Stock Market close: Sensex ends 369 pts up, Nifty at 26,053; Oil & Gas, Metal shares outperform

Sensex today | Stock Market close, Wednesday, October 29, 2025: In the broader market, the NSE Midcap 100 index rose 0.64 per cent, and Nifty Smallcap 100 index gained 0.43 per cent

3:41 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Technical view

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Technical view

The Nifty 50 marked its third consecutive positive session, reflecting sustained optimism among investors. However, the index continues to encounter stiff resistance near the 26,050–26,100 zone, while support remains firm around 25,900–25,660. As long as the index holds above 25,800, the broader trend stays firmly bullish. A decisive close above 26,100 could open the door for an extended rally toward 26,250–26,400, whereas a dip below 25,900 may trigger mild profit booking at higher levels.  

View by: Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money

3:38 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Fundamental view

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Fundamental view
 

The domestic market ended on a strong note, supported by positive cues from Asian markets and improved clarity on global trade dynamics. Optimism over potential progress in India–US trade talks further lifted sentiment. Oil stocks led the rally as crude prices eased expectations of higher OPEC+ output, while metal stocks advanced amid firm commodity prices and supply constraints. The upcoming Fed decision remains a key event for global markets; although a 25-bps rate cut is widely anticipated, investors will closely track its commentary for further rate cuts, which will guide the future market trajectory.

View by: Vinod Nair, head of research at Geojit Investments

3:37 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sector Check

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sector Check

-- Nifty Oil and Gas was the top gainer (up 2.12 per cent), foillowed by Nifty Metal (up 1.71 per cent)

3:35 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Broader markets end higher

Stock Market LIVE Updates:  Broader markets end higher

-- Nifty SmallCap 100 index ended 0.43 per cent higher 

-- Nifty MidCap 100 index ended 0.64 per cent higher 

3:33 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Index heatmap

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Index heatmap

-- NTPC, Adani Ports and Power Grid were among the top gainers on 30-share BSE Sensex index

-- BEL, Eternal and Mahindra & Mahindra ended the day as top losers

3:32 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex settles higher

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex settles higher

-- Sensex closes at 84,997.13, up 368.97 points or 0.44 per cent

3:31 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty50 ends higher

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty50 ends higher

-- Nifty ends at 26,053.90, up 117.70 points or 0.45 per cent 

3:23 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: boAt parent files updated DRHP; cuts issue size to ₹1,500 crore

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Imagine Marketing, operating primarily under the 'boAt' brand, has filed its updated Draft Red Herring Prospectus with market regulator Sebi. According to the updated prospectus, the company has reduced its initial public offering (IPO) size to ₹1,500 crore from the earlier ₹2,000 crore. READ MORE

3:12 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Maruti Suzuki Q2 Preview: What to expect from India's largest carmaker?

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Maruti Suzuki, is expected to post a steady topline growth in the September quarter (Q2FY26), aided by improving demand elasticity, GST-led car demand recovery, and a richer product mix. However, margin compression due to higher discounts, wage revisions, marketing spends, and new plant-related costs may weigh on profitability. READ MORE

 

 

3:03 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 3 PM Market Update

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Around 3 PM, the BSE Sensex was trading with gains of 342 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 84,970 levels, while the NSE Nifty50 was at 26,043, up 107.4 points, or 0.41 per cent. 

2:55 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: HEG soars 9%, Graphite hits 52-week high. Is it good time to buy GE stocks?

 Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of graphite electrodes (GE) companies Graphite India and HEG rallied up to 9 per cent on the BSE in Wednesday’s intra-day trade amid heavy volumes. Among individual stocks, Graphite India hit a 52-week high of ₹629, soaring 7 per cent on the back of over seven-fold jump in average trading volumes. GrafTech International, an industry leader in graphite electrode manufacturer in the world, reported healthy performance for Q3CY25. READ MORE

2:44 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian Oil Corporation soars 5%; ONGC hits 4-month high; here's why

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of state-owned oil & gas companies were trading higher by up to 5 per cent on the BSE in Wednesday’s intra-day trade amid heavy volumes. Among individual stocks, Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) hit a 52-week high of ₹162.15, surging 5 per cent on back of heavy volumes. READ MORE

2:34 PM

BS BFSI Summit Updates: Banks, capital markets to drive India's next growth phase, says KV Kamath

BS BFSI Summit Updates: As India’s economy gains momentum, the banking industry will be the first to expand, said KV Kamath, independent director and non-executive chairman, Jio Financial Services. “As economic growth gains momentum, the first industry to bulk up and grow is banking. In India, it will be banks along with capital market players," he said.

