Try GOLD - Free
Festive cheers: Mkt rallies for third straight session
The New Indian Express
|October 18, 2025
BUOYED by festive sentiments and healthy Q2 earnings reported by India Inc, domestic equity market rallied for the third straight session on Friday with the benchmark indices BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty hitting their 52-week highs during the trading session.
The Sensex hit its 52-week high of 84,172, while the Nifty 50 rose to the 52-week high of 25,781.50 in intraday deals.
Following mild profit booking, the Sensex ended 485 points or 0.58% higher at 83,952.19, while the Nifty 50 settled 125 points or 0.49% higher at 25,709.85. The two indices are just 2% away from their all-time highs of 85,978.25 and 26,277.35 which they hit on September 27 last year. In the past three sessions, the Sensex has risen by over 1,900 points or 2.3%, while the Nifty 50 has advanced 2.2%.
This story is from the October 18, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM The New Indian Express
The New Indian Express Chennai
H K Dua: Suave, steady, and steeped in gravitas
HK DUA represented a generation of editors for whom journalism was both craft and constitutional duty.
1 mins
March 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Women's Asian Cup: India lose
INDIA conceded a goal in injury time to go down fighting against higher-ranked Vietnam 1-2 in their opening match of the Women’s AFC Asian Cup in Perth on Wednesday.
1 min
March 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Three die in two days, toll in goldsmith unit blast touches 5
A week after an explosion caused by a suspected gas leak at a goldsmith workshop, the death toll has risen to five, as three more who were hospitalised with burns, died in the last two days.
1 mins
March 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Catching Blues: Why India fielders have struggled
THIRTEEN dropped catches in eight matches.
2 mins
March 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Kerala CPM fields 10 ministers, most of MLAs get seats again for ’26 polls
State committee may ratify proposal today, CM Pinarayi will seek re-election from Dharmadam
1 mins
March 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Curbs, protests continue in Kashmir
SECURITY restrictions continued in Kashmir for the third consecutive day on Wednesday even as protests continued against the killing of Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israel joint strikes.
2 mins
March 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
AI is everywhere but meaningful ROI hard to find: Dexian CEO
THE adoption of artificial intelligence may have accelerated sharply in recent times but any meaningful return on investment is still some years away, according to Maruf Ahmed, global CEO, of Dexian.
1 min
March 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
FAMILIAR RIVALS SET FOR EXPLOSIVE TEST
Intriguing battle awaits as Surya & Co face England at Wankhede
3 mins
March 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Get land records, patta transfer history online
STATE Revenue and Disaster Management Minister KKSSR Ramachandran on Wednesday launched the Integrated Land Record and History of Patta Transfer online services to help landowners easily access and download land-related documents.
1 min
March 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TN's forest land plan: 45K in Gudalur may face eviction
OVER 45,000 people residing in Gudalur taluk in Nilgiris district face the threat of eviction as the state government has submitted a proposal to the Supreme Court to reclassify 31,510 acres of unsettled janmam land spread across the taluk into reserve forest area.
2 mins
March 05, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size