Benchmark Sensex spurted by 575 points while Nifty closed above 25,300 on Wednesday (October 15, 2025) on buying in banking and financial shares, driven by a rally in Asian and European markets amid hopes of a rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve later this month.

The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 575.45 points or 0.70% to settle at 82,605.43. During the day, it surged 697.04 points or 0.84% to 82,727.02.

The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 178.05 points or 0.71% to 25,323.55.

Among Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv were the biggest gainers. Asian Paints, Larsen & Toubro, Trent, UltraTech Cement, Eternal and Adani Ports were also among the winners.

However, Tata Motors, Infosys, Tech Mahindra and Axis Bank were among the laggards.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai’s SSE Composite index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng settled sharply higher. Markets in Europe were trading in the positive territory.

U.S. markets ended on a mixed note on Tuesday (October 14).

“The national market inched higher after two days of selling; a dovish comment by the Fed chair on rates and considering an end to its quantitative tightening sparked the global market sentiment,” Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited, said.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude dipped 0.18% to $62.28 a barrel.

Foreign Institutional Investors offloaded equities worth ₹1,508.53 crore on Tuesday (October 14), while Domestic Institutional Investors bought stocks worth ₹3,661.13 crore, according to exchange data.

On Tuesday (October 14), the Sensex declined 297.07 points or 0.36% to settle at 82,029.98. The Nifty dipped by 81.85 points or 0.32% to 25,145.50.