2:22 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Here's why Hudco shares were in high demand on bourses on October 29

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Housing and Urban Development Corporation (Hudco) were in high demand on Wednesday, October 29, driven by bonus-related news. The stock advanced 3.55 per cent to an intraday high of ₹233.95 per share on the NSE. The company has signed non-binding Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Paradip Port Authority, Odisha (PPA), Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA), and Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA). READ MORE

2:11 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: CreditAccess Grameen shares drop 7% after Q2 results; time to buy the dip?

Stock Market LIVE Updates: CreditAccess Grameen share price witnessed a notable decline of nearly 7 per cent on the BSE on Wednesday, October 29, after analysts flagged delay in the lender’s growth recovery after it reported its September quarter results on Tuesday. READ MORE

2:02 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 2 PM Market update

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Around 2 PM, the BSE Sensex was trading with gains of 340 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 84,968.1 levels, while the NSE Nifty50 was at 26,045, up 109.35 points, or 0.42 per cent. 

1:58 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Varun Beverages up 10% as Q3 PAT zooms 19%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: At 01:45 PM, the Varun Beverages stock was trading at ₹496.5, up 9.3 per cent compared to the previous session's close of ₹454.15 on the NSE. In comparison, the benchmark NSE Nifty50 was trading 146.35 points, or 0.56 per cent higher at 26,082 levels. The company's total market capitalisation stood at ₹1.64 trillion. The stock's 52-week high stood at ₹663.6 and 52-week low stood at ₹419.55. READ MORE

1:52 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Maruti Suzuki Q2 preview

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Analysts expect Maruti’s performance to capture the rebound in car demand better than peers, thanks to its broad portfolio and pricing flexibility. The Street will watch management commentary on demand trends post-GST rate cuts, export momentum, and margin trajectory for cues on near-term outlook. READ MORE 

1:43 PM

BS BFSI Summit Updates: India's near term growth outlook is promising, says Poonam Gupta

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Poonam Gupta, deputy governor at RBI said:

>> India has largely adhered to the part of fiscal consolidation, barring periods of significant shocks such as the pandemic.
 

>> The composition of debt and the improved quality of public spending has made public debt safe.

>> India's near term growth outlook is promising.

>> The challenge is on finding those sources of growth that put one on an accelerated growth path.

>> Trade has not been a very strong driver in the last few years and is unlikely to revive to the extent it was during the years of hyper globalization.

>> We have not reached the potential in any one single sector, and all the policy attention that we have given, I see a lot of scope for merchandise trade to pick up as well in the coming years.

1:36 PM

BS BFSI Summit Updates: Years of hyper globalisation unlikely to return soon, says Poonam Gupta, RBI Dy Guv

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Speaking at the BS BFSI Insight Summit 2025, Poonam Gupta, deputy governor at RBI, said:

>> Even as some of the trade relations will be rebuilt and others will evolve during the course of time, it seems that the years of hyper globalisation are unlikely to return, anytime soon.

>> It's a big structural challenge that emerging markets have to grapple with.

>> The potential of the manufacturing sector seems to have become limited, both due to the stalling global trade but also due to the existing large players continuing to be the market leaders.

>> It has been very difficult to displace them through productivity gains.

1:26 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Granules India shares rise

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Granules India share price was trading 2 per cent higher on the BSE, hitting an intraday high of ₹581.15 per share.

The rise in Granules India share price came after the pharma company received Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The company said it has received an Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) from the USFDA for its API Unit-| facility located at Bonthapally, Hyderabad. The EIR was issued with an inspection classification of Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI) post the inspection conducted in June 2025.

There was one observation during that inspection, and the company had submitted its response within the stipulated time.

