Share markets in India roughly unchanged; Sensex, Nifty trade flat:Lebanon ceasefire US-Iran potential peace talks lift investor sentiment

Indian stock markets were roughly unchanged at opening on Friday, 17 April, 2026. Sensex peddled towards 78,060.46 level. Nifty inched upwards to 24,220.00 points. Mixed sector-wise performance: Sectorally on the NSE, barring Nifty Private Bank, Metal, Financial Services and one another, all other indices traded with gains. Nifty Media emerged as the highest gainer, rising 1.55%. Israel-Lebanon ceasefire A 10-day ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel came into effect on Friday, after Trump announced on Thursday that both Israel and Lebanon had agreed to the temporary truce. In a post on Truth Social, he said, “I just had excellent conversations with the Highly Respected President Joseph Aoun, of Lebanon, and Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel. These two Leaders have agreed that to achieve PEACE between their Countries, they will formally begin a 10 Day CEASEFIRE at 5 P.M. EST.” According to India time, the ceasefire began at 7:30 am on Friday. US-Iran peace talks A Pakistani contingent had departed for Iran on Thursday to put proposals for second round of peace talks between Washington and Tehran. In other Asian shares, the trading was mixed US markets settled marginally higher overnight Support and Resistance Support Zone: 23,940 | 23,850 | 23,462 | 23,330 | 22,857 Support means the level where a stock or index gets support from falling further. Buying increases at these levels, so the price does not fall easily. This can be a potential buying opportunity. Resistance Zone: 24,143 | 24,387 | 24,450 | 24,538 | 24,650 | 25,002 Resistance means the level where a stock or index faces difficulty moving higher. This happens due to increased selling. If the resistance zone is crossed, further upward momentum is expected. Note: Support and resistance levels are based on the report by Wealth View Analytics. Rupee stronger on Friday Rupee rose 27 paise to 92.87 against US dollar on Friday.