Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty is trading just above the 24,950 mark, with gains of over 80 points. The Sensex index is trading with major gains of close to 300 points, rising towards the 81,600 mark.. At the Nifty 50 end, the IT stocks are the ones holding the end, with the likes of Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra are among the top gainers.

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates:  The Nifty appears to have gathered some momentum after having a relatively volatile day at the bourse so far, as the markets have swung from highs to lows in the early hours of the day’s trade. The Nifty is currently trading with gains of over 80 points, trading above the 24,950 mark. The Sensex is trading with gains of close to 300 points, trading close to 81,600.

The paper stocks have been in the limelight in today’s trading session. Some of the buzzing stocks in this avenue include Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers, JK Paper Limited, West Coast Paper, and Andhra Paper, among other paper stocks surged.

The August 27 tariff deadline of US President Donald Trump looms over the market, and it is likely that the 50% tariffs threatened on India by the Trump administration will take effect on Wednesday.

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