Market Wrap-Up: Sensex Extends Rally to Fourth Straight Session, Ends 411 Points Higher; Nifty Tops 25,800

Indian shares advanced for a fourth session on Monday, with the Sensex climbing 0.5% and the Nifty closing above the 25,800 mark, as heavyweight

e Industries and Bank surged on post-results optimism. Gains were partly offset by profit-taking in , which capped the broader rally. The S&P BSE Sensex surged 411.18 points, or 0.49%, to close at 84,363.37, while the NSE Nifty 50 rose 133.30 points, or 0.52%, to settle at 25,843.15. On the 30-stock Sensex, Industries, , , , and led the gains, advancing between 1.8% and 3.5%. dustries jumped 3.5% to a three-month high after its September-quarter results, as analysts turned upbeat on the conglomerate’s core earnings, retail momentum, and improving outlook across businesses. Broader markets also firmed, with the mid-cap index up 0.8% and small-caps rising 0.5%. The Sensex and Nifty have now climbed 2.8% over four sessions, leaving them less than 2% below their record highs from September 2024. Investors marking their calendars for Diwali 2025 can note that the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) will remain closed on Tuesday, 21 October, for Diwali Lakshmi Puja, and again on Wednesday, 22 October, for Balipratipada. The only market activity on 21 October will be the one-hour Muhurat Trading session, a time-honoured ritual symbolising the start of the new Hindu financial year, scheduled from 1:45 PM to 2:45 PM Investment in securities market are subject to market risks. Read all the related documents carefully before investing.