Stock Market Today: Earlier, Gift Nifty, an early indicator for the Nifty 50, indicated a negative start, opening in the red at 24,959, against the previous close of 25,075.
Mumbai: Sensex, Nifty Today: A day after a record run, Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty opened in red on Tuesday, i.e. on May 13, 2025, despite positive global cues. The 30-share BSE Sensex dipped 180.3 points to open at 82,249.60, while Nifty was down by 60.65 points, starting the trading session at 24,864.05. In the last trading session, the Sensex closed at 82,429.90 and the Nifty 50 at 24,924.70. In the broader market, things seem better as both the BSE Smallcap and BSE Midcap indices started the session in the green.
From the Sensex pack, Sun Pharma, Tech Mahindra, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank and HCL Tech were in green in the opening trade, with Sun Pharma surging around 2.34 per cent. On the other hand, stocks like Infosys, Power Grid, Mahindra & Mahindra, Eternal and Kotak Bank were in the red at the time of writing this news, with Infosys falling around 1.24 per cent.
In early trade, 1,222 stocks in the Nifty pack were trading in the green, while 964 were trading in the red. 76 stocks remained unchanged.
What did Gift Nifty indicate?
Earlier, Gift Nifty, an early indicator for the Nifty 50, indicated a negative start, opening in the red at 24,959, against the previous close of 25,075.
Asian Markets Today
Meanwhile, Asian markets traded mostly in green on Tuesday as stocks on Wall Street rallied after China and the United States announced a 90-day truce in their trade war. The S&P 500 shot up 3.3 per cent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1,160 points, or 2.8 per cent, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 4.3 per cent.
At the time of writing the news, Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up by 646.69 points to trade at 38,295.35. However, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng down by 403 points or 1.72 per cent. Similarly, China’s Shanghai Composite was up 2,62 to trade at 3,354.53.
How did individual sectors perform?
Major Nifty sectoral indices traded in the green today, with the Nifty Auto gaining 0,22 per cent. Similarly, Nifty Realty was up by 0.23 per cent. However, the Nifty IT index was down by 0.43 per cent.
