Mumbai – Indian Stock Market ended higher on Monday, October 20, 2025 with benchmark Sensex and Nifty recorded gains for the fourth day in a row. The Sensex surged by 411.18 points to close at 84,363.37, and the Nifty rose by 133.30 points to finish on 25,843.15, led by buying in blue-chip shares and continued foreign investment inflows.
Market Performance
BSE jumped 0.49% while NSE closed 0.52% up from Friday.
Buying in Blue-chip shares and FII inflow led the charge.
Key Gainers and Losers
Reliance Industries (+3.61%), Bajaj Finserv (+2.78%), Axis Bank (+2.07%), State Bank of India (+2.01%), Tata Consultancy Services (+1.83%), Titan (+1.72%) and Bharti Airtel (+1.89%) were among the major gainers today.
However, ICICI Bank (-3.03%), Mahindra & Mahindra (-1.38%), Eternal (-1.23%), Adani Ports (0.98%) and Power Grid (0.62%) were among the laggards today.
Market Drivers
The rally was notably driven by buying in blue-chip stocks.
Positive sentiment was further boosted by ongoing foreign and domestic fund inflows.
Institutional Flows
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth ₹308.98 crore on Friday while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) also bought stocks worth ₹1,526.61 crore, according to exchange data.
Indian Stock Markets were up Friday, October 17, 2025, for the third consecutive session.
The market will remain closed for regular trading tomorrow but will conduct a special one hour Muhurat Trading session between 1:45 pm and 2:45 pm.