Nifty ends with minor gains on Thursday

23 Oct 2025 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended with minor gains on Thursday amid profit booking at higher levels. Index made a gap-up start and continued its firm trade. Sentiments were optimistic as private report suggested that US-India close to finalise bilateral trade agreement, which could sharply lower tariffs on Indian exports to about 15-16 per cent from the current average of 50 percent. Besides, fresh foreign fund inflow and buying in IT stocks lifted market sentiments. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 96.72 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data. In afternoon session, index continued its gaining momentum. Traders took some support with the Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s statement that in the last few months, foreign investors have announced plans to invest over Rs 50,000 crore in India's finance and banking sectors. However, in last leg of the trade, index trimmed most of its gains but managed to close above neutral line. Finally, index closed above 25850 mark.

Traders were seen piling up positions in IT, Private Bank and FMCG stocks, while selling was witnessed in Oil & Gas, Pharma and Auto. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Vodafone Idea, Info Edge (India) and Bharat Forge. On the other hand, the top losers were Fortis Healthcare, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Eternal. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 26900 - 27100 calls and 24900 - 25100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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