India's benchmark equity indices rewrote market history on Thursday, vaulting to fresh lifetime record peaks during a blistering bull run on Dalal Street. The 30-share BSE Sensex surged 666.25 points, or 0.78%, to conclude the session at an all-time closing high of 85,836.12, having scaled an intraday record of 85,930.43. Simultaneously, the broader 50-share NSE Nifty index gained 211.90 points, or 0.81%, to settle at an unprecedented 26,216.05.
The historic rally marked the sixth consecutive trading session of gains, powered by a ferocious influx of overseas institutional capital. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) turned aggressive net buyers, pumping over ₹2,400 crore ($287 million) into Indian equities on Thursday alone, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) provided resilient liquidity through steady monthly mutual fund systematic investment plans (SIPs).
Global Tailwind Convergence: Fed Easing and Chinese Stimulus Spark FII Buying
Market sentiment was electrified by a potent combination of domestic macro stability and coordinated global liquidity injections. Investors seized upon the US Federal Reserve's half-point rate cut and Beijing's sweeping monetary and fiscal stimulus announcements, which bolstered risk appetite across emerging Asian equity markets.
Gains were broad-based across index heavyweights. Private-sector banking leaders, IT majors, and automobile manufacturers led the charge, with Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Infosys, ICICI Bank, and Reliance Industries contributing the bulk of the index points. The total market capitalization of all BSE-listed companies climbed past a staggering ₹475 lakh crore (approximately $5.68 trillion).
“The sheer momentum on Dalal Street is driven by strong domestic liquidity, positive global cues, and renewed confidence in India's structural manufacturing and consumption story.”
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Market breadth favored advancing shares, with mid-cap and small-cap indices also trading near record territories despite earlier valuation concerns expressed by market regulators. Analysts noted that India's macroeconomic fundamentals—characterized by 6.7% projected GDP growth, manageable current account deficits, and steady tax revenue expansion—remain unmatched among major global peers.
Looking ahead to Friday's weekly options expiry and month-end settlement, derivatives data indicated aggressive put writing at the 26,000 and 26,100 strikes, establishing a firm technical floor. Technical analysts project that if prevailing global sentiment persists, the Nifty 50 is poised to test the psychological 26,500 milestone in the near term, with the Sensex targeting the historic 87,000 mark.
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