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Informist, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

 

By Simran Rede

 

MUMBAI – The headline equity indices closed higher for the third consecutive session Monday, extending gains following the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy meeting outcome Wednesday. The positive measures proposed for banks and financial services companies in the monetary policy meeting have aided the rise of stocks in the sector.

 

The Nifty 50 closed above 25000 points for the first time after six sessions. The 50-stock index settled at 25077.65 points, up 183.40 points or 0.7%. The BSE Sensex closed at 81790.12 points, up 582.95 points or 0.7%. The 50-stock index has risen 2% over the past three sessions. However, it is still nearly 5% away from its all-time high. All the broader market indices closed higher, with the mid-cap indices outperforming their benchmark peers.

 

The India Volatility Index, the market's fear gauge, which had fallen for four sessions, closed 1.3% higher at 10.1925. The India VIX had declined 10?ter the RBI's monetary policy meeting last week, which shows that the outcome of the meeting comforted investors and eased near-term nervousness in the market. However, ahead of the September quarter earnings season, a further uptick in the volatility should not be ruled out, analysts said.

 

Most hospital stocks rose Monday after the government decided to revise rates for nearly 2,000 medical procedures under the Central Government Health Services scheme with effect from Oct. 13. According to media reports, the government has introduced a multi-dimensional rate structure based on four parameters--hospital accreditation, hospital type, city classification, and patient's ward entitlement.

 

Under the revised rates, empanelled super-speciality hospitals with more than 200 beds are allowed to charge 15% more than healthcare organisations accredited with the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers for the same procedures within the same city category, The Economic Times reported Sunday.

 

This "meaningful" price revision is a positive for the hospital industry, Moneycontrol reported, citing global brokerage Macquarie. It sees procedure rates in key therapy areas of cardiology, neurology, oncology, and orthopaedics rising 5-30%. The brokerage estimates that earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation of Max Healthcare Institute and Apollo Hospitals Enterprise will see a mid-single-digit increase in percentage terms, assuming a high-teens increase in procedure rates, the report said. Motilal Oswal Financial Services upgraded Max Healthcare to "buy" with a revised target price of INR 2,000, ET Now said in a post on social media platform X.

 

The Max Healthcare stock rose 6.6% to be the top gainer in the Nifty 50. Apollo Hospitals closed 3% higher and was also among the top gainers in the 50-stock index. Fortis Healthcare rose 7.5% and was the biggest gainer among the Nifty 200 contituents. 

 

Malyasia-based IHH Healthcare Berhad received the Securities and Exchange Board of India's approval to proceed with its open offer for Fortis Healthcare and subsidiary Fortis Malar Hospitals and increase its stake in the hospital chain by another 26%, media reports said. The plan for the open offer had been stalled by prolonged legal disputes. In 2018, IHH Healthcare had acquired 31.1% stake in Fortis Healthcare.

 

The Nifty IT rose 2.3% to be the top-gaining sectoral index. The sector's bellwether Tata Consultancy Services is slated to detail its September quarter earnings Thursday, inaugurating the September results season. The TCS stock closed 3% higher to also be among the top gainers in the Nifty 50.

 

FSN E-Commerce Ventures closed 6.5% higher and was among the top gainers in the Nifty 200. The company late Sunday said its year-on-year consolidated net revenue growth for the September quarter is expected to be in the mid-twenties, aided by an early start to the festival season. Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands rose 7.5% to top the Nifty 500 gainers' list. The stock rose after over 73 million shares were sold in a large deal at 0845 IST. According to CNBC-TV18's post on X, Flipkart Investments is said to have offloaded up to 6% of its stake in Aditya Birla Lifestyle through a block deal. The deal was valued at around $112 million for a price range of INR 130.00-136.45 apiece, as per the post.

 

Vodafone Idea was the worst hit in the Nifty 200, closing 4% lower after the Supreme Court deferred till Oct. 13 its petition seeking quashing of the Department of Telecommunications' additional adjusted gross revenue demand of INR 94.50 billion. The stock closed in the red after coming slightly off the intraday low following a report that the government was considering a settlement on the AGR dues.

 

Avenue Supermarts ended 2.6% lower after the company's provisional business updates missed the Street's expectations. The company's revenue for the September quarter rose over 15% on year to INR 162.19 billion, 2% lower than the Street's view, CNBC-TV18 said in a post on X citing JP Morgan. The brokerage expects the Jul-Sept revenue growth to weigh on the near-term performance of the stock. 

 

Pace Digitek closed 0.5% lower at INR 217.99 on the NSE after listing at INR 225, a 2.7% premium to the issue price of INR 219.

