As the nation celebrates its 78th Independence Day, it reflects on a journey marked by numerous challenges and fluctuations. Similarly, the country's stock markets have experienced their own ups and downs but have shown significant growth and resilience.
As India celebrates its 78th Independence Day, the country's stock markets stand as a testament to remarkable growth and resilience. The major benchmark index of the country Nifty 50 has given a return of more than 2000 per cent since its beginning in 1996.
Indian stock markets on Wednesday opened marginally up following global cues and a rally in US stock markets. According to the experts, the Indian markets are in balanced mode amid the FIIs selling and DIIs buying.
Indian markets started Wednesday's trading session on a positive note, following a global rally. The Nifty 50 index opened with a gain of 296.85 points or 1.24 per cent, reaching 24,289.40 points, while the BSE Sensex opened at 79,565.40 points, up by 972.33 points or 1.24 per cent.
The Nifty 50 index opened with a decline of 221.90 points (0.89 per cent) at 24,789 points, while the BSE Sensex index declined by 708.55 points (0.87 per cent) to 81,158.99 points during the opening session.
The index hit the 20,000 mark for the first time on September 11, 2023, and took 221 trading days from that level to hit the 25,000 mark on August 01, 2024.
Indian stock markets ended flat on Tuesday after a volatile trading session. The Nifty 50 index tried to touch the historic mark of 25,000 but closed below.
Indian stock market indices opened with gains on Monday following the global rally. On the National Stock Exchange, the Nifty 50 index opened at 24,943.30, up by 108.45 points or 0.44 per cent, while the BSE Sensex gained 346.93 points or 0.43 per cent to reach 81,679.65 points.
The Indian market opened Thursday's trading session with a marginal decline amid weak global cues. The Nifty 50 index dropped by 85 points, or 0.37 per cent, to 24,526, while the BSE Sensex fell by 304 points to 80,406 during early trade.
The NSE Nifty 50 index opened at 24,379 points with a gain of 64 points, while the BSE Sensex also surged 193 points to 80,093 during the opening trade.
The Nifty 50 index opened at 24,396.55, gaining 67 points at the opening, while the BSE Sensex sustained positive momentum, opening at 80,170 with a gain of 230 points.
The NSE Nifty 50 index gained 40 points to 24,360 points, while BSE Sensex also surged marginally with a gain of 180 points to 80,110 at the time of filing this report. Tuesday marks the second consecutive day when markets opened on a flat note.