The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a tepid start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,150 level, a premium of nearly 2 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

The stock market opened in the red as trading began on Thursday, January 30, 2025, with consumer durables, auto, and IT stocks falling the most. At 9:20 am IST, the benchmark BSE Sensex was down by 75.

In the broader market, both the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices outperformed the benchmarks, rising 0.7 percent each.