Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, opened higher on Monday, April 28, 2025, supported by strong positive global cues. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 131.1 points to open at 79,343.63, while the Nifty 50 advanced 30.9 points to start trading at 24,070.25. In the previous session, the Sensex had closed at 79,212.53 and the Nifty 50 at 24,039.35. Meanwhile, the BSE Smallcap index climbed over 100 points, but the BSE Midcap index slipped into the red during early trade.
Reliance, Mahindra & Mahindra, and others gain, while HCL Tech and Maruti slip in early trade
From the Sensex pack, Reliance, Mahindra & Mahindra, Eternal, Sun Pharma and IndusInd Bank were in green in the opening trade, with Reliance gaining over 2 per cent. On the other hand, HCL Tech, Maruti, Nestle India, Asian Paint, and UltraTech Cement were in the red at the time of writing this news, with HCL Tech falling 1.66 per cent. Meanwhile, the RBL Bank surged over 5 per cent in the early trade.
Nifty sees mixed performance; Asian markets open in the green with gains in Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong
In early trade, 1,049 stocks in the Nifty pack were trading in the green, while 1,313 were trading in the red. 62 stocks remained unchanged. Earlier, Gift Nifty, an early indicator for the Nifty 50, indicated a positive start, opening in the green at 24,196.50, against the previous close of 24,088.
Meanwhile, Asian markets opened in the green today. At the time of writing the news, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was up by 145.91 points or 0.42 per cent to 35,841.16 in morning trading. South Korea’s Kospi was up by 2.87 points or 0.11 per cent. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng surged 12.58 points or 0.06 per cent. However, China’s Shanghai Composite was in the red when writing this news.
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