Stock Market Highlights: RIL helps Sensex, Nifty gain for 4th day; benchmarks rise 6% in Samvat 2081

Sensex today | Stock Market LIVE Updates, Monday, October 20, 2025: BSE Sensex ended at 84,363.37 levels, up 411.18 points or 0.49 per cent.

3:56 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Fundamental View

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Markets began the week on an upbeat note and extended their upward momentum, largely supported by favorable domestic cues. 

The market’s strength was underpinned by upbeat quarterly results from heavyweights such as Reliance, HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank, along with expectations of sustained foreign inflows amid improving global risk sentiment. Additionally, the recent moderation in U.S. Treasury yields and a softer dollar further lifted investor confidence.

-- View by Ajit Mishra, senior vice president for research at Religare Broking

3:53 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Technical View

Stock Market LIVE Updates: From a technical standpoint, Nifty’s breakout above 25,660 has now been sustained for the second consecutive session, turning that zone into a strong support base. The next resistance zone is seen around 26,000–26,300, where some profit-taking could emerge. As long as the index holds above 25,750, the bullish momentum is expected to continue. On the downside, 25,600 remains the Support zone, while a break below 25,500 could trigger mild consolidation toward 25,200.

-- View by Ponmudi R, chief executive officer of Enrich Money

3:39 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex heatmap

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Among the Sensex constituents, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank, State Bank of India, and TCS wre the top gainers. ICICI Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, Eternal, Adani Ports, Power Grid, and Trent were the top laggards.

3:37 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sectoral indices show mixed trends

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Among the sectoral indices, Nifty PSU Bank, and Oil & Gas were the top gainers, up 2.87 per cent and 1.42 per cent, respectively. Nifty Bank, Energy, IT, Media, Pharma, Realty, and Healthcare also settled in red. On the contrary, Nifty Auto, Financial Services, FMCG, and Metal settled in red.

3:34 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: A glance at broader market

Stock Market LIVE Updates: In the broader markets, the NSE Nifty Midcap 100 index rose 0.75 per cent, while the NSE SmallCap 100 index rose 0.46 per cent.

3:33 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex closes in green

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The BSE Sensex rose 411.18 points or 0.49 per cent to settle at 84,363.37.

3:32 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty settles at 25,843

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The NSE Nifty50 settled at 25,843.15, up by 133.3 points or 0.52 per cent.

3:25 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: ECL framework to improve banks' overall credit culture: Indian Bank CEO

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Chennai-based Indian Bank targets around 13-15 per cent growth in the next two years. The bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Binod Kumar, shares his views on the transition to expected credit loss (ECL), the impact of GST 2.0 on the sector, and second-quarter results, in a face-to-face interview with Shine Jacob of Business Standard. READ MORE

 

 

3:15 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Cipla rallies 4%, hits 52-week high; Choice Broking sees more upside

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Cipla hit a 52-week high at ₹1,640.65, as they rallied 4 per cent on the BSE in Monday’s intra-day trade. The stock price of the pharmaceutical company surpassed its previous high of ₹1,611.10 touched on November 6, 2024. The stock had hit a record high of ₹1,702 on October 9, 2024.

 

Cipla informed the stock exchanges that a meeting of the board of directors of the company will be held on October 30, 2025 inter-alia to consider and approve the unaudited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2025. READ MORE

3:11 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Samvat 2082: When is Muhurat Trading 2025? Check date, time, key details

Stock Market LIVE Updates: This year, the Muhurat trading session is scheduled for October 21, running from 01:45 PM to 02:45 PM, with a pre-opening window from 01:30 PM to 01:45 PM, as outlined in the latest exchange announcements. The cut-off time for position limits and collateral value, as well as the trade modification window, will close at 2:55 PM. All trades executed during this special session will result in regular settlement obligations, just like any normal trading day. READ MORE

 

3:02 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 3 PM Update - Sensex rises 330 points, Nifty above 25,800

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 3 PM Update

-- Nifty at 25,822.40, up 112.55 points or 0.44 per cent.

