Market Opening Bell: Sensex surges 362 points, Nifty above 24,100, insurance stocks in action

 A day after opening with a strong gap-up, the Indian equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty, began the day flat on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, amid weak global cues. The 30-share BSE Sensex gained 362.62 points to start the session at 82,220.46; the Nifty added 91.45 points to open at 25,142. In the last trading session, the Sensex closed at 81,857.84 and the Nifty 50 at 25,050.55. Similarly, the broader indices also traded in the green in the opening session. While the BSE Midcap was up by 133.85 points in the early trading session, the BSE Smallcap index gained 136.24 points or 0.26 per cent to trade at 53,316.77. 

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