Sensex Today: Indian stock markets opened higher today, led by information technology (IT) shares. The BSE Sensex index was trading around 83,631 levels, rising 249 points or 0.30 per cent, while the Nifty50
was at 25,684, up 19 points or 0.07 per cent.
In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap index advanced 0.26 per cent, and the Nifty SmallCap index 0.04 per cent. Among sectors, the Nifty IT index, and the Nifty Capital Markets index climbed 2 per cent each.
Global Cues
US stocks closed higher overnight, led by gains in technology and banking shares. The Dow Jones rose 0.6 per cent, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq advanced 0.26 per cent and 0.25 per cent, respectively. Sentiment was further supported by encouraging labour market data, with weekly jobless claims for the week ended January 10 coming in at 198,000, well below economists’ expectations of 215,000.
Asian markets were mixed in early trade. China’s CSI 300 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained more than 0.5 per cent each, while Japan’s Nikkei and South Korea’s KOSPI slipped marginally.
Investors in the region are closely watching developments in the semiconductor sector after the US and Taiwan signed a major trade pact. Under the agreement, Taiwanese chipmakers will invest at least $250 billion in US manufacturing capacity in return for reciprocal tariff benefits.
