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Sensex up 10.6% in 7-session pre-Diwali rally, best in 35 yrs

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

In short

Massive foreign portfolio investments helped domestic indices notch multi-month highs across a relentless multi-day surge. Global tailwinds such as anticipated policy stability following US midterm elections and plunging oil prices insulated domestic equities from Wall Street's tech-driven drop. The benchmark advanced 7,782 points throughout the run, capping off Friday with a 1,781-point surge that secured three straight days of four-figure point increases. The broader NSE Nifty simultaneously reclaimed its psychological 25,000 level alongside the main index.

Key points

  • Robust foreign portfolio inflows insulated Indian stock markets from sharp overnight tech…: Robust foreign portfolio inflows insulated Indian stock markets from sharp overnight tech selloffs seen across US exchanges.
  • Optimism surrounding US midterm policy stability and falling energy costs provided powerf…: Optimism surrounding US midterm policy stability and falling energy costs provided powerful momentum for domestic benchmarks.
  • Consecutive four-figure daily gains successfully pushed both major domestic indices past…: Consecutive four-figure daily gains successfully pushed both major domestic indices past crucial psychological resistance levels.

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Gains 1,781 points fri even as US market, AI stocks crashMUMBAI: In one of the best weekly gains in recent times, sensex closed over 8.8% up as foreign funds came back to buy Indian stocks, as the US midterm polls raised hopes of policy stability, and also of a diplomatic resolution to the war in West Asia, which pulled down crude prices by about 20% in less than two weeks. In fact, the Sensex's seven-session pre-Diwali rally, during which it notched up a 10.6% gain, was also its best such run in 35 years.

On Friday, the index gained 1,781 points, its third consecutive session of four-figure point gain, despite an overnight crash in the US market, led by a rout in AI stocks.

During its seven-session rally, the sensex added 7,782 points. This surge mainly rode a huge resurgence of buying by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), which bought Indian stocks worth about Rs 49,500 crore or about $5.2 billion on a net basis, shows data from NSDL and BSE.

Nifty on NSE also rallied in a similar manner with…

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