Share Market On March 17: Sensex And Nifty Open In Green

Share Market: India’s benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty50, opened the day’s trade in green on Monday, March 17, 2025. The Sensex (index with top 30 firms) surged 290.59 points to open at 74,138.49 on Monday. Meanwhile, Nifty50 (index with top 50 firms) gained 82.35 points to open at 22,479.55 points.

Among Nifty-listed companies, 38 stocks advanced while 12 saw declines. IndusInd Bank, SBI Life, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Motors, and Larsen & Toubro emerged as the top gainers, while Infosys, HCL Tech, Wipro, BPCL, and Britannia were among the worst performers in early trade. The positive opening comes amid mixed global cues.

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Banking and market expert Ajay Bagga noted that China announced measures to stimulate domestic consumption, though the response to these actions has been lukewarm. However, Chinese industrial growth and retail sales data for the first two months of 2025 exceeded estimates, providing some optimism to Asian markets.

Bagga highlighted that the broader economic picture remains uncertain, with a possible slowdown in the US economy and fluctuating policies under “Trump 2.0.”

He noted, “The US Fed FOMC meet will be the key policy meeting this week. We expect the Fed to remain on hold, citing the uncertainty around Trump 2.0 policy. The key statement to watch from a data dependent Fed will be if it sees the balance shifting to shoring up slowing growth rather than containing inflation. Fed futures are pointing to 3 more rate cuts by the Fed in 2025 and markets will be watching the Fedspeak for any signals towards this.”

One major concern looming over global trade is the upcoming Reciprocal Tariffs announcement by Donald Trump on April 2nd. If India manages to negotiate postponement or exemption on key export items, markets could react positively.

However, Bagga warned, “Expect volatility leading up to April 2nd. While FPI sales intensity has been waning, past trends suggest that this might not necessarily indicate stability.”