Nifty ends above 25,450, Sensex gains 193 points

The domestic equity market ended higher on Friday as banking stocks and positive sentiment from the U.S. markets helped the Nifty close around the 25,450 mark despite intraday fluctuations.At close, the Sensex was up 193.42 points or 0.23 percent at 83,432.89, and the Nifty was up 55.7 points or 0.22 percent at 25,461. About 1962 shares advanced, 1612 shares declined, and 102 shares unchanged.
Bajaj Finance, Infosys, Dr Reddy's Labs, ICICI Bank, Wipro were the top gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Trent, Tata Steel, Eicher Motors, Tech Mahindra and Maruti Suzuki.On the sectoral front,except auto, telecom, metal, all other sectoral indices ended in the green with bank, pharma, oil & gas, IT, realty, media up 0.4-1 percent.BSE midcap and smallcap indices ended marginally higher.
Rupee Close: 
On 4th July'25,the Indian rupee ended lower at 85.39 per US dollar against Thursday's close of 85.32 on Friday,as Asian currencies, including the rupee gained ground on renewed hopes of trade deals with the US.Forex traders said, US President Donald Trump announced a trade agreement with Vietnam, and that injected a dose of optimism that perhaps more such agreements could be in the pipeline before the crucial July 9 deadline.The optimism spilled over into broader Asian forex sentiment, giving the rupee some fresh momentum.
Trading Guide: 
Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments stated,the Indian market is experiencing a pause as investors adopt a wait-and-watch strategy ahead of the impending US tariff deadline with mixed global cues. Ongoing FII outflows reflect a risk-off approach, while DII inflows are offering partial support. Following the recent rally, main indices are hovering near peak valuation levels, limiting further upside, which is highly dependent on Q1 earnings and details of the trade deal. In the mid- and small-cap space, the market has shifted to being more stock-specific following the recent recovery.

(Business Correspondent)