Indian Stocks Climb 1.6%

Dow Jones03-25 18:35

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Stocks in India gained Wednesday, as the BSE Sensex Index added 1.6% to 75273.45.

Among Bombay Stock Exchange-listed companies with a market cap of at least 800 billion Indian rupees ($8.50 billion), GE Vernova T&D India was the biggest leader during the session, surging 6.9%, and Shriram Finance surged 5.7%. Muthoot Finance rounded out the top three movers, as shares jumped 5.2%.

Tech Mahindra was the biggest laggard, dropping 1.7%, followed by shares of Power Grid of India, which fell 1.4%. Shares of United Spirits dropped 1.3%.

In other parts of Asia, stock indexes were up. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index added 1.1%, China's Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.3% and Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 2.9%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index added 0.1% to 96.29. The dollar weakened 0.1% against the rupee to 94.16 rupees.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Indian government bond yield increased 3.6 basis points to 6.867%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

 

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March 25, 2026 06:35 ET (10:35 GMT)

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