Benchmark Indian equity indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty 50, witnessed a positive start on Friday, defying uncertainties clouding the near-term market outlook. The indices showed resilience as investors appeared optimistic.

January typically tends to be a slower month according to the past decade’s seasonality, with Nifty often closing in the red 70 per cent of the time.

By 9:16 am, the Nifty 50 index had risen to 23,848.30 points, while the BSE Sensex gained to reach 78,783.96. Twelve of the 13 key sectors advanced at the start of trading, with financials leading the gains by climbing 0.5 per cent. Small-cap and mid-cap ...

Market experts expect the indices to consolidate within a narrow range for the rest of the year, as the lack of major positive or negative triggers limits market movement

Indian stock markets opened marginally higher on Thursday, a day after being closed for the Christmas holiday.

Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trade on Thursday amid a rally in Asian markets and buying in blue-chip bank stocks. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 425.5 points to 78,898.37 in early trade. The NSE Nifty surged 123.85 points to 23,851.50.

Indian benchmark equity indices opened flat on Friday amid year-end trading. Gains were observed across sectors, led by auto stocks. IndusInd Bank shares surged after putting MFI loans for sale. Kfin Tech,

On the higher side, 24100 is likely to act as immediate resistance while 23800 is expected to act as support, according to ICICI Securities.