Nifty 50 Rises 0.3% to 23,141 as Axis Bank Leads: India Markets Today
Sep 25: Nifty 50 +0.34% at 23,140.50, Bank Nifty +0.26%, 34 of 50 stocks up, India VIX 12.18, FIIs net sellers of ₹3,694 crore. Sector scoreboard, top gainers and losers, FII/DII flows and valuation, in numbers.
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The Nifty 50 edged up 0.34% to close at 23,140.50 on September 25, 2026, a move of +77.40 points from 23,063.10. Bank Nifty edged up 0.26% to 55,580.40. 34 of the 50 index stocks rose and 15 fell, while across the broader Nifty 500 advances outnumbered declines 249 to 247. India VIX, the market’s fear gauge, fell 4.00% to 12.18.
Index scoreboard
| Index | Close | Day | 1 month | 1 year | Below 52-week high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 23,140.50 | +0.34% | -4.91% | -7.03% | 12.3% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 71,778.65 | +0.56% | -3.66% | +5.10% | 4.3% |
| Nifty Midcap 100 | 60,906.00 | -0.14% | -5.08% | +5.82% | 5.5% |
| Nifty Smallcap 100 | 19,715.25 | +0.15% | -0.96% | +9.73% | 2.3% |
| Nifty 500 | 22,603.50 | +0.23% | -4.27% | -1.82% | 6.4% |
| Nifty Realty | 869.35 | +0.92% | -5.28% | -0.75% | 10.8% |
| Nifty Auto | 26,967.90 | +0.89% | -7.70% | +0.78% | 9.7% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 25,094.85 | +0.56% | -4.39% | -4.39% | 12.1% |
| Nifty FMCG | 45,941.30 | +0.40% | -3.70% | -16.63% | 20.0% |
| Nifty Metal | 13,087.15 | +0.35% | -2.13% | +29.80% | 6.1% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 8,294.50 | +0.28% | -3.59% | +12.19% | 16.4% |
| Bank Nifty | 55,580.40 | +0.26% | -3.36% | +1.10% | 10.0% |
| Nifty Energy | 37,440.35 | +0.21% | -2.27% | +6.20% | 10.5% |
| Nifty Pharma | 27,003.00 | -0.10% | +1.65% | +22.87% | 0.9% |
| Nifty IT | 28,160.90 | -0.17% | -8.48% | -18.49% | 30.1% |
| India VIX | 12.18 | -4.00% | +9.93% | +12.99% | — |
8 of 10 sector indices closed higher. Nifty Realty led (+0.92%) and Nifty IT lagged (-0.17%). Midcaps -0.14% and smallcaps +0.15% both trailed the Nifty 50, so money favoured large caps.
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Nifty 50 top gainers and losers
Gainers
| Stock | Close (₹) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Axis Bank | 1,222.40 | +3.03% |
| Asian Paints | 2,444.00 | +2.14% |
| M&M | 3,035.00 | +1.75% |
| Bajaj Finance | 996.90 | +1.52% |
| HCL Tech | 1,258.00 | +1.16% |
Losers
| Stock | Close (₹) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Max Healthcare | 1,014.00 | -3.06% |
| Tata Motors PV | 290.45 | -1.54% |
| Infosys | 1,000.20 | -1.41% |
| ONGC | 235.86 | -1.31% |
| Trent | 2,669.30 | -1.14% |
FII and DII flows
| Investor | Bought | Sold | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign institutional investors (FII/FPI) | ₹12,327 crore | ₹16,021 crore | −₹3,694 crore |
| Domestic institutional investors (DII) | ₹14,036 crore | ₹11,198 crore | +₹2,838 crore |
Foreign investors were net sellers and domestic institutions net buyers — the pattern in which domestic funds absorb foreign outflows. Data for 25-Sep-2026 in the cash market.
Valuation
The Nifty 50 trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.56, a price-to-book of 2.80 and a dividend yield of 1.22%. That is close to the index’s long-run average P/E of roughly 20. The index is 12.3% below its 52-week high of 26,373.20 and 4.3% above its 52-week low of 22,182.55.
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Global context
| Market | Level | Change | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 7,743.41 | +0.51% | Sep 25 |
| Brent crude | $104.32 | 0.00% | Sep 26 |
| Gold | $4,320.50 | +0.52% | Sep 26 |
| USD/INR | 95.81 | 0.00% | Sep 25 |
| US 10-year yield | 5.165% | +0.3 bp | Sep 25 |
| US dollar index | 101.04 | -0.25% | Sep 25 |
The rupee was at 95.81 per US dollar; Brent crude, India’s biggest import, was at $104.32 a barrel — above $100, which widens the trade deficit and pressures the rupee.
What the numbers say
- Breadth. With 34 of 50 stocks higher, the rise was broad-based rather than driven by a few heavyweights.
- Volatility. India VIX at 12.18 is in its normal range.
- Versus Wall Street. The S&P 500 rose 0.51% in its latest session, so Indian stocks moved in the same direction as US stocks.
- Trend. The Nifty 50 is -4.91% over one month and -7.03% over one year — a month-long pullback.
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StockPil compiles every figure in this brief from NSE India’s published index data (closing levels, advances and declines, valuation ratios, 52-week ranges, provisional FII/DII cash-market flows, and Nifty 50 gainers and losers as of 25-Sep-2026 15:30 IST) and CNBC quotes for global markets, recorded at 20:06 UTC on Saturday, September 26, 2026. The brief reports what the market did and which measurable factors moved together; it does not predict prices and is not investment advice. The Sensex is not included because BSE does not publish it through an open data feed.
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