Market Wrap · Thursday, Nov 5, 2026

Sensex surges 1,470 pts to 78,772
as ₹7.35 lakh cr is added

Figures at time of writing
Sensex
78,771.82
▲ 1,470.42 pts · +1.90%
Trading near its intraday high of 79,001.19. Tracks Dow Jones' overnight rally of over 3%.
Prev close (implied) 77,301.40Day high 79,001.19
Nifty 50
24,380.15
▲ 431.40 pts · +1.80%
Near its day's high of 24,442.20. Nifty Bank contributed the most, adding over 1,300 pts (+2.3%).
Both indices up six sessions in a row, at their highest since August.
Wealth created
₹7.35 L cr
₹7,34,689.53 cr
BSE market cap
₹500.79 L cr
vs ₹493.44 L cr prev session
52-week highs
98
stocks on BSE
Upper circuits
170
stocks on BSE

Market breadth

4,287 stocks listed on BSE
72%
advancing
3,091 advanced 984 declined 212 unchanged

What's driving it

Brent −10% → ~$94

Hopes of an early resolution to the US-Iran conflict pulled crude sharply lower.

Dow +3%

Strong overnight rally on Wall Street lifted global risk appetite.

Q2 results + Diwali

Hopes of a festive-season uptick in demand for cars, travel and home décor.

Sectoral indices

All sectoral indices were broadly positive. India VIX was flat.
Nifty IT
3%+
Nifty Auto
3%+
Nifty PSU Bank
2%+
Nifty Private Bank
2%+
Nifty Bank
+2.3%
Nifty Realty
1–2%
Consumer Durables
1–2%
Nifty Metal
1–2%
Nifty Midcap
1–2%
Nifty Smallcap
1–2%
India VIX
Flat

Sensex movers by reported range

Bars span the gain/loss range stated for each group. Exact per-stock moves were not given.
4–5% 2–3.5% 1–2% −0.5 to −1%

Stock-by-stock

Stock Sector Move Note

Analyst view

"With tailwinds for the economy getting stronger, the bullish trend in the market is set to continue. The strongest positive for the market is the sharp 10% fall in Brent crude to around $94 level." Dr. V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited