Category: Business News
Indian stock markets ended Friday, 6 November 2026, with a powerful rally. The BSE Sensex jumped 1,718.01 points, or 2.17 percent, to close at 81,028.02, and the NSE Nifty 50 rose 493.75 points, or 2.01 percent, to close at 25,030.35. Both indices closed at their intraday highs, extending their winning streak to a seventh consecutive session.
It was the Nifty’s first close above the 25,000 mark since 27 February 2026, and the Sensex’s first close above 81,000 in more than eight months.
What happened on Friday
- BSE Sensex: 81,028.02, up 1,718.01 points or 2.17 percent. It opened at 79,413.66, touched an intraday low of 79,016.05 and closed at its high of 81,028.02.
- NSE Nifty 50: 25,030.35, up 493.75 points or 2.01 percent. It opened at 24,538.20, slipped to an intraday low of 24,388.05 and climbed back to close at its high.
- Nifty Bank: 59,086.00, up 2.27 percent.
- Nifty Midcap 100: 60,606.65, almost flat, down 0.02 percent.
- India VIX: 17.47, up 12.13 percent, showing that traders expect more volatility ahead.
Over the week, the Sensex rose close to 9 percent and the Nifty close to 8 percent.
Top gainers and losers
Mahindra & Mahindra led the Nifty pack, closing 5.11 percent higher. ICICI Bank rose about 5 percent and HDFC Life jumped about 4 percent. Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles was among the losers, falling about 1 percent.
Market breadth was weak even though the indices rose. Of the 2,872 stocks traded on Friday, 1,037 closed higher and 1,769 closed lower. The rally was led by large-cap stocks, while mid-cap and small-cap stocks lagged.
Foreign investors kept buying
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were provisional net buyers of about Rs 13,750 crore in the cash market on Friday, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net sellers of about Rs 5,969 crore. A day earlier, on Thursday, FIIs had bought stocks worth Rs 14,974.68 crore and DIIs had sold equities worth Rs 10,444.54 crore on a net basis, according to exchange data.
Analysts said the global sell-off in AI and technology stocks pushed foreign money towards India, and the strong US jobs report also supported sentiment.
Rupee at a six-month high
The Indian rupee extended its winning streak for a sixth consecutive session on Friday, settling at 93.89 against the US dollar, a six-month high. It gained 52 paise over its previous close.
Global markets were weak
Asian markets closed lower on Friday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 5.96 percent to 57,434.77 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 1.27 percent to 24,481.86. The Nasdaq Composite had recorded its steepest single-day decline in 19 months on Thursday amid concerns over tighter AI regulations, which is why Indian benchmarks opened lower before recovering strongly.
Muhurat trading on Sunday
Indian markets are closed today, Saturday, 7 November 2026. The National Stock Exchange and the Bombay Stock Exchange will hold a special Muhurat trading session on Sunday, 8 November 2026, to mark Diwali Laxmi Pujan. Regular trading resumes on Monday, 9 November 2026.
Sources: Moneycontrol via TradingView, Upstox, The Hindu BusinessLine and Trendlyne, 6 November 2026.
