First Trade: Nifty opens higher by 65 points; Dredging Corporation up 12%

Indian equities in Wednesday's trade (May 21, 2025) opened higher after a weak close in the previous session. At the open, Nifty opened higher by 65 points- with the key benchmark hovering above 24,700 levels.

Stocks in news today:

Results: 

NIFTY: ONGC (post-market), IndusInd Bank (1 pm - 3:30 pm),   

FNO: Colgate (1 pm - 3 pm), NALCO (post-market), PFC (1 pm - 3 pm), Astral (Post-Market), Oil India (post-market), Interglobe Aviation (post-market) 

Zinka Logistics: Lock in on 56 per cent of holdings to open today.

ABFRL: All existing F&O contracts will expire today due to the demerger ex-date tomorrow 
 
Ex-Date 
Page Industries: Interim Dividend of 200 
 
Asian markets

Asian stocks in Wednesday's trade (May 21, 2025) traded in a tight range, with Japanese stocks retreating lower after weak trade data. At the last count, the key MSCI Asia ex Japan index traded higher by 0.77 per cent.