Market close: Sensex up 715 pts post RBI policy; snaps 8-day losing streak

Sensex Today | Stock Market close, Oct 1: In the broader markets, Nifty SmallCap 100 index rose 1.1 per cent, while Nifty MidCap 100 index rose 0.89 per cent.

3:49 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: RBI Policy-led gains hints at early signs of a potential shift in market direction

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Equity market posted a broad-based rally today, with the RBI's policy decision broadly in line with expectations but accompanied by a more constructive tone than in June, which buoyed investor sentiment. Its dovish stance, alongside an upward revision of India's GDP growth forecast from 6.5% to 6.8%, reinforced confidence.

Additional support came from five targeted measures to ease lending, including relaxed capital market exposure norms and enhanced infrastructure financing.

Gains were led by banking and consumer stocks, while autos advanced on the back of healthy sales. Overall, the rebound reflects improving sentiment and hints at early signs of a potential shift in market direction.

(Views expressed by  Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited.)

3:45 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty reclaims 100-day EMA; forms strong bullish candlestick

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty closed Wednesday's session with a strong bullish candlestick after the RBI policy outcome and auto sales data, reclaiming levels above its 100-day EMA at 24,750, which earlier acted as resistance.

The Nifty has also retraced 61% of the Fibonacci move between the September 1 low and September 18 high at 25,453. On the derivative front, heavy put writing at 24,700–24,800 suggests a higher base, with maximum OI at 25,000. Overall, sentiment has turned positive, with support at 24,700 and resistance at 25,000–25,100.

(Views expressed by Vatsal Bhuva, Technical Analyst at LKP Securities.)

3:43 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty Bank was the top sectoral gainer, up 1.3%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Private sector banks - Kotak, ICICI and HDFC Bank led the rally in Nifty Bank on Wednesday.

 

3:40 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Broader indices gain in tandem with benchmark Nifty 50

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Broader - mid & smallcap indices also gained in tandem with the benchmark Nifty 50 index, up around 1 per cent each. Volatility index, India VIX, dipped 7 per cent.

 

3:37 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex Heatmap: Tata Motors, Kotak Bank top movers; Bajaj Finance slips

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Tata Motors up 5 per cent was the top Sensex gainer today. Trent, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Sun Pharma, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank were the other major movers.

3:35 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty tops 24,800, surges 225 pts

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The NSE Nifty 50 index surged 225 points or 0.9 per cent to settle at 24,836 levels.

 

3:33 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex gains 716 pts, closes near 81,000 levels

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The BSE Sensex gained 715 points or 0.9 per cent to close at 80,983 on Wednesday.

3:23 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: RBI's IPO financing norms tweak to deepen primary markets, say analysts

Stock Market LIVE Updates: In a bid to enhance and ease the capital market fundraising, the RBI announced multiple measures, including increasing the initial public offering (IPO) financing limit to ₹25 lakh per person from ₹10 lakh earlier. Along with enhancing limits for lending by banks against shares to ₹1 crore from ₹20 lakh earlier, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, said that the RBI will remove the regulatory ceiling on lending against listed debt securities. READ MORE

3:13 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Augmont Entp files DRHP for ₹800-cr IPO; promoters to sell ₹180-cr stake

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Augmont Enterprises, an integrated gold and silver platform in India, has filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with Sebi. The maiden public issue comprises a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to ₹620 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of equity shares aggregating up to ₹180 crore. READ MORE

3:01 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 3 PM market update

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian benchmark indices are poised to snap an eight-day losing streak on Wednesday, led by gains in media and private banks. At 3:00 PM, BSE Sensex was trading at 80,991.26, up 723.64 points or 0.90 per cent. Likewise, Nifty50 rose 0.91 per cent, or 223.76 points to 24,834.65 levels

2:49 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Tata Motors stock rallies 5%; fixes October 14 as record date for demerger

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Tata Motors rallied 5 per cent to ₹713.70 on the BSE in Wednesday’s intra-day trade amid heavy volumes after the Tata Group automobile company fixed October 14, 2025 as the “Record Date” for demerger. READ MORE

2:40 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Runwal Developers files draft papers with Sebi to raise ₹2,000 cr via IPO

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Mumbai-based real estate developer Runwal Developers, which operates under the brand Runwal Realty, has filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to raise Rs 2,000 crore through an initial public offering (IPO). 

