First Trade: Indices open mildly higher; Nifty at 24,837; Bajaj Auto falls 2%

Indian equities despite weak Asian markets opened with mild gains on the first trading day of the June series. At the open, NSE’s Nifty 50 opened with gains of 3.85 points or 0.02 per cent at 24,837.45, while the BSE Sensex was up 26.05 points or 0.03 per cent at 81,659.07.

Stocks in news today

Results: 
NIFTY: Apollo Hosp (Variable),  
FNO: Vodafone Idea (post-market), Inox Wind (Post Market), Nykaa (Variable), Titagarh (Post- Market),  
 
9 New securities to be included in F&O 
BDL, Kaynes Tech, Mankind Pharma, Mazagon Dock, RVNL, Fortis Healthcare, Piramal Pharma, Uno Minda, Bluestar  
 
MSCI changes to take place from closing 
 
GDP data for Q4 (Est 6.7%) 
RBI Monetary and Credit Information Review 
 
Vodafone Idea & RK Forgings: Board Meet to consider results & fundraise  
India Glycol: Board Meet to consider share split 
Spandana Sphoorty & Dalmia Bharat: Board Meet to consider fundraise 
 
Change in Price Band of Garden Reach Shipbuilders to 10% from 20% 
 
Ex-Date 
Bajaj Finance: Final Dividend of Rs. 30 
Infosys: Final Dividend of Rs. 22 
Angel One: Final Dividend of Rs. 26 

Asian markets

Asian markets in early trade on Friday (May 30, 2025) traded on a weak note mirroring losses in the Wall Street market in the overnight trade. The market sentiment also was impacted amid uncertainty around legal actions on tariffs as well as concerns over economic state of the US.

The key MSCI Asia ex Japan index was down 0.49 per cent or 2.99 at 610.67.

At the last count, Japan’s Nikkei was down 1.41 per cent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 1.6 per cent and similarly Singapore’s Straits Times traded with weakness of 0.25 per cent.

Meanwhile, South Korea’s Kospi was down 0.6 per cent.