Sensex jumps 1,718 points as foreign money pours back into India
The Sensex and Nifty rose about 2% on Friday and over 8% for the week — their best week in six years.
- Sensex: 81,028 (+2.17%)
- Nifty: 25,030 (+2.01%)
- FII buying Thursday: ~₹15,000 crore
What happened
The Sensex closed at 81,028 on Friday, up 1,718 points (2.17%), and the Nifty ended at 25,030, up about 494 points (2.01%), reclaiming the 25,000 mark. It was a seventh straight day of gains.
For the week, both indices rose roughly 8.6–8.8%, their strongest weekly run in six years. Banks led, with ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank among the top gainers, along with M&M and Titan.
Why
Foreign investors bought about ₹15,000 crore of Indian shares on Thursday, their biggest single-day buying in nearly six years, as money rotated out of US AI stocks into markets like India. Lower oil prices earlier in the week also eased worries about inflation and the rupee.
Even after the rally, both indices are still down around 4–5% for 2026. This is market information, not investment advice.
