Sensex Up 100 Points, Nifty50 Near 25,250; Nifty Auto Index Rises 1%

Benchmark indices opened on a mixed note on Tuesday. The BSE Sensex slipped 12.6 points to 82,147.37, while the Nifty50 inched up 6.65 points to 25,209.

Auto stocks provided support, with Maruti and M&M among the top gainers on the BSE. In contrast, Adani Ports and Sun Pharma were among the major drags.

The broader markets traded in positive territory, with the Nifty SmallCap rising 0.13 per cent and the Nifty MidCap up 0.18 per cent.

Global Cues

Across Asia, markets were trading in positive territory, tracking a tech-led rally on Wall Street. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 1 per cent, while South Korea’s KOSPI gained 0.4 per cent.

On Wall Street, US stocks ended mixed after Nvidia announced plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.7 per cent, the Dow Jones edged 0.14 per cent higher, while the S&P 500 closed 0.44 per cent lower.