Sensex Settles 410 Points Higher, Nifty Above 24,800; BEL Rises 5% – News18

Last Updated:May 21, 2025, 15:51 IST

Indian benchmark indices — Sensex and Nifty50 — opened on a positive note on Wednesday

Stock Market Today: Benchmark Indian equity indices closed in the green on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, buoyed by gains across most sectors. The BSE Sensex, after touching an intraday high of 82,021, pared some gains to end at 81,596.63—up 410.19 points or 0.51 per cent.

Similarly, the NSE Nifty50 advanced 129.55 points or 0.52 per cent to settle at 24,813.45.

Of the 30 Sensex constituents, 24 ended in the green, led by Bajaj Finserv, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra, Sun Pharma, and Bajaj Finance, which gained up to 2.02 per cent. On the flip side, IndusInd Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Power Grid, ITC, and UltraTech Cement were among the six laggards, slipping up to 1.87 per cent.

Market breadth was largely positive, with 2,304 of the 4,115 stocks traded on the BSE ending higher, while 1,674 declined and 137 remained unchanged.

In the broader market, the Nifty Midcap100 and Smallcap100 indices posted gains of 0.78 per cent and 0.38 per cent, respectively.

On the sectoral front, all NSE sectoral indices except Consumer Durables ended in positive territory. Nifty Realty and Nifty Pharma were the top gainers, rising 1.72 per cent and 1.25 per cent, respectively.

The India VIX, which reflects market volatility, edged up by 0.93 per cent to close at 17.55.

Global Cues

Asian markets were trading higher this morning, despite Wall Street ending a six-day winning streak overnight.

Japan’s Nikkei was flat, while the broader Topix index edged up 0.27%. South Korea’s Kospi gained 1.14%, and Australia’s ASX 200 was up 0.6%. Regional investors are reacting to mixed economic signals, including slower export growth in Japan for the second straight month amid persistent US tariffs introduced under former President Donald Trump.

On Wall Street, all three major indices ended lower. The S&P 500 slipped 0.39%, the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.38%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.27%. The sell-off was largely driven by profit-booking in technology stocks. Nvidia fell 0.9%, while other major names like AMD, Meta, Apple, and Microsoft also ended in the red, pulling the tech sector down by 0.5%.

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