A day after the worst session of the fortnight, Friday turned the mood around. Sensex Nifty October 9, 2026, in short: the Nifty 50 rose 288.65 points, or 1.30%, to 22,520.45, and the Sensex gained 879.09 points, or 1.23%, to 72,472.33. TCS’s September-quarter numbers did most of the lifting.
Educational content only. Not investment advice. Nifty and sector figures are from NSE’s daily index file and stock prices from NSE’s bhavcopy for October 9, 2026; the Sensex, TCS results, crude and flow data are from the reports linked below.
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Sensex Nifty October 9: the numbers
The Nifty opened lower at 22,314.95, briefly dipped to 22,294.75 and then climbed through the day to a high of 22,580.75, according to NSE’s index file for October 9. That is a proper intraday reversal, not just a gap-up that faded.
- Nifty IT: up 3.02% at 28,574.90, the best of the major sectors.
- Nifty FMCG: up 2.20%. Nifty PSU Bank: up 1.63%. Nifty Auto: up 1.42%.
- Nifty Bank: up 1.36% at 55,256.65.
- Nifty Oil & Gas: down 0.09%, one of the few in the red.
- Nifty Midcap 100: up 1.56%. Nifty Smallcap 100: up 0.54%.
- India VIX: down 5.89% to 14.38.
In NSE’s equity segment 1,649 stocks rose and 995 fell. On a weekly basis, the Nifty’s close compared with 22,421.95 on October 1 works out to a gain of 98.50 points, or 0.44%.
What TCS reported
Per Business Standard, TCS posted Q2 FY27 net profit of ₹13,884 crore, up 14.9% from ₹12,075 crore a year earlier, on revenue of ₹73,188 crore, up 11.2%. The brokerage view was split. Nomura and Motilal Oswal stayed with Buy, while Nirmal Bang flagged subdued growth and disappointing margins.
There was a second, smaller worry that the stock brushed off. The US had halted new filings under its PERM labour certification programme for several large employers, including TCS. The company said its PERM applications had been in single digits over the last two years and that it did not expect an impact on its workforce strategy.
On NSE, TCS closed at ₹2,156.00, up 3.85%. HCLTech rose 3.38%. If you want a framework for reading such a mixed quarter, our guide on how to analyse quarterly results is a good place to start.
Other movers
Apollo Hospitals was actually the top Nifty gainer, up 4.72% at ₹8,027.50. ITC bounced 4.31% to ₹266.00 after its fall the previous day, and Eicher Motors added 4.17%. Adani Ports rose 3.10%.
The losers list was thin. BSE fell 1.43%, Reliance Industries slipped 0.65% to ₹1,170.30 and JSW Steel eased 0.61%. PTI, via The Hindu, said Reliance was the only Sensex stock to end lower.
Crude cooled, foreign selling did not
PTI reported Brent down 1.32% at $102.9 a barrel, with a Geojit analyst linking the relief to signs that US military action against Iran was unlikely before the US midterm elections. Foreign institutional investors had sold equities worth ₹12,943.58 crore on Thursday, the same report said.
That last number is worth sitting with. Friday’s bounce came even as foreign investors had just pulled out a very large sum, which tells us domestic buying and short covering were doing the work. Read it alongside our recap of Nifty on October 8, and the week looks like a sharp V rather than a turn in trend.
Sources: NSE index closing values, October 9, 2026 (and October 1 for the weekly comparison); NSE equity bhavcopy for October 9, 2026; PTI via The Hindu; Business Standard on TCS Q2.
Disclaimer: This article is for information and education only and is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Please do your own research or consult a SEBI-registered adviser before investing.
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