Indian stocks fell for the eighth session amid escalating trade tensions after Trump proposed reciprocal tariffs. Concerns about the impact on India kept investors cautious despite Modi's discussions on easing tariffs and increasing U.

The stock market opened in the green on Thursday, February 13, 2025, as healthcare and pharmaceutical stocks rose. This comes just before the new Income Tax Bill is tabled in Parliament by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

The Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty surged in the first half of Thursday driven by India's better-than-expected inflation data, which sparked optimism for a potential rate cut by the RBI. However,