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Benchmark Sensex rose 575 points on buying in banking and financial stocks led by a rally in Asian and European markets amid expectations of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve later this month, while the Nifty closed above 25,300 on Wednesday (October 15, 2025).
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed at 82,605.43, up 575.45 points or 0.70%. During the day it rose 697.04 points or 0.84% to 82,727.02.
The 50-share NSE Nifty rose 178.05 points or 0.71% to 25,323.55.
Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv were the biggest gainers among Sensex companies. Asian Paints, Larsen & Toubro, Trent, UltraTech Cement, Eternal and Adani Ports were also among the winners.
However, Tata Motors, Infosys, Tech Mahindra and Axis Bank 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 closed sharply higher. European markets were trading in positive territory.
On Tuesday (October 14), US markets closed on a mixed note.
Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Ltd, said, “The national market gained momentum after two days of selling; Fed Chairman’s dovish remarks on rates and consideration of ending its quantitative tightening boosted global market sentiments.”
Global oil benchmark Brent crude fell 0.18% to $62.28 a barrel.
According to exchange data, foreign institutional investors sold equities worth ₹1,508.53 crore on Tuesday (October 14), while domestic institutional investors bought stocks worth ₹3,661.13 crore.
On Tuesday (October 14), the Sensex closed at 82,029.98, down 297.07 points or 0.36%. Nifty fell 81.85 points or 0.32% to 25,145.50.
published – October 15, 2025 05:13 PM IST
