadth supported the positive index reading. Fifteen of the sector&#8217;s stocks advanced, while four declined and none were unchanged. That produces an advance-decline ratio of 3.75, meaning gainers outnumbered decliners by nearly four to one.<\/p>\n<p>Such breadth is consistent with a broad-based positive session within the index at this stage. It also provides context for the 0.43% index move: the gain was accompanied by participation across multiple financial businesses, even as a few names traded lower.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heavyweights_versus_broader_participation\"><\/span>Heavyweights versus broader participation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The heavyweight group was largely positive. <a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/stocks\/muthootfin\/muthoot-finance-ltd-share-price-today\">Muthoot Finance<\/a> rose 0.34% to \u20b92,863.80, while SBI Life gained 0.56% to \u20b91,765.80. Bajaj Finserv added 0.23% to \u20b91,854.00 and LIC Housing Finance advanced 0.62% to \u20b9571.50. State Bank of India was marginally higher by 0.06% at \u20b9996.60.<\/p>\n<p>The same set featured in the session&#8217;s active financial names, with Muthoot Finance, SBI Life, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finserv and LIC Housing Finance in focus. Their individual gains differed in size, but the combined positive reading aligns with the wider breadth picture.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Nifty_Financial_Services_stocks\"><\/span>Key Nifty Financial Services stocks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Stock<\/th>\n<th>Move<\/th>\n<th>Why it matters<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/stocks\/hdfcbank\/hdfc-bank-ltd-share-price-today\">HDFC Bank<\/a><\/td>\n<td>+1.20% to \u20b9748.35<\/td>\n<td>It was the largest percentage gainer among the highlighted financial stocks and traded near its day high of \u20b9748.80.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HDFC Life Insurance<\/td>\n<td>+0.81% to \u20b9563.95<\/td>\n<td>The stock was among the leading gainers and remained close to its day high of \u20b9565.50.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/stocks\/lichsgfin\/lic-housing-finance-ltd-share-price-today\">LIC Housing Finance<\/a><\/td>\n<td>+0.62% to \u20b9571.50<\/td>\n<td>Its advance added support from the housing-finance segment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SBI Life Insurance<\/td>\n<td>+0.56% to \u20b91,765.80<\/td>\n<td>The stock contributed a positive insurance-sector reading.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ICICI Lombard<\/td>\n<td>-0.56% to \u20b91,500.70<\/td>\n<td>It was the sharpest decliner among the highlighted stocks, despite the positive index trend.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Biggest_positive_movers\"><\/span>Biggest positive movers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>HDFC Bank led the gainers with a 1.20% rise to \u20b9748.35 after moving from an opening level of \u20b9738.85 to a day high of \u20b9748.80. HDFC Life followed with a 0.81% gain to \u20b9563.95. LIC Housing Finance added 0.62%, SBI Life rose 0.56%, and ICICI Prudential Life gained 0.50% to \u20b9495.45.<\/p>\n<p>These advances covered banking, housing finance and life insurance, reinforcing the positive breadth seen across the financial index in the opening hour.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Biggest_negative_movers\"><\/span>Biggest negative movers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>ICICI Lombard declined 0.56% to \u20b91,500.70, with its day low at \u20b91,499.10. REC slipped 0.32% to \u20b9309.20, PFC fell 0.25% to \u20b9343.90, and Axis Bank was lower by 0.14% at \u20b91,248.20. The declines were modest relative to the breadth of advances, though they show that the session was not uniformly positive across every financial stock.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stocks_to_watch_next_session\"><\/span>Stocks to watch next session<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>HDFC Bank, after its 1.20% gain and trade near the day&#8217;s high.<\/li>\n<li>HDFC Life, following its 0.81% advance to \u20b9563.95.<\/li>\n<li>LIC Housing Finance, which rose 0.62% and reached \u20b9571.65 intraday.<\/li>\n<li>SBI Life, up 0.56% after touching \u20b91,772.70.<\/li>\n<li>ICICI Lombard, which was the leading decliner at the opening-bell update.<\/li>\n<li>Axis Bank, which moved lower despite the overall sector advance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_constructive_case\"><\/span>The constructive case<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The constructive evidence is clear in the opening figures: Nifty Financial Services was up 0.43%, was the second-best performing sector index, and held above its opening level and previous close. The 15-to-four advance-decline split also showed that the index&#8217;s strength had broad participation.