Stock Market Highlights: Sensex logs 6th straight win, ends 130 pts up led by IT; Nifty at 25,891
Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, October 23: The IT index rose over 2% led by a 4% surge in Infosys after the promoters opted out from the company's share buyback programme.
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Stock market close highlights on Thursday, October 23, 2025: Equity benchmark indices extended the winning run to the sixth straight trading session, even as they ended off the day's high, led by strong gains in IT stocks.
The BSE Sensex rallied to a fresh 52-week high of 85,290, and was up 864 points at the highest point of the day. The Sensex, however, eventually ended the day with a modest gain of 130 points or 0.15 per cent at 84,556.
Similarly, the NSE Nifty 50 zoomed to an intra-day high of 26,104 on Thursday, before signing off the day on a flat note at 25,891 - up 23 points.
In the process, the Sensex has now gained 1,526 points in the last six trading days, while Nifty has jumped by 745 points.
On Thursday, Infosys was the top gainer among the Sensex shares, up 4 per cent after the company's promoters opted out from the ₹18,000 crore share buyback. Other IT stocks also rallied smartly amid reports that the US-India may soon sign a trade deal. HCL Technologies and TCS gained over 2 per cent each.
Among others, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Titan and Tata Motors advanced over 1 per cent each. On the flip side, Eternal shed 3 per cent and was the top Sensex loser. Bharti Airtel, Ultratech Cement, Adani Ports, ICICI Bank and Reliance declined 1 - 2 per cent each.
In the broader market, the BSE MidCap index slipped 0.2 per cent at close, while the SmallCap index dropped 0.5 per cent. The overall breadth was negative, with over 2,400 stocks declining on the BSE as against 1,800-odd advancing shares.
Sectorally, the BSE IT index was the sole notable mover - up 2.2 per cent. Among others, textile and shrimps-related stocks registered smart gains on hopes of US-India trade deal.
3:46 PM
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Technical View
Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Nifty 50, after testing an intraday high of 26,104, settled near 25,950, still holding its bullish structure but showing early signs of exhaustion. Technically, the index continues to find firm support at 25,800, and a break below this zone could extend profit-taking toward 25,600, while resistance remains placed at 26,000–26,300. Option data indicates heavy Call writing at 26,200–26,300 and strong Put support near 25,700–25,800, suggesting that the index may consolidate within this range before a fresh breakout.
- View by Ponmudi R, chief executive officer at Enrich Money
- View by Ponmudi R, chief executive officer at Enrich Money
3:45 PM
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Fundamental View
Stock Market LIVE Updates: The market rose sharply in the first half on optimism over a potential India–US trade deal but surrendered most of its gains toward the close, weighed down by a sharp decline in Reliance Industries after the company announced plans to recalibrate Russian oil imports following US sanctions on crude majors Rosneft PJSC and Lukoil PJSC. The US sanctions on Russian oil majors also raised concerns that India may have to curtail purchases of discounted Russian crude and turn to costlier alternatives, potentially straining the import bill and inflation outlook.
Overall, today’s mild fall from the top was driven more by technical fatigue and external factors than by any domestic weakness. The market remains fundamentally strong, backed by steady domestic and foreign inflows, stable inflation, and optimism over India–US trade talks. Going ahead, some short-term consolidation or sideways movement is likely as traders await clarity from global data. As long as the Nifty holds above 25,800 and Bank Nifty sustains above 58,000, the broader market bias remains positive, with potential for renewed upside once volatility stabilizes.
The IT sector stole the limelight in today’s session, led by a sharp rally in Infosys after its promoters and promoter group chose to stay out of the ₹18,000-crore share buyback — a move widely seen as a strong vote of confidence in the company’s long-term growth prospects. Infosys shares surged nearly 4 per cent, lifting overall sentiment across the technology space. The positive momentum spilled over to other IT counters, which gained between 1–3 per cent, reaffirming renewed investor optimism toward the sector.
- View by Ponmudi R, chief executive officer at Enrich Money
- View by Ponmudi R, chief executive officer at Enrich Money
3:38 PM
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sectoral indices show mixed trends
Stock Market LIVE Updates: On the sectoral front, Nifty IT index rose 2.2 per cent, followed by Private Bank, FMCG, Media, Metal, and Realty. On the other hand, Nifty Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Pharma, and Auto.
3:36 PM
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex heatmap
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Among the Sensex constituents, Infosys, HCL Tech, TCS, Axis Bank, Kotak Bank, and Titan were the top gainers. Eternal, Utratech Cement, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Adani Ports, and Reliance were the top laggards.
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 and the NSE SmallCap 100 index settled almost flat with a negative bias.
3:33 PM
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex closes in green
Stock Market LIVE Updates: The BSE Sensex rose 130 points or 0.15 per cent to settle at 84,556.4.
3:32 PM
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty settles at 25,891
Stock Market LIVE Updates: The NSE Nifty50 settled at 25,891.4, up by 22.8 points or 0.09 per cent.
3:21 PM
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Geojit Financial falls 3% after weak Q2 results
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Kerala-based investment services company Geojit Financial Services fell nearly 3 per cent to an intraday low of ₹75.3 on the NSE after the company reported a disappointing set of numbers for the July-September quarter of fiscal
2025-26.
The company's net profit declined by 59 per cent to ₹23.47 crore in Q2FY26 when compared to ₹57.42 crore in the year-ago period. READ MORE
3:09 PM
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Recalibrating Russian oil imports, will fully comply: RIL
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), one of India's top importers of Russian crude, on Thursday said it is "recalibrating" its Russian oil imports and will fully comply with the government's guidelines, according to a report by Reuters.
According to the report, several Indian refiners are planning to trim Russian oil imports amid growing scrutiny from Western nations, particularly the United States. READ MORE
2:59 PM
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Bondada Engineering hits 10% upper limit on winning new order
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Bondada Engineering in an exchange filing said it received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Adani Group firm - Adani Green Energy.
"The scope of work for the supply of Goods for the Balance of System (BOS) and Installation for the 650 MW Solar Power Project", the company said in the BSE filing.
Meanwhile, Bondada Engineering stock was locked at the 10 per cent upper circuit at ₹463 on trades of over 9 lakh shares on the BSE.
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First Published: Oct 23 2025 | 7:53 AM IST