There will be two holidays for Indian stock market in the month of October on the occassion of Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti and Dussehra.

Nifty 50 rose by 0.23%, reaching a fresh all-time high of 26,277 points during trading before closing with a 0.14% drop at 26,199 points. Notably, this marked the third straight session where the index closed above the crucial psychological level of 26,

The domestic bourses have snapped their winning streak amid positive moves in global markets as investors booked profit on the last trading session of the week. The Bombay Stock Exchange’s 30-share index fell 264.

The two key equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, on Friday hit their new all-time highs in early morning session after closing at record levels on Thursday. At 10.10 am, the BSE Sensex jumped 104 points to 85,

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 26,340 level, a premium of nearly 30 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

The Indian equity benchmarks were trading on a flat note after hitting record highs in opening deals as gains in IT and metal heavyweights like Wipro , Infosys , Tata Consultancy Services and Tata Steel were offset with losses in Larsen & Toubro,