Indian stock market: The equity market indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open flat on Tuesday, amid persisting worries over US tariffs and new visa policies.

Asian markets traded higher, while the US stock market rallied overnight, with all three Wall Street indices posting record closing highs.

On Monday, the Indian stock market witnessed losses for the second consecutive session, weighed down by heavy selloff in IT stocks after US’ new H-1B visa fees hike.

The Sensex dropped 466.26 points, or 0.56%, to close at 82,159.97, while the Nifty 50 settled 124.70 points, or 0.49%, lower at 25,202.35.

“Markets are expected to remain range-bound near term, with festive demand and GST 2.0 benefits emerging as key triggers to watch,” said Vikram Kasat, Head – Advisory, PL Capital.

Here are key global market cues for Sensex today:

Asian Markets

Asian markets traded higher on Tuesday, following overnight rally on Wall Street fueled by tech stocks. Japan markets are closed for the holiday. South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.22%, while the Kosdaq rose 0.28%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index futures indicated a higher opening.

Gift Nifty Today

Gift Nifty was trading around 25,271 level, a discount of nearly 7 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close, indicating a flat start for the Indian stock market indices.

Wall Street

US stock market indexes registered record closing highs for a third straight session on Monday, led by gains in technology shares.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 66.27 points, or 0.14%, to 46,381.54, while the S&P 500 gained 29.39 points, or 0.44%, to 6,693.75. The Nasdaq Composite closed 157.50 points, or 0.70%, higher at 22,788.98.

Nvidia share price gained 3.9%, Apple shares rallied 4.3%, while Tesla stock price climbed 1.9%. Microsoft stock fell 0.67%, while Amazon shares declined 1.66%.

India-US Trade Talks

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday, on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly (UNGA) session. Rubio stressed the importance of Washington’s partnership with New Delhi and also said two countries would “continue working together to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region, including through the Quad.”

Core Sector Growth

India’s eight key infrastructure sectors’ growth jumped to a 13-month high of 6.3% in August 2025. The core sectors’ output growth was 3.7% in the previous month of July. It was (-) 1.5% in August last year. During April-August of this fiscal year, the eight infrastructure sectors expanded by 2.8%, compared to a rise of 4.6% in the same period last year.

US Dollar

The US fell as traders parsed comments by members of the Federal Reserve for clues on the path of interest rates. The greenback edged lower, with the US dollar index last at 97.28. Against the yen, the dollar was flat at 147.74 yen. The euro stood at $1.1798, little changed, while Sterling last traded flat at $1.35125. The offshore yuan traded unchanged at 7.1158 yuan per dollar.

Crude Oil Prices

Crude oil prices eased on worries over trade tariffs that could dampen fuel demand. Brent crude futures fell 0.15% to $66.47 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude declined 0.06% to $62.64 a barrel.

(With inputs from Reuters)

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