S&P 500 — US Large Cap Index
FTSE 100 — UK Blue Chips
Euro Stoxx 50 — Eurozone Leaders
DAX 40 — German Equities
CAC 40 — French Market Index
Nikkei 225 — Japan Benchmark
Hang Seng — Hong Kong Index
Shanghai Composite — China Mainland
ASX 200 — Australian Market
TSX Composite — Canada Index
Nifty 50 — India Large Cap
STI Index — Singapore Market
KOSPI — South Korea Index
Bovespa — Brazil Equities
JSE Top 40 — South Africa Index
IPC Index — Mexico MarketThe BSE Sensex rose 227 points, or 0.4%, to 85,909, nearing a record high, while the Nifty 50 climbed to 26,280, hitting a fresh record in Thursday morning trade. The gains tracked a rally on Wall Street overnight, buoyed by bets on a Fed interest rate cut next month. Expectations that the RBI may ease monetary policy at its December meeting further supported sentiment amid easing inflation and a robust growth outlook, with the market expecting GDP to grow 7.3% in the September quarter. Foreign capital inflows and falling oil prices also lifted sentiment, reinforcing expectations of softer inflation as India, the world’s third-largest oil importer, benefits from cheaper crude. The broader market extended gains from the previous session, supported mainly by financial services, technology, and banking stocks. Top performers included Bajaj Finance (2.2%), Bajaj Finserv (1.4%), HDFC Bank (1.2%), Larsen & Toubro (1.0%), and ICICI Bank (1.0%).
