Mumbai – Indian Stock Market continue the upward rally on Friday, October 17, 2025 with benchmark Sensex and Nifty recorded gains for the third day in a row. The Sensex surged by 484.53 points to close at 83,952.19, and the Nifty rose by 124.55 points to finish on 25,709.85, led by buying in blue-chip banking and oil shares and continued foreign investment inflows. Market Performance BSE jumped 0.58% while NSE closed 0.49% up from yesterday. Blue-chip banking and oil shares led the charge. Key Gainers and Losers Asian Paints ( 4.18%), Mahindra & Mahindra (2.67%), Bharti Airtel (2.31%), ITC (1.54%), Hindustan Unilever (1.64%), ICICI Bank (1.36%) and Reliance Industries (1.49%) were the major gainers today. However, Infosys (2.08%), HCL Tech (1.99%), Eternal (1.47%), Tech Mahindra (1.16%) and Tata Steel (1.44%) were among the laggards today. Market Drivers The rally was notably driven by sustained demand for banking and oil sector blue-chip stocks. Positive sentiment was further boosted by ongoing foreign and domestic fund inflows. Institutional Flows Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth ₹997.29 crore on Thursday while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) also bought stocks worth ₹4,076.20 crore, according to exchange data. Indian Stock Market was up yesterday, October 16, 2025, for the second consecutive sessions. |