BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 Market Surge

2 UPDATES · 17 DAYS · 13 OCT 2026 — 29 OCT 2026

Nirmala Sitharaman

Latest · 29 Oct 2026

The Sensex rose over 600 points and the Nifty 50 gained 175 points driven by steady Federal Reserve rates, potential tax cuts, and FII equity purchases.

What this timeline covers

This event covers the surge of the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty on Tuesday fueled by Nirmala Sitharaman's remarks on capital gains tax, a strong rupee, an IMF growth peg, and HCL Tech's Q2 results, including its reactions, analyses and follow-up developments. It excludes other actions by the Indian stock market, the IMF, or HCL Tech that are not developments of this specific occurrence.

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The full story, from the beginning

13Oct

STORY BEGINS — NDTV

The BSE Sensex jumped 1,109.10 points to 73,033.78 as Indian stock markets surged on Tuesday fueled by capital gains tax remarks, a strong rupee, and an IMF growth peg.

2 weeks later

29Oct

LATEST UPDATE — Economic Times

The Sensex rose over 600 points and the Nifty 50 gained 175 points driven by steady Federal Reserve rates, potential tax cuts, and FII equity purchases.

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