nifty and sensex today india : May 07, 2025

nifty and sensex today india : May 07, 2025

Today’s stock market: Despite volatility, Indian benchmark indices closed May 7 in positive territory. A free trade deal with the UK, robust foreign inflows, and a reduction in international trade conflicts all contributed to lessening the impact of India-Pakistan hostilities.

 

Today’s Indian stock market: Even though Indian benchmark indices experienced significant volatility on Wednesday,May 7,they ended the day higher because the impact of the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan was lessened by the signing of the free trade agreement with the UK,easing global trade tensions,and robust inflows from overseas.

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The car,real estate,and metal sectors supported the recovery,and the market,which had begun the day down, swiftly recovered its losses and turned green by the middle of trading.

 

The Sensex gained 105 points,or 0.13%, to close at 80,746. Meanwhile,the Nifty 50 gained 0.14%, regaining the 24,400 level to settle at 24,414 points. Both the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap indices ended the day with gains of 1.50%,reversing the large losses of the previous day.

Under “Operation Sindoor,”India launched a series of missile strikes into Pakistani territory and Pakistan-administered Kashmir on May 7, 2025,purported to be insurgent infrastructure at nine locations.

This measure was taken in response to the Pahalgam attack in Indian-administered Kashmir on April 22, which claimed the lives of 26 Indian tourists and was ascribed to militant groups based in Pakistan.

The mindset of foreign investors has not changed much in spite of the growing geopolitical tensions between the two countries; they have been net purchasers of Indian stocks for the last 14 trading sessions.

Improved domestic fundamentals and the rising conviction that a domestically driven economy will enable Asia’s third largest economy to weather the global trade war better than most of its peers are the foundations of their optimism.

Following the formal signing of a historic Free Trade Agreement between India and the United Kingdom,which raised expectations that the Indian textile industry may be one of the main beneficiaries of the agreement,market mood strengthened,and textile stocks emerged as the top gainers on the stock-specific front.

 

Sectoral Watch: FMCG performs poorly while auto stocks soar :
With a final gain of 1.66%, the Nifty Auto index was the best sectors performer. Nifty Realty, Nifty Metal, and Nifty PSU Bank all concluded with gains ranging from 0.29% to 1.12%. With a closing fall of 0.52%,Nifty FMCG was the leading sectoral laggard.

“Indian equity markets demonstrated strong resilience amid recent Indo-Pak border tensions,”said Vinod Nair,Head of Research at Geojit Investments Limited,in response to today’s market performance. “The measured market response indicated that geopolitical risks were largely priced in and expectations of de-escalation are prevailing among investors,” he said. Meanwhile, the India-UK free trade agreement’s advancements increased investor confidence and spurred growth in important industries including information technology, cars, and textiles.

“As the United States and China indicate a desire to resume trade talks,investor sentiment has strengthened globally. In the meantime,Asian markets were generally in a good mood due to China’s recent interest rate cut. Although a rate decrease seems improbable,market attention will turn to the FOMC meeting, and Fed remarks will be closely monitored,”he continued.

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