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Sensex Settles 900 Points Higher, Nifty Above 24,750; Adani Ports Up 4%
Sensex Settles 900 Points Higher, Nifty Above 24,750; Adani Ports Up 4%
Share Market Live Updates Today: Indian benchmark equity indices logged their strongest session in over a month on improving risk sentiment after signs of easing tensions between the US and Iran.
Iran’s foreign minister reportedly said the country could consider abandoning its nuclear programme if the US presents a satisfactory alternative proposal, boosting hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough.
The Nifty 50 ended 285.40 points, or 1.17%, higher at 24,765.90, while the BSE Sensex rose 899.71 points, or 1.14%, to close at 80,015.90.
Among Nifty constituents, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, Hindalco Industries and Larsen & Toubro emerged as the top gainers.
Broader markets outperformed the frontline indices, with the Nifty Midcap 100 advancing 1.52% and the Nifty Smallcap 100 rising 1.58%.
On the sectoral front, the Nifty Metal Index led the gains with a jump of 2.3%, followed by the Nifty Oil & Gas Index and the Nifty Construction Durables Index.
Global Cues
Most markets in the Asia-Pacific rose in early trade on Thursday as sentiment improved after an overnight recovery in Wall Street indices. South Korea’s Kospi jumped over 12 per cent and recouped losses from the previous session. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose over 4 per cent.
On Wednesday, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.78 per cent and 0.49 per cent higher, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite ended 1.29 per cent higher. A rally in megacap technology stocks and positive US service economy data lifted the sentiment, according to Bloomberg.
In commodities, Brent crude extended gains to its fifth day as traders remained concerned about the supply outlook. Iran has threatened to attack vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, which has kept many refiners stranded, impacting supply.
Brent crude was trading 0.57 per cent higher at $82.98 per barrel.
Gold prices rose over 1 per cent on Thursday, as investors continued to seek safety in the bullion amid ongoing tension between the US and Iran.
The Nifty50 and the Sensex surged in the last one hour of Thursday’s session as risk appetite got a boost on signs of resolving tension between the US and Iran.
Iran’s Foreign Minister said that the country is ready to abandan its nuclear program if the US presents a satisfactory alternative offer, RedboxGlobal India reported.
Brent crude pare most intraday gains and fell below $82-per-barrel mark after Iran said they are willing to give up their nuclear program on better alternative offer.
Brent crude was trading 0.61 per cent higher at $81.90 per barrel as of 2:58 PM.
The Nifty50 and the Sensex were trading at day’s high, tracking a rise in Reliance Industries, Larsen & Toubro, and HDFC Bank shares
Gold’s increase this year has been down to persistent inflation uncertainty, heightened geopolitical tensions, and expectations of looser monetary policy in major economies.
From a sustainability perspective, markets do not move in a linear, but the underlying drivers supporting gold remain in place. Real interest rates are still critical. If global central banks gradually move toward rate cuts while inflation remains sticky, the opportunity cost of holding gold falls, helping prices consolidate at higher levels rather than set off a sharp correction. This would lead to a period of consolidation or more moderate gains which would be more sustainable than increase at the rates we have seen.
Investor flows also suggest the safe-haven demand is still very much present. Institutional allocations to gold have increased, yet they remain below the extremes seen during previous crises. Continued geopolitical uncertainty, fragile global growth expectations, and currency volatility is still likely to encourage inflows.
Regional demand is also supportive of gold prices. Central bank purchases in emerging markets across Asia have become a large part of demand as countries diversify reserves away from traditional currencies. Strong retail and jewellery demand in markets such as India, often tied to cultural buying seasons and rising middle-class wealth, adds another layer of domestic demand.
Whilst golds rally is unlikely to sustain current speed of rises it is likely to transition to a more gradual uptrend with periods of short-term volatility driven by headlines.
-Ross Maxwell, Global Strategy Operations Lead, VT Markets
Gold prices edged higher on Thursday as the widening Middle East conflict drove investors towards the safe-haven asset, while a rebound in the dollar limited gains.
Spot gold was up 0.4% at $5,153.11 per ounce, as of 0638 GMT. U.S. gold futures for April delivery were up 0.5% at $5,161.30.
Investors now await the weekly U.S. jobless claims data, due later in the day, and the U.S. employment report for February on Friday.
Spot silver fell 1.5% to $82.20 per ounce. Platinum dropped 0.5% to $2,138.11, and palladium lost 1.2% to $1,654.08.
As of 1:00 PM, the Nifty50 was trading 0.71 per cent or 173.45 points at 24,655.15, and the Sensex was trading 0.61 per cent or 478.81 points higher at 79,595.
Phillip Capital believes Indian equity markets remain resilient and maintains a constructive outlook on equities despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainties and shifting global dynamics. The brokerage noted that investor allocations are likely to continue evolving as global developments play out and greater clarity emerges across asset classes.
As of 12 PM, the Nifty50 was trading 0.46 per cent or 113.05 points up at 24,593.55, and the Sensex was trading 0.29 per cent or 226.84 points higher at 79,343.03.
Indian government bonds rose early on Thursday as likely central bank intervention in the debt and FX markets supported sentiment, even as escalating Middle East conflict, higher oil prices and macro worries curbed risk appetite.
