Stock market close: Sensex adds 320pts on US Fed rate cut; Nifty at 25,423; pharma shares outperform

Stock Market Highlights on September 18, 2025: Among the broader markets, the Nifty Midcap100 and Smallcap100 indices settled with gains of 0.38 per cent and 0.29 per cent, respectively

3:56 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Closing view

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Closing view

 

-- The market rally continues, with the Nifty ending 93 points higher, while the Sensex was up by 320 points. Among sectors, Pharma and Healthcare indices gained over 1 percent, whereas intraday profit booking was seen in selective Defence stocks. Technically, after a gap-up open, the market witnessed some selling pressure at higher levels. However, the short-term outlook remains positive.

 

-- For day traders, the higher bottom support is placed near 25,300/82700. We are of the view  that as long as the market trades above this level, the bullish sentiment is likely to continue. On the higher side, 25,500/83300 would act as an immediate resistance zone for the bulls. A successful breakout above 25,500/83300 could push the market up to 25,600–25,625/83500-83600.

 

-- On the flip side, if the market falls below 25,300/82700, the uptrend would become vulnerable. Below this level, traders may prefer to exit their long positions.

View by: Shrikant Chouhan, head of equity research at Kotak Securities

 

3:44 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 'Nifty support at 25,300, resistance seen at 25,500 in near-term'

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty remained volatile after a gap-up start, driven by a dovish Fed announcement. The short-term trend is likely to stay positive as the index is comfortably trading above its critical moving average. The daily RSI is in a bullish crossover and rising above the previous swing high, indicating strengthening momentum.

 

In the near term, support is placed at 25,300 and 25,150. On the other hand, crucial resistance is seen at 25,500. A decisive move above this level could trigger a rally towards 26,000. Overall, a buy-on-dips strategy remains favorable in the current market scenario.

View by: Rupak De, senior technical analyst at LKP Securities

3:38 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sector Check

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sector Check

-- Nifty Pharma was the top gainer, up 1.5 per cent, followed by IT (up 0.83 per cent)

-- Nifty Media and PSU Bank indices were top drag, down 0.30 per cent and 0.16 per cent

3:36 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Broader markets end higher

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Broader markets end higher 

-- Nifty SmallCap 100 index settled 0.29 per cent higher 

-- Nifty MidCap 100 index closed 0.38 per cent higher 

3:34 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Index heatmap

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Index heatmap

-- Eternal, Sun Pharma and Infosys were among the top gainers on BSE.

-- Trent, Tata Motors and Bajaj Finance were amonhg the top drags.

3:32 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex closes 320 pts higher

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex closes 320 pts higher 

-- Sensex ends at 83,013.96 levels, up 320.25 points or 0.39 per cent.

3:31 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty ends 93 points higher

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty ends 93 points higher

-- Nifty ends at 25,423.60, up 93.35 points or 0.37 per cent 

3:25 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Natco Pharma surges 5% after USFDA classifies Hyderabad facility as VAI

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of pharmaceutical major Natco Pharm rose nearly 5 per cent to hit an intraday high of ₹896.95 on the NSE after the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) issued an establishment inspection report (EIR) classifying its pharma division facility in Kothur, Hyderabad, as voluntary action indicated (VAI).

 

At 02:20 PM, the stock was trading at ₹884.5, up 3.2 per cent compared to the previous session's close of ₹857.25 on the NSE. The stock has recovered around 18 per cent from its 52-week low of ₹726.8 touched on April 7, 2025. However, on a year-to-date (YTD) basis, the stock has plunged over 38 per cent. The company's total market capitalisation stood at ₹15,831.5. READ MORE

3:18 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Maruti passes GST 2.0 benefits, cuts prices across entry-level models

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian auto major Maruti on Thursday said that it will slash ex-showroom prices of entry-level models by up to ₹129,000. The announcement comes as the company looks to pass on the benefits of the reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates to consumers.

