Indices trade higher; realty shares plunge

At 14:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex jumped 312.79 points or 0.43% to 74,323.02. The Nifty 50 index added 117.65 points or 0.51% to 23,236.25.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index rose 0.19% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index shed 0.06%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,621 shares rose and 2,355 shares fell. A total of 264 shares were unchanged.

India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) will roll out a targeted Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) regime effective 15 October 2026, ending a years-long blanket zero-MDR policy to build a self-sustaining funding base for network infrastructure, cybersecurity, and platform scalability.

Business Standard · 16 Sept, 14:50

Economy, business and finance

Indices trade higher; realty shares plunge

At 14:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex jumped 312.79 points or 0.43% to 74,323.02. The Nifty 50 index added 117.65 points or 0.51% to 23,236.25.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index rose 0.19% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index shed 0.06%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,621 shares rose and 2,355 shares fell. A total of 264 shares were unchanged.