Indian Stock Market: 10 Key Things That Changed for Market Overnight

Indian stock market: Gift Nifty was trading nearly 55 points up from the Nifty futures’ previous close, indicating a positive start for the Indian stock market indices.

New Delhi, July-22, 2025: Indian stock market: The domestic equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open higher on Tuesday, extending gains from previous session, following upbeat global market cues.

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Asian markets gained, while the US stock market ended mostly higher overnight, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq notching record high close.

On Monday, the Indian stock market indices ended higher, lifted by a rally in banking heavyweights, with the benchmark Nifty 50 reclaiming 25,000 level.

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Asian Markets

Taking cues from the overnight rally on the Wall Street, Asian markets traded higher on Tuesday. Japan’s Nikkei gained 1.1%, while the Topix index surged 0.96%. South Korea’s Kospi index rose 0.1% while the Kosdaq advanced 0.7%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures indicated a stronger opening.

Gift Nifty Today

Gift Nifty was trading around 25,183 level, a premium of nearly 55 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Wall Street

US stock market ended mostly higher on Monday as tariff negotiations between the US and its trading partners gathered pace ahead of the August 1 deadline.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 18.66 points, or 0.04%, to 44,323.53, while the S&P 500 rose 8.89 points, or 0.14%, to 6,305.68. The Nasdaq Composite closed 78.52 points, or 0.38%, higher at 20,974.18.

India-US Trade Deal Talks

A team of US trade officials will visit India in August for the next round of talks for the proposed deal between the two nations, reported news agency PTI. Last week, India and the US officials concluded the fifth round of trade talks in Washington.

Core Sector Growth

India’s eight core infrastructure sectors’ growth slowed down to 1.7% in June 2025 from 5% in the same month last year.

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Dollar

The US dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, rose slightly to 97.94, after having fallen 0.6% on Monday. The Japanese currency was last a touch weaker at 147.65, sterling traded 0.03% lower at $1.3488, and the euro fell 0.12% to $1.1684.

US Treasury Yields

The yield on benchmark US 10-year notes fell 4.7 basis points to 4.384%.

Gold Prices

Spot gold price was steady at $3,390.73 per ounce, after hitting its highest since June 17 earlier in the session.

Crude Oil Prices

Crude oil prices fell on concerns that a brewing trade war between the US and the European Union will curb fuel demand growth. Brent crude futures fell 0.35% to $68.97 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude price was at $66.99 a barrel, down 0.31%.