The Indian equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty, started the session flat on Wednesday, July 15, 2025, amid weak global cues following mixed US inflation data, prompting investors to scale back expectations for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. The 30-share BSE Sensex started the session at 82,534.66, with a gain of 36.25 points, and the Nifty added just 0.60 points to open at 25,196.60. In the last trading session, the Sensex closed at 82,570.91 and the Nifty 50 at 25,195.80. The broader indices too started the session on a flat note. While the BSE Midcap was up by only 19.75 points or 0.04 per cent in the early trading session, the BSE Smallcap index added 84.06 points or 0.15 per cent to trade at 55,402.52.
From the Sensex pack, HDFC Bank, Tech Mahindra, Trent, Infosys and Bharti Airtel were among the major gainers, with HDFC Bank leading the pack with a gain of 1.19 per cent in the early trade. On the other hand, UltraTech Cement, Tata Motors, Reliance, Bajaj Finance, and TCS were among the laggards, with UltraTech Cement shedding around 0.83 per cent in the opening trade. Shares of Ashok Leyland are also in focus after trading ex-bonus today.
In early trade, 712 stocks in the Nifty pack were trading in the green, while 357 were trading in the red. 108 stocks remained unchanged.
What did Gift Nifty indicate?
Gift Nifty, an early indicator for the Nifty 50, indicated a negative start as it opened 110 points lower at 25,155.50, compared to the previous close of 25,265.50.
On the institutional front, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) snapped their two-day selling streak and turned buyers with purchases worth Rs 120 crore on July 15. Meanwhile, Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) extended their buying streak for the seventh consecutive session, investing Rs 1,555 crore on the same day.
Asian Markets Today
Meanwhile, most Asian shares were under pressure after US stocks slumped following US inflation data that dampened expectations for Federal Reserve policy easing.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index was up 170.46 points or 0.43 per cent to trade at Rs 39,848.48 at the time of writing the report. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 68.43 points or 0.28 per cent. While South Korea's Kospi traded in the red with a dip of 23.06 points, Shanghai's SSE Composite index shed 4.38 points or 0.13 per cent.
How did individual sectors perform?
The major Nifty sectoral indices also traded mixed in the opening session. While the Nifty IT index gained 0.16 per cent, the Nifty Realty index added 0.41 per cent. On the other hand, Nifty Auto fell 0.54 per cent and Nifty Metal was down by 0.54 per cent in the opening trade.
