Stock market ends volatile session slightly lower ahead of GST Council meet

Stock market ends volatile session slightly lower ahead of GST Council meet

Sensex closed at 80,157.88, down 206.61 points or 0.26 per cent. The 30-share index started the session with a decent gap-up at 80,520.09 against last session's closing of 80,157.88, buoyed by the affirmative SCO summit and strong GST collection data. The index escalated further to touch an intra-day high at 80,761.14; however, it fell into negative territory amid profit booking. Sep 2, 2025

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Over 150 products may see rate cut in GST Council meet this week

Over 150 products may see rate cut in GST Council meet this week

The proposals to move various items from the 12 per cent and 18 per cent GST slabs to the 5 per cent slab or to the nil GST category aim to reduce the tax burden for households and boost spending. GST council plans to overhaul the rate structure, replacing the current four-rate structure with a two-rate structure. Sep 2, 2025

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Indian stock market opens lower amid mixed global cues

Sensex, Nifty open marginally higher ahead of key GST meet

Among sectoral indices, the Nifty media was the top gainer, rising 0.82 per cent, followed by Nifty Oil & Gas, which gained 0.34 per cent each. Nifty FMCG advanced 0.20 per cent. All other indices were in red, with Nifty IT losing 0.42 per cent. Sep 2, 2025