Nifty steadies as oil-led macro worries meet sharp smallcap swings

Indian equities ended higher after a late recovery, with Moneycontrol reporting the Sensex closed 300 points above the day’s low and the Nifty finished above 23,450. The move came against a cautious backdrop: Reuters flagged a weaker rupee as oil rose on Middle East worries, while Livemint noted crude edged toward $102 a barrel. On the stock-specific side, the supplied feed shows no direct company catalyst for the day’s biggest movers, so the sharp gains in VEDAVAAG, DIGJAMLMTD, MOLBIO, GRAVISSHO and KAVDEFENCE, and the drop in SRGHFL, should be treated as price action without a confirmed news driver from the provided context. Separately, SEBI’s tokenised corporate bond pilot under Demat 2.0 was reported by Moneycontrol, but its immediate market impact is unclear from the supplied material.