Sensex, Nifty Falls, Positive Global Cues

The Indian equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty, started on a muted note on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, amid positive global cues. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 72.29 points to start the session at 80,946.43, and the Nifty was down by 2.5 points to open at 24,720.25. In the last trading session, the Sensex closed at 81,018.72 and the Nifty 50 at 24,722.75. The broader indices traded mixed in the opening session. While the BSE Midcap was down by 35.08 points in the early trading session, the BSE Smallcap index added 26.57 points or 0.05 per cent to trade at 52,998.87. In early trade, 1,436 stocks in the Nifty pack were trading in the green, while 660 were trading in the red. 93 stocks remained unchanged.

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