Stock market highlights: Sensex ends 166 pts lower; Auto, Realty dip post RBI policy; PSBs gain

Stock Market close highlights, Wednesday, Aug 6: Sensex settled 0.21 per cent or 166.26 points lower at 80,543.99 levels, while NSE's Nifty50 slipped 0.31 per cent or 75.35 points to 24,574.20 levels.

3:44 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Technical view

Stock Market LIVE Updates:  "Nifty remained bearish throughout the day as the index stayed under selling pressure, holding below the 50EMA throughout the session. The RSI continued to display a bearish crossover on both the daily and hourly charts. In addition, a lower-top, lower-bottom formation has developed on the hourly chart, indicating a weakening trend. The index is likely to remain a “sell on rise” as long as it stays below 24,850. In the short term, the index may trend downwards towards 24,400, which is expected to act as a crucial support level on a sustained or closing basis. If Nifty sustains below 24,400, it is likely to witness a more serious correction."

 

Views by: Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities

 

3:42 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: A glance at sectoral indices

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Barring Bank Nifty, and Nifty PSU Bank, all the other sectoral indices on the NSE settled in red on Wednesday.

 

3:40 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Broader markets ends lower

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Among the broader markets, Nifty Midcap100, and Nifty Smallcap100 indices settled lower by 0.80 per cent, and 1.13 per cent, respectively.

 

3:39 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex heatmap

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Asian Paints, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bharat Electronics, Adani Ports, and State Bank of India were the top gainers among the Sensex constituent stocks, while Sun Pharma, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, HCL Tech, and Bajaj Finance were among the top laggards.

 

3:35 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex sheds 166 pts

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The BSE Sensex shed 166.26 points or 0.21 per cent to settle at 80,543.99.

 

3:33 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty ends at 24,574

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The NSE Nifty50 settled at 24,574, lower by 75.35 points or 0.31 per cent.

 

3:30 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Economic policies to support demand recovery: Hyundai Motor India MD

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Amid global disruptions and macroeconomic uncertainties, India's economic resilience and forward-looking policies are creating a more favourable landscape for consumption-driven sectors like automobiles and such steps are expected to support automotive demand recovery in the near to mid-term, according to Hyundai Motor India Ltd Managing Director Unsoo Kim.

 

Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) is also evaluating the introduction of Genesis, Hyundai's global luxury marque, in the Indian market. In his address to shareholders in the company's annual report for 2024-25, Kim said the company expects "domestic sales growth to be broadly in line with industry estimates of low-single digit" and 7-8 per cent volume growth in exports in 2025-26. READ MORE

3:25 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Coal India modifies long-term supply deals to allow power sale on exchanges

Stock Market LIVE Updates: State-run Coal India has allowed utilities to sell power generated from fuel supplied under long-term deals called "linkage contracts" on power exchanges, it said in a notice on Wednesday.

 

The move would enable consistent demand for coal, Coal India said in the notice dated August 6, which was reviewed by Reuters.

 

The decision comes at a time India's coal-fired power plants are withdrawing more fuel from inventories and slashing fresh purchases from Coal India as coal use for power generation fell for a fourth month despite higher electricity demand. READ MORE

3:20 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Mukul Agrawal portfolio smallcap stock zooms 38% in 3 days post Q1 results

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Sarda Energy & Minerals hit an all-time high of Rs 607.45, as they rallied 12.5 per cent on the BSE in Wednesday’s intra-day trade in an otherwise weak market. The stock price of the smallcap iron & steel products company surpassed its previous high of Rs 565.55, touched on March 19, 2025.

 

In the past three trading days, the stock has zoomed 38 per cent after the company on Saturday announced its June 2025 (Q1FY26) quarter earnings.

 

At 02:29 PM; Sarda Energy & Minerals was quoting 10 per cent higher at ₹591.70, as compared to 0.21 per cent decline in the BSE Sensex. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap index were down 1 per cent. READ MORE

3:15 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Godawari Power & Ispat shares plunge 6% post Q1 earnings; details here

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Godawari Power & Ispat shares experienced a decline of over 6 per cent on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, hitting an intraday low of ₹187 after the company released its earnings for the first quarter of the financial year 2025-2026 (Q1FY26). 

