Stock Market Today Highlights: Indian equity benchmarks, the Sensex and Nifty 50, pared gains to end on a flat note on Wednesday, February 25 as losses in index heavyweights RIL, SBI, Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank capped gains from rise in largecaps ICICI Bank, M&M, and TCS.
Indian stock markets rose in early deals after a sharp selloff in the previous session, as positive cues from global markets lift sentiment.
The Sensex rose as much as 682 points or 0.76% to its day’s high of 82,908.12 while the broader Nifty 50 advanced 201.65 points or 0.8% to 25,626.30.
However, they later turned flat. The Sensex rose 52 points or 0.06% to end at 82,276.07 while the broader Nifty 50 advanced 57.85 points or 0.23% to settle at 25,482.50.
Meanwhile, a recovery in technology stocks across global markets lifted equities on Wednesday, setting a positive tone ahead of Nvidia’s earnings release, as investors temporarily looked past concerns over potential U.S. tariff actions.
MSCI’s global equity index was up 0.3%, while Europe’s broad STOXX 600 advanced 0.46% to return to record-high territory. U.S. equity futures also pointed to gains at the open after Wall Street benchmarks rallied on Tuesday.
Asian markets posted stronger moves, with MSCI’s Asia-Pacific ex-Japan index climbing 1.44%, driven by sharp advances in chip-heavy markets such as South Korea and Taiwan. Japan’s Nikkei surged 2.2%, underscoring the renewed momentum in technology-led stocks ahead of results from Nvidia.
Among precious metals, Gold and silver prices also gained on Wednesday.
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