Post Market Update- Markets snap six-day winning streak. Nifty below 25,800

Stocks in the news-

1. NTPC Green Energy commissions 9.9 MW wind capacity at Gujarat's Bhuj project.

2. L&T won orders in the range of Rs. 2,500-5,000 cr for Minerals & Metals Business from Hindalco & Tata steel.

3. Crompton Greaves bagged order worth Rs. 445 Cr from Andhra Pradesh Govt.

Earnings-

1. ITC Hotels Q2 net profit up by 74% YoY at Rs. 133 Cr.

Indian indices-

The benchmark indices snapped a six-day rally and ended lower on October 24, 2025, after India-US trade deal Uncertainty kept sentiment subdued. On the sectoral front, metal index up 1%, while FMCG, PSU Bank, pharma, private bank, IT, consumer durable down 0.5-1%. BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were flat. At close, the Sensex was down 344.52 points or 0.41% at 84,211.88, and the Nifty was down 96.25 points or 0.37% at 25,795.15.

Rupee ended at 87.85/$ against October 23, 2025, close of 87.84/$.

Buzzing stocks on BSE-

1. Refex Industries gained 3.76% to Rs. 363.95, after getting an order worth Rs. 300 Cr from a mining entity in Jharkhand.

2. Vakrangee rose 2.21% to Rs. 8.77, after the company reported net profit to Rs 3.02 crore in Q2 FY26, compared with Rs 0.59 crore in Q2 FY25.

Global Signals-

Asia stocks gained on Trump-Xi meeting next week.

European stocks were negative despite a slew of earnings reports that took the UK's FTSE 100 to record highs a day earlier.