India, Nov. 20 -- India's equity benchmark rose to an all-time high today on renewed interest of foreign investors in the world's fourth largest stock market, as well as healthy corporate earnings.

On Thursday (20 November 2025), the NSE Nifty 50 Index rose as much as 0.7% to an all-time high 26,228 points, surpassing its September 2024 peak, after foreign institutional investors (FIIs) turned net buyers in October. That came on the back of India Inc.'s healthy quarterly results as well as progress for a India-US trade deal. FII inflows stood at a net $1.3 billion last month.

"We are seeing a powerful resurgence, driven by strong festive consumption, stabilising earnings, and a clear revival in foreign investor appetite," Siddharth Vora...