PRE MARKET
GIFT Nifty indicate a positive start for the broader index in India, with a gain of 85 points or 0.34 percent. The Nifty futures were trading around 24,721 level.
Major U.S. stock indexes rose on Tuesday on news that U.S. consumer inflation picked up less than expected in April when President Donald Trump unveiled a raft of tariffs that has wreaked havoc on global markets.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 269.67 points, or 0.64%, to 42,140.43, under pressure from UnitedHealth’s slide after the company suspended its annual forecast and its CEO stepped down.
The S&P 500 rose 42.36 points, or 0.72%, to 5,886.55 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 301.74 points, or 1.61%, to 19,010.09.
Asian stocks traded in narrow ranges early Wednesday as investors waited for direction after US benchmarks wiped out their 2025 losses on signs trade tensions are easing and after US inflation was softer than forecast.
Japan’s Nikkei and Singapore’s Straits Times went down by 0.52 percent and 0.38 percent respectively, while the Taiwanese weighted index rose by around 1.7 percent, and Hang Seng also increased nearly 1 percent.

STOCKS TODAY
EPL
The Competition Commission of India has approved the proposed acquisition of 24.9% shareholding in EPL by Indorama Netherlands B.V. Indorama Netherlands B.V. an indirect subsidiary of Indorama Ventures Public Company.
Adani Green Energy
The company’s subsidiary, Adani Renewable Energy Fifty Six, has operationalised an additional 50 MW solar power project at Khavda, Gujarat. With the commissioning of this plant, the company’s total operational renewable generation capacity has increased to 14,340.9 MW.
Sterling Tools
Through its subsidiary, Sterling Gtake (SGEM), the company has entered the development, manufacturing, and marketing of magnet-free traction motors for electric vehicles. It has signed a Technology Licensing Agreement with Advanced Electric Machines (AEM), UK, to manufacture these motors at its plant in Faridabad.
GE Vernova T&D India
GE Vernova has announced plans to invest Rs 140 crore (approximately $16 million) in India to expand its electrification manufacturing and engineering footprint—specifically in advanced grid technologies.
Source – Moneycontrol
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