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Markets continue to trade higher in late afternoon session
Oct-27-2025

Indian equity markets continued to trade higher in late afternoon session amid easing trade tensions between US and China. Investors showed optimism about a trade deal between US and China after both parities reached a framework agreement for a potential trade deal. Further, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen has said that the US President Trump's proposed 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods were off the table. Besides, fund inflows from Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) kept the trading sentiments upbeat. The FIIs were net buyer on Friday’s session with a net buying of equities worth Rs 621.51 crore.

On the global front, Asian equity markets were trading mostly in green as softer-than-expected U.S. inflation report raised hopes of Federal Reserve rate cuts. European equity markets were trading mostly in red ahead of earnings release of big tech companies and policy rate decision of European Central Bank. 

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 84812.55, up by 600.67 points or 0.71% after trading in a range of 84294.20 and 84932.08. There were 22 stocks advancing against 8 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in green; the BSE Mid cap index gained 0.67%, while Small cap index was up by 0.47%.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Telecom up by 2.51%, Realty up by 1.56%, Oil & Gas up by 1.46%, Energy up by 1.43% and Metal up by 1.03%, while Healthcare down by 0.14% was the sole losing index on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Bharti Airtel up by 2.43%, Eternal up by 2.36%, Reliance Industries up by 2.24%, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles up by 1.67% and SBI up by 1.59%. On the flip side, Kotak Mahindra Bank down by 1.60%, Bharat Electronics down by 1.39%, Infosys down by 1.38%, Bajaj Finance down by 0.59% and Adani Ports & SEZ down by 0.57% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, Rating agency ICRA in its latest report has said that India’s electricity demand is likely to grow at a rate between 4 per cent and 4.5 per cent in the current financial year (2025-26). It said the country's power demand was 1,695 billion units in FY25. On the supply side, ICRA said coal inventory levels at domestic power plants have moderated but remain comfortable. 

As of October 10, 2025, coal stocks were sufficient for 14.7 days of requirement, which is notably better than the stock levels witnessed in the corresponding period of the previous years. This reflects sustained improvements in coal supply and logistics management.

Ankit Jain, Vice President and Co-Group Head - Corporate Ratings at Icra, said that 'following a muted 1 per cent growth in H1 FY2026 due to an unfavourable base and an early monsoon, ICRA foresee a recovery in the H2 period. He added that as weather patterns normalise and underlying economic activity remains stable, we project full-year electricity demand growth to settle at a healthy 4-4.5 per cent'.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 25978.75, up by 183.60 points or 0.71% after trading in a range of 25827.00 and 26005.95. There were 37 stocks advancing against 13 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were SBI Life Insurance Company up by 3.37%, Grasim Industries up by 2.60%, Bharti Airtel up by 2.43%, Eternal up by 2.36% and Reliance Industries up by 2.25%. On the flip side, Kotak Mahindra Bank down by 1.60%, Infosys down by 1.42%, Bharat Electronics down by 1.36%, Adani Ports & SEZ down by 0.64% and Bajaj Finance down by 0.59% were the top losers.

Asian equity markets were trading mostly in green; Nikkei 225 surged 1148.35 points or 2.28% to 50,448.00, Hang Seng advanced 266.85 points or 1.01% to 26,427.00, Taiwan Weighted added 461.37 points or 1.65% to 27,993.63, Straits Times rose 15.14 points or 0.34% to 4,437.35, Shanghai Composite strengthened 46.63 points or 1.17% to 3,996.94 and KOSPI increased 101.24 points or 2.5% to 4,042.83, while Jakarta Composite plunged 244.96 points or 3.05% to 8,026.76.

European equity markets were trading mostly in red; Germany’s DAX gained 28.41 points or 0.12% to 24,268.30, while UK’s FTSE 100 decreased 6.18 points or 0.06% to 9,639.44 and France’s CAC fell 6.93 points or 0.08% to 8,218.70.
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