Sensex Pauses Rally

2026-11-12 10:55 By Luisa Carvalho 1 min. read

India’s BSE Sensex closed almost flat at 81,911 on Thursday, paring early gains amid volatile trading but remaining near its highest level since February.

Investors booked profits following a nine-session rally, which had been supported by sustained foreign fund inflows, softer oil prices and solid corporate earnings.

Meanwhile, attention shifted to the release of India's October inflation data for fresh cues on the interest-rate outlook.

Sectoral performance was mixed, with strong buying in heavyweight financials offseting losses in autos, tech, FMGC and metal stocks.

Non-bank lender Bajaj Finance surged 3.3% to the top of the index, after announcing a share sale of over $1billion to institutional investors.

Bajaj Finserv added 1.3%.

Buying interest also remained firm across select banking heavyweights including SBI (+2.3%), ICICI Bank (+1.2%) and HDFC Bank (+0.4%).

On the flip side, Hindustan Unilever (-2.9%), Maruti (-1.7%), Power Grid (-1.7%) and TCS (-1.6%) were the draggers.



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Sensex Pauses Rally
India’s BSE Sensex closed almost flat at 81,911 on Thursday, paring early gains amid volatile trading but remaining near its highest level since February. Investors booked profits following a nine-session rally, which had been supported by sustained foreign fund inflows, softer oil prices and solid corporate earnings. Meanwhile, attention shifted to the release of India's October inflation data for fresh cues on the interest-rate outlook. Sectoral performance was mixed, with strong buying in heavyweight financials offseting losses in autos, tech, FMGC and metal stocks. Non-bank lender Bajaj Finance surged 3.3% to the top of the index, after announcing a share sale of over $1billion to institutional investors. Bajaj Finserv added 1.3%. Buying interest also remained firm across select banking heavyweights including SBI (+2.3%), ICICI Bank (+1.2%) and HDFC Bank (+0.4%). On the flip side, Hindustan Unilever (-2.9%), Maruti (-1.7%), Power Grid (-1.7%) and TCS (-1.6%) were the draggers.
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