📅 Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE – Monday, May 19, 2025

📉 Opening Trends:

• 🕖 7:55 AM: GIFT Nifty futures 🔻17 pts at 25,061
• 🔮 Indicates a flat to negative start for the Indian markets

🌍 Global Cues:

• 🇺🇸 Moody’s Downgrade: US credit rating cut from Aaa ➡️ Aa1
• 💳 Concerns over federal deficit & high debt refinancing costs
• 🌏 Asia-Pacific Markets:
  • 🇯🇵 Nikkei: 🔻0.45%
  • 🇰🇷 Kospi: 🔻0.47%
  • 🇦🇺 ASX 200: 🔻0.37%
  • 🇨🇳 China’s April Data:
    • Retail Sales: 📈5.1% YoY
    • Industrial Production: 📈6.1%
    • Unemployment Rate: 🔒5.1%

💰 Institutional Activity (May 16):

• FIIs: 🟢 Net buyers of ₹8,831.05 Cr
• DIIs: 🔴 Net sellers of ₹5,187.09 Cr

🗳️ Wall Street Wrap (Friday):

• 📈 S&P 500: +0.70% (5th straight gain!)
• 📈 Nasdaq: +0.52%
• 📈 Dow Jones: +0.78% ➡️ Now in green for 2025

📦 IPOs & Earnings to Watch:

• 📊 Listing Today: Virtual Galaxy Infotech (SME)
• 🧾 Results Out Today:
  • BEL, BHEL, Arvind Fashions, Delhivery
  • Awaited Results: Power Grid, DLF, PI Industries, Redington, Zydus Wellness, JK Paper, DOMS Industries & more!

⚖️ Commodities Check:

• 🪙 Gold: 🔻1.6% to $3,188.25/oz — worst week since Nov
• 🛢️ Oil:
  • Brent: +1.36% to $65.41/bbl
  • WTI: +1.41% to $62.49/bbl

🧠 Analyst Insight:

“Despite Moody’s downgrade, markets may stay resilient,” say experts.

🔮 Keep an eye on:
Global cues, FII flows, and key earnings updates.