Final Trade: Nifty’s 25,461, Sensex shuts down flat amid uncertainty in trade deals; FMCG shines

India’s benchmark index ended a day with little change as concerns arising from global trade tensions have led to cautious sentiment among traders. The Nifty 50 is set to around 25,461, as the Sensex has little change, reflecting how you wait on Dalal Street.

With the mixed news, the schedule of upcoming tariff actions by U.S. policymakers has become more cloudy around uncertainty about upcoming tariff actions. With the increasing fluctuations of OPEC+, the direction of crude oil prices has declined.

In other areas, suppliers perform better as investors tend to defend their bets. Nifty IT and Auto-index weighted trader positions due to global macro and inventory specific corrections.

From the Sensex package, the biggest profiters are Bharat Electronics, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, Eicher Motors and Maruti. The biggest profiters are Trent, Asian Paint, Bajaj Finserv, Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank.

For traders looking at key macro data and corporate earnings later this week, the market will represent the prospect to be seen and may determine the boundary range of trading strategies and tilt towards the FMCG, banking and energy sector quality names.

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