 

At 2:10 PM, shares of Godawari Power & Ispat were trading at ₹191.45, down by 4.28 per cent on the National Stock Exchange. In comparison, Nifty50 was trading at 24,593.50 level, down by 56 points or 0.23 per cent. At the time of writing this report, around 3.4 million shares had changed hands on the counter on the NSE. The total market capitalisation of the company stood at ₹12,815.73 crore. The stock is currently trading 24 per cent lower from its 52-week high of ₹253.40 touched last year. READ MORE

3:07 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Stable rate will nudge people to buy homes: Real estate industry execs

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Reserve Bank of India's decision to hold the repo rate at 5.50 per cent on Wednesday will provide “much-needed predictability” to the real estate sector and encourage people to buy homes, according to industry executives.

 

The central bank has cut the policy repo rate by 100 basis points (bps) so far in 2025. That coupled with efforts to maintain liquidity amid global uncertainties may help housing affordability, they said.

 

“For the real estate sector, the continuation of stable policy rates and surplus liquidity conditions provide much-needed predictability and help preserve affordability for homebuyers,” said Shishir Baijal, chairperson and managing director (MD), Knight Frank India. READ MORE

2:55 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Alembic Pharma dips 3% post Q1 results; MOFSL retains Neutral, here's why

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Vadodara-based pharmaceutical company Alembic Pharma fell around 3.5 per cent on Wednesday, on the NSE, after the company reported its June 2025 quarter (Q1FY26) results. The stock touched an intraday low of ₹913.4.

 

At 1:35 PM, Alembic was trading 1.7 per cent lower at ₹931 on the NSE. In comparison, the NSE Nifty was trading lower by 0.13 per cent at 24,618.45. The stock has crashed around 27 per cent from its 52-week high of ₹1,303.9 touched on October 9, 2024. READ MORE

2:45 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Pidilite Industries announces Q1 results, stock rises

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Pidilite Industries Q1 results, stock rises

2:44 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Power Finance Corporation Q1 results: Profit rises 24%, dividend declared

Stock Market LIVE Updates: State-run Power Finance Corporation (PFC) on Wednesday reported a 24 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase in consolidated net profit (attributable to the owners) at ₹6,866.26 crore for the first quarter of the financial year 2025-26 (Q1 FY26), up from ₹5,543.14 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. On a quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) basis, profit rose 8.7 per cent from ₹6,316.45 crore in Q4 FY25.

 

Revenue from operations for the quarter stood at ₹28,257.53 crore, marking a 15.2 per cent increase from ₹24,526.37 crore recorded in Q1 FY25. However, revenue declined slightly from ₹28,676.15 crore in Q4 FY25. READ MORE

2:36 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Transrail surges 13% on heavy volumes. What's driving smallcap stock today?

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Transrail Lighting shares soared 13 per cent to ₹800 on the BSE in Wednesday’s intra-day trade amid heavy volumes after the company reported strong earnings for the quarter ended June 2025 (Q1FY26) and a healthy order book position. 

 

The stock price of the smallcap company was quoting close to its 52-week high of ₹807 touched on July 21, 2025. It has more-than-doubled or zoomed 113 per cent from ₹375.05, touched on April 7, 2025..  READ MORE 

2:26 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Raymond Realty shares see worst session since listing

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Raymond Realty saw their worst session since listing on the bourses as the stock fell over 8 per cent even after its profits more than doubled. 

 

The realty company's stock fell as much as 8.47 per cent during the day to ₹663.2 per share, the biggest intraday fall since its listing on July 1 this year, post its demerger with its parent. The stock was trading 7.8 per cent lower at ₹668.1 apiece, compared to a 0.16 per cent advance in Nifty 50 as of 1:45 PM. READ MORE

2:13 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: India's forex reserves fall $9 billion to $689 bn reflecting rupee defence

Stock Market LIVE Updates: India's foreign exchange reserves fell to $688.9 billion as of August 1, Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Wednesday.

