10 Overnight Developments That Could Impact Indian Stock Market Today – From Gift Nifty to Geopolitical Tensions

Stock market today: The benchmark equity indices for the domestic market, Sensex and Nifty 50 are expected to close lower on Wednesday, amid the escalating war among India and Pakistan following the Indian Armed Forces conducted 'Operation Sindoor' attacking terrorist-related structures inside Pakistan.

Here are some key Indian stock market indicators for Sensex in the present:

Asian Markets

Asian stock markets experienced gains because trade discussions may occur between China and the US. The Nikkei 225 of Japan advanced 0.22 percent whereas the Topix experienced a rise of 0.38 percent. The Kospi index in South Korea rose by 0.32 percent while the Kosdaq index fell 0.7 percent. The Hong the Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures indicated an increase in the beginning.

Gift Nifty Today

Gift Nifty was trading around 24,350, which is a difference of almost 81 points over the previous close, signalling that the market is not in a good place. Indian indexes of the stock market.

Wall Street

US stock markets closed in a lower position for the second consecutive session, on Monday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 389.83 points which is 0.95 percent in value, to 40,829.00 and the S&P 500 fell 43.48 points (or 0.77 percent down to 5,606.90. Its Nasdaq Composite closed 154.58 points (or 0.87 percent, lower at 17,689.66.

India-Pakistan Conflict

The Indian Armed Forces launched ' Operation Sindoor in the early hours of Wednesday, targeting the terrorist infrastructure of Pakistan as well as Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

US-China Trade Talks

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer will meet China's most senior economist in Switzerland on Saturday which could be the first step towards resolving an ongoing trade war that has impacted world economics.

India-UK Trade Deal

India along with Britain and United Kingdom decided on a important accord of free trade that states that India will reduce its auto tariffs by 10% from the current rate that is more than 100 percent, according to the report.