Sensex, Nifty Today: The Indian equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty, opened marginally lower on Thursday, June 19, 2025, amid weak global cues as the Federal Reserve indicated it may cut interest rates twice this year after observing the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The 30-share BSE Sensex shed 40.72 points to open at 81,403.94 and the Nifty started the trading session at 24,803.25 with a fall of 8.80 points. In the last trading session, the Sensex closed at 81,444.66 and the Nifty 50 at 24,812.05. The broader indices started the session with almost flat, with the BSE Midcap falling 2.14 points and the BSE Smallcap index adding 31.78 points.
According to experts, nervousness in the market is likely to continue as the US Fed has held rates steady.
"The 24500-25000 range for the Nifty is likely to hold till news from the Israel-Iran conflict change for the better or for the worse. If news of deescalation of tensions break, Nifty will break out of the upper band of the range. If the news is about escalation of tensions, particularly relating to troubles in the strait of Hormuz resulting in sharp spike in crude, it would be difficult for Nifty to hold on to the 24500 support level. So watch out for the developments in West Asia," said Dr VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited.
In early trade, 774 stocks in the Nifty pack were trading in the green, while 1,412 were trading in the red. Seventy-seven stocks remained unchanged.
What did Gift Nifty indicate?
Gift Nifty, an early indicator for the Nifty 50, indicated a negative start as it opened in the red with a minor loss at 24,780 against the previous close of 24,810.
Asian Markets Today
Meanwhile, most Asian shares traded in the red as US stocks traded mixed. At the time of writing the news, Japan's Nikkei 225 tanked 355.36 points and was trading at 38,529.79. However, Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 397.58 points or 1.54 per cent. However, South Korea's Kospi traded in the green with a gain of 0.98 points. China's Shanghai Composite was down by 21.55 points or 0.64 per cent.