Stock markets rebound in first session of 2025 on buying in blue-chips
The Hindu
Sensex and Nifty start 2025 on a high note, with Sensex rising 0.47% and Nifty climbing 0.41%.
Benchmark Sensex and Nifty started the New Year on a high note with the key indices closing higher in a see-saw trade on Wednesday (January 1, 2024) on buying in blue-chip stocks.
Snapping its two-day falling streak, the 30-share BSE Sensex rose by 368.40 points or 0.47% to settle at 78,507.41 on the first trading session of 2025. During the day, it surged 617.48 points or 0.79% to 78,756.49.
The NSE Nifty climbed 98.10 points or 0.41% to 23,742.90.
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