Stock market close: Sensex up 1,046 pts, Nifty tops 25K as markets snap 3-day fall; all sectors gain

Sensex Today | Stock Market close, Friday, June 20, 2025: The Nifty MidCap index and the Nifty SmallCap index edged by over 1 per cent each

3:55 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Market expert view

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The national equity indices surged as Middle East tension moderated with risk of immediate military actions reduced as US dialogue with Iran is expected to take place. The development led the crude price to correct, favouring domestic markets and boosting foreign investors’ sentiments. In the broader market, rapid fall in VIX index and buying was witnessed in rate sensitives and consumer oriented sectors like Finance, Auto and Reality and in anticipation of better Q1FY26 results led by rate cuts benefits, drop in inflationary pressure and rebound in consumer spending.

View by Vinod Nair, head of research, Geojit Investments Limited.

3:49 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Technical view

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty moved up sharply after three days of consolidation, resuming its short-term rally. Moreover, the index has reclaimed the 21-day EMA, which could provide further momentum for an upward move. Support is now placed at 24,850, and the index remains a ‘buy on dips’ as long as it holds above this level. On the higher side, it may continue advancing towards 25,350 and beyond.

View by Rupak De, senior technical analyst, LKP Securities. 

3:38 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Broader market indices closes higher

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE Midcap and Smallcap closed higher by 1.2 per cent and 0.55 per cent respectively. 

3:36 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Here's a look at Sensex gainers and losers at close

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Bharti Airtel, M&M, Nestle were among the top gainers on Sensex. 

3:35 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty closes at 25,112, up 319 pts

Stock Market LIVE Updates:  NSE Nifty50 was up 319.15 points or 1.29 per cent at 25,112.4 at close. 

3:33 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex closes at 82,408, up 1,046 pts

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE Sensex was up 1,046.3 points or 1.29 per cent at 82,408.17. 

3:14 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Vedanta, 31 others to go ex-dividend next week; full list here

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of HDFC Bank, Vedanta, Hindustan Unilever, CARE Ratings, Cipla, Samvardhana Motherson International, and 26 others are expected to remain in the spotlight during the next week, Monday, June 23, 2025, to Friday, May 27, 2025, on account of their announcements of dividend for their respective shareholders. READ MORE

 

3:04 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 3 PM Update; Nifty, Sensex up 1%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: As of 3:04 PM, the 30-stock Sensex was up 1,005.94 points, or 1.24 per cent at 82,367.81, while the Nifty50 was higher by 300.50 points, or 1.21 per cent, at 25,093. 

 

3:01 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: What's driving the stock market rally today?

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The rally in stock market today came on the back of US President Donald Trump saying that he will decide his next action against Iran over the next two weeks. This has eased concerns of an immediate ivolvement of the US in Iran-Israel war. READ MORE

2:52 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: HAL share price gains over 1%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Hindustan Aeronautics share price was ruling nearly 1.5 per cent higher on the BSE today, rising sharply from the day's low, on report that the state-owned defence company has won tender for small satellite launch vehicle technology. The tender was floated by Isro.

HAL placed bid worth ₹511 crore.

2:41 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Adani Ports in focus

Stock Market LIVE Updates: According to reports, Maersk has decided to temporarily pause calling of Haifa Ports with Maersk-operated vessels.

Note: Adani Ports and and Israel-based Gadot Group own 70 per cent stake in Haifa Port Company. 

2:28 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: PSU Bank index jumps 2% as RBI eases norms for new project finance loans

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The public sector bank stocks were rallying on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued its final guidelines on project finance loans. 

 

Snapping a three-day losing streak, the Nifty PSU Bank index surged over 2 per cent to hit an intraday high of 6,899.5 level, compared to the previous day's close of 6,734.3. Read more

2:23 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sun TV denies family feud, calls news reports on Maran dispute 'defamatory'

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sun TV Network on Friday dismissed “speculative and defamatory” media reports alleging a legal dispute between former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his elder brother Kalanithi Maran, the company’s Chairman and Managing Director. Read more

2:13 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: HDFC Bank may pocket Rs 9,373-cr profit from HDB Financial Services IPO

Stock Market LIVE Updates: India’s largest private sector lender, HDFC Bank, is set to gain a whopping ₹9,373 crore profit from the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of its non-banking financial company (NBFC) arm, HDB Financial Services, scheduled to open on June 25, 2025. Read more

2:01 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 2 PM Update; Nifty, Sensex up 1%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian benchmark indices snapped a three-day losing streak on Friday, with the Nifty and Sensex up over 1 per cent, led by banks. 

