Trading activity on 15 October 2026 pushed the Sensex up by 1,533.72 points — a gain of 2.11 percent — leaving the index at a closing level of 74,315.61 and lifting Indian equity markets broadly higher across the session. The Nifty 50 closed with the index adding 374.65 points — a move of 1.66 percent — to settle at 22,997.35.

Indian markets held their footing even as broader Asian trading came under pressure from worries over stretched valuations in the artificial intelligence sector and an uptick in US inflation. Global technology equities faced a widespread sell-off, drawing attention to India's market positioning at a time when government bond yields were drifting lower, the rupee was holding its ground, and crude oil was trading down.

Among the indices tracked by sector, those covering IT, Private Banking, and Automobiles posted the day's most notable gains. Both the Media segment and the Public Sector Bank division posted lower results during the period.

Shares in IDBI Bank dropped 8 percent after the Cabinet greenlit a ₹52,878-crore transfer of ownership to Fairfax at a price below prevailing market value.

Trading for a fifth straight session in positive territory, the rupee added 12 paise against the dollar to close at 95.05. Brent crude shed more than 2 percent of its value, while gold advanced past the ₹1,47,804 mark per 10 grams — a gain of over 1.3 percent — and silver added 1.32 percent to trade at ₹2,11,083 across commodity exchanges.

Declines across the Asia-Pacific trading session were broad, with Japan's Nikkei shedding more than five percent of its value, Taiwan's weighted index giving back 3.53 percent, and South Korea's KOSPI posting a loss exceeding eight percent.

Two watchpoints drew attention from market observers — the release schedule for upcoming earnings disclosures and the pace of inflows from overseas institutional buyers — both seen as capable of shaping how trading conditions develop.

Charted on the Nifty's price map, the 22,900-to-22,950 band forms a cushion on the downside, while sellers are anticipated to push back across the 23,050-to-23,150 stretch overhead. Traders watching the Sensex are eyeing a floor zone between 73,900 and 74,100, with a ceiling band stretching from 74,600 up to 74,900.

Quarterly revenue at Wipro climbed to ₹24,753 crore, a 9.1 percent increase that came in ahead of what analysts had forecast, with a pickup in client expenditure across Europe credited for the stronger-than-expected outcome. For the three-month window that closed on 30 September, UCO Bank posted a net profit of ₹786 crore, reflecting a 26.77 percent lift over the same period a year earlier.