Indian stock market: The equity market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open on a muted note Tuesday, following mixed global market cues.<\/p>\n
Asian markets traded with gains, while the US stock market ended higher overnight, as investors await the Federal Reserve\u2019s crucial policy meeting this week.<\/p>\n
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is widely expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points in its meeting on September 16 and 17. Traders on Monday are pricing in a 96% chance of a 25-basis-point cut.<\/p>\n
On Monday, the Indian stock market indices ended lower amid cautiousness ahead of the US Federal Reserve policy this week.<\/p>\n
The Sensex<\/a> declined 118.96 points, or 0.15%, to close at 81,785.74, while the Nifty 50 settled 44.80 points, or 0.18%, lower at 25,069.20.<\/p>\n \u201cWe recommend maintaining a positive yet cautious stance, with an emphasis on stock selection aligned to rotational sectoral trends and themes such as defense and railways for long positions,\u201d said Ajit Mishra \u2013 SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd.<\/p>\n Also Read | Stock market today: Eight stocks to buy or sell on Tuesday\u201416 September 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Here are key global market cues for Sensex today:<\/p>\n Asian Markets<\/p>\n Asian markets traded higher on Tuesday on optimism that US-China trade talks were progressing well. Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225<\/a> index gained 0.28%, while Topix rose 0.29% to an all-time high. South Korea\u2019s Kospi ralied 0.78% and the Kosdaq was flat. Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng Index futures indicated a higher opening.<\/p>\n Gift Nifty Today<\/p>\n Gift Nifty was trading around 25,161 level, a discount of nearly 3 points from the Nifty futures\u2019 previous close, indicating a flat start for the Indian stock market indices.<\/p>\n Wall Street<\/p>\n US stock market ended higher on Monday with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq notching intraday record high closes.<\/p>\n The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 49.23 points, or 0.11%, to 45,883.45, while the S&P 500 rose 30.99 points, or 0.47%, to 6,615.28. The Nasdaq Composite closed 207.65 points, or 0.94%, higher at 22,348.75.<\/p>\n Tesla share price rallied 3.6%, Alphabet shares jumped 4.49% to hit a record high and raced past $3 trillion in market capitalization. Nvidia stock price fell 0.04%, Meta Platforms shares gained 1.21%, Apple stock rose 1.12%, while CoreWeave shares jumped 7.6%.<\/p>\n Also Read | Breakout stocks to buy or sell: Sumeet Bagadia recommends five shares to buy<\/a>Tesla Share Price<\/p>\n Tesla share price stock gained 3.62% to $410.26 apiece after CEO Elon Musk disclosed the purchase of more than 2.5 million shares worth approximately $1 billion. Musk purchased various amounts of shares at different prices on Friday, according to a regulatory filing.<\/p>\n India-US Trade Talks<\/p>\n India will resume trade discussions with the US<\/a> today, as Washington\u2019s chief negotiator Brendan Lynch will meet his Indian counterpart, Rajesh Agrawal, special secretary in the commerce department, to advance negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement.<\/p>\n US-China Trade Talks<\/p>\n US President Donald Trump said that trade talks with China<\/a> had \u201cgone very well\u201d and suggested that a deal had been reached to resolve US concerns over TikTok\u2019s ownership.<\/p>\n India Unemployment<\/p>\n