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Domestic stock market rises for the third consecutive day, Sensex rises 222 points
Samira Vishwas | January 29, 2026 11:24 PM CST

Mumbai, 29 January. The domestic stock market remained bullish for the third consecutive day on Thursday due to buying in Tata Steel and Larsen & Toubro and a growth forecast of 6.8-7.2 percent for the next financial year in the Economic Review 2025-26. BSE Sensex rose 222 points while NSE Nifty gained 76 points.

Sensex closed at 82,566.37 points

BSE’s benchmark index Sensex based on 30 shares closed at 82,566.37 points with a gain of 221.69 points or 0.27 percent on the basis of increased buying in the afternoon session. However, it fell 636.74 points to 81,707.94 in morning trade.

Nifty closed at 25,418.90 points

At the same time, NSE’s 50-share standard index Nifty rose by 76.15 points or 0.30 percent and closed at 25,418.90 points. Nifty had slipped to 25,159.80 points in morning trade.

Tata Steel has the highest increase of 4.41 percent

Among Sensex companies, Tata Steel registered the highest gain of 4.41 percent. Apart from this, Axis Bank, NTPC, Adani Ports and ICICI Bank also remained profitable. At the same time, shares of Asian Paints, InterGlobe Aviation (ie Indigo), Maruti and Bharat Electronics declined.

FIIs made net purchase of shares worth Rs 480.26 crore

According to stock market data, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) made a net purchase of shares worth Rs 480.26 crore on Wednesday, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth Rs 3,360.59 crore. The price of global oil standard Brent crude rose by 2.50 percent to $ 70.11 per barrel.


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