India’s stock market chalked up gains on Thursday, January 17, amid rising financial and energy names. The start of the earnings season pushed indices higher. No market-driving data is expected today. Recapping the benchmarks, the Nifty 50 firmed 0.14% to 10,905, while the BSE Sensex 30 closed 0.15% higher at 36,374. Top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 included Axis Bank and HCL Technologies, which added 1.86% and 1.55%, respectively. On the other side of the spectrum, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries and Yes Bank plunged 6.46% and 3.82%. Among the session’s outperformers on the Nifty 50, GAIL and Bharat Petroleum jumped 2.23% and 1.99%. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries and Yes Bank stood out among the underperformers, sinking 6.61% and 3.70%. In the currency market, the USD/INR currency pair dropped 0.16% to 71.18, while EUR/INR traded up 0.26% to 81.10. The 10-year government bond yield stood at 7.541%. Energy name Reliance Industries retreated 0.13% ahead of the release of financial results for the previous quarter. Housing Development & Finance Corporation and Axis Bank were well bid, rising more than 0.7%. Jet Airways surged 5% after State Bank of India said that lenders are considering restructuring of the air carrier. From a technical standpoint, the BSE Sensex 30 has broken out of a symmetrical triangle to the upside, breaking through its upper line near 36,200. Stochastic lines are buy-friendly, but have already reached overbought territory. As a result, the benchmark may halt its ascent.