The key equity indices traded with minor gains in the mid- afternoon trade. The Nifty traded above the 24,700 level. Consumer durables shares advanced for fifth consecutive trading session.
At 14:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, added 117.91 points or 0.15% to 80,685.95. The Nifty 50 index shed 9.75 points or 0.04% to 24,726.60.
The broader market underperformed the frontline indices, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index shed 0.56% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 0.47%.
The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,823 shares rose and 2,252 shares fell. A total of 181 shares were unchanged.
Buzzing Index:
The Nifty Consumer durables index rose 0.25% to 39,906.05. The index jumped 4.13% in the sixth trading sessions.
Bata India (up 6.85%), V-Guard Industries (up 1.56%), Havells India (up 1.36%), PG Electroplast (up 1.31%) and Amber Enterprises India (up 1.19%), Cera Sanitaryware (up 1.14%), Dixon Technologies (India) (up 1.05%), Century Plyboards (India) (up 0.81%), Kajaria Ceramics (up 0.72%) and Whirlpool of India (up 0.51%) added.
On the other hand, Kalyan Jewellers India (down 2.01%), Voltas (down 1.18%) and Blue Star (down 0.65%) edged lower.
Numbers to Track:
The yield on India's 10-year benchmark federal paper shed 0.44% to 6.512 from the previous close of 6.541.
In the foreign exchange market, the rupee edged higher against the dollar. The partially convertible rupee was hovering at 88.1025 compared with its close of 88.0200 during the previous trading session.
MCX Gold futures for 3 October 2025 settlement fell 0.77% to Rs 106,351.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback's value against a basket of currencies, was up 0.07% to 98.23.
The United States 10-year bond yield shed 0.24% to 4.201.
In the commodities market, Brent crude for November 2025 settlement fell 59 cents or 0.87% to $67.01 a barrel.
Stocks in Spotlight:
UTI Asset Management Company (UTI AMC) rose 0.64%. The company has announced the appointment of Vetri Subramaniam as its next managing director & chief executive officer, effective 1 February 2026.
ITI fell 2.03. The company announced that it has been empanelled as a system integrator for implementation of IT infrastructure related projects on behalf of Guj Info Petro (GIPL).