Domestic stock market opened on green mark; Sensex jumped 449 points, Nifty also rose

New Delhi| The domestic stock market opened on the green mark on the second trading day of the week. Sensex jumped 449.48 points to 76,779.49 in early trade, while Nifty rose 141.25 points to 23,227.20 points. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were selling on Monday and sold shares worth a net Rs 4,892.84 crore, according to stock market data.

Domestic markets Sensex and Nifty made a comeback in early trade on Tuesday after falling heavily in the last four sessions. BSE Sensex rose 449.48 points to 76,779.49 in early trade. NSE Nifty rose by 141.25 points to reach 23,227.20 points. BSE Sensex has fallen 1,869.1 points or 2.39 per cent in the last four trading sessions.

Shares of NTPC, Zomato, IndusInd Bank, Tata Motors, Adani Ports and Bajaj Finance were among the gainers among the 30 Sensex listed companies. HCL Technologies shares fell more than nine percent. Shares of Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Consultancy Services and Nestle also remained in loss.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and China’s Shanghai Composite were in profit while Japan’s Nikkei was in loss. American markets closed with a mixed trend on Monday.

The rupee recovered from its all-time low in early trade on Tuesday to strengthen by 21 paise and hit 86.49 per dollar amid a fall in the US currency and softening crude oil prices. The rupee opened at 86.57 per dollar in the interbank foreign exchange market. After initial deals peaked at 86.49 against the dollar, representing a gain of 21 paise over the previous closing price.

The biggest fall in the rupee in almost two years in a single session was recorded on Monday. He had closed at an all-time low of 86.70 against the US dollar, down 66 paise. The rupee has seen a big fall of over one rupee in the last two weeks since it closed at 85.52 on December 30. The rupee first crossed 85 per dollar on 19 December 2024.