Sensex, Nifty End Marginally Higher Amid Hormuz Uncertainty

Imagine a giant shop where people buy tiny pieces of companies, called stocks.

A group of these pieces is called an index, like a scoreboard.

India has two famous scoreboards: the Sensex and the Nifty.

On Monday, both scoreboards went up just a tiny bit.

Many investors were being careful because of something far away called the Strait of Hormuz, a sea route used by ships carrying oil.

If that route closes, oil might get expensive, and that could affect prices in shops.

Banks and some food companies lost value, but companies that build houses did well.

Investors are now waiting for new reports from companies about how much money they made.

Because of this, people expect the markets to keep moving a little this week.