The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a flat start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 22,585 level, a premium of nearly 3 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng was trading higher by 1.17 per cent, China's Shanghai Composite was up 0.13 per cent, and Japan's Nikkei was up by 0.07 per cent on Thursday morning

The Sensex closed marginally higher on Tuesday, while the Nifty ended flat, as gains in heavyweight financial and auto stocks offset losses in metals, with lingering global uncertainty over US tariffs keeping a cap on gains.

Sensex Nifty Today | Stock Market Highlights: Indian equity indices opened Tuesday’s trading session on a flat note taking note of Asian markets. The NSE Nifty 50 opened 15 points, or 0.07%, higher at 22,569, while the BSE Sensex rose 93 points, or 0.12%, to open at 74,547.

On February 25, the Sensex rose by 0.20% to 74,602.12, breaking a five-day losing streak, while the Nifty 50 fell 0.03% to 22,547.55. Broader indices underperformed, and several stocks hit 52-week highs and lows amid mixed sectoral performances.

The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex rose 147.71 points or 0.20 per cent to close at 74602.12. The NSE Nifty went down by 5.80 points or 0.03 per cent to close at 22547.55.​​​​