Sensex, Nifty surge nearly 2% amid U.S.-Japan tariff talks, FII inflows
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Sensex and Nifty surge nearly 2% as investors turn buoyant on U.S.-Japan trade talks, FII inflows increase.
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged nearly 2% on Thursday (April 17, 2025), registering their fourth day of rally, as investors turned buoyant after foreign investors returned to domestic equities amid expectations of a breakthrough in U.S.-Japan trade negotiations over reciprocal tariffs.
The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 1,508.91 points or 1.96% to reclaim the 78,000 level. It finally settled at 78,553.20. During the day, it soared 1,572.48 points or 2.04% to 78,616.77.
The NSE Nifty surged 414.45 points or 1.77% to 23,851.65.
From the Sensex firms, Eternal, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, Sun Pharma, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finserv, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Reliance Industries were among the biggest gainers.
Tech Mahindra and Maruti were the laggards.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth ₹3,936.42 crore on Wednesday (April 16, 2025), according to exchange data. On Tuesday (April 15, 2025), FIIs bought equities for ₹6,065.78 crore.
In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi index, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225, Shanghai SSE Composite index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng settled higher.
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