Sensex rises 400 pts as IT, bank stocks gain ahead of Trump’s tariff announcement; Nifty above 23,200
Sensex and Nifty50, traded higher on Wednesday, led by gains in IT and banking stocks, as investors awaited U.S. President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs.
At 9:37 am, the BSE Sensex was up 426 points, or 0.56%, at 76,451, while the Nifty50 gained 123 points, or 0.53%, to trade at 23,289.
The White House stated that reciprocal tariffs will take effect immediately after Trump announces them on Wednesday at 1:30 a.m. IST on Thursday. However, uncertainty over the size and scope of the trade barriers has raised fears of an escalating global trade war.
The tariffs could fuel inflation and slow the U.S. economy, potentially forcing the Federal Reserve to maintain high interest rates.
Higher U.S. rates, along with a strengthening dollar and rising Treasury yields, make emerging markets like India less attractive to foreign portfolio investors (FPIs).
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After showing signs of easing their intense sell-off that began in September 2024, FPIs offloaded Indian shares worth Rs 5,901 crore ($689.2 million) on Tuesday, provisional data showed.
This was their biggest single-day selling in India in over a month.
Among Sensex stocks, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HDFC Bank, Maruti, ICICI Bank, and Bharti Airtel were the top gainers, rising up to 1.5%. Meanwhile, Nestle India, Power Grid, NTPC, UltraTech Cement, and HUL opened lower.
Tata Consumer Products surged 8% after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to a 'Buy' rating and raised its target price to Rs 1,200 from Rs 1,040.
On the sectoral front, Nifty Bank,