The trends on Gift Nifty indicate a mildly positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,135 level, a premium of nearly 12 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, opened higher on Thursday, breaking a six-day losing streak, driven by gains in banking and financial stocks as investors responded to domestic inflation data suggesting a potential rate cut.

The stock market opened in the green on Thursday, February 13, 2025, as healthcare and pharmaceutical stocks rose. This comes just before the new Income Tax Bill is tabled in Parliament by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.