 

As of 2:00 PM, the 30-stock Sensex was up 82,181.62 points, or 1.01 per cent at 82,185.30, while the Nifty50 was higher by 266.75 points, or 1.08 per cent, at 25,060.  

1:56 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BHEL share price pops 2% on fixing July 11 as record date for dividend

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) shares rose as much as 1.98 per cent to hit an intraday high of ₹251.95 per share. The rally came after the company announced the ‘record date’ for its final dividend for FY25. Read more

1:43 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex rejig inflows likely pushing equities higher

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The benchmark equities surged on Friday, snapping three days of losses on likely foreign inflows given the Sensex rejig that becomes effective on Monday.  

 

The inclusion of Trent and Bharat Electronics in the benchmark 30-stock BSE Sensex index will likely result in an inflow of $708 million. Friday promises to be an action-packed day with two major semi-annual index rebalances lined up, Sensex and FTSE, Nuvama said in a note. 

 

"Historically, Sensex inclusions tend to see intraday upmoves, supported by stronger volumes, and a similar trend could play out this time as well." Read more

1:34 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: This PSU stock zooms 100% from March low

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of BEML hit an over 10-month high of ₹4,697, zooming 10 per cent on the BSE in Friday’s intra-day trade amid heavy volumes. 

 

BEML registered its highest-ever order book of ₹14,610 crore in FY25. The company posted its highest-ever profit before tax (PBT) of ₹405.43 crore. Read more

1:23 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Rupee future trade shrinks on NSE, partly shifts to Singapore Exchange

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Futures trading in the rupee-dollar pair shrunk almost 75 per cent on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in the last quarter of FY25, compared to the number of contracts a year ago.

 

The trend persists if we take almost two and a half months of FY26.

 

Why does this analysis compare the latest figures with the quarter ended March 31, 2024? The reason is simple: experts blame a master direction by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for the fall in volume. The new norms, listed in the master direction on currency futures and exchange traded currency options, were issued in January 2024 and implemented on April 5. READ MORE

1:15 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Dilip Buildcon shares rise on ₹1,341 order win from Konkan Railway Corp

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Dilip Buildcon rose over 3 per cent on Friday after it received orders worth ₹1,341 crore from Konkan Railway Corporation for the construction of a Twin Tube Unidirectional Tunnel in the Kozhikode and Wayanad Districts of Kerala. 

 

The civil construction firm's stock rose as much as 3.98 per cent during the day to ₹506.8 per share, the steepest intraday gain since June 9 this year. The stock pared some gains to trade 1.08 per cent higher at ₹492.7 apiece, compared to a 0.95 per cent advance in Nifty 50 as of 12:50 PM. READ MORE

1:01 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 1 PM Market Update

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Snapping a three day losing streak, Indian equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, were trading higher on Friday amid  broad-based rally.  At 1 PM, The BSE Sensex index was trading at 82,152, higher by 790.5 points or 0.97 per cent, while the Nifty50 was at 25,023, rising 230 points or 0.93 per cent. 

12:52 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Why is GMM Pfaudler share price buzzing in trade today? Key details here

Stock Market LIVE Updates: GMM Pfaudler share price jumped up to 5.01 per cent to hit an intraday high of ₹1,206.35 per share on Friday after the company announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Pfaudler Normag Systems GmbH, Germany, has entered into a contract with a European-based customer for the design, engineering, and supply of complete end-to-end acid recovery equipment and systems. The value of the contract is approximately ₹330 crore (or EUR 33.2 million).

 

However, by 12:40 PM, GMM Pfaudler shares were off day’s high, and were trading 2.99 per cent higher at  ₹1,183 per share. In comparison, BSE Sensex was trading 0.73 per cent higher at 81,957.83 levels. READ MORE

 

12:42 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Why did Uno Minda share price rise 3% in trade today? Check details here

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Uno Minda shares gained 2.9 per cent in trade on Friday, June 20, 2025, logging an intraday high at ₹1,067.1 per share on BSE. At 12:22 PM, Uno Minda share price was trading 2.23 per cent higher at ₹1,060 per share on the BSE. In comparison, the BSE Sensex was up 0.95 per cent at 82,138.11. The company's market capitalisation stood at ₹60,861.3 crore. Its 52-week high was at ₹1,252.85 per share and 52-week low was at ₹768.1 per share.

