Sensex Rises 150 Points, Nifty Steadies at 25,000; Clean Science Falls 6%, India Cements Climbs 4%

Indian Markets Open Higher; Sensex Up 169 Points, Nifty Holds Above 25,000.

Indian equities started Thursday on a positive note, supported by gains in Bajaj Finserv, Reliance Industries, Kotak Bank, TCS, ICICI Bank, Tata Motors, and Axis Bank, ahead of the weekly Nifty F&O expiry.

BSE Sensex: +169 points (0.21%) at 82,027

NSE Nifty50: +36 points (0.14%) at 25,086

In the broader market:

Nifty MidCap: +0.26%

Nifty SmallCap: +0.42%

Sector Performance:

Gainers: Realty (+0.7%), Financial Services (+0.35%), Banking (+0.14%)

Laggers: Media (-0.5%), IT (-0.35%), FMCG (-0.28%)

Global Cues:
Asian markets opened mixed as investors watched Wall Street’s four-day losing streak. Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.3%, while South Korea’s KOSPI gained 1%.

Overnight in the US, markets ended mixed:

S&P 500: -0.24%

Nasdaq Composite: -0.67%

Dow Jones Industrial Average: flat

Tech sector weakness and mixed retail earnings weighed on sentiment globally, influencing early trade in India.