- By Sahelee Rakshit
- Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:15 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Indian stock markets rose sharply on Tuesday's opening session after US President Donald Trump declared a cease-fire between Israel and Iran, providing some respite to global investors despite recent geopolitical tensions.
The benchmark Nifty 50 index began higher at 25,179.90, up 208 points or 0.83 percent. The Sensex began strongly at 82,534.61, up 637.82 points, or 0.78 percent.
According to experts, with tensions between Israel and Iran easing, investors are now turning their attention to impending global events that may have an impact on markets. One of the crucial dates on investors' radar is July 9, the deadline for US tariff determinations. If tariff fears are postponed or handled, the markets may resume their upward path.
Ajay Bagga, Banking and Market Expert told ANI "The geopolitical storm seems to be ending as President Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire. Markets have started chasing the proverbial rainbow just beyond the horizon. Crude oil made the biggest move, with the entire USD 10 risk premium embedded being shattered in a swift move downwards. Global stock markets are cheering the cessation of hostilities. Dollar is down, Gold is down and risk on moves are evident in soaring markets".
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He further added "The rainbow is clouded by uncertainty around Trump tariffs, Trump tax bill and the Fed next move. As the war clouds disperse, the next overhang on markets will be the looming deadline for tariffs of July 9th, the passage of the Big Beautiful Trump Tax bill and the July 29th-30th FOMC meeting where rate cuts might resume".
The upward trend extended to wider market indicators. The Nifty 100 index gained by 1% in early trading. At the time of writing this article, the Nifty Midcap index had risen 1.13 percent, while the Nifty Small Cap index had up 1.18 percent.
On the NSE, the majority of sectoral indexes traded higher. At the time of posting this article, the Nifty IT index was up 1.25 percent, the Nifty PSU Bank was up 1.75 percent, and the Nifty Metal was up 1.34 percent.
Other Asian markets expressed similar sentiments. Japan's Nikkei 225 increased by more than 1%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index increased by 2%, South Korea's KOSPI increased by 2.86%, and Taiwan's weighted index increased by 1.85%.