Sensex and Nifty at nine-month highs: What drove it, what lagged, what the reports differ on

What the numbers show: Sensex at 81,879.40 and Nifty at 25,255.05, the highest closes since February 2026.

What drove it: banks, autos and foreign buying, according to reports.

What lagged: IT stocks, with TCS, Infosys and HCL Tech lower.

Where reports differ: the gain in autos is 2.14% in one report and 1.14% in another.

What to check: oil prices and foreign flows, which can reverse quickly.

The Week calls it Dalal Street’s highest close since February 2026, and says both indices have gained about 10% so far this month.

Exchanges were closed on Tuesday, November 10, for Diwali-Balipratipada, so Wednesday was the first session after the break, according to 5paisa.

Headlines gave the Sensex gain as 772 points, 773 points or nearly 800 points, while the body reports give only percentages, so the point figure differs slightly by outlet.

The Nifty opened at 25,337.80 and gave up part of its early gains during the day, according to 5paisa.

Thirteen of the 16 major sectors traded higher, according to The Week.

Among Sensex stocks, Mahindra and Mahindra, IndiGo, Trent, Tata Steel and ITC were among the winners, while TCS, Infosys, HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra were laggards, according to The Week.

The Nifty Bank index rose 1.76% to close at 60,792.40, and heavyweight banks lifted monthly gains in the index to 11.2%, according to The Week.

The Nifty PSU Bank index gained 2.91%, according to 5paisa, and about 3%, according to a Business Standard headline.

Nifty Auto rose 2.14%, according to The Week, while 5paisa reports a gain of 1.14%, so the figure for autos differs between the two reports.

Nifty IT fell 0.53%, according to 5paisa, and Mphasis dropped more than 2.5%.

Broader indices also rose: 5paisa reports the Nifty Smallcap 100 up 1.59% and the Nifty Midcap 100 up 0.81%.

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