 

The forex reserves fell $9.3 billion compared to the previous week, which economists said reflects the central bank's defence of the rupee amid tariff-related uncertainties. READ MORE 

2:05 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Retail investors drive demand for BLT Logistics IPO; GMP rises to 51%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Retail investors are leading the demand for the initial public offering (IPO) of transportation services provider BLT Logistics (BLT Logistics IPO) on the final day of its subscription, Wednesday, August 6, 2025. This is closely followed by non-institutional investors (NIIs).

 

Notably, both retail and NIIs have oversubscribed the category reserved for them by over 200 times. The demand among qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) has been the lowest among all categories. READ MORE 

1:57 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Smallcap stock hits record high; up 109% against issue price. Do you own?

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Zinka Logistics Solutions (Zinka) shares hit an all-time high of ₹569.90, as they rallied 18 per cent on the BSE in Wednesday's intra-day trade in an otherwise weak broader market. The stock surpassed its previous high of ₹548 touched on December 27, 2024.

 

Zinka’s app, Blackbuck, is India’s largest digital platform for truck operators, providing services related to tolling and fuelling, monitoring vehicles using telematics, a marketplace for loads and used vehicles, and financing the purchase of used vehicles. READ MORE 

1:50 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Bharat Forge Q1 results

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Bharat Forge slipped 2.4 per cent in trade, logging an intra-day low at ₹1,133 per share. The selling pressure on the counter came after the company reported its Q1 results. 

• PAT at ₹338.5 crore, as compared to ₹269.4 crore a year ago, up 25 per cent.
• Revenue at ₹2,104.7 crore, as against ₹2,338 crore a year ago. 

Management commentary: 

• Cautious on the outlook for US export business for the remainder of the fiscal.
• FY26 is likely to be a challenging period.

1:42 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: What to expect from Tata Motors' Q1 results?

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Automobile major Tata Motors is set to announce its June quarter (Q1FY26) results on August 8, with brokerages expecting a weak performance due to lower volumes across the India PV/CV and JLR businesses.

 

Consolidated revenue is likely to decline around 9 per cent Y-o-Y, while Ebitda may fall sharply by over 40 per cent Y-o-Y amid margin pressure. JLR’s performance is expected to be hit by weak demand in the US and China, along with adverse forex and tariff impacts. READ MORE 

1:22 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty50 earnings estimates under pressure in July

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian equities continued to face earnings pressure in July 2025, with 40 per cent of Nifty50 companies seeing cuts in their earnings per share (EPS) estimates for financial year 2025–26 (FY26), according to JM Financial. 

 

However, data in July marks a slight improvement from June 2025, when 44 per cent of the index constituents faced downgrades. READ MORE

1:13 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: This smallcap packaging stock gains 9% on posting Q1 results

Stock Market LIVE Updates: EPL shares advanced 8.5 per cent on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, and logged an intra-day high at ₹237.8 per share on BSE. The company reported a 53 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) decrease in first-quarter net profit to ₹101.4 crore, as compared to ₹65.7 crore a year ago. READ MORE

1:04 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 1 PM market update

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian benchmark indices pared off losses after the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy committee kept the repo rates unchanged. 

 

At 1:00 PM, the BSE Sensex was quoting at 80,655.73 levels, down 54.72 points or 0.07 per cent, while Nifty50 was down by 37.95 points or 0.15 per cent at 24,611.60 levels.

12:55 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Dalmia Bharat Sugar shares lose sweetness on posting Q1 nos

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries shares slipped 3.5 per cent on Wednesday. The company reported a 30 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) decrease in first-quarter net profit to ₹38 crore, as compared to ₹55 crore a year ago. READ MORE

12:46 PM

RBI MPC Presser LIVE Updates: RBI MPC press conference ends

12:45 PM

RBI MPC Presser LIVE Updates: 'As of now no need to change oil price assumption'

12:44 PM

RBI MPC Presser LIVE Updates: Govt policies have helped in expanding the uses of UPI, says Guv Malhotra

12:43 PM

RBI MPC Presser LIVE Updates: 'Policy is mix of many things, more so growth & inflation'

12:43 PM

RBI MPC Presser LIVE Updates: I never said that UPI to remain free forever, says RBI Guv