 

The buying on the counter came after its board approved the setting up of a greenfield manufacturing facility for aluminium die casting in Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad) Maharashtra. READ MORE

12:35 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Bharti Airtel hits new high, up 40% in 1 year; brokerages see more upside

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Bharti Airtel hit a record high of ₹1,924, as they rallied 3 per cent on the BSE in Friday’s intra-day trade on the back of heavy volumes amid a healthy outlook. The stock price of the telecom services provider has surpassed its previous high of ₹1,916.90, which it touched on May 7, 2025.

 

Mukesh Ambani's telecom giant, Reliance Jio, is reportedly planning an initial public offering (IPO) in the second half of 2025, aiming to be the largest IPO in India. According to media reports, Jio Platforms is estimated to have an enterprise value (EV) in the range of $136 billion-$154 billion at its peak. READ MORE

12:23 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Trent, BEL to see $700 million inflows on Sensex rejig; VMM tops FTSE flows

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The inclusion of Tata Group-owned Trent Ltd and Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) in the benchmark 30-stock BSE Sensex index will likely result in an inflow of $708 million. Trent is expected to see an inflow of $330 million, while the aerospace and defence electronics company BEL could see $378 million in inflows, according to Nuvama Alternative estimates. 

 

However, Nestle and IndusInd Bank are likely to see outflows of $230 million and $145 million, given that they were excluded from the Sensex gauge in the latest index rebalancing. Friday promises to be an action-packed day with two major semi-annual index rebalances lined up, Sensex and FTSE, Nuvama said in a note. READ MORE

12:13 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: This smallcap stock rallies 6% as board to consider fundraising on June 24

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Chemical manufacturing company Astec LifeSciences shares zoomed up to 5.94 per cent to hit an intraday high of ₹784.65 per share on Friday, June 20, 2025. By 11:40 AM, Astec LifeSciences shares were off day’s high, but continued to trade 2.30 per cent higher at ₹757.70. In comparison, BSE Sensex was up 0.88 per cent at 82,081.23 levels.

 

Astec LifeSciences shares rose after the company announced that its board will meet on June 24 to consider the proposal of fund raising via equity shares or any other securities through appropriate mode including rights issue. READ MORE

12:01 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 12 PM Update- Sensex up 746 pts; Nifty above 25,000 amid broad based buying

Stock Market LIVE Updates: In the afternoon deals, Sensex was up 746 points or 0.93 per cent at 82,119.88 and Nifty50 was up 237 points at 25,030.25. 

Buying was seen across all sectors except media. Broader market indices Nifty Micap 100 and Smallcap100 was also up over 1 per cent.

11:58 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Trent, BEL to see $700 million inflows on Sensex rejig; VMM tops FTSE flows

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The inclusion of Tata Group-owned Trent Ltd and Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) in the benchmark 30-stock BSE Sensex index will likely result in an inflow of $708 million. 

 

Trent is expected to see an inflow of $330 million, while the aerospace and defence electronics company BEL could see $378 million in inflows, according to Nuvama Alternative estimates. READ MORE 

11:47 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Bitcoin slips to monthly low as Israel-Iran conflict spooks investors

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The ongoing geopolitical conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Iran, compounded by the US Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates, has pushed the flagship cryptocurrency Bitcoin to its lowest level this month, touching $103,940. Bitcoin, analysts said, is in a phase of consolidation due to global macroeconomic uncertainty.

 

Bitcoin was trading at around $104,714.58, down 0.20 per cent, with a 24-hour volume of $36.34 billion, as of 11:40 AM on Friday, according to data from CoinMarketCap. The bellwether cryptocurrency recorded a 24-hour low of $103,940.78 and a high of $105,104.40. READ MORE 

11:40 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Goldman Sachs trims Q1 estimates on EMS, durables; turns positive on C&W

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Goldman Sachs has cut earnings estimates for Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) and consumer durables companies for June quarter of financial year 2026 (Q1FY26) amid weak summer product sales and margin headwinds, while raising projections for cable and wire (C&W) players on better volume growth.

 

That said, the New York-based brokerage expects a mixed June quarter earnings season for India’s industrial space, with divergent trends across electricals, durables, EMS, and cables and wires. READ MORE