Indian stocks surge for 7th day; Sensex up 1,718 points, Nifty tops 25,000

Indian stock markets surged for a seventh consecutive session on Friday, November 6, 2026, with the Sensex jumping 1,718 points to close at 81,028 and the Nifty reclaiming the 25,000 level to end at 25,030, defying a global selloff. The rally was driven by sustained foreign institutional investor inflows, with FIIs buying equities worth ₹14,974.68 crore on Thursday, and easing crude oil prices after Brent declined 1.50% to $96.82 per barrel. Mahindra & Mahindra led gains, climbing 6.15% after reporting a 25% rise in quarterly profit, while Power Grid was the only laggard among Sensex firms. Over the past seven sessions, the Sensex has surged 7,781.99 points, or 10.62%, as investors treated Indian markets as a safe haven amid turmoil abroad. Asian and U.S. markets fell sharply, with Japan's Nikkei down 5.96% and the Nasdaq tumbling 5.52%, as analysts cited concerns over tougher tech regulation under Democrats.