Indices may open muted on May 19, 2025

19 May 2025 , 09:15 AM

Indian benchmark indices may open lower on May 19, 2025.

On May 16, the Indian equity indices ended on a negative note with Nifty around 25,000. At close, the Sensex was down 200.15 points to end its territory at 82,330.59. Meanwhile, the Nifty was down 42.30 points to close at 25,019.80.

Broader market indices, however, outperformed the main indices with BSE Midcap index rising 0.8% and smallcap index added 1%. Among sectors, media, power, PSU, realty, capital goods indices up 1-1.7%, while IT index down nearly 1%.

Bharat Electronics, Bajaj Auto, Adani Enterprises, Tata Consumer, Eternal were among major gainers on the Nifty. On the contrary, the losers were Bharti Airtel, JSW Steel, Infosys, SBI, HCL Technologies.

Global markets:

Asian stocks ended mostly lower on Friday as Japanese GDP data disappointed. The investors are also awaiting the clarity on how the global economy would be impacted by U.S. tariffs on its trading partners. At 7.50 AM IST, CSI 300 index was down by 16.78 points. The Nikkei 225 was down by 227.76 points. Meanwhile, the Hang Seng index was down by 153.66 points.

In the US, the stocks moved mostly higher in the trading session on Friday. The major indices climbed firmly into positive territory after closing mixed for two straight sessions.

The Dow advanced 331.99 points to close at 42,654.74. The S&P 500 climbed 41.45 points to 5,958.38. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq rose 98.78 points to end at 19,211.10.

The U.S.-China trade deal temporarily slashing steep tariffs on each other’s goods generated considerable buying interest that has carried over throughout much of the week.