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There is a rise in the stock market today on 20th October on the occasion of Diwali. Sensex is trading at 84,250 level after rising 300 points. At the same time, Nifty is also up by about 100 points. It is trading at the level of 25,800.
Out of 30 Sensex stocks, 23 are rising and 7 are declining. More growth is being seen in banking, auto and IT shares. There is a slight decline in metal shares.
Asian markets boom
- In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei is trading up 1,396 points (3%) at 48,978 and Korea’s Kospi is trading up 48 points at 3,797.
- Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index is trading at 25,855, up 608 points (2.41%). Whereas China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,866 with a slight rise of 26 points.
- On October 17, America’s Dow Jones rose 238 points and closed at 43,968. The Nasdaq Composite rose 117 points to 22,679 and the S&P 500 closed flat at 6,664.
On Friday, FPI bought shares worth ₹1,526 crore
Whereas on the last trading day of last week i.e. Friday, Foreign Portfolio Investors and Domestic Institutional Investors i.e. DII remained net buyers. According to NSE data, on October 17, FPIs bought shares worth Rs 1,526.61 crore and DIIs bought shares worth Rs 308.98 crore.
During the trading session, DIIs bought shares worth Rs 16,860.39 crore and sold shares worth Rs 15,333.78 crore. Whereas FIIs bought shares worth Rs 14,505.27 crore and sold shares worth Rs 14,196.29 crore.
The market was bullish last week
Before this, on the last day of last week i.e. 17th October, the stock market was also bullish. Sensex closed at 83,952, up 484 points. Nifty also gained 124 points and closed at the level of 25,709.

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