Finance
Stock Market Close Highlights, Wednesday, May 14, 2025: Following a volatile session, Indian equity benchmark indices finished in the green, boosted by a rebound in metal and IT companies as well as better-than-expected CPI inflation data from India and the United States. India’s retail inflation fell to 3.16 percent in April, marking the sixth consecutive month of reduction.
The benchmark BSE Sensex advanced 182.34 points, or 0.22 percent, to settle at 81,330.56. The Nifty50 closed at 24,666.90, up 88.55 points, or 0.36%.
However, the broad markets outpaced the benchmark indices. The BSE Midcap closed 1.19 percent higher, while the BSE Smallcap gained 1.63 percent.
The top gainers among sectors indices were Nifty Metal, Realty, Oil & Gas, IT, Energy, and Media, which rose up to 2.46 percent. Nifty Auto, Healthcare, Pharma, Consumer Durables, and FMCG also climbed by up to 1%. The Nifty Bank and Financial Services Index declined 0.25 percent and 0.23 percent, respectively.
22 of the 30 equities on the Sensex closed higher. The top gainers were Tata Steel (3.95%), Tech Mahindra (2.26%), Eternal (2.20%), Maruti Suzuki (1.66%), and Infosys (1.52%). The laggards were Asian Paints, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tata Motors, Power Grid, and NTPC, which declined by up to 1.64 percent.
India VIX, fear gauge used to measure volatility in the Indian market, fell 5.61 per cent to 17.18 points.
Source:BS
