First Trade: Sensex gains 29 pts, Nifty hovers near 24,300; Macrotech Developers gains 4%


Indian equities tracking positive Asian markets opened higher in Friday’s trade, breaking a one-day pause. At the open, Sensex was trading 79,830.15, up 29 points, while the bluechip Nifty50 index started trade at 24,289.

Meanwhile, broader markets also traded in the green, with the midcaps outperforming smallcaps. 

Stocks in news today:

Axis Bank: Overall March quarter performance was in-line, with a slight drag on loan growth.

Tech Mahindra: The IT services company posted an in-line performance during the quarter ended March 2025. 

Mphasis: The company, similar to Persistent Systems, posted strong March quarter results. 

Asian markets

Asian markets in Friday’s trade, tracking stupendous gains on Wall Street during the overnight session, traded higher. The key MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan index traded higher by 0.11 per cent at 569.53. Investors’ sentiment remained cautious as they sought progress in global trade war. As of the last count, Japan’s Nikkei led the gains up over 1.39 per cent, followed by South Korea’s Kospi up as much as 1 per cent. Meanwhile other Asian indices including Australia’s S&P/ ASX 200 was up 0.6 per cent.



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