Markets anticipate the outcome of this week’s U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting.
The benchmark market indices Sensex and Nifty advanced little in early trade on Monday (September 15, 2025), but later suffered very erratic trends and were quoted flat due to profit-taking following a significant increase last week.
The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 93.81 points to 81,998.51 in early session. The 50-share NSE Nifty advanced by 24.45 points to 25,138.45.
Later, the BSE benchmark dropped 10.06 points to 81,904.31, while the Nifty fell 12.65 points to 25,099.90.
Sensex corporations that gained include Bajaj Finance, Eternal, Tata Motors, Adani Ports, Power Grid, and State Bank of India.
Infosys, Sun Pharma, Tata Consultancy Services, and Tech Mahindra were among the underperformers.
In Asian markets, the Kospi in South Korea, the SSE Composite index in Shanghai, and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong all traded higher.
On Friday, US markets ended neutral.
On Friday, the Sensex rose 355.97 points, or 0.44%, to 81,904.70, marking the fifth consecutive day of surging. The Nifty rose 108.50 points, or 0.43%, to 25,114, marking the eighth consecutive day of increase.
Last week, the BSE benchmark rose 1,193.94 points, or 1.47%, while the Nifty gained 373 points, or 1.50%. In eight trading days, the Nifty has gained 534.4 points, or 2.17%.
The global oil benchmark Brent crude rose 0.60% to $67.39 a barrel.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) purchased equities worth ₹129.58 crore on Friday, per exchange data.
