Last Updated:June 09, 2025, 09:28 IST
Stock markets today are expected to take cues from global market trends, with additional influence from stock-specific triggers
Stock Market Today Updates
Sensex Today: Indian stock markets opened higher on Monday, buoyed by positive global cues as the US and China prepared for trade talks in London today.
The BSE Sensex was trading at 82,611, up by 422 points or 0.51 per cent, while the Nifty50 stood at 25,139, gaining 136 points or 0.54 per cent.
In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap and Nifty SmallCap indices were trading higher by 0.54 per cent and 0.6 per cent, respectively.
On the sectoral front, the Nifty Bank index surged to a fresh all-time high, rising 0.5 per cent to surpass the 57,000-mark, touching a new peak of 57,049.50.
Global Cues
Asian markets were trading in the green on Monday as investors looked ahead to trade talks between Washington and Beijing scheduled for later in the day.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 0.95 per cent, while South Korea’s Kospi rose 1.73 per cent. Australian markets are closed today for a public holiday.
On the economic data front, Japan’s GDP for the January-March quarter showed the economy contracted at a slower pace than earlier estimates. GDP shrank at an annualised rate of 0.2 per cent, compared to an initial estimate of a 0.7 per cent contraction.
Meanwhile, China will report its consumer and wholesale inflation data for May today. According to a Reuters poll, China’s consumer prices are expected to have declined 0.2 per cent year-on-year, while the producer price index is projected to have fallen by 3.2 per cent from a year ago.
In the US, major indices closed higher last Friday as stronger-than-expected non-farm payroll data eased concerns of an economic slowdown. US payrolls rose by 139,000 in May, surpassing the Dow Jones estimate of 125,000.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.05 per cent, the S&P 500 added 1.03 per cent, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.20 per cent.
In the commodities market, gold prices declined by more than 1 per cent on Friday following the upbeat US jobs report. Spot gold was down 1.1 per cent at $3,316.13 an ounce, while US gold futures fell 0.8 per cent to $3,346.60.
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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