Sensex crosses 80,000 in record opening; Nifty at 22,491.75 points on positive global cues

Benchmark indices, Nifty and Sensex scaled fresh record highs on Wednesday, with Sensex surpassing 80,000 for the first time on the strength of banking and FMCG stocks.

It was 80,013.77, up 572.32 points or 0.72 per cent at the time of filing this report. Nifty also opened at 24,291.75, up 168 points or 0.70 per cent.

Bank Nifty opened in green territory with an increase of 704 points or 1.35 per cent at 52 872.30 whereas the Nifty Midcap opened at 56149.90, an up of 295.20 or 0.53 per cent increase.

Among the sectoral indices on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Auto, Financial Services, FMCG, Media, Pharma, PSU Bank, Private Ban, Realty, Healthcare, Consumer Durables, Oil and Gas, And Nifty Midsamall Healthcare opened in the red.

Related Business News

NMDC Steel Becomes First in India to Receive BIS License for Pipeline Transportation

NMDC Steel Limited (NSL), India’s youngest and a state-of-the-art integrated steel plant, has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first company in the country to receive an Indian Standards (IS) license for “Hot Rolled Steel Strip, Sheet, and Plates for Welded Steel Pipe ....

Union Finance Minister interacts with interns of PMIS in Hampi, Karnataka

NEW DELHI: The Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, interacted with interns of the Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS) at Hampi, Karnataka on 15th October, 2025. The session brought together over 60 interns from across the state along with representativ....

Adani group eyes Sahara’s real estate portfolio worth Rs 12,000 crore to clear dues

NEW DELHI:The Adani group, one of India’s top business conglomerates, has evinced interest to acquire real estate assets of the embattled Sahara group that includes township, hotels and shopping malls, for about ?12,000 crore, the Supreme Court was informed on Tuesday. The apex cou....

India to resume International Postal Services to USA from today

NEW DELHI: The Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, Government of India, hasis announced the resumption of all categories of international postal services to the United States of America (USA) with effect from 15 October 2025. Postal services to the USA were earlier suspended throu....

CCI approves acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Limited by Vedanta Limited

The Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Limited by Vedanta Limited. The Proposed Combination envisages acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) by Vedanta Limited (Acquirer) pursuant to a corporate insolvency resolution process ....