"This facility is one of the world’s largest single-site Paracetamol API manufacturing plants by volume. Along with Paracetamol APIs, the company has established Metformin and Guaifenesin API manufacturing plants in the same facility," it said. 
 

1:15 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Why are Adani Group stocks surging today?

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Adani Group companies have, so far, reported a healthy performance in September quarter (Q2FY26) earnings.

 

That apart, state-run insurer, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) clarified that it has not received any instructions from the government for investing in Adani Group companies. READ MORE

 

1:05 PM

BS BFSI Summit Updates: Inflation-targeting framework is flexible to safeguard growth says Janak Raj

 BS BFSI Summit Updates:  Speaking at the BS BFSI Insight Summit, Janak Raj, senior fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress, said, “If you exclude food and target only core inflation, there is no way you can anchor inflation expectations.”

1:00 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 1 PM market update

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The benchmark Indian equity indices continued to trade higher during intraday deals on Wednesday, October 29.

At 1 PM, the BSE Sensex was trading with gains of 382 points, or 0.45 per cent, at 85,010 levels, while the NSE Nifty50 was at 26,073, up 138 points, or 0.53 per cent.

 

12:53 PM

BS BFSI Summit Updates: May list SBIMF, SBI Gen Insurance, says CS Setty; SBI, SBI Life at new high

BS BFSI Summit Updates:   Two more companies from the State Bank of India (SBI) group may soon find their way to the listed companies’ universe. Speaking at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit in Mumbai, Chairman CS Setty said SBI Mutual Fund and SBI General Insurance are two strong candidates for public listing in the future. READ MORE

 

12:48 PM

BS BFSI Summit Updates: SBI, BoB, PNB among 5 PSU Bank stocks that can rally up to 17%; say charts

BS BFSI Summit Updates:  Shares of state-run banks have rallied up to 5 per cent in the last two trading sessions even as the NSE Nifty 50 index took a breather and rose merely 0.5 per cent. In comparison, the Nifty PSU Bank index was up 3.5 per cent. READ MORE

 

12:41 PM

BS BFSI Summit Updates: MPC’s goals clearer under flexible inflation targeting says Chetan Ghate

BS BFSI Summit Updates:  Speaking at the BS BFSI Insight Summit, Chetan Ghate, Professor of Economics at the Indian Statistical Institute, said that flexible inflation targeting has made the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) objectives clearer. He added that if headline inflation converges, then core inflation should become the focus of policy targeting.

 

12:36 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: L&T bags grid infrastructure orders of up to ₹5,000 crore in Saudi Arabia

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Construction and engineering major L&T announced Wednesday that its power transmission & distribution (PT&D) vertical has secured a batch of grid infrastructure orders valued between ₹2,500 crore and ₹5,000 crore for the construction of a 380 kV substation and transmission lines in Saudi Arabia. READ MORE

12:26 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Varun Beverages announces its financial results

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Beverage industry player Varun Beverages has announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025.

 

Revenue from operations (net of excise/GST) increased by 1.9 per cent year-on-year to ₹4,896.7 crore in Q3 CY2025 as compared to ₹4,804.7 crore in Q3 CY2024. Ebitda decreased by 0.3 per cent in Q3 CY2025 to ₹1,147.4 crore from ₹1,151.1 crore in Q3 CY2024.

 

PAT (Profit After Tax) increased by 18.5 per cent to ₹745.2 crore in Q3 CY2025 from ₹628.8 crore in Q3 CY2024, driven by lower finance costs and higher other income, which includes interest on deposits in India and favourable currency movements in international territories.

 

Consolidated sales volume grew by 2.4 per cent to 273.8 million cases in Q3 CY2025 from 267.5 million cases in Q3 CY2024, despite heavy rainfall across India throughout the quarter, the company said in a release. 

 

 

12:19 PM

BS BFSI Summit Updates: India should have 3-4 banks among world’s top 100, says BOI MD Rajneesh Karnatak

BS BFSI Summit Updates: Speaking at the BS BFSI Insight Summit, Rajneesh Karnatak, MD and CEO of the Bank of India, said that India has a diverse demographic profile with a significant rural and semi-urban presence. He noted that the country should have at least three to four large banks among the world’s top 100 in terms of total business, market capitalisation, and asset size.