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Sensex Today | Stock Market close, Monday, July 21, 2025:In the broader markets, the Nifty Midcap 100 rose 0.66 per cent, led by gains in Persistent Systems, UPL and L&T Finance
 "Stock Market close: Sensex gains 443 pts, Nifty at 25,091; Midcaps shine; bank, metal stocks rally")
2 min read Last Updated : Jul 21 2025 | 3:46 PM IST
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Around 1:10 PM, Ircon International share price was trading 2.01 per cent higher at ₹190.70 per share. In comparison, BSE Sensex was trading 0.40 per cent higher at 82,084.18 levels. Ircon International share price was in focus today after the company announced securing multiple infrastructure project contracts.
Firstly, Ircon International Limited received a Letter of Award (LoA) from Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for an infrastructure project in Madhya Pradesh. The contract has been awarded to a joint venture (JV) between IRCON (70 per cent share) and JPWPL (30 per cent share). READ MORE
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of the public sector lender, Union Bank of India, experienced a decline of 3 per cent on Monday, July 21, 2025, logging an intraday low of ₹141 after announcing results for the first quarter of the financial year 2025-2026 (Q1FY26).
The bank reported a decent rise of 11.8 per cent in the net profit figure to ₹4,116 crore in Q1FY26, as compared to ₹3,679 crore reported in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. However, net interest income (NII) stood at ₹9,113 crore, marking a decline of 3.18 per cent from ₹9,412 crore reported in Q1FY25. The lender's net interest margins also took a hit, declining to 2.76 per cent during the quarter under review, from 3.05 per cent reported in the same period of the previous financial year.READ MORE
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) recent proposal to allow asset management companies (AMCs) to manage family office funds has stirred a debate, with concerns surfacing around regulatory overlap and market parity.
Currently, AMCs are allowed to manage only the broad-based funds.
On July 7, Sebi had released a consultation paper suggesting major relaxations to existing regulations. The key proposal included allowing AMCs to manage non-broad-based pooled funds, such as family offices and certain offshore vehicles, without needing a separate portfolio management services (PMS) license, provided strict checks and balances are implemented.READ MORE
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: India's benchmark indices were trading in the green territory, with banking giants leading the gains. From the Sensex pack, Eternal (Zomato), ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Bharat Electronics Ltd. and L&T were among the top gainers.
As of 01:00 PM, the Nifty50 was up 81 points or 0.33 per cent at 25,050.30, while Sensex was higher by 309 points or 0.38 per cent at 82,067.13.
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: Pharmaceutical major Dr Reddy's Laboratories is expected to report a decline in June quarter earnings largely due to price erosion in the base portfolio, along with higher research and development (R&D) and operational expenses, despite the benefits of gRevlimid continuing. However, revenue from the India business is expected to grow on the back of robust traction in the respiratory and derma segments.
The company is scheduled to announce its June quarter results on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. According to brokerages tracked by Business Standard, Dr Reddy's net profit is expected to come at ₹1,460 crore, marking around 4.9 per cent Y-o-Y increase, on average, as against ₹1,392.4 crore in the year-ago period (Q1 FY25).READ MORE
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: India’s market volatility index has slipped to a 15-month low, with analysts attributing the decline to the absence of major geopolitical triggers and expecting the subdued volatility to persist in the near term.
India VIX, the measure of market volatility in the domestic market, is currently trading at 11.4, the lowest closing since April 29, 2024. The gauge has fallen for the third straight month and is down 37 per cent so far since May.
The volatility gauge measures the market's expectation of future volatility based on Nifty50 index options contracts. It typically rises when market volatility is expected to increase, indicating higher uncertainty or risk in the near future.READ MORE
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Reliance reported a consolidated net profit of ₹26,994 crore for the quarter ended June 2025 (Q1FY26), up 78.3 per cent when compared with ₹15,138 crore in Q1FY25. The sharp rise in profit growth was largely on account of a one-off gain worth ₹8,924 crore from its stake sale in Asian Paints.
With today's 2 per cent fall, Reliance stock has now shed 7.4 per cent from its recent high of ₹1,551 hit on July 9, 2025. In the process, the stock is also seen trading below its short-term moving averages - both the 20-Day Moving Average (20-DMA) and the 50-DMA, which stands at ₹1,499 and ₹1,459, respectively. READ MORE
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: Patel Engineering shares were in demand on the first trading day of the week, i.e. Monday, July 21, 2025, with the scrip rising up to 2.20 per cent to an intraday high of ₹40.35 per share.
Patel Engineering's share price rose after the company announced it had secured a contract from NHPC worth ₹239.98 crore (including taxes).
“Further to the intimation of Lowest Bidder (L1) received for the works involving modification of diversion tunnel into tunnel spillway arrangement – Civil & Hydro Mechanical works for Package 6 – Teesta V Power Station, Sikkim, the company has now received LOA for the said project and the same is in normal course of business,” Patel Engineering said, in an exchange filing.READ MORE
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First Published: Jul 21 2025 | 6:59 AM IST
