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Sensex Settles 76 Points Higher, Nifty Above 24,750; Tata Motors, M&M Jump 4% Each
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Stock Market Updates Today: Indian stock markets were trading higher at open today
Sensex Today
Sensex Today: Indian equity benchmarks pared most of their early gains but still closed in the green on Monday. The BSE Sensex, after touching an intra-day high of 81,171.38, ended at 80,787.30, up 76.54 points or 0.09%. The NSE Nifty50 settled at 24,773.15, higher by 32.15 points or 0.13%, after moving between 24,885.50 and 24,751.55 during the session.
In the broader market, the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices gained 0.50% and 0.16%, respectively.
Auto stocks were the clear outperformers, with the Nifty Auto index advancing 3.30%, led by Bharat Forge, Ashok Leyland, Motherson Sumi, and Tata Motors. In contrast, the Nifty IT index slipped 0.94%, with Persistent Systems, LTIMindtree, and Tech Mahindra among the key laggards.
The market breadth tilted positive, with 1,749 out of 3,144 stocks on the NSE ending higher, while 1,285 declined and 110 remained unchanged.
A total of 114 stocks hit their 52-week highs, while 50 stocks touched fresh 52-week lows during the session.
The combined market capitalisation of NSE-listed companies stood at $5.07 trillion at the close of trade.
Global Cues
Asian markets opened higher on Monday as investors awaited Japan’s final April–June GDP growth figures and China’s August trade data due later in the day. Market participants are also digesting the resignation of Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced over the weekend. At last check, Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.7 percent, while South Korea’s KOSPI rose 0.21 percent.
On Wall Street, US equities ended lower on Friday, September 8, as a weaker-than-expected jobs report raised concerns about the pace of the economic recovery. The S&P 500 fell 0.32 percent, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.48 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.03 percent.
Aparna Deb is a Subeditor and writes for the business vertical of News18.com. She has a nose for news that matters. She is inquisitive and curious about things. Among other things, financial markets, economy, a…Read More
Aparna Deb is a Subeditor and writes for the business vertical of News18.com. She has a nose for news that matters. She is inquisitive and curious about things. Among other things, financial markets, economy, a… Read More
September 08, 2025, 08:41 IST
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