Clearing house data showed an investor category comprising insurers, pension funds, corporates and the Reserve Bank of India net bought a record 202 billion rupees ($2.19 billion) of bonds on Wednesday.
The benchmark 6.48% 2035 bond yield was at 6.6632% as of 11:00 a.m. IST. It settled at 6.6732% on Wednesday. Bond yields move inversely to prices.
The one-year OIS was up 1.75 bps at 5.5550%, while the two-year rose 1.5 bps to 5.69%. The five-year OIS rate surged 2.75 bps to 6.1175%.
As of 11 AM, the Nifty50 was trading 0.64 per cent or 157.50 points higher at 24,638, and the Sensex was trading 0.69 per cent or 535.15 points higher at 79,651.34.
The spat between Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman has surfaced after the former calls OpenAI’s dealing with the Department of Defense as “safety theater”. According to a report by the Information citing the internal memo, Amodei said to staff that OpenAI is ‘placating’ employees while Anthropic cared about preventing abuses.
“The main reason [OpenAI] accepted [the DoD’s deal] and we did not is that they cared about placating employees, and we actually cared about preventing abuses,” Amodei wrote.
Manoj Kumar Jain of Prithvi Finmart said that in the near term, gold is likely to find support in the $5,080–$5,034 per troy ounce range, while resistance is placed between $5,220 and $5,280 per troy ounce. Silver, on the other hand, has support at $80.80–$76.60 and resistance in the $86.40–$90.00 per troy ounce band for the current session.
On the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), Jain said gold has support at Rs 1,59,800–Rs 1,57,700, with resistance seen at Rs 1,63,200–Rs 1,64,400. Silver is supported at Rs 2,61,600–Rs 2,55,500, while resistance lies in the Rs 2,71,000–Rs 2,78,000 range.
He advised investors to consider booking profits at higher levels and avoid fresh buying at elevated prices unless gold sustains above Rs 1,64,400 and silver holds above Rs 2,78,000.
The Nifty IT index fell nearly 1 per cent as Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, and HCLTech shares weighed.
Gold Price today in Delhi
Standard gold (22 carat) prices in Delhi stand at Rs 1,20,752/8 grams while pure gold (24 carat) prices stand at Rs 1,31,720/8 grams.
Gold Price today in Mumbai
Standard gold (22 carat) prices in Mumbai stand at Rs 1,20,632/8 grams while pure gold (24 carat) prices stand at Rs 1,31,600/8 grams.
Gold Price today in Chennai
Standard gold (22 carat) prices in Chennai stand at Rs 1,21,592/8 grams while pure gold (24 carat) prices stand at Rs 1,32,648/8 grams.
Gold Price today in Hyderabad
Standard gold (22 carat) prices in Hyderabad stand at Rs 1,20,632/8 grams while pure gold (24 carat) prices stand at Rs 1,31,600/8 grams.
Shares of Gujarat Gas Ltd. tumbled over 6 per cent on Thursday after it issued force majeure notices to industrial customers, restricting contracted gas supplies due to severe R-LNG shortages amid the West Asia war.
As of 10:00 AM, the Nifty50 was trading 0.5 per cent or 154.95 points higher at 24,635, and the Sensex was trading 0.55 per cent or 437.75 points higher at 79,553.94
Sectoral sentiment is broadly positive, with strong buying visible in metals, pharma, realty, oil & gas, and midcap-heavy segments. Defensive sectors like FMCG and IT remain under mild pressure, while banking is mixed. Overall tone suggests selective risk appetite with cyclical sectors leading the market’s momentum.
The shares of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) rose as much as 3% on Thursday after the stock exchange announced that it has received market regulator SEBI’s approval to launch derivative contracts for its BSE Sensex Next 30 index, which tracks the next largest and most liquid companies in BSE 100 which are in the derivative segment and not member of BSE Sensex 30 index.
24 of the 30 Sensex stocks are trading higher on Thursday. The rally in Sensex index is being led by Adani Ports, RIL, Bajaj Finance, L&T, NTPC, Sun Pharma, M&M, BEL, and Tata Steel.
On the downside, IndiGo, ICICI Bank, HUL, ITC, and TCS were among the top Sensex losers today.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that President Donald Trump’s plan to increase a broad 10 per cent tariff rate to 15 per cent will likely be done this week. “That’s likely sometime this week,” Bessent said Wednesday on CNBC in response to a question about when the increase to 15 per cent would be implemented.
Stocks to watch: Shares of firms like Adani Ports, Tata Motors, Fino Payments Bank, GAIL, BEL, SpiceJet, and others will be in focus on Monday’s trade
Over the past three sessions, both the midcap and smallcap indices have dropped more than 5 per cent each, compared with a decline of over 4 per cent in the benchmark indices during the same period. Analysts said that mid and small cap stocks are currently absorbing the impact of a broad-based domestic and global sell-off.
The GIFT Nifty was quoting at 24,688, up 105.80 or 0.45 per cent as of 8:21 AM.
South Korea Kospi Surges Over 12% In Sharp Rebound: South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index jumped more than 12% on Thursday, recovering sharply from its worst session and heading toward its strongest single-day gain, according to data from LSEG.
Technology heavyweights led the rally, with chipmaker SK Hynix climbing more than 15% and Samsung Electronics rising over 14%.
Source: News18
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