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Bourses remain higher in early afternoon session
Oct-15-2025

Indian markets continued to trade higher in early afternoon session tracing some positive cues from other Asian markets. As for broader indices, BSE Mid cap index and Small cap index traded with gains of over half a percent, respectively. Sentiments remained positive as International Monetary Fund (IMF) lifted the global growth forecast for this year and next as the impact of the trade tariffs has been less severe than initially expected but warned that the policy uncertainty remains high. The global growth for this year is now forecast a 3.2 percent, and the pace is expected to slow to 3.1 percent next year. Sector wise, gems and jewellery industry remained in limelight as India’s gems and jewellery exports increased 6.55% to $2,914.29 million in September 2025 as compared to $2,735.26 million in September 2024. On the global front, Asian markets are trading mostly in green despite Japan's industrial production declined more than initially estimated in August. Industrial production dropped 1.5 percent month-on-month in August, following a 1.2 percent decrease in July. In the initial estimate, industrial output showed a stable contraction of 1.2 percent. 

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 82527.19, up by 497.21 points or 0.61% after trading in a range of 82084.37 and 82596.90. There were 25 stocks advancing against 5 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in green; the BSE Mid cap index was up by 0.98%, while Small cap index up by 0.59%.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Realty up by 3.39%, Telecom up by 1.40%, PSU up by 1.33%, Metal up by 1.20% and Consumer Durables was up by 1.18%, while there were no losing sectoral indices on the BSE. 

The top gainers on the Sensex were Bajaj Finance up by 2.76%, Bajaj Finserv up by 2.66%, Larsen & Toubro up by 2.36%, Asian Paints up by 2.29% and Tata Steel up by 1.85%. On the flip side, Infosys down by 1.17%, Axis Bank down by 0.73%, Tata Motors Passenger down by 0.63%, Tech Mahindra down by 0.44% and Kotak Mahindra Bank down by 0.04% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has said that the government is expecting an investment of Rs 80 lakh crore in India’s maritime industry, including ports, shipbuilding and ship repair, among others, in the next 25 years as the country aspires to become one of the top five shipbuilding nations by 2047. He said that various policy initiatives have been taken under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to propel the maritime industry in the country.

Outlining the government's vision for the maritime sector, the minister said ‘India's maritime journey is entering a new chapter under the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are working to transform our ports, shipping, and logistics ecosystem into one that is resilient, sustainable, and future-ready.’ He said that under the twin vision, Maritime Vision 2030 and Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047, India will be one of the top 10 shipbuilding nations in the world in the next five years, and by 2047, the fifth largest. He also said ‘the maritime sector of India is also aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, and by 2047, we aim to witness large-scale investments, world-class infrastructure, and enhanced global competitiveness across our blue economy. This opens vast avenues for international collaboration, including a 1 trillion US dollars maritime investment roadmap.’

He further said so in the next 25 years, this sector will have a good, huge investment of Rs 80-lakh crore and in all segments, whether it is port, institutions research, design, shipbuilding, ship repair, ship recycling, and all other ecosystems. He added that and every article of this maritime industry will be strengthened, and it will create such an ecosystem, which will draw the attention of the global giant in this sector to put their investment in India.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 25292.30, up by 146.80 points or 0.58% after trading in a range of 25159.35 and 25326.45. There were 42 stocks advancing against 8 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Nestle up by 2.93%, Bajaj Finance up by 2.63%, Bajaj Finserv up by 2.56%, Larsen & Toubro up by 2.25% and Asian Paints up by 2.13%. On the flip side, Infosys down by 1.23%, Axis Bank down by 0.78%, Tata Motors Passenger down by 0.61%, Tech Mahindra down by 0.48% and Tata Consumer down by 0.29% were the top losers.

Asian markets are trading mostly in green; Nikkei 225 surged 845.68 points or 1.77% to 47,693.00, Taiwan Weighted added 482.56 points or 1.77% to 27,275.71, Hang Seng advanced 457.65 points or 1.8% to 25,899.00, KOSPI increased 95.47 points or 2.68% to 3,657.28, Shanghai Composite strengthened 41.15 points or 1.06% to 3,906.38 and Straits Times was up by 23.44 points or 0.54% to 4,377.96. On the flip side, Jakarta Composite was down by 31.87 points or 0.4% to 8,034.65.
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