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Stock markets surge for fourth day; Sensex jumps over 411 points

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:43:00 +0000

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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Monday (October 20, 2025), taking their winning run to the fourth day in a row, driven by buying in blue-chip Reliance Industries and sustained foreign fund inflows.

A sharp rally in global markets also added to the markets’ optimism.

The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 411.18 points or 0.49% to settle at 84,363.37. During the day, it zoomed 704.37 points or 0.83% to 84,656.56.

The 50-share NSE Nifty surged 133.30 points or 0.52% to 25,843.15.

From the Sensex firms, Reliance Industries climbed 3.52% after the firm on Friday reported a 9.6% year-on-year rise in net profit for the September quarter, driven by strong performance in its consumer-facing retail and telecom businesses and a recovery in its core oil-to-chemicals segment.

Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank, State Bank of India, Tata Consultancy Services, Titan and Bharti Airtel were also among the gainers.

However, ICICI Bank, Mahindra &Mahindra, Eternal, Adani Ports and Power Grid were among the laggards.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai’s SSE Composite index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng settled higher.

Markets in Europe were trading in the green.

U.S. markets ended in positive territory on Friday.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth ₹308.98 crore on Friday, according to exchange data. Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) also bought stocks worth ₹1,526.61 crore on the same day.

“The Indian market extended its upward march on Monday, carrying forward the festive rally ahead of the Diwali Muhurat trading session. The Nifty-50 climbed, driven by strong buying in index heavyweights such as Reliance Industries,” Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money, an online trading and wealth tech firm, said.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude dipped 0.29% to $61.11 a barrel.

On Friday, the Sensex jumped 484.53 points or 0.58% settle at 83,952.19. The Nifty climbed 124.55 points or 0.49% to 25,709.85.

Last week, the BSE benchmark jumped 1,451.37 points or 1.75%, and the Nifty surged 424.5 points or 1.67%.

Stock exchanges BSE and NSE will conduct a special Muhurat trading session on Tuesday.

The symbolic trading session will be held between 1:45 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. The market will remain closed for regular trading on Tuesday, but a special trading window will be open for one hour.

Published – October 20, 2025 05:13 pm IST

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Sensex, Nifty slump in early trade tracking weak global markets

admin — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 04:41:17 +0000

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Wednesday. File
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Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Wednesday (September 4, 2024) after a record-breaking rally, tracking extremely weak trends from the global markets.

The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 721.75 points to 81,833.69 after a weak beginning to the trade. The NSE Nifty tanked 196.05 points to 25,083.80.

Among the 30 Sensex firms, JSW Steel, Infosys, Larsen & Toubro, State Bank of India, Tata Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bharti Airtel and Axis Bank were the major laggards.

Asian Paints, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, and Hindustan Unilever were the gainers.

In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Hong Kong were trading sharply lower.

The U.S. markets ended significantly lower on Tuesday (September 3, 2024).

“The selloff in U.S. markets yesterday (Tuesday) was triggered by growth concerns. There are indications of U.S. manufacturing moving into contraction, thereby threatening the soft landing expectation, which has been the pillar of support for the mother market U.S. and consequently for other markets, too,” said V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services.

Halting its 10-day rally on Tuesday, the BSE benchmark dipped 4.40 points or 0.01% to settle at 82,555.44. The Nifty, however, eked out a marginal gain of 1.15 points to settle at 25,279.85, its highest-ever closing level.

In the 10-day rally, the BSE benchmark spurted 2,135 points, or 2.61%. Nifty has surged nearly 1,141 points or 4.59% in 14 straight days.

According to exchange data, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth ₹1,029.25 crore on Tuesday. Global oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.61% to $73.30 a barrel.

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Sensex, Nifty hit all-time high levels on rally in Reliance, Tata Motors shares

admin — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:03:06 +0000

The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 349.05 points or 0.43% to settle at an all-time closing high of 82,134.61, extending its winning momentum to the eighth day in a row. File
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty hit their all-time high levels on Thursday (August 29, 2024), driven by a rally in index majors Reliance Industries and Tata Motors.

The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 349.05 points or 0.43% to settle at an all-time closing high of 82,134.61, extending its winning momentum to the eighth day in a row. During the day, it soared 500.27 points or 0.61 per cent to hit a lifetime intra-day peak of 82,285.83.

Rallying for the 11th straight session, the NSE Nifty surged 99.60 points or 0.40% to settle at a new closing high of 25,151.95. During the trade, the benchmark climbed 140.55 points or 0.56% to hit a fresh record intra-day peak of 25,192.90.

Among the 30 Sensex firms, Tata Motors jumped over 4%, followed by Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, HCL Technologies, ITC, Reliance Industries, Tech Mahindra, Maruti and State Bank of India.

Reliance Industries climbed nearly 2% after Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of the firm, said the board of the company will meet on September 5 to consider issuing bonus shares in the ratio of 1:1.

“When Reliance grows, we reward our shareholders handsomely,” Mr. Ambani said.

Mahindra & Mahindra, Sun Pharma, JSW Steel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Infosys and Tata Steel were among the biggest laggards.

In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo and Shanghai settled in the negative territory, while Hong Kong ended higher.

European markets were trading in the positive zone. The U.S. markets ended lower on Wednesday (August 28, 2024).

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹1,347.53 crore on Wednesday(August 28, 2024), according to exchange data.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.60% to USD 78.27 a barrel.

Rising for the tenth straight session on Wednesday (August 28, 2024), the NSE Nifty went up by 34.60 points or 0.14% to settle at a new closing high of 25,052.35. The benchmark surged 111.85 points or 0.44% to hit a fresh intra-day all-time peak of 25,129.60.

Extending its winning run to the seventh day in a row, the BSE benchmark climbed 73.80 points or 0.09 per cent to settle at 81,785.56.

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