India's BSE Sensex closed about 0.4% up at 81,425 on Wednesday, a fresh low since August 25, extending gains for the third session, buoyed by gains in IT stocks and financials. Investor sentiment was supported by renewed optimism around India-US trade negotiations and growing expectations of US interest rate cuts, while stronger H2 FY26 earnings were expected from GST rationalisation and the easing of monetary policy. At the same time, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) showed strong buying interest on Tuesday, investing INR 20.5 billion into Indian equities.