First Trade: Sensex adds 131 points, Nifty at 24,070; PSU Banks lead

Indian stock market news: Indian equities in Monday’s trade tracking mixed Asian markets opened marginally higher.The BSE 30-share Sensex index opened higher at 79,343.63, while the Nifty50 gained to 24,070.25

In the previous trading session, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) continued their buying streak into Indian equities for the eighth consecutive session.

Stocks to track:

Maruti Suzuki: Post, the auto major’s quarterly numbers for the fiscal year 2024-25, shares of the company will react to the brokerage calls on the stock.

Tata Technologies: The global engineering services company delivered a weak set of Q4 financial performance with revenue declining over 2 per cent sequentially.

Vodafone Idea: Shares of the debt-laden telecom company will gain traction after global company Goldman Sachs bought stake in the company via block deal on Friday.

Oil prices check

Crude oil prices inched up but remained capped amid uncertainty over US-China negotiations and potential OPEC+ supply hikes. At the last count, the Brent crude traded with a cut of 0.2 per cent at $66.75, while the WTI crude was down 0.21 per cent at $62.89 per ounce.