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Nifty 50, Sensex Today, Stock Market Live Updates: Indian share markets are expected to take cues from fourth-quarter earnings, tariff-related updates, and key global macroeconomic data
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Sensex Today | Stock Market Live: Indian equity benchmarks extended their winning streak for the third consecutive session on Wednesday, driven by strong buying in financials—particularly private sector banks—and select oil & gas stocks.
The BSE Sensex opened with a gain of 262 points at 76,996, but soon dipped into negative territory, hitting a low of 76,544 amid weak Asian cues and mounting US-China trade tensions. US President Donald Trump’s threat of imposing tariffs of up to 245 per cent on Chinese imports rattled global markets. Despite the initial dip, the Sensex bounced back sharply to hit a high of 77,110—rallying 556 points from the day’s low—before settling at 77,044, up 309 points or 0.4 per cent. The index has now gained 3,197 points over the last three sessions.
The NSE Nifty 50 followed a similar trajectory, slipping to a low of 23,273 before recovering to close near the day’s high at 23,433, marking a gain of 104.60 points or 0.45 per cent. The index has climbed 1,038 points over the past three sessions.
In Asia, markets remained subdued. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and Taiwan’s benchmark fell nearly 2 per cent each, while South Korea’s Kospi and Japan’s Nikkei dropped over 1 per cent. China’s Shanghai Composite bucked the trend, rising 0.3 per cent.
Back home, IndusInd Bank led the Sensex gainers, jumping nearly 7 per cent after PwC’s probe into the bank’s derivatives portfolio revealed a smaller-than-expected financial impact. Axis Bank also surged 4 per cent, while Adani Ports, Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel, SBI, and ITC gained between 1-2 per cent.
On the flip side, Maruti fell 1.5 per cent, while Infosys, Tata Motors, Bajaj Finance, L&T, and Sun Pharma ended in the red.
Broader markets outperformed the benchmarks. The BSE MidCap index rose 0.6 per cent, while the SmallCap index advanced 0.9 per cent. Market breadth remained positive, with more than two advancing stocks for every decliner on the BSE. In total, 347 stocks hit the upper circuit, while 134 hit the lower circuit.
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Global Indices
Overnight, US markets ended lower. The Dow Jones slipped 0.38% to close at 40,368.96, the S&P 500 declined 0.17% to 5,396.63, and the Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.05% to 16,823.17. Futures were also under pressure, with Dow Jones futures down 0.5%, S&P 500 futures lower by 0.9%, and Nasdaq 100 futures off by 1.5%.
Asian markets opened mostly in the red. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down 0.33%, South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.29%, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng declined 1.01%. Meanwhile, China’s CSI 300 dropped 0.87%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was the lone gainer, up 0.17%.