Stock Market Opening Bell: Sensex and Nifty50 open mixed as auto stocks drive early gains

Stock Market Opening Bell: Benchmark indices opened mixed on Tuesday as investors weighed global cues and a heavy IPO pipeline. The BSE Sensex slipped 12.6 points to 82,147.37 in early trade, while the Nifty50 gained 6.65 points to 25,209.

Auto stocks led the gains, with Maruti Suzuki and Mahindra & Mahindra among the top performers on the BSE. In contrast, Adani Ports and Sun Pharma were the biggest drags. On the NSE, Maruti, M&M and Eicher Motors topped the gainers’ list, while UltraTech Cement and Adani Ports weighed on the index.

Broader markets also edged higher. The Nifty SmallCap 100 index rose 0.13 per cent and the Nifty MidCap 100 index added 0.18 per cent. Among sectoral indices, only Nifty Auto (up 1.4 per cent) and IT (up 0.18 per cent) were in the green, while others trade