Stock market in the present day: Indian fairness benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty50, surged in commerce on Wednesday. While BSE Sensex rose 700 factors, Nifty50 was above 22,300. At 11:39 AM, BSE Sensex was buying and selling at 73,687.13, up 697 factors or 0.96%. Nifty50 was at 22,320.05, up 237 factors or 1.08%.
Indian inventory markets confirmed constructive motion on Wednesday, reflecting beneficial properties throughout Asian markets, following the Nifty’s unprecedented dropping streak amidst world commerce issues stemming from the U.S. President Donald Trump’s commerce insurance policies.
On the Nifty 50, high performers included Mahindra & Mahindra, Power Grid Corporation of India, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, and Adani Enterprises.
Sectoral indices confirmed energy with Nifty IT rising 1.6% and Nifty Auto gaining 1.1%. The Nifty Bank index elevated by 0.3%, supported by ICICI Bank’s 1.2% progress.
The Nifty 50 skilled its longest decline since April 1996, falling almost 16% from its September 2024 peak of 26,277. This represents the sixth-largest lower for the reason that 2008-09 monetary disaster and the second-largest since March 2020’s COVID-19 decline.
Substantial overseas institutional investor (FII) withdrawals exceeding $14 billion in 2025, mixed with issues about U.S. tariff insurance policies and rupee depreciation, have influenced market sentiment. February recorded the Sensex’s fifth consecutive month-to-month decline, unprecedented since 1996.
The day noticed eleven out of 13 main sectors opening positively, with IT main the beneficial properties. Coforge shares elevated by 5.7% following a major $1.56 billion settlement with Sabre Corp. The broader market indices additionally improved, with Nifty Midcap 100 and Smallcap 100 rising by 0.7% and 0.9% respectively.
Dr. V Ok Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, said: “Markets drifting down on low volumes don’t indicate a sustained downtrend from the current levels. In the ongoing chaotic scenario, new news and developments can trigger market moves. It would be difficult for the U.S. to get away unscathed from the retaliatory tariffs imposed by China, Canada, and Mexico. Inflation in the U.S. will rise, and the Fed will sound hawkish. A sharp correction in the U.S. stock market is likely. This will hurt Trump’s popularity, and the negative wealth effect of a sharp market correction can aggravate the growth slowdown in the U.S. Soon, the Trump regime will realize this.”
Vijayakumar suggested buyers to keep up endurance and prompt gradual accumulation of pretty valued progress shares, notably in home consumption sectors like financials and telecom, together with non-U.S. export-oriented automotive segments.
Asian markets confirmed constructive momentum on Wednesday, with the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index rising 1% as buyers anticipated potential discount in US tariffs on Canadian and Mexican items.
Investors keenly noticed US President Donald Trump’s congressional handle for insights into upcoming tariff selections.
MSCI’s world fairness index remained unchanged, with a 1.9% decline for the week.
Oil costs continued their downward development for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, affected by world progress worries amidst commerce disputes and OPEC+’s April manufacturing enhance plans.
On Tuesday, FIIs offered equities price Rs 3,405.82 crore, while DIIs acquired shares price Rs 4,851.43 crore.