-- Sensex at 84,282.26, up 330.07 points or 0.39 per cent.

2:58 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sold out in India, panic in London: What triggered the silver market chaos

Stock Market LIVE Updates: For months, Vipin Raina had been bracing for a stampede of buying from Indian customers loading up on silver to honor the Hindu goddess of wealth. 

 

But when it came, he was still blown away. At the start of last week, his company, India’s largest precious metals refinery, ran out of silver stock for the first time in its history. CHECK DETAILS HERE

2:49 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: PVR Inox jumps 7% post Q2; JM Fin lifts target

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Indian multiplex chain PVR Inox surged nearly 7 per cent to hit an intraday high of ₹1,167.5 after it reported strong numbers for the September 2025 quarter (Q2FY26).

 

At 2:20 PM, PVR's share price was trading 5.8 per cent higher at ₹1,156 per share on the NSE. In comparison, NSE Nifty50 was up 0.58 per cent at 25,856 levels. The market capitalisation of the company stood at ₹11,367 crore. The stock has recovered 40 per cent from the 52-week low of ₹830 touched on April 7, 2025. READ MORE

2:39 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Celebrate and shop safely: NPCI's 5 tips for secure festival payments

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The festival season in India often brings excitement, shopping sprees, and attractive online and offline deals. However, it also opens the door for fraudsters who exploit the rush and impulsive buying behaviour of consumers.

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has highlighted key safety measures to help users enjoy a secure digital payment experience. READ MORE

 

2:29 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Brokerages say 'Buy' Reliance Industries

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) reported a consolidated net profit of ₹18,165 crore in Q2FY26, up 9.7 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) but down 32.7 per cent quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) from ₹26,994 crore in Q1FY26. The sequential decline reflects a one-time gain of ₹8,924 crore booked in Q1FY26 from the sale of listed investments. READ MORE

2:23 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Gold hits 48 all-time highs in 2025

Stock Market LIVE Updates:Indian consumers haven'T stopped buying gold despite the prices trading at all-time highs. According to a World Gold Council report, investment demand and festive jewellery purchases powered Indian gold market's revival, while ETFs and imports reached multi-year highs in September. READ MORE

2:13 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Poonawalla Fincorp slides 4% post Q2

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Poonawalla Fincorp on Friday, October 17, reported a profit after tax (PAT) of ₹74.2 crore for the quarter that ended on September 30, 2025 (Q2FY26), against a loss of ₹471 crore in the year-ago period. Sequentially, the profit increased 18.5 per cent from ₹74.2 crore. The NBFC's net interest income (NII) rose by 40.3 per cent to ₹905 crore from ₹645 crore in Q2FY25. Sequentially, the NII grew 18 per cent to ₹768 crore. READ MORE

2:00 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty MidCap50 index rises 1% in trade; Mid-tier banks lead

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty MidCap50 index is trading 1 per cent higher in the aftenoon session. AU Small Finance Bank, Federal Bank, IDFC First Bank, Indus Tower, Polycab, and Godrej Properties are some of the top gainers in the mid-cap universe. These shares are up in the range of 2 - 9 per cent.

1:47 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Bharat Rasayan shares zoom 12% as board to consider bonus, stock split

Stock Market LIVE Updates: A meeting of the Board of Directors of Bharat Rasayan Limited is scheduled to be held on Friday, October 24, 2025, to consider interalia, the proposal of Sub-Division of equity shares and proposal for issuance of Bonus issue of Equity Shares of the company READ MORE

1:37 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 5 Sensex stocks hit all-time highs

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The share price of public sector bank (PSB) major State Bank of India (SBI), Bajaj twins- Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv, telecom services providers Bharti Airtel and private sector giant HDFC Bank from the BSE Sensex hit their respective new highs in Monday’s intra-day trade amid a strong rally in the equity market. READ MORE

1:28 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Market breadth favours bulls

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Equity markets are trading higher on Monday, backed by solid buying momentum in RIL, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, and Bajaj twin stocks.

The BSE Sensex index is up over 500 points with more than 2000 stocks advancing on the BSE as against 1,800 declining stocks. 

