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Nifty gains 1.58% to 23,810.85; down 8.9% this year vs Nikkei 225 +25.3%

The Nifty 50 closed at 23,810.85 on 3 Nov 2026. Best sector: Nifty FMCG (+3.65%); worst: Nifty PSU Bank (−1.27%). Data: NSE, FRED, ECB.

By BDT Business Desk

Published 3 Nov 2026, 7:52 PM IST · 2 min read

Nifty 50 close, 3 Nov 2026 (+1.58%)
Nifty 50 close, 3 Nov 2026 (+1.58%) Photo: Bharat Darshan Times graphic

Market close, 3 Nov 2026 (NSE official index file)

  • Nifty 50: 23,810.85, up 370.05 points (+1.58%). Range 23,482.80–23,810.85; P/E 19.71.
  • Nifty Bank: 55,540.05 (+0.98%) · Nifty IT: 32,551.60 (+0.34%)
  • Midcap 100: 58,596.25 (+1.06%) · Smallcap 100: 18,652.85 (+0.31%)
  • India VIX: 15.72 (+1.44%)
  • Rupee: 94.91 per US dollar on 2 Nov 2026 (ECB reference rates), against 89.87 at the end of 2025.

Sectors today

Index Close Change
Nifty FMCG 45,580.00 +3.65%
Nifty Realty 841.40 +2.33%
Nifty Private Bank 27,551.10 +1.98%
Nifty Financial Services 25,357.90 +1.84%
Nifty Auto 26,201.95 +1.71%
NIFTY Midcap 100 58,596.25 +1.06%
Nifty Bank 55,540.05 +0.98%
Nifty Next 50 69,624.35 +0.96%
Nifty Consumer Durables 35,793.00 +0.95%
Nifty Oil & Gas 11,008.55 +0.85%
Nifty Healthcare Index 16,580.40 +0.61%
Nifty Media 1,626.85 +0.49%
Nifty Pharma 27,218.50 +0.42%
Nifty IT 32,551.60 +0.34%
NIFTY Smallcap 100 18,652.85 +0.31%
Nifty Energy 36,290.70 −0.11%
Nifty Metal 12,146.15 −0.14%
Nifty PSU Bank 8,241.10 −1.27%

India vs the world’s big markets

Index Latest close Date 1 day Since 30 Oct 2026 Since 31 Dec 2025
Nifty 50 (India) 23,810.85 3 Nov 2026 +1.58% +3.29% −8.87%
S&P 500 (US) 7,580.07 30 Oct 2026 −1.82% +0.00% +10.73%
Dow Jones (US) 51,983.98 2 Nov 2026 +0.41% +0.41% +8.16%
Nasdaq Composite (US) 25,164.36 2 Nov 2026 −1.07% −1.07% +8.27%
Nikkei 225 (Japan) 63,081.86 2 Nov 2026 −0.33% −0.33% +25.31%

Each index’s latest available close is shown; US markets close after Indian evening, so their latest close may be the previous day. Values are in local currency.

Rupee against the dollar

Chart · India in Data

Rupee per US dollar — daily

94.91

₹ per US$ · 2 Nov 2026

▲ +6.19 vs 31 Oct 2025

8688909294969817 Dec11 Feb7 Apr29 May21 Jul10 Sep2 Nov

Source: European Central Bank · Checked 3 Nov 2026, 8:15 PM IST


Sources: NSE daily index file, 3 Nov 2026; NSE files for 30 Oct 2026 and 31 Dec 2025; FRED: S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq Composite, Nikkei 225; ECB reference rates. Market data, not investment advice.

How we verified this

Verified

Index values from the NSE official daily files (2026-11-03, 2026-10-30, 2025-12-31), FRED daily series and ECB reference rates; all changes computed by BDT from those values.

Fact-checked by Hemant Sharma on 3 Nov 2026, 7:52 PM IST.

Sources

  1. 1.Daily index closing values, 3 Nov 2026 — National Stock Exchange of India
  2. 2.S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq Composite, Nikkei 225 daily closes — Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
  3. 3.Euro foreign exchange reference rates (INR, USD) — European Central Bank

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