 

The issue comprises a fresh issue of Rs 1,700 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) component of Rs 300 crore. READ MORE

2:29 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Kirloskar Brothers zooms 5% on order win for supply of pump sets from IOCL

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Kirloskar Brothers shares were in demand on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, with the scrip rising up to 4.87 per cent to an intraday high of ₹2,026 per share. Kirloskar Brothers share price rose after the company announced that it has bagged an order from Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) to supply over 14,000 pump sets. READ MORE

2:17 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: VST Tillers shares gain 5% as September sales rise 35%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of VST Tillers Tractors rose over 5 per cent on Wednesday after it reported a 35 per cent jump in total sales volume in September in its monthly update. The company sold 3,480 units during the month, up 35 per cent from 2,583 units in September 2024, the statement said. READ MORE

2:08 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 31-yr-old Perplexity founder Aravind Srinivas India's youngest billionaire

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Aravind Srinivas, the 31-year-old “Chennai boy” behind AI startup Perplexity, has stormed into the M3M Hurun India Rich List 2025 as the country’s youngest billionaire, debuting with a wealth of ₹21,190 crore. His rise reflects a major shift in India’s wealth-creation story — from traditional industries to deep-tech and artificial intelligence. READ MORE

1:59 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: WeWork India IPO: Rapid growth, hidden risks; what investors should know

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The initial public offering (IPO) of the flexible workspace operator, WeWork India Management, will open for bidding on Friday, October 3, 2025. The public issue worth ₹3,000 crore comprises an offer for sale (OFS) of 46.3 million equity shares and no fresh issue component.  

 

The three-day subscription window is scheduled to close on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. The basis of allotment of shares is likely to be finalised on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. The stock will be listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE, tentatively on Friday, October 10, 2025. 

 

WeWork India IPO is available at a price band of ₹615 to ₹648 per share, with a lot size of 23 shares. READ MORE

1:56 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Vedanta Resources' $500 mn bond issue gets 3 times oversubscription

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Mining conglomerate Vedanta Resources has raised $500 million through the sale of a seven-year US dollar-denominated bond issue, which was oversubscribed three times.

 

Vedanta Resources Finance II plc, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources, said in an exchange filing that its $500 million bond issue attracted bids exceeding $1.6 billion, more than triple the issue size.

 

The net proceeds from the offering will be used to repay existing debt and for general corporate purposes.

 

With this offering, Vedanta has raised $3.6 billion from international bond markets in the last 14 months and, in the process, ensured a spread-out debt maturity profile. READ MORE

1:53 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Wockhardt files new drug application with USFDA for antibacterial drug

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Drug firm Wockhardt on Wednesday said it has submitted a new drug application for its novel antibacterial drug with the US health regulator.

 

The company has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its novel antibacterial agent Zidebactam-Cefepime injection, the Mumbai-based drugmaker said in a regulatory filing.

 

The NDA seeks approval for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), including pyelonephritis, with or without concurrent bacteremia caused by Gram-negative bacteria, including multidrug-resistant (MDR), it added. READ MORE

1:49 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: RBI unveils measures to support exporters amid 50% US tariff impact

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Reserve Bank on Wednesday announced a host of measures to help exporters tide over challenges posed by the imposition of 50 per cent tariffs by the US administration on Indian shipments.

 

The measures include reduced paperwork and compliance burden for small exporters and importers.

 

"The export sector is a vital part of India's economy," said RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, while announcing steps to further strengthen the sector and enhance ease of doing business for traders. READ MORE

1:46 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: ECL framework proposed to be implemented from April 1, 2027: RBI Guv

Stock Market LIVE Updates: To enhance the resilience of the financial sector, the Reserve Bank on Wednesday announced that the expected credit loss (ECL) framework for provisioning is proposed to be made applicable to all financial institutions from April 1, 2027.

 

Announcing the fourth bi-monthly monetary policy, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the ECL framework of provisioning with prudential floors is proposed to be made applicable to all Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Small Finance Banks (SFBs), Payment Banks (PBs), Regional Rural Banks(RRBs)) and All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs) with effect from April 1, 2027. READ MORE

1:44 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: RateGain shares jump 8% on Sojern acquisition; eyes fundraise on Oct 4

Stock Market LIVE Updates: RateGain Travel Technologies shares jumped 8.4 per cent on BSE, logging an intra-day high at ₹699.1 per share. At 1:22 PM, RateGain’s share price was trading 5.5 per cent higher at ₹680 per share on BSE. In comparison, the BSE Sensex was up 0.65 per cent at 80,793.22.

