After a subdued previous session, the bulls were back in action on September 16 helping Nifty to reclaim 25,200 for the first time since August 23, led by buying across the sectors.

At close, the Sensex was up 594.95 points or 0.73 percent at 82,380.69, and the Nifty was up 169.90 points or 0.68 percent at 25,239.10. Broader indices performed inline with main indices with BSE Midcap and smallcap indices rising 0.6% each.

Kotak Mahindra Bank, L&T, Maruti Suzuki, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Shriram Finance, Bajaj Finance, Tata Consumer, Nestle, Asian Paints.

In stock-specific action, Transrail Lighting share price shed nearly 2% despite new orders worth Rs 421 crore, Suzlon shares gained 2% on winning largest FY26 order of 838 MW from Tata Power Renewable Energy, Sanghvi Movers share price surged 4% on orders win worth Rs 292 crore.

Mishra Dhatu Nigam share price added 1% on winning order worth Rs 136 crore, NCC shares gained 2% on receiving contract worth Rs 2,090.5 crore, Insolation Energy shares rose 1.6% on LOA for grid connected solar power plants, Patel Retail share price slipped 4% despite Q1 profit rises 13%, John Cockerill India shares added 3% on bagging contract from Tata Steel, L&T share price added 2.2% on winning order from NPCIL, Cyient share price rose 4% on strategic partnership with Anora.

More than 140 stocks touched their 52-week highs on the BSE, including Godfrey Phillips, Aadhar Housing, Zydus Wellness, Amber Enterprises, Muthoot Finance, Manappuram Finance, Maruti Suzuki, L&T Finance, JSW Steel, Cummins India, Anand Rathi, Dalmia Bharat, Radico Khaitan, Asahi India, Sarda Energy, Fortis Healthcare, HBL Engineering, among others.