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Sensex jumps 1,718 points, Nifty tops 25,000 on Dhanteras
The Sensex jumped 1,718.01 points to 81,028.02 and the Nifty 50 rose 493.75 points to 25,030.35 on Friday, 6 November 2026, extending their winning run to seven sessions as foreign investors bought a record Rs 14,974.68 crore of Indian shares the previous day.
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The Sensex jumped 1,718.01 points to 81,028.02 and the Nifty 50 rose 493.75 points to 25,030.35 on Friday, 6 November 2026, extending their winning run to seven sessions as foreign investors bought a record Rs 14,974.68 crore of Indian shares the previous day.
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The Sensex jumped 1,718 points to close above 81,000 and the Nifty reclaimed 25,000 on Dhanteras, extending a seven-session rally that has defied a global sell-off in technology stocks.
By StoryTimesNow News Desk — 06 November 2026, 7:05 PM IST
Indian markets closed at their highest in months on Dhanteras, Friday 6 November 2026. (Illustration: StoryTimesNow)
Key Takeaways
The Sensex closed at 81,028.02 on Friday, 6 November 2026, up 1,718.01 points or 2.17%, while the Nifty 50 rose 493.75 points or 2.01% to 25,030.35.
The gains stretched the winning run to seven straight sessions — the longest in three years — in which the Sensex has risen 10.6% and the Nifty 10.3%.
Foreign investors bought a net Rs 14,974.68 crore of Indian shares on Thursday, their biggest single-day purchase in nearly six years. A special Muhurat trading session follows on Sunday, 8 November, for Diwali.
Introduction
Indian shares surged on Dhanteras, Friday 6 November 2026, as the Sensex jumped 1,718.01 points to close at 81,028.02 and the Nifty 50 reclaimed the 25,000 mark for the first time since February. The rally came a day after the Nasdaq fell 5.5% into correction territory on fears of tighter regulation of artificial intelligence. Foreign buying, easing crude and strong earnings powered the gains, capping the best week for Indian equities since early 2021.
What Happened?
Tracking weak global cues, the benchmarks opened lower and slipped in early trade. The Sensex opened at 79,413.66, while the Nifty touched an intraday low of 24,388.05. Buying then built through the session, led by private banks, and both indices climbed to close at the day's high — the Sensex at 81,028.02, up 1,718.01 points or 2.17% on its previous close of 79,310.01, and the Nifty at 25,030.35, up 493.75 points or 2.01% on its previous close of 24,536.60.
Thursday was bigger still: the Sensex had surged 2,008.61 points or 2.60% to 79,310.01 and the Nifty had risen 576 points or 2.40% to 24,536.60. Friday's close means the Sensex has gained 7,781.99 points or 10.62% over seven sessions, while the Nifty has advanced 2,331.50 points or 10.27% in the same run.
Why Does This Matter?
The Nifty closed above 25,000 for the first time since 27 February 2026, and the Sensex reclaimed 81,000. For the week, the Sensex gained 8.82% and the Nifty 8.58%, the strongest weekly advance for both indices since early 2021. Measured against the run-up to each year's Muhurat trading session since 1992, it is the strongest pre-Muhurat weekly rally on record for both benchmarks.
The seven-session winning streak is the longest in three years. It also marks a sharp change in sentiment, with foreign inflows and easing crude oil prices lifting the market while global technology stocks unwind.
Important Details
The leaders: Mahindra & Mahindra was the top gainer, up 6.15% after a 25% rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 4,587.88 crore. ICICI Bank rose nearly 5%, HDFC Bank 3.56%, Axis Bank 3.19%, Kotak Mahindra Bank 2.68% and Titan 3.36%. Power Grid was the only Sensex constituent to close lower.
Breadth: Only four of the 50 Nifty stocks ended lower, but the Nifty MidCap 100 slipped 0.02% and the Nifty SmallCap 100 fell 0.82%, showing the gains were concentrated in heavyweights.
Sectors: The Nifty Private Bank index gained the most, up 3.2%, followed by Financial Services, up 2.6%, and the Nifty Bank, up 2.3%.
Foreign flows: Foreign institutional investors bought a net Rs 14,974.68 crore of Indian equities on Thursday, their biggest single-day purchase in nearly six years, according to exchange data. The rupee closed at 93.89 against the US dollar, up 52 paise.
Background and Context
The surge comes in Diwali week. Dhanteras fell on Friday, 6 November 2026, and Diwali itself falls on Sunday, 8 November. The exchanges will hold a special one-hour Muhurat trading session on Sunday to mark Lakshmi Pujan and the start of Samvat 2083, the new year in the Hindu calendar followed by many traders.
The contrast with global markets could hardly be sharper. The Nasdaq fell 5.5% into correction territory on Thursday on fears of tighter regulation of artificial intelligence, while Indian markets have moved the other way all week, with foreign money returning and domestic banks leading the advance.
What Happens Next?
The exchanges will hold the special one-hour Muhurat trading session on Sunday, 8 November 2026, to mark Diwali and the start of Samvat 2083. The rally has been narrow, however: mid- and small-cap stocks fell on Friday even as the benchmarks surged, so whether the gains broaden beyond banks and a handful of heavyweights will be watched closely.
What Readers Should Know
For most readers, a rally shows up in retirement savings, mutual funds and index-linked investments rather than in daily spending. A 2% rise in a single session is large, and a 10% rise in seven sessions is larger still — but it has been driven by a small set of heavyweight stocks, and the broader market did not share in Friday's gains. Markets can reverse quickly. This article reports market movements; it is not investment advice.
FAQs
Why did Indian markets rise when global markets fell? Foreign buying, easing crude and strong earnings lifted Indian shares, while global technology stocks sold off on AI regulation fears.
What is Muhurat trading? A special one-hour session the Indian exchanges hold on Diwali, considered an auspicious time to trade, marking Lakshmi Pujan and the start of the new Samvat year. In 2026 it falls on Sunday, 8 November.
How much have the markets gained this week? The Sensex gained 8.82% and the Nifty 8.58% in the week ended 6 November 2026, the biggest weekly gain for both since early 2021.
Sources and Verification
Closing levels, gains and flows are as reported on 6 November 2026 by the outlets below.
Financial Express — biggest weekly gains in years (6 November 2026)
Fortune India — markets defy global tech rout (6 November 2026)
DD India — longest winning streak in 3 years (6 November 2026)
Business Standard — Nifty reclaims 25K, rally extends to 7th day (6 November 2026)
The Hindu BusinessLine — Sensex jumps 1,718 points (6 November 2026)
Newsplainly — Sensex today jumps 1,718 points (6 November 2026; compiled from India Today and Times of India)
Figures are as reported by the exchanges and the financial press on 6 November 2026. This article reports market movements; it is not investment advice.
