Stock markets surge in early trade tracking rally in global peers
The Hindu
Sensex and Nifty surge on global rally and RBI rate cut, boosting investor sentiment and market spirits.
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trade on Monday (Juine 9, 2025) tracking a rally in global markets and upbeat investors' sentiment following the Reserve Bank's jumbo rate cut of 50 basis points.
The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 480.01 points to 82,669 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty surged 157.05 points to 25,160.10.
From the Sensex firms, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tata Motors, Axis Bank, Maruti, Infosys, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra and Bajaj Finance were the biggest gainers.
However, Bharti Airtel, Eternal, ICICI Bank, Adani Ports and Tata Steel were the laggards.
In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi, Japan's Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai's SSE Composite index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng were trading in the positive territory.
U.S. markets ended sharply higher on Friday.
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