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Besides cutting interest rates by 25 bps, the RBI also revised its GDP growth forecast for fiscal 2025-26 (FY26) upward to 7.3 per cent from the current estimate of 6.8 per cent

Rotation out of AI stocks, strong Q2 earnings and FPI buying helped markets hit 14-month highs despite valuation worries

Technology stocks led a sharp rally as the Sensex crossed 85,000 for the first time in nearly 14 months. Both benchmark indices are now less than a per cent away from fresh lifetime peaks

Most brokerages remain optimistic on the road ahead for the Indian equity markets and expect the Sensex to hit new highs in 2026 provided earnings remain supportive

Mutual funds see new SIF inflows; BSE profit surges 61%; Sensex, Nifty end higher; gold hits 3-week high; PhysicsWallah, Pine Labs, and Emmvee IPOs draw investor attention

Brokerages expect modest market gains as earnings stay weak, but Diwali stock picks point to brighter prospects for select consumer, lending, and capital goods firms

But log fresh 1-year highs in muhurat session

Gold and silver soared over 60 per cent in Samvat 2081, outpacing stocks as Nifty and Sensex delivered modest single-digit returns amid global volatility

The last 12 months have been characterised by economic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions

The Sensex rose 862 points, or 1.04 per cent, to end at 83,468, while the Nifty climbed 262 points, or 1.03 per cent, to close at 25,585 - both marking their best single-day gain since June

Stock market close highlights: India's services sector maintained its strong momentum, touching a 15-year high in August on the back of robust international demand and rising new orders.

Broader markets witnessed a steeper decline. The Nifty Midcap 100 was trading 0.86 per cent lower, quoting 56,449 levels. Nifty Smallcap, meanwhile, was trading at 17,594, down by 0.56 per cent.

At 10:30 AM, shares of JSW Infrastructure were trading at ₹309.10, up by 1.29 per cent on the National Stock Exchange.

Weekly Market Outlook: The BSE Sensex may trade in the 80,600 - 82,300 range this week, the BSE benchmark could surge to 83,770 levels in June; suggests technical chart.

Equities surge on foreign flows; RIL rallies 5.3%

From Ridham Desai of Morgan Stanley, Wei Li, Global Chief Investment Strategist, BlackRock Inv. Institute and Shridatta Bhandwaldar of Canara Robeco MF, here is the market strategy of leading analysts

As an investment strategy, Morgan Stanley remains overweight on financials, consumer cyclicals, and industrials; and are underweight on energy, materials, utilities and healthcare.

According to the NSE, the index-based market-wide circuit breaker system applies at three stages of index movement, either way-at 10 per cent, 15 per cent and 20 per cent

As things stand, the small-and mid-caps look relatively more expensive, said Jyotivardhan Jaipuria, founder & managing director, Valentis Advisors, and can underperform in the early part of FY26

INOX India share price was trading higher by 2.52 per cent, at 1,008, at around 1:50 PM, today