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Oct-15-2025

Indian equity benchmarks closed higher on Wednesday, buoyed by broad-based buying across sectors. Markets made a positive start and maintained their upward momentum throughout the session, as traders took support with the International Monetary Fund lifting its growth projection for India this fiscal year. 

Some of the important factors in trade:

IMF revises India's GDP growth forecast to 6.6% for FY26: Sentiments got boost after International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised upwards India's GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 6.6 per cent compared to its earlier estimate of 6.4 per cent on the back of strong growth, offsetting the impact of US tariffs on Indian shipments.

India's exports rise 6.74% to $36.38 billion in September: Sentiments remained upbeat as India's exports grew by 6.74 per cent to $36.38 billion in September despite global headwinds. Imports jumped 16.6 per cent to $68.53 billion.

Public sector banks’ credit growth outperforms private peers: Traders took note of Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju’s statement that public sector banks have emerged stronger and more resilient, with credit growth outperforming their private peers in the recent past.

Global front: European markets were trading mostly in green as optimism that the U.S Federal Reserve may go for further interest-rate cuts outweighed renewed U.S.-China trade tensions. Asian markets ended mostly in green despite Japan's industrial production declined more than initially estimated in August.

The BSE Sensex ended at 82605.43, up by 575.45 points or 0.70% after trading in a range of 82084.37 and 82727.02. There were 23 stocks advancing against 6 stocks declining on the index, while one stock remained unchanged. (Provisional)

The broader indices ended in green; the BSE Mid cap index was up by 1.07%, while Small cap index up by 0.78%. (Provisional)

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Realty up by 3.06%, Telecom up by 1.94%, PSU up by 1.32%, Consumer Durables up by 1.20% and Utilities up by 1.15%, while there were no losing sectoral indices on the BSE. (Provisional)

The top gainers on the Sensex were Bajaj Finance up by 4.16%, Bajaj Finserv up by 3.10%, Trent up by 2.66%, Asian Paints up by 2.48% and Eternal up by 2.27%. On the flip side, Infosys down by 0.99%, Tata Motors Passenger down by 0.96%, Tech Mahindra down by 0.80%, Axis Bank down by 0.31% and Maruti Suzuki down by 0.27% were the top losers. (Provisional)

Meanwhile, India and Saudi Arabia have held a bilateral meeting with focus on enhancing bilateral cooperation, promoting investments, and exploring new areas of collaboration in the Chemicals and Petrochemicals sector. Both sides acknowledged the complementarities in the Chemicals and Petrochemicals sector of the two countries with Petrochemicals as the strength of Saudi Arabia and India’s strength in Speciality Chemicals. They agreed to have enhanced cooperation for harnessing the synergy between the two sides.

Both sides discussed the opportunities for increasing the collaboration across the value chain of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, including investments in Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIRs) of India and potential partnerships between major companies of both countries. It was also agreed to collaborate in the field of Research & Development and skill development in the sector.

Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to building a sustainable and mutually beneficial partnership in the Chemicals and Petrochemicals sector, further strengthening the strategic and economic ties between India and Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia is India’s fourth largest trade partner, and India is Saudi Arabia’s second largest trade partner. Bilateral trade between the two countries reached $41.88 billion in 2024-25, with chemicals and petrochemicals contributing 10%, which is nearly $4.5 billion.

The CNX Nifty ended at 25323.55, up by 178.05 points or 0.71% after trading in a range of 25159.35 and 25365.15. There were 39 stocks advancing against 11 stocks declining on the index. (Provisional)

The top gainers on Nifty were Bajaj Finance up by 4.00%, Nestle up by 3.90%, Bajaj Finserv up by 3.20%, Asian Paints up by 2.46% and HDFC Life Insurance up by 2.37%. On the flip side, Tata Motors Passenger down by 1.16%, Bajaj Auto down by 1.15%, Infosys down by 1.04%, Axis Bank down by 0.61% and Tech Mahindra down by 0.61% were the top losers. (Provisional)

European markets were trading mostly in green; France’s CAC rose 196.38 points or 2.48% to 8,116.00, UK’s FTSE 100 decreased 50.97 points or 0.54% to 9,401.80 and Germany’s DAX gained 43.26 points or 0.18% to 24,280.20.

Asian markets settled mostly higher on Wednesday after US Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled two more quarter-point interest-rate cuts this year, citing a sharp slowdown in hiring. Japanese markets rebounded, despite uncertainties surrounding the political situation in the country and concerns over renewed US-China trade frictions. Moreover, Chinese shares rose sharply after new data showed China's deflation eased in September, with prices at the factory gate falling 2.3% from a year earlier and consumer prices dropping 0.3%.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,912.21

46.98

1.20

Hang Seng

25,909.00

467.65

1.80

Jakarta Composite

8,051.18

-15.34

-0.19

KLSE Composite

1,611.55

0.09

0.01

Nikkei 225

47,693.00

845.68

1.77

Straits Times

4,368.42

13.90

0.32

KOSPI Composite

3,657.28

95.47

2.61

Taiwan Weighted

27,275.71

482.56

1.77
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