Market on Friday | Sensex, Nifty at 1-yr high, Bank Nifty at fresh record high
Indian equity markets climbed to 52-week high, with benchmarks extending their winning run on third consecutive session on October 17. The BSE Sensex crossed 84,000 for the first time since June 30, 2025, while Nifty index crossed 25,700 for the first time since October 1, 2024, led by buying in autos, consumer durables, FMCG and banking heavyweights.
At close, the Sensex was up 484.53 points or 0.58 percent at 83,952.19, and the Nifty was up 124.55 points or 0.49 percent at 25,709.85. BSE midcap and smallcap indices shed 0.4% each.
Nifty Bank touched fresh record high of 57,830.20, intraday, rising nearly 10,000 points from its March 11, 2025 low of 47,853.95.
For the week BSE Sensex, Nifty rose 1.7 percent each, while Nifty Bank index added 2 percent.
Among sectors, media, IT, metal, PSU Bank indices fell 0.5-1%, while auto, bank, healthcare, FMCG, consumer durables rose 0.5-1%.
Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel, Max Healthcare, ITC, M&M were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Wipro, Infosys, Eternal, HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra.
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