2025.09.1210:46:32UTC+00Sensex Ends on Higher Note, Posts Weekly Gain

India's BSE Sensex concluded its session on a high note, climbing approximately 0.4% to close at 81,905 on Friday, reaching its peak since August 25. This marks the index's fifth consecutive day of gains, propelled largely by the technology, financial, and automobile sectors. The market sentiment remained positive, driven by global optimism regarding a possible interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve and the anticipation of trade discussions between U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On the economic data front, attention was focused on India's August inflation figures, which could be pivotal in the Reserve Bank of India's forthcoming decisions on interest rates. Leading the charge among individual stocks were BEL, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank, and Maruti Suzuki India, each seeing gains of up to 3.67%. Conversely, Eternal, Hindustan Unilever, Trent, Titan Company, and Asian Paints were the major decliners, with drops of up to 1.9%. Over the week, the index saw an overall increase of approximately 1.5%, marking its second straight weekly rise.