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Markets hold gains in late trade
Oct-15-2026

Indian equity markets maintained gains in late afternoon session, supported by strong buying interest in IT, Banking and Auto stocks. IT stocks turned in some of the market's best performances on the day after Accenture’s optimistic FY29 revenue growth outlook put investors in a buying mood. Accenture is aiming for mid-to-high single-digit revenue growth from FY29 as growth is expected to pick up with rising enterprise adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), large-scale business reinvention, and acquisitions. Further, value buying following the recent losses made by the markets supported the gains. Besides, ease in US bond yields and decline in crude oil prices kept trading sentiments upbeat.

On the global, all Asian equity markets were trading lower amid heavy selling among AI and Semiconductor stocks. European equity markets were trading mostly in green after data showed UK economy expanded 0.1% month-on-month in August 2026, while EU’s monthly Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices fell 0.3% after increasing 0.7% in August.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 74136.59, up by 1354.70 points or 1.86% after trading in a range of 72896.38 and 74330.29. There were 28 stocks advancing against 2 stocks declining on the index.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were TECK up by 2.22%, Auto up by 1.67%, IT up by 1.56%, Oil & Gas up by 1.44% and Energy up by 1.27%, while Capital Goods down by 2.26%, Power down by 1.53%, Industrials down by 1.36%, FMCG down by 0.52% and PSU down by 0.25% were the top losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Tech Mahindra up by 3.55%, ICICI Bank up by 3.53%, Reliance Industries up by 3.41%, Bharti Airtel up by 3.28% and HCL Technologies up by 2.96%. On the flip side, Trent down by 0.91% and Bharat Electronics down by 0.30% were the only losers.

Meanwhile, India's trade imbalance with China continued to deepen, with the deficit widening 20.7% year-on-year to $105.93 billion in the first nine months of this year (January-September 2026), crossing the $100 billion threshold. The increase came despite a 40.7% rise in Indian exports, as Chinese exports continued to surge.

The bilateral trade between India and China reached $144.45 billion during January-September, registering a growth of 25.4%. China's exports to India increased by 23.3% to $125.19 billion, while India's exports to China rose by 40.7% to $19.26 billion year-on-year. 

China's exports are dominated by electronics, machinery and chemicals catering to India's manufacturing base, while India's exports to China are made up of a mix of primary and resource products like ores, fuels, seafood and agricultural items.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 22986.15, up by 363.45 points or 1.61% after trading in a range of 22637.40 and 23056.40. There were 45 stocks advancing against 5 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Tech Mahindra up by 3.73%, Bharti Airtel up by 3.32%, ICICI Bank up by 3.23%, Reliance Industries up by 3.18% and HCL Technologies up by 3.04%. On the flip side, Nestle India down by 5.96%, Adani Enterprises down by 0.93%, Trent down by 0.71%, Bharat Electronics down by 0.60% and Adani Ports & SEZ down by 0.01% were the top losers.

All Asian equity markets were trading lower; Nikkei 225 slipped 3404.29 points or 5.29% to 64,340.00, Taiwan Weighted lost 1655.96 points or 3.53% to 46,969.87, Hang Seng declined 276.17 points or 1.15% to 24,038.00, KOSPI dropped 454.59 points or 8.18% to 5,554.22, Straits Times fell 25.1 points or 0.46% to 5,398.23, Shanghai Composite weakened 59.75 points or 1.61% to 3,707.48 and Jakarta Composite plunged 97.22 points or 1.66% to 5,845.80.

European equity markets were trading mostly in green; UK’s FTSE 100 increased 58.66 points or 0.54% to 10,783.52 and France’s CAC rose 28.09 points or 0.36% to 7,901.20, while Germany’s DAX lost 38.51 points or 0.15% to 25,260.10.
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