Stock Market Live Updates November 19, 2024: Sensex, Nifty trade firm in early trade; ONGC, Trent top gainers

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian benchmark indices opened higher on Tuesday, despite mixed global cues. The Sensex was up by 443.43 points or 0.57% at 9:21 am, at 77,782.44, and the Nifty 50 gained 141.10 points or 0.6% to 23,594.90. Top gainers on the NSE at 9.30 am were ONGC (3.74%), Trent (3.35%), BPCL (3.01%), M&M (2.84%), and Tata Motors (2.28%), while top losers included SBI Life (-0.51%), Bajaj Finserv (-0.49%), Cipla (-0.36%), HDFC Life (-0.33%), and Kotak (-0.20%). According to analysts, the tug of war between FII and DII will soon end with former is likely to halt their unabated selling soon. Having sold nearly ₹1.40-lakh crore since October, the intensity of selling as already slowed down in the last couple of days said analysts. Analysts at Bank of Baroda said foreign portfolio investment (FPI) inflows into India are expected to remain positive in FY25, with projections of $20-25 billion.