Stock markets rise for third day, Sensex jumps 484.53 points on gains in banking, oil shares

Benchmark Sensex spurted by 484 points and Nifty closed above 25,700 on Friday (October 17, 2025), extending their winning run to the third consecutive day on buying in blue-chip banking and oil shares and foreign fund inflows.

In a volatile session, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 484.53 points or 0.58% to settle at 83,952.19. During the day, it surged 704.58 points or 0.84% to 84,172.24.

The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 124.55 points or 0.49% to 25,709.85.

Among Sensex firms, Asian Paints jumped the most by 4.18%. Mahindra & Mahindra, Bharti Airtel, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries were also among the gainers.

However, Infosys, HCL Tech, Eternal, Tech Mahindra and Tata Steel were among the laggards.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth ₹997.29 crore on Thursday (October 16, 2025), according to exchange data. Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) also bought stocks worth ₹4,076.20 crore in the previous trade.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi settled in the positive territory while Japan’s Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai’s SSE Composite index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng ended lower.

Markets in Europe were trading sharply lower. U.S. markets ended lower on Thursday (October 16, 2025).

Global oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.92% to $60.50 a barrel.