Indian stock market indices, the NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex, are poised to open higher on March 3, 2025, with the GIFT Nifty trading at 22,369.5, up 99.5 points or 0.39%. This follows a significant downturn in February, with the Nifty declining by 1,383.7 points or 5.88% and the Sensex losing 4,302.47 points or 5.55%. The market's performance has been influenced by weak corporate earnings, persistent foreign fund outflows, and uncertainties surrounding U.S. tariffs. Foreign investors have withdrawn approximately $25 billion from Indian equities over the past five months, with February seeing an outflow of $64 million. Despite this, domestic investors have been active, purchasing stocks worth Rs 64,853 crore in February. Analysts anticipate continued market volatility due to global trade uncertainties and foreign institutional investor (FII) selling, though a recovery is expected as earnings improve from the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. In the automotive sector, Mahindra & Mahindra reported a 19% year-on-year increase in SUV sales for February 2025, totaling 50,420 units, and a 15% growth in overall volumes to 83,702 units. Mahindra also sold 23,880 tractor units in India during the same period. Hyundai Motor India saw a 3% decline in total vehicle dispatches, selling 58,727 units compared to 60,501 units in February 2024. Tata Motors experienced a 9% year-on-year drop in total sales, reaching 79,344 units, with passenger vehicle sales down 9% at 46,811 units and commercial vehicle sales down 7% at 32,533 units. Maruti Suzuki's total sales slightly increased by 1% to 1.99 lakh units, driven by a 3.6% rise in domestic sales to 1.74 lakh units, though exports fell 13.5%. Economic indicators released recently include India's GDP growth slowing to 6.2% in the third quarter of 2024-25, attributed to weaker performance in manufacturing and mining sectors. Gross GST collections rose by 9.1% to about Rs 1.84 lakh crore in February, indicating potential economic revival. Additionally, India's forex reserve increased by $4.758 billion to $640.479 billion in the week ended February 21.