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Stock market today: Key things to know before the opening bell on February 18

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By Upstox News Desk

2 min read | Updated on February 18, 2025, 08:12 IST

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SUMMARY

On Monday, the US President officially announced the imposition of reciprocal tariffs on all nations. The global markets digested this announcement and focused on domestic economic indicators. The GIFT NIFTY traded flat with 12 points of losses on Tuesday morning.

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GIFT NIFTY futures indicate a cautious start for markets on Tuesday. image source: Shutterstock.

The GIFT NIFTY futures traded flat on Tuesday morning, with 12-point losses at 7:30 a.m., indicating a cautious start for the markets. The markets snapped an 8-day consecutive correction as NIFTY50 and SENSEX closed in green with little gain. In addition, President Trump announced to levy reciprocal tariffs on all the nations on Monday overnight.

Global market cues remained mixed, with a positive bias, as Asian markets traded in the green on Tuesday morning.

The US markets were closed on Monday due to President’s Day. However, the US futures market indicated a positive start to the day on Tuesday. Market participants look for cues for the coming week from FOMC minutes, which could set expectations for the economy's rate change cycle. On Monday, Fed governor Christopher Waller suggested on holding the rate cuts cycle, unless the economic indicators suggest otherwise.

Asian markets Asian markets traded mixed with a positive bias. Japanese, Korean, and Hong Kong indices traded in green with up to 0.4% gains. The DeepSeek launch led to a $1 trillion rally in Chinese shares, bringing much-needed optimism to the Chinese markets. Japanese indices continued to inch higher as positive economic indicators boosted investor confidence.
Crude oil The crude oil prices came off Monday’s gain as oversupply concerns weighed down on the prices. The crude oil prices gained over 1% on Monday as reports suggested OPEC+ could delay the supply increases scheduled for April. The WTI crude oil prices hovered around $71 per barrel and Brent crude oil prices traded below $75 per barrel.
FII and DII data The FIIs reduced their derivatives position from 1.89 contracts in short to 1.85 lakh contracts as Indian markets snapped the 8-day market fall on Monday. However, they continued to sell Indian equities by selling another ₹4000 crore worth of equities on Monday. On the other hand, the DIIs added Indian equities worth ₹4,750 crore on Monday.
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