Stock market opened on green mark, Sensex and Nifty jumped after Adani Group’s statement

New Delhi| The stock market opened on the green mark on Wednesday after Adani Group denied the allegations made in America. Sensex and Nifty saw a rise in early trade. BSE Sensex with 30 shares has climbed 166.1 points in early trade to reach 80,170.16 points and Nifty with 50 shares has gained 74.35 points to reach 24,268.85 points.

After the initial deals, fluctuations were seen in both the indices. The BSE index rose 60.26 points to 80,055.58 points and the Nifty gained 16.55 points to 24,211.10 points. Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Adani Ports, HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra and NTPC rose among the 30 Sensex listed companies. Shares of IndusInd Bank, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, UltraTech Cement fell.

Domestic stock markets started trading strongly amid foreign capital inflows and a rise in US markets. However, concerns over US President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats led to market fluctuations in morning trade.

Earlier, Adani Group had completely rejected the allegations against well-known businessman and billionaire Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani. Adani Group had said on Wednesday that there is no allegation of bribery against Gautam Adani and his nephew. Apart from this, he has also not been accused of any violation of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in an indictment filed in the court by US officials in a case.

The rupee fell 15 paise to 83.44 per dollar in early trade on Wednesday amid a softer trend in domestic stock markets. The rupee opened at 84.38 per dollar in the interbank foreign exchange market and then peaked at 84.44 per dollar. This points to a fall of 15 paise against the previous closing price. The rupee had closed at 84.29 against the US dollar on Tuesday.

Equity benchmark indices started trading strongly on Wednesday amid fresh foreign fund inflows and a rise in US markets. However, concerns over US President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats led to market volatility in morning trade. BSE Sensex rose 166.1 points to 80,170.16 in early trade. Whereas NSE’s Nifty rose by 74.35 points to reach 24,268.85 points.

However, later both the benchmark indices witnessed fluctuations. BSE Benchmark Index was trading up 60.26 points at 80,055.58 and Nifty was trading up 16.55 points at 24,211.10.

The 30-share Sensex stocks included Mahindra & Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Adani Ports, HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra and NTPC. IndusInd Bank, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, UltraTech Cement were among the lagging stocks. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 1,157.70 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data.

“Perception has been affected by Trump’s new tariff threats on China, Mexico and Canada, raising fears of trade tensions”, said Prashant Taapsee, senior vice president (research), Mehta Equities Ltd In Asian markets, Shanghai and Hong Kong were trading higher while Seoul and Tokyo were down. American markets closed in a positive range on Tuesday.

VK Vijayakumar, chief investment strategist at Geojit Financial Services, said, “Immediately after assuming the presidency, Trump has started announcing what he intends to do”. A 25 per cent tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports and an additional 10 per cent on Chinese imports have already been announced. How these countries will react to these tariffs remains to be seen

He said the market is likely to strengthen only around current levels, as there is no immediate trigger for breakouts or breakdowns. Brent crude, the global oil standard, rose 0.05 percent to $72.85 a barrel. On Tuesday, BSE Sensex had closed down 105.79 points, or 0.13 percent, at 80,004.06 points. Nifty had closed down by 27.40 points or 0.11 per cent at 24,194.50 points.