🌇 Afternoon Stock Market Update (India | 17 Sept 2025)

📊 Market Snapshot

• Sensex trades around 82,650–82,700, up ~0.3%.
• Nifty 50 holds near 25,310–25,325, up ~0.3%.
• Mid-caps are mixed; small-caps show modest gains.

📈 Sector Highlights

• Banking and Auto indices lead, each up about 0.5–0.6%.
• Energy and FMCG are steady; IT trades flat.

🔎 Stocks in Focus

• MCX surged ~5% after news of wider institutional participation in commodity markets.
• Urban Company made a strong debut, listing at over 57% premium to its IPO price and holding gains in afternoon trade.
• Apollo Tyres, Akzo Nobel, Dr. Reddy’s, Mahindra Lifespace, Coal India — active on news flow and quarterly updates.