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D-street will react to several domestic and global cues on September 30 such as the imposition of sanctions on the Chabahar port and the Nifty 50 rejig.
Market Cues For Today: The headline indices are likely to start the session with marginal gains on September 30, tracking gains in the Gift Nifty. The Gift Nifty opened higher by 0.05 per cent at 24,699.5 levels.
Earlier on September 29, the benchmark indices extended a losing spree for the seventh straight day. On September 29, the Sensex finished flat at 80,364.94 down by 61.52 points or 0.076 per cent. On the other hand the Nifty 50 declined at 24,634.9 down by 19.8 per cent or 0.08 per cent.
Stock Market Cues On September 30
The Indian stock market is set to react to multiple domestic and global cues on September 30. Some of the major global cues include developments related to Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, fluctuations in gold prices amid the festive season and other stock specific developments. On the other hand global factors such as changes in crude oil prices and the enforcement of sanctions on the Chabahar Port are also set to affect D-street today.
US Sanctions On Chabahar Port
US enforced sanctions on India’s Chabahar port located in Iran on September 30. The US ended a waiver granted in 2018. Sanctions on the port are expected to heighten uncertainty for India's strategic and economic interests and have implications for the stock market as well. The key policy decision by the US comes amid ongoing India-US trade talks.
RBI MPC Policy Meeting
Stock market investors are also awaiting the announcement of RBI’s monetary policy announcement with analysts anticipating no change in the repo rate. Currently the repo-rate stands at 5.5 per cent. Notably, the Reserve Bank of India will announce its decision on the key interest rate and other policy measures on October 1, 2025.
Nifty 50 Rejig
The Nifty 50 index is set to undergo a semi-annual rebalancing today. The rebalancing will come into effect from the close of the trading session today, September 30, 2025. As a part of the rebalancing shares of InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo) and Max Healthcare Institute will become constituents of the Nifty 50 and Hero MotoCorp and IndusInd Bank will be excluded from the index.
Crude Oil Prices On September 30
On September 30, crude oil prices fell marginally as the price of West Texas Intermediate crude declined by $0.39 or 0.6 per cent to $63.06. On the other hand the price of Brent Crude fell $0.45 down by $0.18 or 0.66 per cent to $67.52.
Gold Rate On September 30
On September 30 gold prices edged higher amid festive demand for the yellow metal. The price of 24 karat gold was Rs 11,689 per gram, the price of 22 karat gold was around Rs 10,715 per gram and the price of 18 karat gold was Rs 8,767 per gram as per the Goodreturns website.
FII, DII Flows
Foreign Institutional Investors remained net sellers of Indian equities on September 29, making a net sale of equities worth Rs 2,831.59 crore. On the other hand Domestic Institutional Investors continued a buying spree purchasing equities worth Rs 3,845.87 crore.
Asian Indices Trade Mixed On September 30
In the early hours of September 30 most Asian indices traded mixed, the Nikkei 225 traded lower by 0.14 per cent, the Hang Seng traded lower by 0.08 per cent. On the hand the KOSPI gained 0.01 per cent and the Shanghai Composite traded higher by 0.41 per cent.
US Market Indices
Key US market indices finished the session with gains on September 29, the Nasdaq Composite, Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 finished the session with gains of 0.48 per cent, 0.15 per cent and 0.26 per cent respectively.
