Market Opening Bell: Meanwhile, most Asian markets opened mostly in green after US stocks fell on Wednesday amid continued fretting over President Donald Trump’s trade war.
Sensex, Nifty Today: Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, opened in the red on Thursday, April 16, 2025 amid positive global cues. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 76.27 points to open at 76,968.02, while Nifty was down 35.35 points, starting the trading session at 23,401.85. In the last trading session, the Sensex closed at 77,044.29 and the Nifty 50 at 23,437.20. However, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were trading flat in the opening trade.
From the Sensex pack, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank and Power Grid were in green in the opening trade, with ICICI Bank gaining 1.29 per cent. On the other hand, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, TCS and Tata Steel were the biggest laggards, with HCL Tech falling 2.41 per cent.
In early trade, 1,077 stocks in the Nifty pack were trading in the green, while 883 were trading in the red. 95 stocks remained unchanged.
