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The Indian stock market today began trading with varied sentiment across key indices. The BSE Sensex opened at 80,520.09 . The Nifty 50, meanwhile, was observed at 24,642.85 at 09:25 IST on 02-Sep-2025.
Index View: The Sensex opened above its previous close of 80,364.49, reaching an early high of 80,571.94 and a low of 80,414.97 . The Nifty was trading up by 17.80 points (0.07%) at 24,642.85 as of 09:25 IST.
The market capitalisation stood at 445.46 Lac Crs, equivalent to $5.05 Tn, as of 01-Sep-2025. Futures for 30-Sep-2025 also showed a marginal gain, at 24,748.00 with a 0.01% increase.
Top Gainers and Losers: Among the Sensex gainers, RELIANCE led with a 1.39% rise to 1372.65, followed by ETERNAL which increased by 0.98% to 324.35, and NTPC, up 0.65% to 333.05. On the Nifty 50, RELIANCE also emerged as a significant gainer, with a 1.29% change to 1,371.40 LTP, alongside ETERNAL (0.76% change to 323.55 LTP) and HDFCLIFE (0.72% change to 787.45 LTP).
Conversely, the early session saw some notable losers. For the Sensex, INFY declined by 0.83% to 1487.00, and ASIANPAINT fell by 0.87% to 2548.65. The Nifty 50 also mirrored these trends, with DRREDDY down by 0.95% to 1,267.80 LTP, ASIANPAINT decreasing by 0.88% to 2,547.60 LTP, and INFY seeing a 0.70% drop to 1,488.90 LTP.
Sector View and Conclusion: While a detailed sector-wise breakdown was not available, the performance of these key companies offers a snapshot of early market dynamics. Strength was observed in certain large-cap and energy-related stocks like Reliance and NTPC, suggesting some positive momentum in those areas.
However, the declines in IT (Infosys) and consumer discretionary (Asian Paints) indicate underlying caution in other segments. The market continues to evolve, and investors will be monitoring these early trends closely for further direction.
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