Sensex Settles 447 Points Higher, Nifty Above 24,800; L&T, RIL Up 2% each

Last Updated:July 29, 2025, 16:33 IST

Indian equity markets opened in the red on Tuesday, tracking weakness in Asian peers and muted Q1FY26 earnings on the domestic front

Sensex Today: Indian stock markets moved higher in early afternoon trade on Tuesday, July 29, buoyed by stock-specific action as investors digested Q1 earnings from key companies. Uncertainty around a potential trade deal between the US and India also remained on investors’ radar.

As of 1:40 PM, the BSE Sensex rose 183 points or 0.23% to 81,075, while the Nifty50 gained 76 points or 0.30% to trade at 24,698.

Among the top gainers on the Sensex were L&T, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, and Tata Motors, with gains of up to 2%. On the flip side, Titan, Asian Paints, TCS, Axis Bank, and Eternal (Zomato) were the key laggards, slipping up to 1%.

Broader markets outperformed, with both the Nifty MidCap 100 and Nifty SmallCap 100 indices trading 0.5% higher.

On the sectoral front, Nifty Realty led the gains, rising 1.69%, followed by Nifty Pharma (1.15%), and gains in Metal, Auto, Financial Services, and Oil & Gas indices. However, selling pressure persisted in Nifty IT, Private Bank, and Consumer Durables sectors.

Global Cues

MSCI Asia Pacific Index down 0.68 per cent. Japan’s Nikkei fell 0.78 per cent, while South Korea’s Kospi was lower by 0.02 per cent. Meanwhile, the dollar steadied on Tuesday after climbing the most since May in the previous session as the US signed a trade deal with the European Union (EU).

Overnight, major Wall Street indices ended mixed, with the S&P 500 index up 0.02 per cent and the Dow Jones down 0.14 per cent. The week is expected to remain volatile with the inflation, trade, and economic data coming along with the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision.

Aparna Deb

Aparna Deb is a Subeditor and writes for the business vertical of News18.com. She has a nose for news that matters. She is inquisitive and curious about things. Among other things, financial markets, economy, a…Read More

Aparna Deb is a Subeditor and writes for the business vertical of News18.com. She has a nose for news that matters. She is inquisitive and curious about things. Among other things, financial markets, economy, a… Read More

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