Stock Market Updates: Sexsen Opens Strongs, Nifty Surges 22,600.

Stock Market Update: Sensex Opens Strong, Nifty Surges Past 22,600

Written by: Supriya Kadu

Edited by: Pinky Deshmukh

Last Updated: March 18, 2025

Summary: BSE Sensex and Nifty opened on a higher note on Tuesday, driven by financial stocks and global trends.

The Indian stock market opened positively today, offering strong global trends. A surge in banking companies propelled the Nifty50 to 22,630, while the BSE Sensex surged 340 points at the opening.

Market Performance

At the start of trading, the Sensex was up 438.71 points (0.59%) to 74,608.66, while the Nifty50 was up 153.50 points (0.68%) to 22,662.25. Banking and financial firms were among the main forces behind the increases, a sign of investor confidence in the sector.

Global Market Trends

We witnessed mixed signals from the global markets around the world.

Investors stayed confident with the stability of S&P 500 futures. Bullish optimism was evident as Japan's Topix Index increased 1.3% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index jumped 2.1%.

Investors were in a good mood with the 0.6% increase in the S&P/ASX 200 index. European markets are off to a good start, as seen by the 0.4% advance in futures linked to the Euro Stoxx 50.

Investor Sentiment

Market analysts say investors were very confident because of good financial results and hopes for future earnings reports. However, the status of the global economy and outside factors will continue to impact market movements in the coming days.