Sensex Finishes at Over 8-Month High
2026-11-09 11:00
By
Luisa Carvalho
1 min. read
India's BSE Sensex navigated a volatile trading session before closing marginally up at 81,106.7 on Monday, its highest since late February, extending its winning streak to eight straight sessions.
Some signs of consolidation emerged after last week's rally buoyed by a revival in foreign investor demand, relatively attractive equity valuations, easing crude oil prices and improving corporate earnings.
Buying interest in PSU banking stocks and select financial counters outweighed weakness in IT and metal stocks.
State Bank of India was the top gainer, rising 2.4%.
HDFC Bank advanced 1.5%, while ICICI Bank added 1.2%.
Trent, L&T, NTPC, Maruti and M&M also gained, rising between 0.6%-2.1%.
On the downside, HCL Technologies (-2.5%), Tata Steel (-2.4%), UltraTech Cement (-2%) and Bajaj Finance (-1.8%) posted the biggest losses.
The Indian stock market will remain closed tomorrow, November 10, 2026, on account of Diwali-Balipratipada.
Trading is scheduled to resume on Wednesday.