Equity benchmark indices, including the Sensex and Nifty, experienced a notable increase in early trading on Monday, fueled by buying interest in blue-chip stocks such as Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank, along with inflows from foreign institutional investors (FIIs).
A significant rally in global markets contributed to the optimistic sentiment at the start of the trading session. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose by 704.37 points to reach 84,656.56, while the 50-share NSE Nifty surged 216.35 points to 25,926.20.
Within the Sensex constituents, Reliance Industries saw an uptick of over 2% after reporting a year-on-year net profit increase of 9.6% for the September quarter, bolstered by robust performances in its consumer-facing retail and telecommunications sectors, as well as a recovery in its core oil-to-chemicals division. HDFC Bank’s shares climbed 1.54% following its announcement of a 10% rise in consolidated net profit for the September quarter, amounting to ₹19,610.67 crore.
Other gainers included Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Infosys, and Bajaj Finserv. Conversely, ICICI Bank, UltraTech Cement, Trent, and Tata Steel were among the laggards.
In the Asian markets, notable indices such as South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei 225, Shanghai’s SSE Composite, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng were all trading higher. U.S. markets also closed in positive territory on Friday.
According to exchange data, FIIs acquired equities worth ₹308.98 crore last Friday, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchased stocks amounting to ₹1,526.61 crore on the same day.
VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Investments Limited, noted, “The momentum in the market, triggered by sustained large DII buying and marginal FII buying, coupled with news of strong festival season sales in automobiles and white goods, is likely to persist, supported by further positive developments. Early Q2 results suggest a pronounced recovery in earnings, with HDFC Bank and RIL’s results being particularly impressive.”
On the commodities front, the global oil benchmark Brent crude dipped by 0.36% to $61.07 per barrel.
Last Friday, the Sensex closed at 83,952.19, up by 484.53 points or 0.58%, while the Nifty increased by 124.55 points or 0.49% to settle at 25,709.85. Over the previous week, the BSE benchmark witnessed a rise of 1,451.37 points or 1.75%, and the Nifty surged by 424.5 points or 1.67%.
Published on October 20, 2025.