 

The market capitalisation of the company stood at ₹8,029.42 crore. Its 52-week high was at ₹853.3 per share and 52-week low was at ₹365 per share. READ MORE

1:41 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: India records 358 billionaires, Ambani leads with ₹9.5 lakh cr wealth

Stock Market LIVE Updates: India’s wealth creation engine continues to accelerate, with a record 358 dollar-billionaires and 1,687 individuals worth over ₹1,000 crore, according to the newly released M3M Hurun India Rich List 2025. The 14th edition of the list, compiled by Hurun India in partnership with M3M India, highlights that Mukesh Ambani, 68, chairman of Reliance Industries, has reclaimed his position as India’s richest man, with family wealth pegged at ₹9.55 lakh crore ($105 billion).

 

Close behind is Gautam Adani, 63, with ₹8.15 lakh crore. In a historic milestone, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, 44, chairperson of HCLTech, broke into the Top 3 for the first time, with wealth of ₹2.84 lakh crore, making her India’s richest woman and the youngest among the top 10. READ MORE

1:36 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: RBI drops 'restriction' on business overlap by banks & group entities

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has withdrawn its proposal to bar any overlap between the businesses of banks and their group entities, removing a significant overhang for major banks that own shadow lenders operating in similar lines of business.

 

“Forms of Business and Prudential Regulation for Investments was issued in October 2024. It has been finalised after public consultations and will be issued shortly. The proposed regulatory restriction on overlap in the businesses undertaken by a bank and its group entity(ies) is being removed from the final guidelines. The strategic allocation of business streams among group entities will be left to the wisdom of bank boards,” said RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday. READ MORE

1:30 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Hyundai Motor slips 3% after September sales. Should you buy, hold or sell?

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) slipped 3 per cent to ₹2,508 on the BSE in Wednesday's intra-day trade after the company reported 10 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in total monthly sales of 70,347 units in September 2025. In comparison, the BSE Sensex was up 0.65 per cent at 80,804 at 12:38 PM.

 

In the past two trading days, the stock price of HMIL has dipped 5 per cent, and the stock corrected 13 per cent from its record high of ₹2,889.65 touched on September 22, 2025. READ MORE

1:26 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Why Sensex rallied 678 pts, Nifty hit 24,800 after RBI Policy; key reasons

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty snapped an eight-day losing streak on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintained a status quo on repo rate. In the intra-day trade, Sensex jumped 686.53 points or 0.85 per cent to day’s high at 80,954.15 and Nifty50 advanced 200.9 points or 0.81 per cent to day’s high at 24,812. 

 

At 11:58 AM, on BSE, Tata Motors, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Trent were among the top gainers, while Bajaj Finance, SBI, Tata Steel, and UltraTech Cement were the only top laggards. READ MORE

 

1:19 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: VinFast signs MoU with Castrol to expand EV after-sales network in India

Stock Market LIVE Updates: VinFast Auto India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Castrol India, a premium lubricant manufacturer, to provide reliable and accessible after-sales support for its electric vehicle (EV) customers across the country.

 

This move reinforces VinFast’s long-term commitment to building a trusted service ecosystem for EV owners in India, the company said. Under the MoU, Castrol India will make selected Castrol Auto Service (CAS) workshops from its network of over 750 outlets in more than 300 cities available to VinFast customers. These service centres will feature dedicated VinFast-branded bays, certified EV technicians, and genuine VinFast parts. READ MORE

1:10 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Netweb Technologies zooms 102% in 6 weeks; hits new high on heavy volumes

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Netweb Technologies (Netweb) hit a new high of ₹4,146.55, as they rallied 14 per cent on the BSE in Wednesday’s intra-day trade amid heavy volumes.

 

In the past two weeks, the stock of the information technology (IT) enabled services company has rallied 42 per cent. Further, in the past six weeks, the market price of the smallcap company has more-than-doubled or zoomed 102 per cent from a level of ₹2,047.70 on August 20, 2025. It has skyrocketed 224 per cent from its 52-week low of ₹1,278.85 touched on April 7, 2025. READ MORE

1:00 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Hyundai Motor India's total sales rise 10% to 70,347 units in September

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Hyundai Motor India on Wednesday reported a 10 per cent year-on-year increase in total sales to 70,347 units in September.

 

The company sold a total of 64,201 units in September 2024, the South Korean automaker said in a statement.

 

Domestic dispatch of vehicles to dealers saw a marginal increase to 51,547 units last month from 51,101 units in the year-ago period, it added. READ MORE

12:53 PM

RBI MPC Presser Updates: RBI MPC press conference ends

12:50 PM

RBI MPC Presser LIVE Updates: Hope 10-year bond yield will move downward, says RBI Gov