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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Monday (October 20, 2025), taking their winning run to the fourth day in a row, driven by buying in blue-chip Reliance Industries and sustained foreign fund inflows.
A sharp rally in global markets also added to the markets’ optimism.
The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 411.18 points or 0.49% to settle at 84,363.37. During the day, it zoomed 704.37 points or 0.83% to 84,656.56.
The 50-share NSE Nifty surged 133.30 points or 0.52% to 25,843.15.
From the Sensex firms, Reliance Industries climbed 3.52% after the firm on Friday reported a 9.6% year-on-year rise in net profit for the September quarter, driven by strong performance in its consumer-facing retail and telecom businesses and a recovery in its core oil-to-chemicals segment.
Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank, State Bank of India, Tata Consultancy Services, Titan and Bharti Airtel were also among the gainers.
However, ICICI Bank, Mahindra &Mahindra, Eternal, Adani Ports and Power Grid were among the laggards.
In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai’s SSE Composite index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng settled higher.
Markets in Europe were trading in the green.
U.S. markets ended in positive territory on Friday.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth ₹308.98 crore on Friday, according to exchange data. Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) also bought stocks worth ₹1,526.61 crore on the same day.
“The Indian market extended its upward march on Monday, carrying forward the festive rally ahead of the Diwali Muhurat trading session. The Nifty-50 climbed, driven by strong buying in index heavyweights such as Reliance Industries,” Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money, an online trading and wealth tech firm, said.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude dipped 0.29% to $61.11 a barrel.
On Friday, the Sensex jumped 484.53 points or 0.58% settle at 83,952.19. The Nifty climbed 124.55 points or 0.49% to 25,709.85.
Last week, the BSE benchmark jumped 1,451.37 points or 1.75%, and the Nifty surged 424.5 points or 1.67%.
Stock exchanges BSE and NSE will conduct a special Muhurat trading session on Tuesday.
The symbolic trading session will be held between 1:45 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. The market will remain closed for regular trading on Tuesday, but a special trading window will be open for one hour.
Published – October 20, 2025 05:13 pm IST
