Indian equities tracking mixed global cues opened in Monday’s session (May 5, 2025) amid renewed buying interest from foreign institutional investors. The concern now is India’s retaliatory action to the terrorist strike and its fallout. At the open, the benchmark BSE Sensex was up by 320.12 points, or 0.40 per cent, at 80,822.11, and the Nifty50 was at 24,437.20, higher by 90.50 points, or 0.37 per cent.
Asian markets
Asian stocks opened muted on Monday (May 5, 2025) amid public holidays in some of the key markets, including Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Mainland China. The key MSCI Asia ex Japan index traded higher by 0.45 per cent.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) is officially shut to observe Vesak Day- a significant public holiday in Hong Kong and other Asian markets.
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