 

* Of the Nifty 50 stocks, 32 rose and 18 fell
* Of the Sensex stocks, 20 rose and 10 fell

* On the NSE, 1,386 stocks rose, 1,730 fell, and 100 were unchanged

* On the BSE, 1,826 stocks rose, 2,457 fell, and 166 were unchanged

* Nifty IT: up 2.3%; Nifty Healthcare: up 1.3%; Nifty Media: down 0.9%

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BSE                                               NSE

Sensex: 81790.12, up 582.95 points or 0.7%        Nifty 50: 25077.65, up 183.40 points or 0.7%

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S&P BSE Sensitive Index	Nifty 50
Lifetime High: 85978.25 (Sept. 27, 2024)	: Lifetime High: 26277.35 (Sept. 27, 2024)
Record Close High: 85836.12 (Sept. 26, 2024)	: Record Close High: 26216.05 (Sept. 26, 2024)
2025 1st day close: 78507.41 (Jan. 1)	: 2025 1st day close: 23742.90 (Jan. 1)
2025 Closing High: 84058.90 (Jun. 27)	: 2025 Closing High: 25637.80 (Jun. 27)
2025 Closing Low: 72989.93 (Mar. 4)	: 2025 Closing Low: 22082.65 (Mar. 4)
2025 High (intraday): 84099.53 (Jun. 30)	: 2025 High (intraday): 25669.35 (Jun. 30)
2025 Low (intraday): 71425.01 (Apr. 7)	: 2025 Low (intraday): 21743.65 (Apr. 7)
2024 1st day close: 72271.94 (Jan. 1)	: 2024 1st day close: 21741.90 (Jan. 1)
2024 Closing High: 85836.12 (Sept. 26)	: 2024 Closing High: 26216.05 (Sept. 26)
2024 Closing Low: 70370.55 (Jan. 23)	: 2024 Closing Low: 21238.80 (Jan. 23)
2024 High (intraday): 85978.25 (Sep. 27)	: 2024 High (intraday): 26277.35 (Sept. 27)
2024 Low (intraday): 70001.60 (Jan. 24)	: 2024 Low (intraday): 21137.20 (Jan. 24)
2023 1st day close: 61167.79 (Jan. 2)	: 2023 1st day close: 18197.45 (Jan. 2)
2023 Closing High: 72410.38 (Dec. 28)	: 2023 Closing High: 21778.70 (Dec. 28)
2023 Closing Low: 59288.35 (Feb. 27)	: 2023 Closing Low: 17311.80 (Oct. 17)
2023 High (intraday): 72484.34 (Dec. 28)	: 2023 High (intraday): 21801.45 (Dec. 28)
2023 Low (intraday): 58699.20 (Jan. 30)	: 2023 Low (intraday): 17098.55 (Jan. 17)
2022 1st day close: 59183.22 (Jan. 3)	: 2022 1st day close: 17625.70 (Jan. 3)
2022 Closing High: 63284.19 (Dec. 1)	: 2022 Closing High: 18812.50 (Dec. 1)
2022 Closing Low: 51360.42 (Jun. 17)	: 2022 Closing Low: 15293.50 (Jun. 17)
2022 High (intraday): 63583.07 (Dec. 1)	: 2022 High (intraday): 18887.60 (Dec. 1)
2022 Low (intraday): 50921.22 (Jun. 17)	: 2022 Low (intraday): 15183.40 (Jun. 17)
2021 Closing High: 61305.95 (Oct. 14)	: 2021 Closing High: 18338.55 (Oct. 14)
2021 Closing Low: 46285.77 (Jan. 29)	: 2021 Closing Low: 13634.60 (Jan. 29)
2021 High (intraday): 61353.25 (Oct. 14)	: 2021 High (intraday): 18350.75 (Oct. 14)
2021 Low (intraday): 46160.46 (Jan. 29)	: 2021 Low (intraday): 13596.75 (Jan. 29)
2020 Closing High: 47751.33 (Dec. 31)	: 2020 Closing High: 13981.95 (Dec. 30)
2020 Closing Low: 25981.24 (Mar. 23)	: 2020 Closing Low: 7610.25 (Mar. 23)
2020 High (intraday): 47896.97 (Dec. 31)	: 2020 High (intraday): 14024.85 (Dec. 31)
2020 Low (intraday): 25638.90 (Mar. 24)	: 2020 Low (intraday): 7511.10 (Mar. 24)
2019 High (intraday): 41809.96 (Dec. 20)	: 2019 High (intraday): 12293.90 (Dec. 20)
2019 Low (intraday): 35287.16 (Feb. 19)	: 2019 Low (intraday): 10583.65 (Jan. 29)
2018 High (intraday): 38938.91(Aug. 28))	: 2018 High(intraday): 11760.20 (Aug. 28)
2018 Low (intraday): 32483.8 (Mar. 23)	: 2018 Low (intraday): 9951.9 (Mar. 23)
2017 High (intraday): 34005.37 (Dec. 26)	: 2017 High(intraday): 10515.10 (Dec. 26)

 

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