Sensex Nifty Today | Stock Market Highlights: A sigh of relief from US has lit a fire under Dalal Street. After Donald Trump hit pause on the hefty 26% tariffs levied on India, investor sentiment took a sharp turn for the better. Markets ended Friday in a higher note, with both the Sensex and Nifty in positive territory. The BSE Small-cap index and Mid-cap index is also trading in green, indicating a broad-based buying spree as bulls charged across the board. Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 5.4% to 32,744. The markets declined after the world’s two largest economies engaged in a trade war ignited by US President Donald Trump’s administration. The US markets once again saw a sharp sell-off in Thursday’s trade, where Nasdaq closed 4.6% lower. The global rout will impact the domestic markets in Friday’s trade.
Here are key factors markets will look at Friday’s trade-
- Trump’s 145% tariff on China: The United States announced to impose a tariff rate of 125% in addition to a base of 20% on China. The trade war escalated by the US prompted Beijing to retaliate with 84% tariffs on US goods. According to a White House official the new tariffs were imposed as Beijing missed Trump’s deadline to lift its retaliatory tariffs on US goods by Tuesday afternoon.
- Trump pause tariffs: Trump announced to drop the new reciprocal tariff rates on imports from most countries for 90 days on Wednesday. Investors worried that even with the short pause on some of the duties, economic activity would be slowed by Trump’s singling out of China at a much higher rate.
- Gold rate surging higher: In the international market, the gold rate today has risen to clock its best day since April 2020. Gold futures ended 3.2% higher at $3,177.50 on Thursday, marking its best day since April 9, 2020. Gold futures have risen around 4.7% from week to date, on their way to the best week since November 22, 2024.
Share market today live updates: Chinese exchanges restrict daily stock sales
Chinese bourses have set daily restrictions on net share sales by hedge funds and large retail investors, four sources said on Friday, as Beijing steps up support for its stock markets in an intensifying trade war with the United States.
Two investor sources said a soft limit on daily net sales by individual hedge funds and big retail investors – implemented through verbal warnings from brokerages – had been set at 50 million yuan ($6.83 million).
Failure to comply risked a suspension of trading accounts by the stock exchanges, which have issued the directive, two brokerage sources said.
(via Reuters)
Share market today live updates: US stock futures remain choppy
US stock index futures swung between gains and losses on Friday after China increased its tariffs on U.S. imports to 125% in the latest escalation of the ongoing trade war, with markets keenly awaiting bank earnings later in the day.
At 05:52 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were up 78 points, or 0.2%, S&P 500 E-minis were up 18.5 points, or 0.35%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 81.5 points, or 0.44%.
Most megacap and growth stocks edged higher after initial losses in premarket trade, with Apple, Nvidia and Amazon.com all marginally higher.
Investors fled to traditional safe-haven assets such as gold , which jumped to a record high. Safe-haven currencies such as the Japanese yen and Swiss franc also strengthened against the dollar.
The rally in the precious metal lifted gold miners, with Newmont and U.S.-listed shares of Barrick Gold rising 3.5% and 2.8%, respectively.
Treasury yields remained elevated after a steep bond selloff earlier this week. The yield on the 10-year note was at 4.38%, hovering near its February highs.
European stock markets have turned negative after early positive trade on Friday. This came soon after China announced fresh tit-for-tat tariffs against the US.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was lower by 1.3% around 10:24 am (London) while the FTSE 100 in UK dropped 0.4%. Meanwhile Germany’s Dax traded in negative territory by 1.7% while France’s CAC 40 fell 1.3%.
Share market today live updates: Markets close today
Share market today live updates: Top gainers in the Nifty 50
The top Nifty 50 gainers at this hour include Hindalco, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Coal India and Grasim
Share market today live updates: China raises tariffs on US goods to 125%
China has raised he tariff rates on US imported goods to 125% from 84% in retaliation to US goods in effect from April 12, which levied a duty of 145% in total on Chinese imports.
Share market today live updates: Wall Street Futures bounce back
In a sharp turnaround, US stock futures staged a comeback after a sluggish start to the day. Dow futures, which were trading in the red during early morning hours, moved into positive territory. The recovery wave also lifted S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures, both of which are now trading in the green.
Share market today live updates: AMFI data March Vs February
Outflow at Rs 16,4435 crore in March vs Inflow at Rs 4,0063 crore in Feb
Equity Inflow at Rs 25,082 crore vs Inflow at Rs 29,303 crore
Total AUM at Rs 65.7 lakh crore vs Rs 64.5 lakh crore
Equity AUM at Rs 29.5 lakh crore vs Rs 27.4 lakh crore
Share market today live updates: Asian markets check
The Asian markets are trading on a mixed note. Japan's Nikkei 225 finished 3% lower at 33,585.58 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng was trading 1.5% higher at 21,002. China's Shanghai Composite jumped 0.45% to finish at 3,238.23. The Korean index Kospi lost 0.5% to end at 2,432. The Indian indices are still trading and will close at 3.30 PM.
Share market today live updates: Bull in command at this hour
As of now, the market is firmly in bullish territory, with 2,458 stocks advancing out of 2,857 traded, while only 321 are in the red and 78 remain unchanged. The strong breadth is reflected in 29 stocks hitting fresh 52-week highs, dwarfing the 10 that slipped to new lows. A total of 111 stocks have locked in their upper circuits.
