Indian stock markets ended higher on July 8, as growing hopes of a mini trade deal between India and the US boosted investor confidence.<\/p>\n
Nifty closed above 25,500, and Sensex gained over 300 points, breaking out of a range-bound day on a strong note. The rally came in the second half of the session after reports suggested that the trade deal announcement may come tonight by 10 PM.<\/p>\n
Markets opened flat and remained calm for most of the day as global uncertainty lingered. Investors stayed cautious after US President Donald Trump imposed 25\u201340% tariffs on 14 countries, creating nervousness across world markets.<\/p>\n
But sentiment turned around quickly after news broke that India and the US were finalising a mini-trade agreement \u2014 a big positive for the Indian economy.<\/p>\n
By 3:05 PM:<\/p>\n
Sensex jumped 199.63 points to 83,642.13<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Nifty gained 44.65 points to close at 25,505.95<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Large-cap stocks led the rally, but broader markets saw mixed action.<\/p>\n
1,654 stocks advanced,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
1,887 declined,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
113 remained unchanged<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Another positive sign for traders was that the India VIX<\/a> \u2014 the volatility index \u2014 fell by 3%, showing that market fear is easing.<\/p>\n This drop in volatility suggests that investors are becoming more confident, especially as they wait for clarity on the India-US trade deal.<\/p>\n As per CNBC Awaaz, the India-US mini trade deal is expected to be officially announced by 10 PM tonight. While the finer details may come later, the confirmation itself could boost sentiment further.<\/p>\n The deal is expected to strengthen trade relations, open new opportunities, and bring economic stability \u2014 key reasons why the stock market responded positively today.<\/p>\n Dalal Street ended the day with fresh optimism, thanks to hopes of a trade breakthrough with the US.<\/p>\n If the deal is officially confirmed tonight, markets may see a stronger rally ahead, setting a positive tone for the rest of the week.<\/p>\n Read Also: Indian Textile Stocks Rally on US Tariff Move Against Bangladesh<\/a><\/p>\n Indian stock markets ended higher on July 8, as growing hopes of a mini trade deal between India and the US boosted investor confidence. Nifty closed above 25,500, and Sensex gained over 300 points, breaking out of a range-bound day on a strong note. The rally came in the second half of the session after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[615],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1329],"class_list":{"0":"post-11213","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-stock-market-news"}," _eael_post_view_count":0,"authors":[{"term_id":1329,"user_id":2,"is_guest":0,"slug":"snehagandhi","display_name":"Sneha Gandhi","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/trending.niftytrader.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Sneha-Gandhi.jpeg","url2x":"https:\/\/trending.niftytrader.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Sneha-Gandhi.jpeg"},"0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11213"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11222,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11213\/revisions\/11222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11213"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=11213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Deal Could Be Announced Tonight<\/h3>\n
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