
Stocks rally: Sensex jumps 1,233 points to 75,693 as crude eases
Indian stocks rose for a third session on November 2, 2026: the Sensex gained 1,233 points to 75,692.78 and the Nifty closed at 23,440.80.
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Indian stocks rose for a third session on November 2, 2026: the Sensex gained 1,233 points to 75,692.78 and the Nifty closed at 23,440.80.

SpaceX shares closed at $134.72 on 30 October 2026, down 6.37%, leaving its market value more than $500 billion below its 6 October peak.

NTPC share price rose about 3% in early trade on 2 November 2026 after the power producer reported higher July-September profit and declared a Rs 3 interim dividend.

China's STAR 50 index of AI and chip stocks has fallen about 40% in under four months, erasing about $480 billion, while the CSI 300 is down about 20%.

The Sensex closed 308 points higher at 74,459.53 and the Nifty at 23,053.10 on 30 October 2026, led by IT and pharma, while smallcaps fell 1.85%.

The Nifty IT index fell about 1.5% on October 27, 2026, led by TCS and Infosys, after Anthropic filed for a US listing and chip stocks rallied.

City Union Bank's Q2 FY27 net profit rose about 26% to Rs 416 crore on 31% growth in net interest income; its shares rose after the October 28 results.

Bandhan Bank's Q2 FY27 net profit rose about 456% to Rs 622 crore as provisions fell and bad loans eased; shares gained about 2-3% on October 28.

HSBC shares fell about 6-7% in London on October 27, 2026, after Q3 revenue of about $18.6 billion missed forecasts, despite a 32% rise in pre-tax profit.

Vertiv shares jumped about 16% pre-market on October 28, 2026 after Q3 sales rose 61% to $4.31 billion and organic orders more than doubled.

The FTC and 20 states sued Dollar General on October 26, 2026, alleging checkout prices exceeded shelf prices; shares fell about 4%.

Indian brokers are opening US stock trading to retail clients through GIFT City; Groww says early users favour Nvidia, SpaceX and Apple as local markets slump in 2026.

Ola Electric shares jumped about 14% on October 27, 2026 during its Rs 999.74 crore rights issue, as a filing showed SoftBank's vehicle cut its stake to 11.7%.

Cipla's Q2 FY27 profit fell 35% to Rs 878 crore on weaker US generic sales, results on 27 October 2026 showed; its shares traded 0.93% lower on the NSE.

Mankind Pharma's shares gained over 4% after it reported on October 26, 2026, a 37.7% rise in July-September profit to Rs 716.12 crore on 17% revenue growth.

China's STAR50 index of AI and chip leaders has fallen nearly 40% from its July peak, wiping out about $480 billion, as state-backed funds step in to buy.

EQT agreed on October 26, 2026 to buy Range Resources for 0.987 EQT shares per Range share, creating a US natural gas producer with an enterprise value above $50 billion.

Brazil's Ibovespa closed down about 13.9% on October 26, 2026, after Lula's runoff win; trading was halted for 30 minutes, the first such halt since 2020.

Dr Reddy's shares rose on October 26, 2026 after Q2 profit fell 36% to Rs 925 crore, as brokerages focused on a 7% sequential revenue rise.

Infosys shares fell up to about 4% to an intraday low of Rs 1,107 on NSE on October 26, 2026, after the IT firm cut its FY27 revenue growth guidance to 1-2%.

Shriram Finance shares fell as much as 6.13% to Rs 810.20 on October 26, 2026 after it cut its FY27 loan growth target despite a 59% Q2 profit rise.

Sensex fell 125.56 points to 73,123.83 and Nifty ended at 22,600 on October 23, 2026, after a 1,100-point intraday swing; smallcaps fell nearly 3%.

Nasdaq fell 2.6% to 26,008.86 on October 22, 2026, its worst day since June, as AI spending worries sank Meta about 7% and chip stocks; the Dow was flat.

PC Jeweller shares rose up to 9% to Rs 20.17 on October 22, 2026 after its Q2 net profit rose 58% to Rs 330.66 crore and it said it had repaid all bank debt.

IREDA's July-September 2026 profit was flat at about Rs 554 crore as provisions jumped; it disclosed three frauds worth Rs 672.74 crore, fully provided for.

GM shares fell about 6% before the US open on 20 October 2026 after it narrowed 2026 guidance and flagged $2 billion in commodity costs, despite a Q3 beat.

