Sensex, Nifty Today: Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty opened in green on Wednesday, i.e. March 19, 2025 amid mixed global cues. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 171.91 points or 0.22 per cent to open at 75,473.17, and Nifty also gained 40.65 points to trade at 22,874.95. The Sensex closed at 75,301.26 and Nifty 50 at 22,834.30 in the last trading session on Tuesday.
From the Sensex pack, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Tech, Infosys, Sun Pharma and Tech Mahindra were among the biggest laggards in the opening trade, with TCS losing 1.46 per cent. On the other hand, stocks like Tata Steel, IndusInd Bank, Zomato, Mahindra & Mahindra and State Bank of India were in the green. Tata Steel was the top gainer on the BSE, up 2.81 per cent while writing the report.
In early trade, 1,796 stocks in the Nifty pack were trading in the green, while 303 were trading in the red. 68 stocks remained unchanged.
Will This Rally Continue
The market has seen some recovery in the last few sessions, and every investor is wondering whether this rally is going to be sustained or not.
According to VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services, the rally can be sustained if FIIs continue to buy.
"The positive domestic macros favour continuation of the rally. If FIIs continue to buy, the rally can be sustained, but it remains to be seen. The external factors continue to be negative and hugely uncertain. April 2nd, and reciprocal tariffs are not far away. The market will be weighed down by the uncertainty on that front," he said.
What Gift Nifty indicated?
Earlier, Gift Nifty, an early indicator for equity market indices, indicated a flat start for the Nifty 50 as it opened slightly higher at 22,937 against the previous close of 22,930 on Tuesday.
Global Markets Today
Meanwhile, Asian markets traded in mixed as the US stock market swung back down on Tuesday (March 19). The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 260 points, or 0.6 per cent, while the S&P 500 dropped 1.1 per cent. The Nasdaq composite sank 1.71 per cent. Meanwhile, US Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) two-day meeting is underway.
At the time of writing the news, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was up by 36.44 points or 0.15 per cent, and Japan's Nikkei 225 was up by 62.23 points or 0.16 per cent. Also, South Korea’s Kospi was up by 22.54 points or 0.86 per cent. On the other hand, China's Shanghai Composite was in the red.
How did individual sectors perform?
Major Nifty sectoral indices traded in the green, but the Nifty IT was down by 1.09 per cent. However, the Nifty Metal was up by 1.64 per cent. Similarly, Nifty Realty gained 0.91 per cent and Nifty PSU Bank jumped 0.74 per cent in the opening trade.