TC Mathew

In the first hour of trading on Friday, the Sensex fell to a low of 82,051.86 and climbed to a high of 82,649.15.

Bulls are hopeful that domestic funds and financial institutions will step in to counter the market crash caused by war fears, derivative trade restrictions, and foreign sell-offs.

Except for metals and media, major indices dropped by more than 1%; the real estate sector faced the steepest losses, with the realty index falling by over 2%

Bank Nifty exhibited volatility, with mid-cap and small-cap stocks recording marginal gains; Crude oil prices remained stable

Foreign investors shift from India to China amid rising uncertainty and intensifying West Asian tensions. Indian markets closed lower yesterday, no signs of improvement today.

Major indices registered a decline of approximately 0.80% each, with mid-cap and small-cap indices also falling by around 1%, currency market shows weak trend as well

Bulls are optimistic despite persistent selling pressure, with foreign investors showing interest in Indian stocks. Japanese markets slump amid political changes, while crude oil prices rise.

Within the first hour of trading, the Nifty surged to 25,925.80, while the Sensex reached 84,881.73, both rewriting their respective records.

Market edges higher; selling pressure likely to rise, positive global cues; crude oil falls, metals surge

While showing slight gains initially and modest improvements later, Market after the first hour of trading shows Nifty and Sensex both up by 0.20%