Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Tuesday (September 16, 2025) amid hopes of progress in the India-U.S. bilateral trade talks.

A day-long talk on the India-U.S. bilateral trade deal will be held on Tuesday (September 16, 2025).

A rally in global peers also instilled optimism in the domestic stock market ahead of this week’s U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting.

The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 201.69 points to 81,987.43 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 52.8 points to 25,122.

From the Sensex firms, Mahindra & Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Axis Bank, Larsen & Toubro, UltraTech Cement, and NTPC were among the major gainers.

However, Titan, Asian Paints, HDFC Bank and State Bank of India were among the laggards.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng traded in positive territory while Shanghai’s SSE Composite index quoted lower.

U.S. markets ended higher on Monday (September 15, 2025).

Global oil benchmark Brent crude went up by 0.19% to $67.57 a barrel.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹1,268.59 crore on Monday (September 15, 2025), according to exchange data.

On Monday (September 15, 2025), the Sensex declined by 118.96 points or 0.15% to settle at 81,785.74 after five days of rally. The Nifty settled lower by 44.80 points or 0.18% to 25,069.20, halting its eight days of uptrend.