Sensex and Nifty open with gains, rupee also strengthens against dollar

Stock markets opened higher on Thursday. During early trade, the Sensex climbed 181.21 points to 80,927.99, and the Nifty climbed 32.85 points to 24,447.25. During early trade, the rupee also gained 16 paise to 84.61 against the dollar. Earlier, after Indian Army operation Sindoor, there was a massive tumble in Pakistan's Karachi stock market on Wednesday and it plunged over 6,000 points during the day.

In another significant event concerning the stock market, the Bombay Stock Exchange i.e. BSE and the National Stock Exchange i.e. NSE decided to block international websites. BSE official remarked, due to possible cyber attack, risks are being monitored continuously at domestic and international levels. Websites have been blocked on a preventive basis.

Earlier on Wednesday, despite India's attack on Pakistan, Indian stock markets closed in gains. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex closed at 80,746.78 with a gain of 105.71 points. National Stock Exchange's Nifty closed at 24,414.40 with a gain of 34.80 points. The capital of companies listed in the Sensex rose by 2.2 lakh crores to Rs 423.50 lakh crore. Out of 30 Sensex companies, shares of 18 closed in gains, while 12 were in decline. Major stocks that rose were Tata Motors, Bajaj Finance, Eternal, Mahindra & Mahindra and Adani Ports. Those that fell were Asian Paints, Sun Pharma, ITC, Nestle and Reliance Industries. A total of 4,046 shares were traded on BSE. 2,206 stocks rose and 1,683 fell. Out of 50 Nifty stocks, 24 rose and 26 fell.