Market Opening Bell: Sensex surges 888 points, Nifty close to 25,000 amid optimism around GST Council meeting

Indian equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty, surged in the opening session on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, amid positive global cues, coupled with the GST rate rationalisation exercise by the government. The 30-share BSE Sensex added 888.96 points to start the session at 81,456.67; the Nifty gained 265.7 points to open at 24,980.75. In the last trading session, the Sensex closed at 80,567.71 and the Nifty 50 at 24,715.05. Similarly, the broader indices also traded in the green in the opening session. While the BSE Midcap was up 374.97 points, or 0.82 per cent, in the early trading session, the BSE Smallcap index added 463.62 points, or 0.87 per cent, to trade at 53,488.22.

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