Good morning, Vaibhav · Thursday, 29 October 2026
The Sensex and Nifty fell at the close on Wednesday, 28 October. Midcaps rose 0.43%, smallcaps rose 0.90%, and IT and oil and gas fell, while both foreign and domestic institutions were net buyers in cash. This morning, monthly expiry, crude and the rupee are in focus.
Benchmarks: down Breadth: positive, 1,718 up vs 1,582 down FII bought · DII bought Risk this morning: oil above $115
Every number carries its date and time. Closes are Wednesday, 28 October 2026, unless a tile says otherwise.
Benchmarks slipped on 28 October 2026 as IT and oil and gas stocks fell, while auto, pharma and banks limited the decline, with the Sensex down 0.48% and the Nifty down 0.22% at the close.
Brent crude stayed above US$115 per barrel in futures trade on 28 October 2026 after a claimed missile strike on a Saudi refinery renewed supply concerns, pressuring the rupee and energy stocks.
Jio Platforms listed at Rs 1,358 on 28 October 2026, a 21.36% premium to its Rs 1,119 issue price, becoming India's second largest listed company by market value, according to The Hindu.
Both FIIs and DIIs were net buyers in cash on 28 October 2026, yet heavyweight selling still left the benchmarks lower at the close.
FII net buying Rs 871.83 crore and DII net buying Rs 643.35 crore, cash market, 28 October 2026 only. Source: Business Standard FII DII data. One day of buying is a flow, not a trend. Keep it separate from the longer October picture.
Month to date trend, separate from single day flows: Month to date to 28 October 2026: FII net selling Rs 47,817 crore, DII net buying Rs 61,113 crore. Source: MarketPing.
AI news from 28 October 2026, each in one or two sentences plus a named link to the original source.
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Sector moves at the close, Wednesday, 28 October 2026. Auto, consumer durables, media and pharma led; IT and oil and gas lagged.
Sector levels in the edition data: Auto 25,707; Consumer Durables 34,739; Media 1,637; Pharma 26,541; IT 31,553; Oil and Gas 10,297. Changes as shown in the chart, close on 28 October 2026.
1,718 advanced1,582 declined99 unchanged
1,718 advances, 1,582 declines, 99 unchanged on the NSE. Source: MarketPing, close on 28 October 2026.
An index is an average of a few heavyweights. Breadth counts how many stocks rose versus fell. On 28 Oct the benchmarks fell, but most stocks rose. When the two disagree, ask which heavyweights are pulling the average, and whether the broad move is holding. That question, not the headline number, is the useful one.
Top gainers, all NSE stocks, close on 28 October 2026, source: MarketPing. Top losers, all NSE stocks, close on 28 October 2026, source: MarketPing.
| Stock | Price (Rs) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Indo US Biotech Ltd | Rs 86.84 | +19.99% |
| Huhtamaki India Ltd | Rs 229.57 | +19.60% |
| Ramky Infra Ltd | Rs 306.90 | +18.95% |
| Sudarshan Colorant Ind Ltd | Rs 434.50 | +17.75% |
| Sakuma Exports Ltd | Rs 1.67 | +17.61% |
| Stock | Price (Rs) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| R K Fashion Accessories Ltd | Rs 35.85 | -19.98% |
| Gandhar Oil Refinery India Ltd | Rs 259.20 | -18.41% |
| 20 Microns Ltd | Rs 158.50 | -16.31% |
| Interiors and More Ltd | Rs 119.00 | -16.20% |
| Yasho Industries Ltd | Rs 3,268.00 | -14.81% |
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Jio Platforms listed at Rs 1,358 on 28 October 2026, a 21.36% premium to its Rs 1,119 issue price, in India's largest IPO, and became India's second largest company by market capitalisation.
The Hindu, 28 Oct 2026 · Read the listing reportThe US Federal Reserve held rates steady on 28 October 2026, keeping the target range at 3.75% to 4.00%, with a 10 to 2 vote, as two members favoured a quarter point rise.
Channel News Asia, 28 Oct 2026 · Read the Fed reportLarsen and Toubro reported a 32.5% rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 5,202.10 crore for the quarter ended September 2026, with revenue up 16% to Rs 78,750 crore, Rediff reported on 28 October 2026.
Rediff, 28 Oct 2026 · Read the results reportIndia's industrial production grew 6.7% year on year in September 2026, slowing from a revised 7.8% in August, with manufacturing up 7.6% and mining contracting 6.2%, government data released on 28 October 2026 showed.
Business Today, 28 Oct 2026 · Read the industrial production reportCyclone Arnab crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts early on 28 October 2026 with winds gusting to 150 km/h, and at least three people died in Andhra Pradesh, The Hindu reported in live updates that day.
The Hindu, 28 Oct 2026 · Read the cyclone updatesOil prices rose more than 1% on 28 October 2026, with Brent crude futures at US$115.90 a barrel, after the Houthis said they had hit Saudi Arabia's biggest refinery, renewing supply concerns. Saudi authorities did not immediately confirm the strike, the report said.
The Business Times, 28 Oct 2026 · Read the oil reportThursday, 29 October 2026. News, not advice.
US rates held, oil rose again. The US Federal Reserve held rates steady on 28 October 2026, keeping the target range at 3.75% to 4.00%, and Brent crude was US$115.08 per barrel in futures trade on 28 October 2026, up 1.06%.
No separate global index levels were in today's edition, so no global table is shown here. Sources: Channel News Asia for the Fed decision, The Hindu for Brent crude.