The domestic stock market experienced volatility on Friday, influenced by various global and domestic factors, including foreign fund outflows and a weakening rupee.
In midday trading, the Sensex was flat at 80,993.58 as of 12:48 PM, having recovered from an earlier low of 80,649.57 and briefly surpassing the 81,000 mark. The Nifty 50 index was at 24,834.50, fluctuating between 24,747.55 and 24,855.70.
The stock market was closed on October 2, 2025, in observance of Gandhi Jayanti, following a Wednesday session that ended an eight-day losing streak for the indices.
In sectoral performance, the metal index led the gains, rising over 2% to exceed the 10,330 level compared to the previous close of 10,092.95. Sectors such as banking, financials, and consumer durables also showed positive trends, while media and real estate indices faced the most significant losses. Financial stocks reversed early trade gains following the Reserve Bank of India’s dovish stance and new lending reform announcements.
Top Gainers & Losers Intraday
Within the Sensex, Tata Steel, Hindalco, Power Grid, Kotak Mahindra, and JSW Steel led the gainers, with increases ranging from 2% to 4%. Conversely, Max Health saw a decline close to 4%, with Coal India, SBI Life, Maruti, Tech Mahindra, and Sun Pharma following with decreases between 1% and 2%.
A total of 3,036 stocks were traded on the National Stock Exchange, with 1,704 advancing, 1,218 declining, and 104 remaining unchanged.
Among those stocks, JSW Steel, Hindalco, Canara Bank, and Jindal Steel reached 52-week highs, while 44 stocks, including Dhanlaxmi Crop Science, fell to their 52-week lows. Additionally, 90 stocks, including Aegis Logistics, hit the upper circuit limit, while 48 stocks, such as Unimech, reached the lower circuit limit.
Midcap & Smallcap Movers
In the midcap segment, National Aluminium, Kalyan Jewellers, Waaree Energies, Indian Bank, Hero Motocorp, and MRF gained between 2% and 4%. In contrast, ITC Hotels, Ashok Leyland, Suzlon, IGL, and Prestige saw declines of about 2%.
Notably, Aegis Logistics surged 12% in the smallcap category. Other smallcaps like GE Ship, Data Patterns, Shyam Metalics, IFCI, and Aegis Vopak increased by 4% to 7%. Stocks such as Cholamandalam Financial Holdings, Ola Electric, Devyani International, Affle, and KFin Tech declined between 2% and 4%.
On the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), KIOCL, Avantel, Aegis Logistics, and VMart saw gains ranging from 10% to 20%, while Tata Investment, Sun TV, Shaily, Max Health, and Cholamandalam Financial experienced a depreciation of 4% to 4.5%.
Published on October 3, 2025.