Share market today live updates: Equity mutual funds inflow drop over 114% in March
The inflows in largecap funds came in at Rs 2,479 crore for March 2025 as against Rs 2,866 crore in reported February 2025, this marks a fall of 13.5% sequentially. The equity mutual fund inflows dropped 14.4% to Rs 25,082 crore in March 2025 from Rs 29,303 crore in the last month.
The SIP inflows in March have dropped marginally by 0.28% sequentially to Rs 25,926 crore, according to data shared by AMFI. Investors bought SIPs worth Rs 25,999 crore in February 2025. This is the fourth consecutive month when the inflows in mutual funds dropped in the backdrop of key equity indices continuing to erase returns.
Share market today live updates: Axis Securities recommends Buy on JSW Energy
The brokerage firm Axis Securities has a 'Buy' call on JSW Energy, with a target price of Rs 530 per equity share. The company has an aspiration to reach 20 GW of generation and 5 GW/40 GWh of energy storage capacity by FY30 under its Strategy 2.0 plan. After recent acquisitions, its locked-in capacity has increased to 28.3 GW. "We believe that with the recent price corrections and expected pick-up in demand in the summer, the current CMP provides a good entry point," said the brokerage.
Share market today live updates: Tata Steel surges 6%
The share price of Tata Steel rises 5.9% to an intra-day high of Rs 134.70. The surge in stock prices came after Tata Steel Nederland filed a request for advice to the Central Works Council to commence consultation on certain aspects of this transformation programme.
Share market today live updates: TCS falls 1.1%
The share price of Tata Consultancy Services fell 1.1% to an intra-day low of Rs 3,210.60 as its net profit slipped marginally in Q4 FY25. The company reported a net profit of Rs 12,224 crore in Q4 FY25, compared to Rs 12,434 crore in Q4 FY24.
Share market today live updates: Nifty outlook
"Though our bets for Wednesday were for renewed attempts to swing higher again, after the initial dip, we had stopped short of marking an upside target, since VIX stayed above 21. Volatility should remain the dominant theme at open today as well, as the news flow of the mid week holiday gets absorbed in. We do not have clarity on upside objectives. Should we fail to push above 23140 or float above 22850, expect weakness to emerge. But, we expect another wave of buying should we land in the 22500 vicinity subsequently. Expect weakness to dominate if below 22350, though a fall below 22160 is less likely. Alternatively a direct rise above 23140 could initiate fresh wave of buying," said Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited.
Share market today live updates: Key gainers and losers at this hour
As markets trade in the green, several heavyweight stocks are leading the charge. Tata Steel is among the top gainers, rising 4.52%, followed by Tata Motors at 3.52%, Bajaj Finserv up 3.04%, Sun Pharma gaining 3.03%, and Bharti Airtel climbing 2.77%. On the flip side, Asian Paints stands out as a notable laggard, slipping 0.54%.
Share market today live updates: Technical outlook
"Technically, after a gap, the market traded within the range of 22360/73700 to 22450/74000 throughout the day. Additionally, the daily chart shows a small inside body candle, indicating indecision between bulls and bears. Based on global market trends, our markets may open above 22800. However, if this does not happen, we might see a gradual weakness towards 22500. If we do open above 22800, the next level of resistance will be between 23000 and 23300," said Shrikant Chouhan, Head Equity Research, Kotak Securities.
Share market today live updates: Markets today at open
The Indian equity indices opened Friday's trade on a higher note, bucking global sentiments. The Nifty 50 opened the session 345 points or 1.54% higher at 22,744 while the Sensex jumped 1,027 points or 1.39% to open the day at 74,874. The Nifty Midcap 100 outperformed the benchmark indices, starting the session 954 points or 1.92% higher at 50,535.
Share market today live updates:GIFT Nifty indicates firm start
Gift Nifty suggests 450 point gap up opening for the Indian markets, bucking global trend and rot across Asia
Share market today live updates: US treasury yields shot up
The US 30-year treasury yields jumped 51 basis points for the week to 4.90%, the biggest rise since 2000. The 10-year US treasury yields rose 7 bps to 4.46%.
Share market today live updates:Dollar Index falls below 100 for first time since July 2023
The Dollar Index falls below the 100 mark for the first time since July 2023. It is currently trading around the 100 mark. The Dollar Index has had a sharp fall in 2025 so far. It is down nearly 8% so far this year.
Share market today live updates: GIFT Nifty indicates lower start
The GIFT Nifty indicated that the domestic equity markets may open on a lower note. The global markets have fallen following an escalation in the trade war between the world's two largest economies. The US markets closed Thursday's trade significantly in the red. Following this, the Asian markets declined Friday as soon as they opened.
Share market today live updates: BHEL shares in focus
Bharat Heavy Electricals entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Italy-based Nuovo Pignone International s.r.l. to jointly address compressor revamp opportunities in India’s fertiliser sector. The MoU, signed on April 9, 2025, will remain in effect for 10 years. Under the agreement, BHEL will act as the lead bidder for targeted compressor train revamp projects in India, while Nuovo Pignone will serve as the nominated vendor with a defined scope of work.
Share market today live updates: Sun Pharma shares in focus
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favour of Sun Pharma, nullifying the preliminary injunction right away. It allowed for the introduction of Leqselvi in the United States, as stated in a company filing on April 10. "While the litigation between Incyte Corporation and the Company continues, the preliminary injunction is no longer in effect," read a statement by Sun Pharma.