Indian stock markets shed early jitters, rise towards fag end:Sensex reclaims 81,000 mark; Nifty settles flat but in green

On Friday, October 3, 2025, the last trading day of the week, the Indian stock market witnessed fluctuations. The Sensex recovered over 400 points from its day’s low and settled at 81,207.17 points. While, the Nifty shed early jitters to close flat but in green at 24,894.25 points. The barometers had faced selling pressure at the opening. But towards the fag end the gauges recovered the lost ground. Financials keep Sensex buoyant: The stocks of Tata Steel, Power Grid, Kotak Bank, Axis Bank, LT, BEL, Bharti Airtel, Titan, Asian Paints, NTPC, SBI, etc were among the major gainers on the Sensex. Mixed sector-wise performance: On the sectoral front, all the major indices except Nifty Auto, Realty, Healthcare, etc closed with gains. Nifty Metal was the best performer, rising by 1.82%. Asian markets displayed mixed movement: FIIs – net sellers of Indian equities for last 3 months straight