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Nifty rises 1.05% to 22,936.75 as realty leads, still 12.2% down this year

Nifty Realty gained 2.75% and Nifty Auto slipped 0.24% on 29 October; Japan's Nikkei is up 28.4% this year. Data: NSE, FRED, ECB.

By BDT Business Desk

Published 30 Oct 2026, 7:11 AM IST · 2 min read

Nifty 50 close, 29 Oct 2026 (+1.05%)
Nifty 50 close, 29 Oct 2026 (+1.05%) Photo: Bharat Darshan Times graphic

Market close, 29 Oct 2026 (NSE official index file)

  • Nifty 50: 22,936.75, up 237.90 points (+1.05%). Range 22,656.75–22,961.95; P/E 19.19.
  • Nifty Bank: 54,909.65 (+1.18%) · Nifty IT: 31,866.40 (+0.99%)
  • Midcap 100: 57,841.65 (+0.99%) · Smallcap 100: 18,811.35 (+0.95%)
  • India VIX: 15.12 (−6.94%)
  • Rupee: 95.27 per US dollar on 29 Oct 2026 (ECB reference rates), against 89.87 at the end of 2025.

Sectors today

Index Close Change
Nifty Realty 819.80 +2.75%
Nifty FMCG 43,882.95 +2.34%
Nifty PSU Bank 8,312.50 +2.20%
Nifty Private Bank 27,052.60 +1.24%
Nifty Next 50 68,121.60 +1.22%
Nifty Bank 54,909.65 +1.18%
Nifty Consumer Durables 35,149.75 +1.18%
Nifty Financial Services 24,704.55 +1.17%
Nifty Media 1,655.35 +1.10%
Nifty Energy 35,299.00 +1.01%
Nifty IT 31,866.40 +0.99%
NIFTY Midcap 100 57,841.65 +0.99%
NIFTY Smallcap 100 18,811.35 +0.95%
Nifty Metal 11,848.45 +0.67%
Nifty Pharma 26,710.80 +0.64%
Nifty Healthcare Index 16,193.90 +0.58%
Nifty Oil & Gas 10,352.40 +0.54%
Nifty Auto 25,645.60 −0.24%

India vs the world’s big markets

Index Latest close Date 1 day Since 30 Sept 2026 Since 31 Dec 2025
Nifty 50 (India) 22,936.75 29 Oct 2026 +1.05% +1.40% −12.22%
S&P 500 (US) 7,743.98 28 Oct 2026 +0.28% +1.21% +13.13%
Dow Jones (US) 52,342.56 29 Oct 2026 −0.25% +2.82% +8.90%
Nasdaq Composite (US) 26,549.85 28 Oct 2026 +0.27% −1.16% +14.23%
Nikkei 225 (Japan) 64,659.47 29 Oct 2026 +1.10% −3.14% +28.45%

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

95.27

₹ per US$ · 29 Oct 2026

▲ +7.04 vs 29 Oct 2025

8688909294969815 Dec9 Feb1 Apr27 May17 Jul8 Sep29 Oct

Source: European Central Bank · Checked 30 Oct 2026, 6:30 AM IST


Sources: NSE daily index file, 29 Oct 2026; NSE files for 30 Sept 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 (2026-10-29, 2026-09-30, 2025-12-31), FRED daily series and ECB reference rates; all changes computed by BDT from those values.

Fact-checked by Hemant Sharma on 30 Oct 2026, 7:11 AM IST.

Sources

  1. 1.Daily index closing values, 29 Oct 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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