# Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market LIVE Updates: GIFT Nifty signals a positive start; Asian shares trade mixed — retained record

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Business News›Markets›Stocks›Live Blog›Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market LIVE Updates: GIFT Nifty signals a positive start; Asian shares trade mixed 
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Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market Live Updates: On Tuesday, the Nifty rebounded 0.5% to close at 24,334 after hitting an intraday low of 24,115, helped by buying at lower levels, positive global cues and FII purchases ahead of the monthly F&O expiry.
Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market Live Updates: Analysts expect Indian equities to see some recovery as the recent decline in crude oil prices offers support to market sentiment. Brent crude fell 3.2% to around $89 a barrel, its lowest level in a week, amid hopes of easing tensions between the US and Iran. However, developments surrounding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz remain key factors for oil markets and investor sentiment.
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India’s credit-card issuers accelerated card additions in July, adding a net 1.26 million cards, up 11.5% from June, even as spending growth continued to lag the increase in card numbers and transaction volumes, according to Reserve Bank of India data.
Cloud and data centre firm ESDS Software Solution plans to deploy proceeds from its upcoming ₹720-crore initial public offering (IPO) to expand its data centre footprint and strengthen its presence in Europe and Southeast Asia.
Axis Bank is raising $700 million through a dual-tranche loan with three- and five-year maturities under the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) special external commercial borrowing (ECB) swap facility, people familiar with the matter said.
Analysts remain cautious about retail participation in Hindustan Copper’s offer for sale (OFS), despite the nearly 10% discount to the stock’s closing price, as the sharp recent rally in metal stocks and elevated valuations may constrain near-term upside.
India’s subdued blue-chip stocks may make the equity market appear almost comatose, but a closer look beneath the surface reveals a far more positive picture.
US equity-index futures edged lower as investors turned cautious ahead of Nvidia’s earnings, which are expected to test confidence in the AI trade. Oil prices extended their decline, easing concerns over inflation.
The dollar traded in a narrow range in early Asian trade on Wednesday as investors awaited inflation data from major economies, including the US, for clues on the interest-rate outlook ahead of this weekend’s Jackson Hole symposium.
Gold prices were little changed in early Asian trade on Wednesday as investors awaited key US inflation data for cues on the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate outlook.
Oil prices fell around 2% on Wednesday, extending the previous session’s losses, as hopes grew that the Strait of Hormuz could reopen. Iran said it had resumed talks with Oman on managing the strategically vital waterway.
Asian shares traded higher and US equity-index futures slipped as investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of Nvidia’s earnings, with the results likely to test confidence in the AI-driven market rally. Oil prices extended their decline, helping ease concerns over inflation.
Indian equity markets ended higher on Tuesday, August 25, with the benchmark Nifty 50 rebounding 0.5% to close at 24,334, gaining 115 points, or 0.48%, after touching an intraday low of 24,115. The recovery was driven by buying at lower levels, positive global cues and foreign institutional investor (FII) purchases ahead of the monthly F&O expiry.
GIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded higher by 80 points, or 0.32 per cent, at 24,560, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a positive start on Wednesday.
The Indian stock market ended higher on Tuesday, with the Sensex and Nifty erasing their morning losses to finish firmly in the green amid heightened volatility on the first expiry day since the launch of the Closing Auction Session (CAS).
Indian equity benchmarks ended higher on Tuesday, August 25, reversing early losses to close firmly in positive territory amid heightened volatility on the first monthly derivatives expiry since the introduction of the Closing Auction Session (CAS).
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