Stock Market Ends Flat; Investors Book Profits in Financial and Realty Stocks Amid Global Optimism

The Indian benchmark indices ended flat today as investors booked profits in financial and realty stocks.

Nifty settled at 25,105, down 0.01%, while Sensex ended at 82,372 points, down 72 points, or 0.07%.

Top gainers included Adani Group stocks, which ended with significant gains as Adani Power was up by over 7%. Other heavyweights including Reliance Power, Jindal Saw, Alok Industries and 21 other counters from the Nifty 500 pack ended in green with gains of about 2.5%.

Mutual fund inflows slumped to a 13-month low in May, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline.

The Reserve Bank of India announced that it will discontinue daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions starting June 11, 2025, due to a liquidity surplus in the banking system reaching approximately ₹3 lakh crore.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal called China's rare earth export restrictions a global "wake-up call." He highlighted the risks of overdependence on a single supplier. Notably, China accounts for over 60% of rare earth production and 90% of refining.

Meanwhile, investors are keeping a close watch on US inflation data, which is due later this week.