Finance
Stock Market close highlights, Thursday, May 29, 2025: Following a lackluster session, Indian market benchmark indexes closed higher on good investor mood after a US federal judge barred President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs.
After reaching an intraday high of 81,816.89, the Sensex retreated to 81,633.02, up 320.70 points or 0.39 percent. The NSE Nifty50 also closed up 81.15 points, or 0.33 percent, at 24,833.6.
In the broader markets, the Nifty Midcap100 and Nifty Smallcap100 indices closed with gains of 0.55 percent and 0.59 percent, respectively.
With the exception of FMCG and PSU Banks, all other sectoral indexes closed in green. Nifty Metal and Realty were the leading sectoral gainers, up more than 1% each, followed by IT, Pharma, Bank, IT, and Energy.
24 of the 30 Sensex members closed higher, with IndusInd Bank, Sun Pharma, Eternal, Adani Ports, and Tata Steel leading the way. On the other hand, Bajaj Twins, Asian Paints, ITC, TCS, and NTPC were among the six Sensex laggards that fell by much to 0.6% on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the India VIX, which measures market volatility, fell 8.87 percent to 16.42 points.
Source: BS
