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Sensex Today: Stock markets in India continued to trade higher on Friday after starting lower
Sensex Today
Sensex Today: Indian equities extended their winning streak for the third straight session on Friday, with the benchmarks touching a fresh 52-week high during the day ahead of Diwali.
At the close, the BSE Sensex settled at 83,952.19, up 484.53 points (0.58%), while the NSE Nifty50 ended at 25,709.85, higher by 124.55 points (0.49%).
On BSE, Asian Paints, M&M, Bharti Airtel, and HUL were among the top gainers, while Infosys, HCLTech, Eternal, and Tata Steel were among the top laggards.
Sectorally, Nifty FMCG was the top gainer, up 1.37 per cent. Conversely, Nifty IT and Media slipped 1.63 per cent and 1.56 per cent, respectively.
However, broader markets underperformed, with the Nifty MidCap 100 and Nifty SmallCap 100 indices slipping 0.57% and 0.05%, respectively.
Global Cues
Globally, investors are awaiting key macro data — inflation numbers from the Euro Area and import-export figures from the United States — while back home, market participants will be watching bank loan growth and foreign exchange reserve data for cues.
Asian markets traded in the red, mirroring Wall Street’s overnight decline amid renewed banking sector concerns and rising US–China trade tensions. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1 per cent, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.60 per cent, and South Korea’s Kospi dropped 0.47 per cent.
Overnight in the US, major indices ended lower as weakness in regional banks spooked investors. The S&P 500 declined 0.63 per cent, the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.47 per cent, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.65 per cent.
Aparna Deb is a Subeditor and writes for the business vertical of News18.com. She has a nose for news that matters. She is inquisitive and curious about things. Among other things, financial markets, economy, a…Read More
Aparna Deb is a Subeditor and writes for the business vertical of News18.com. She has a nose for news that matters. She is inquisitive and curious about things. Among other things, financial markets, economy, a… Read More
October 17, 2025, 09:07 IST
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