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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher connected Thursday (October 23, 2025), helped by robust buying successful IT and tech stocks amid increasing optimism connected the U.S.-India commercialized woody front.
After hitting a 52-week high, indices reversed astir of their intra-day gains connected fag-end profit-taking aft sentiment turned cautious amid concerns implicit U.S. sanctions against Russia's 2 largest lipid companies.
Besides, an implicit 1% diminution successful heavyweight Reliance Industries besides pulled the markets lower.
The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 130.06 points, oregon 0.15%, to settee astatine 84,556.40. During the day, it jumped 863.72 points, oregon 1.02%, to 85,290.06.
The 50-share NSE Nifty ended 22.80 points, oregon 0.09%, higher astatine 25,891.40.
Domestic equities started connected a affirmative note; however, they pared aboriginal gains arsenic investors booked profits pursuing sanctions connected Russian lipid and the imaginable postponement of India–U.S. commercialized negotiations.
“Meanwhile, IT stocks precocious arsenic sentiment improved aft Trump’s softer code connected H1B visas... As the undercurrent vibes of the home marketplace person improved owed to a imaginable India-U.S. woody and a emergence successful user demand, the wide marketplace is expected to bash overmuch amended henceforth,” Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited, said.
FIIs are gradually returning to Indian markets, encouraged by expectations of net rebound successful H2 FY26 supported by festive demand, taxation benefits and GST reductions, helium added.
From the Sensex firms, Infosys climbed 3.86%. HCL Tech, Tata Consultancy Services, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Titan and Tech Mahindra were besides among the gainers.
However, Eternal, UltraTech Cement, Bharti Airtel and Adani Ports were among the laggards.
In Asian markets, Shanghai’s SSE Composite scale and Hong Kong's Hang Seng settled higher, portion South Korea's Kospi and Japan's Nikkei 225 scale ended lower.
Markets successful Europe were trading connected a mixed enactment successful mid-session deals.
U.S. markets ended successful antagonistic territory connected Wednesday (October 22, 2025).
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worthy ₹96.72 crore connected Tuesday (October 21, 2025), according to speech data.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed further sanctions connected Open Joint Stock Company Rosneft Oil Company (Rosneft) and Lukoil OAO (Lukoil) — Russia’s 2 largest lipid companies that the Trump medication accuses of helping money the Kremlin's “war machine” successful Ukraine.
Global lipid benchmark Brent crude jumped 5.43% to $65.99 a barrel.
Equity markets were closed connected Wednesday (October 22, 2025) connected relationship of Diwali Balipratipada.
In a peculiar one-hour Muhurat trading league connected Tuesday (October 21, 2025), the Sensex roseate by 62.97 points, oregon 0.07%, to settee astatine 84,426.34. The Nifty went up by 25.45 points, oregon 0.10%, to settee astatine 25,868.60.