<\/p>\n<p>HDFC Bank&#8217;s 1.20% move, alongside gains in HDFC Life, LIC Housing Finance, SBI Life and ICICI Prudential Life, added momentum across major financial segments. The index trading close to its intraday high is another positive observation for the early session.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_cautious_case\"><\/span>The cautious case<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The index was still 18.25 points below its day high at the update, so the opening strength had not yet converted into a move at the session peak. ICICI Lombard, REC, PFC and Axis Bank were lower, highlighting divergent stock-level performance within an otherwise positive sector.<\/p>\n<p>Opening-bell moves can change as the session progresses. For now, the key balance is between the broad positive breadth and the ability of the index to retain gains near 25,634.45.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Univest_Insights\"><\/span>Univest Insights<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Nifty Financial Services today began on a firm note and stood just behind Nifty Mid Select in the sector ranking. Its 0.43% gain was stronger than the advances in Nifty Auto and Nifty Bank, while several other sector indices posted only small gains or declines.<\/p>\n<p>The breadth reading gives the move a wider base than an index rise driven by a narrow cluster of names. Gains in banking, insurance and housing finance stocks appeared together, while the four decliners kept the session&#8217;s stock-level picture mixed rather than one-sided.<\/p>\n<p>For market participants following the group, the intraday range from 25,550.80 to 25,652.70 provides a clear account of how the opening hour developed. The last traded level of 25,634.45 was closer to the upper end of that range than the lower end.<\/p>\n<p>In the next session, watch whether Nifty Financial Services holds above 25,634.45 and whether the 15 advances versus four declines breadth reading remains constructive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"univest-posted-at\" style=\"font-size:14px;color:#666;margin:20px 0 8px\">Published on 22 September 2026 at 10:02 AM IST<\/p>\n<section class=\"univest-login-cta\" style=\"margin:28px 0;padding:24px;border-radius:10px;background:#eef5ff;border:1px solid #cddff7;text-align:center\">\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Know_more_with_Univest\"><\/span>Know more with Univest<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Log in to Univest to explore market insights, track stocks, and get <strong>3 free trade ideas<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/share-market-today\">Share Market Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/user\/log-in\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:11px 20px;border-radius:6px;background:#1f4e79;color:#fff !important;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700\">Know More &#8211; Log In<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_asked_questions\"><\/span>Frequently asked questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_is_Nifty_Financial_Services_today\"><\/span>How is Nifty Financial Services today?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Nifty Financial Services was up 0.43%, or 109.75 points, at 25,634.45 as of 10:00 AM IST on 22 September 2026.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_the_previous_close_for_Nifty_Financial_Services\"><\/span>What was the previous close for Nifty Financial Services?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The previous close was 25,524.70.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_were_the_days_high_and_low_for_the_index\"><\/span>What were the day&#8217;s high and low for the index?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The day high was 25,652.70 and the day low was 25,550.80.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_Nifty_Financial_Services_the_second_top_gainer\"><\/span>Why is Nifty Financial Services the second top gainer?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Its 0.43% gain ranked behind Nifty Mid Select, which was up 0.44%, and ahead of every other tracked sector index.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_stocks_gained_the_most_in_the_financial_index\"><\/span>Which stocks gained the most in the financial index?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>HDFC Bank rose 1.20%, HDFC Life gained 0.81%, LIC Housing Finance added 0.62%, and SBI Life advanced 0.56%.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_the_breadth_in_Nifty_Financial_Services_stocks\"><\/span>What was the breadth in Nifty Financial Services stocks?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There were 15 advancing stocks, four declining stocks and no unchanged stocks at the opening-bell update.<\/p>\n<section class=\"univest-disclaimer\">\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disclaimer\"><\/span>Disclaimer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Investments in securities markets are subject to market risks. 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