South Korea's Kospi fell 3.73% to about 5,553 on October 20, 2026, its lowest close since April, as SK Hynix and Samsung slid on AI doubts.

The Nasdaq rose 1.11% on October 19, 2026 as chip and AI stocks recovered, while NSE and BSE are closed on October 20 for Dussehra and reopen on October 21.

Cyient DLM shares fell as much as 13% on October 19, 2026, taking a two-day slide to about 24% after Q2 results showed its margin shrinking to 8.7%.

South Indian Bank posted a record Q2 FY27 profit of Rs 426.13 crore on October 15, 2026, up 21%, as margins rose to 3.33% and gross NPA fell to 1.24%.

Oberoi Realty's Q2 FY27 bookings rose to about Rs 9,150 crore from Rs 1,299 crore, led by its first Gurugram project, while net profit stayed flat at Rs 761.65 crore.

Hospital chain Paras Healthcare will open its Rs 1,450 crore IPO on October 21, 2026, at Rs 660-693 a share, the same day as the Jio Platforms issue.

Punjab National Bank's Q2 FY27 net profit rose 12.8% to Rs 5,532 crore, reported on October 16, 2026; gross NPA fell to 2.55% and net NPA to 0.25%.

Wipro shares rose up to 6.5% on October 16, 2026, after Q2 profit fell 1.4% to Rs 3,201 crore and large deal bookings dropped 58.6%; brokerages stay cautious.

The STOXX 600 rose 0.7% to 644.74 on October 16, 2026 and gained over 2% for the week, its best since June, as strong earnings outweighed a global tech sell-off.

The Nasdaq fell 2.1% and the S&P 500 1.1% on October 16, 2026 as chip stocks slid, leaving both with their worst week since June; the Dow ended the week up 0.7%.

The Sensex rose 413.7 points to 74,729.27 and the Nifty 0.65% to 23,146.15 on October 16, 2026, as the IT index climbed about 4%.

IRFC's July-September net profit rose 10.2% to Rs 1,958.48 crore, revenue grew 23% and it declared a Rs 1.15 dividend; results came on October 15, 2026.

On October 15, 2026, Taiwan's TAIEX fell 3.41%, Korea's KOSPI 7.57% and Japan's Nikkei 4.90% as US inflation of 3.7% and AI worries hit chip stocks.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 556 points to 52,177.69 on 15 October 2026 as investors moved from AI stocks into healthcare and defensive shares.

Canara Bank shares fell nearly 7% on October 15, 2026, a day after Q2 profit rose 8.4% to Rs 5,175 crore, as the bank raised its estimate of the ECL transition impact.

The Nasdaq Composite fell 1.9% and the S&P 500 1.1% on 14 October 2026 after hot US inflation data; CoreWeave sank over 15% and Oracle almost 9%.

The Sensex rose 1,109 points to 73,033.78 on October 13, 2026, as the Nifty IT index jumped 5.2%, its best day since May 2025, after HCLTech's results beat estimates.

The Sensex fell 251.89 points to 72,781.89 and the Nifty 99.25 points to 22,622.70 on October 14, 2026, as pharma and financials fell and IT stocks extended gains.

Micron fell about 3.9% on October 12, 2026 after China's CXMT said it will launch a denser 4F² server DRAM this year; the Nasdaq slipped 0.44% while the Dow rose.

HCLTech's July-September 2026 profit rose 21.2% to Rs 5,132 crore and deal bookings hit $3.3 billion, results released on 12 October show.

South Korea's KOSPI fell 3.65% to 6,384.24 on 12 October 2026 as foreign funds sold Samsung and SK hynix days after Samsung's record quarterly profit.

MobiKwik shares rose about 25% to Rs 245.40 in the week to October 9, 2026 after a 20% upper-circuit jump on October 6; PhysicsWallah gained about 20%.

Delta Air Lines on October 9, 2026 cut its full-year EPS guidance to $5.10-$5.60 from $6.50-$7.50 after quarterly fuel costs rose 62%.

Ola Electric fixed a Rs 999.74 crore rights issue at Rs 27 a share, 2 for every 25 held; record date Oct 13 and issue open Oct 22-30, 2026. Shares fell 4% on Oct 8.

The Sensex gained 879.09 points to 72,472.33 and the Nifty rose to 22,520.45 on 9 October 2026, ending a two-day fall.

The Sensex gained 879.09 points to 72,472.33 on 9 October 2026, as IT shares and softer crude recovered most of Thursday's losses.
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