Overview
- Benchmarks rose for a third straight session, with the Sensex up 582.95 points to 81,790.12 and the Nifty up 183.40 points to 25,077.65 on buying in financials and IT.
- Bank Nifty outperformed after strong quarterly business updates from large lenders such as HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank, reinforcing sector leadership.
- Provisional exchange data showed foreign investors were net sellers of about Rs 1,583 crore on Friday, while domestic institutions continued to lend support.
- Analysts highlight 25,050–25,100 as resistance and 24,600–24,550 as support for the Nifty to determine whether the rebound can sustain.
- Key near-term drivers include Q2 results starting Oct 9 (with TCS on deck) and large IPOs like Tata Capital and LG Electronics India, alongside global cues from an AMD–OpenAI chip deal and the U.S. government shutdown delaying data releases.