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Informist, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025

 

MUMBAI – India's headline equity indices ended higher on Wednesday, mirroring gains in global markets. The Nifty 50 index ended the session near a one-month high, primarily due to gains in shares of financial services companies. However, losses in some automobile and information technology companies capped gains. Asian indices also ended the session in positive territory, buoyed by hopes of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve later this month. 

 

The Nifty 50 closed at 25323.55 points, up 178.05 points or 0.7% and the BSE Sensex closed at 82605.43 points, up 575.45 points or 0.7%. Most sectoral indices also advanced, with Nifty Realty leading the gains and Nifty Media the worst performer.

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's dovish comments Tuesday soothed the Asian and European markets. "While the unemployment rate remained low through August, payroll gains have slowed sharply, likely in part due to a decline in labor force growth due to lower immigration and labor-force participation," Powell was quoted as saying by Dow Jones. "In this less dynamic and somewhat softer labor market, the downside risks to employment appear to have risen," he added. Powell's comments raised hopes of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve later this month. According to the CME FedWatch tool, the probability of a 25-basis-point cut by the US Fed has increased to 98% from 94% a week ago. 

 

Back home, small- and mid-cap indices fared better than benchmark indices Wednesday. The Nifty Smallcap 50 closed 0.8% higher and the Nifty Midcap 50 closed 1.1% higher. These indices had come under immense selling pressure in the past two sessions.

 

Tata Motors was the worst-hit Nifty 50 constituent Wednesday and closed 1.2% lower. The stock fell for the ninth straight session and has declined 10% during the period. Last week, the stock had fallen after its UK subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover reported weak sales and a few of JLR's global peers cut their guidance for 2025 on weak demand from their primary markets such as the US and China. Analysts had said that the current valuations are slightly expensive and investors are likely to sell shares of the passenger vehicles company and invest in the commercial vehicle company when it gets listed. 

 

Earlier in the day, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers said automobile companies sold 372,458 passenger vehicles in India in September, up 4.4% on year. Wholesale sales of two-wheelers rose nearly 7% on year and three-wheelers rose 5.5% on year. Shares of Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, and Maruti Suzuki India fell 0.3-1.2%, while those of TVS Motor Co. and Mahindra & Mahindra rose 1-2%. 

 

Investors also reacted to the earnings and management commentary of Tech Mahindra. The IT major post-market hours Tuesday reported a lower-than-expected net profit for the September quarter. The revenue was slightly higher than expectations. The company also said that only 1% of its workforce is dependent on the H-1B visa. Several brokerages have become cautious about Tech Mahindra's earnings growth and margin recovery going forward, due to weak demand. "... margin expansion would be more difficult hereafter, given the low-growth environment, weak macro and limited levers left for expansion," Nuvama said. The stock closed 0.6% lower at INR 1,459. 

 

Investors were bullish on the realty sector, with the Nifty Realty ending 3% higher at an over three-week high of 915.40 points. All the Nifty Realty constituents closed higher, with Sobha, Signatureglobal (India), Brigade Enterprises, and Prestige Estates Projects rising nearly 5?ch. The Nifty PSU Bank also gained during the session and closed 1.7% higher, with all the constituents closing in the green. Bank of Maharashtra closed nearly 8% higher after the bank reported a 23% year-on-year rise in net profit to INR 16.33 billion in Jul-Sept. At the post-earnings call, the bank's management said that it expects net interest margin to stabilise in the coming quarters if the Reserve Bank of India does not cut interest rates further.   

 

* Of the Nifty 50 stocks, 39 rose and 11 fell
* Of the Sensex stocks, 23 rose and seven fell

* On the NSE, 1,979 stocks rose, 1,125 fell, and 85 were unchanged

* On the BSE, 2,503 stocks rose, 1,659 fell, and 164 were unchanged

* Nifty Realty: up 3.0%; Nifty PSU Bank: up 1.7%; Nifty Media: down 0.5%

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BSE                                                NSE

Sensex: 82605.43, up 575.45 points or 0.7%         Nifty 50: 25323.55, up 178.05 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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