The Sensex closed 79 points, or 0.10 per cent, higher at 80,623.26, while the Nifty 50 settled at 24,596.15, up 22 points, or 0.09 per cent. The BSE Midcap index rose 0.30 per cent. However, the BSE Smallcap index slipped 0.

Stock Market Alert: Nifty and Sensex opened lower on Thursday, August 7, as the investors reacted to the US President Donald Trump's 50% tariff announcement on Indian imports. Nifty opened 110 points lower at 24,464 points, whereas BSE Sensex was down around 80,263 points during the stock market opening today.

At 9:23 am, the BSE Sensex was trading at 80,346.99, down 197 points or 0.24 per cent. The 30-share index had earlier slipped 335 points.