1:19 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Zerodha's new Index Fund lets you invest in India's top 30 companies

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The fund will invest in equity and equity-related securities that mirror the composition of the BSE Sensex, India’s oldest and most recognized stock market benchmark. The Sensex represents 30 of the largest and most financially stable companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), covering sectors such as banking, energy, IT, manufacturing, and consumer goods. READ MORE

1:10 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: When is Muhurat Trading 2025?

Stock Market LIVE Updates: This year, the Muhurat trading session is scheduled for October 21, running from 01:45 PM to 02:45 PM, with a pre-opening window from 01:30 PM to 01:45 PM, as outlined in the latest exchange announcements. The cut-off time for position limits and collateral value, as well as the trade modification window, will close at 2:55 PM. All trades executed during this special session will result in regular settlement obligations, just like any normal trading day. READ MORE

1:02 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 1 PM Update

Stock Market LIVE Updates: At 1 PM, BSE Sensex was at BSE Sensex was at 84,499.41, up 547 points or 0.65 per cent and NSE Nifty50 quoted 25,887, up 177 points or 0.69 per cent. 

12:52 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Radico, Allied Blenders record new highs

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of liquor companies were on a roll with Radico Khaitan and Allied Blenders & Distillers hitting their respective all-time highs as they soared up to 6 per cent on the BSE in Monday’s intra-day trade owing to a healthy outlook.

 

Radico Khaitan hit a new high of ₹3,276.80, gaining 5 per cent in intra-day trade. The stock of the breweries & distilleries company was quoting higher for the fourth trading day and has rallied 13 per cent during the period. READ MORE 

12:43 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Reliance stock trades gap-up post Q2 results; what it means? Strategy here

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Reliance Industries share price opened with a gap-up of 1.6 per cent at ₹1,440, and went on to hit an intra-day high of ₹1,467 on Monday as investors cheered the Q2 performance.

 

The Mukesh Ambani-led oil-to-retail conglomerate posted a 14.3 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in consolidated net profit at ₹22,092 crore for Q2FY26 when compared with ₹19,323 crore in the corresponding Q2 quarter last fiscal. Revenue from operations increased by 10.2 per cent to ₹2.59 trillion from ₹2.35 trillion. READ MORE 

12:35 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Motilal Oswal sector of the week: gold and jewellery; check stocks, targets

Stock Market LIVE Updates: India’s gold and Jewellery sector is navigating a phase of transformation, balancing record-high prices with resilient consumer sentiment and evolving buying patterns. Despite a steep rally in gold from $3,500 to $4,000 per ounce in just 35 days, one of the sharpest increases in recent history. The underlying demand remains steady, supported by cultural affinity and strategic investment appeal. READ MORE 

12:22 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: SML Isuzu hits 5% lower circuit on posting Q2 results

Stock Market LIVE Updates: SML Isuzu shares were locked in 5 per cent lower circuit, at ₹2,830.1 per share on BSE after the company reported its Q2 results. At 11:31 AM, SML Isuzu's share price was down 4.59 per cent on BSE at ₹2842.3 per share. In comparison, the BSE Sensex was up 0.59 per cent at 84,448.88. READ MORE 

12:15 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Bitcoin prices rebound following Jack Dorsey's 'Bitcoin is money' remarks

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Bitcoin prices staged a sharp rebound on Monday after Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Block Inc. (formerly Square), reiterated his strong belief in the cryptocurrency through a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter).

 

Dorsey reposted a message from user Jamie Selects, who claimed to have “sold every @Square Seller on bitcoin payments” at a local market, citing excitement over “zero processing fees in 2026.” In response, Dorsey wrote, “Bitcoin is money,” a statement that reignited investor interest in the world’s largest digital asset. READ MORE 

12:02 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 12 PM Update

Stock Market LIVE Updates: At 12 PM, BSE Sensex was at 84,400.48, up 448 points or 0.53 per cent and NSE Nifty50 was at 25,849, up 139 points or 0.54 per cent.