Finance
Stock Market close highlights, October 1, 2025: Indian shares ended an eight-day losing trend as the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy committee (MPC) left the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 percent and maintained its stance of ‘Neutral’.
The RBI’s GDP forecast for FY25-26 remains unchanged at 6.50 percent. However, the RBI maintained to cut its FY25-26 Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation prediction to 3.10 percent from 3.70 percent in the June 2025 policy.
The BSE Sensex finished at 80,983.21, up 715.7 points or 0.9%. Similarly, the Nifty50 gained 0.92 percent, or 225.2 points, reaching 24,836.3 levels.
In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap 100 index jumped 1.1%, while the Nifty MidCap 100 index increased 0.9%.
Rate-sensitive sectors such as Nifty Bank, Auto, and Realty increased 1.3%, 0.85%, and 1.1%, respectively. The sole laggard was Nifty PSU Bank, which fell 0.37 percent. Nifty Financial Services, Energy, FMCG, IT, Media, Metal, Pharma, Consumer Durables, and Oil & Gas all saw up to 4% gains.
Tata Motors, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Trent, Sun Pharma, Axis Bank, and ICICI Bank were the top Sensex gainers, while Bajaj Finance, Ultratech, State Bank of India, Tata Steel, and Asian Paints were the top losers.
Source: BS
