Share Market: India’s benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty50, ended the day’s trade in green on Monday, March 17, 2025. The Sensex (index with top 30 firms) surged 341.04 points to close at 74,169.95 on Monday. Meanwhile, Nifty50 (index with top 50 firms) was up 111.55 points to close at 22,508.75 points.
The Sensex surged 290.59 points to open at 74,138.49 on Monday. Meanwhile, Nifty50 gained 82.35 points to open at 22,479.55 points.
Among Sensex-listed companies, 19 stocks advanced while 11 saw declines on Monday.
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What’s Influencing The Share Market?
Banking and market expert Ajay Bagga noted that China announced measures to stimulate domestic consumption, though the response to these actions has been lukewarm. However, Chinese industrial growth and retail sales data for the first two months of 2025 exceeded estimates, providing some optimism to Asian markets.
Bagga highlighted that the broader economic picture remains uncertain, with a possible slowdown in the US economy and fluctuating policies under “Trump 2.0.”
He noted, “The US Fed FOMC meet will be the key policy meeting this week. We expect the Fed to remain on hold, citing the uncertainty around Trump 2.0 policy. The key statement to watch from a data dependent Fed will be if it sees the balance shifting to shoring up slowing growth rather than containing inflation. Fed futures are pointing to 3 more rate cuts by the Fed in 2025 and markets will be watching the Fedspeak for any signals towards this.”
One major concern looming over global trade is the upcoming Reciprocal tariffs announcement by Donald Trump on April 2nd. If India manages to negotiate postponement or exemption on key export items, markets could react positively.
However, Bagga warned, “Expect volatility leading up to April 2nd. While FPI sales intensity has been waning, past trends suggest that this might not necessarily indicate stability.”
