New Delhi, June 28 -- Defying global turmoil and tariff-related uncertainties, the Indian stock market is set to wrap the first half of calendar year 2025 (H1CY25) with a healthy gain. The Nifty 50 has gained 8 per cent this year so far even as it hit a 52-week low of 21,743.65 on April 7.

The index maintained its upward march despite US President Donald Trump's tariff policies, weak earnings, stretched valuations, foreign capital outflow, geopolitical turmoil and faltering global economic growth.

The Nifty 50 is now just 640 points, or 2.4 per cent below its all-time high of 26,277.35 hit on September 27 last year.

The Nifty 50 has been in the green since March this year. Stocks such as BEL, Bajaj Finance, SBI Life Insurance and Bajaj...