 

The price reduction in key models, including WagonR, Baleno, Celerio, and Dzire, among others, will come into effect on September 22 — the day when the revamped GST structure is set to kick in. The latest reduction comes as the company joins other industry leaders, including Hyundai, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Tata Motors, among others. READ MORE

3:12 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Japan's SMBC completes 20% acquisition in Yes Bank, becomes top stakeholder

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Japanese banking giant Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has completed the acquisition of a 20 per cent stake in Yes Bank through a secondary purchase of shares from State Bank of India (SBI) and other lenders, the bank said on Thursday.

 

This comes a day after the SBI announced the completion of its divestment of 13.18 per cent stake in Yes Bank to SMBC.

 

The deal makes SMBC the largest shareholder in Yes Bank, while SBI still holds around 10 per cent of the equity. Two SMBC representatives—Rajeev Veeravalli Kannan and Shinichiro Nishino—have also joined the private lender’s board. READ MORE

3:04 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Hyundai Motor India up 3%, at new high on signing long-term wage settlement

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Currently, Hyundai Motor India trades at a 39 per cent premium when compared with its issue price of ₹1,960 per share. The company made its stock market debut on October 22, 2024. The stock has bounced back 77 per cent from its 52-week low of ₹1,542.95 touched on April 7, 2025. READ MORE

2:47 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: ₹1,518-crore deal lifts Capacite Infraprojects shares 5%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: As part of the contract, the company will construct four ultra-luxury super high-rise residential towers at Mahalaxmi, featuring lavish amenities such as a clubhouse and penthouses with panoramic views of the Willingdon Golf Course and Arabian Sea. READ MORE

2:36 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Tega Industries allots preferrential shares to Mukul Agrawal

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Tega Industries has announced the allotment of shares on a preferrential basis to marquee investors, mutual funds, and promoters.

In a stock exchange filing, the company said Uit has allotted up to 100,33,090 equity shares at an issue price of Rs 1,994/- (including the premium of Rs 1,984/-) per equity share.

The preferrential allotment is worth up to Rs 2,000.60 crore.

Mehul Mohanka, Madan Mohan Mohanka, Manu Mohanka (all promoters), Tata Mutual Fund, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, ITI Mutual Fund, Mukul Agrawal, Vikash Somani, Suresh Kumar Somani, and Sakshi Singhi are some of the allotees. CHECK LIST HERE  

 

2:24 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: PTC Industries shares in focus

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Aerolloy Technologies Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of PTC Industries Limited, has announced the installation and commissioning of its state-of-the-art Vacuum Arc Remelting (VAR) 400 Furnace at the Aerospace Precision Castings Plant within the Strategic Materials Technology Complex (SMTC) in Lucknow Node of the UP Defence Industrial Corridor.

With this commissioning, Aerolloy now has the capability to manufacture some of the largest Titanium castings in the world.

According to the company, the global aerospace-grade Titanium and Superalloy Casting market is in billions of dollars annually. Both are projected to grow strongly with rising aerospace and defence demand.
 

2:13 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Maruti Suzuki announces new prices amid GST cut

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Maruti Suzuki's shares are trading lower on Thursday, amid profit booking, even as the automobile company announced new prices for passenger vehicles.

The reduction in prices of Maruti cars comes ahead of the roll out of new GST rates on Sept 22.

Maruti said, with effect from September 22, 2025, the company will pass on the full benefit of the recent reduction in GST rates on automobiles to customers, in line with the revised GST regulations taking effect on that date.

Maruti has cut prices across its PVs by up to Rs 1,29,600. Check full list here

2:00 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 2 PM market updates

Stock Market LIVE Updates: India's benchmark equity indices traded near day's lows after a positive start. As of 2 PM, the BSE Sensex index traded at 82,798.77, higher by 105.06 points or 0.13 per cent, while the Nifty50 was at 25,362.95, up 31.80 points or 0.12 per cent.

1:53 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: This small-cap stock rallies 11% on ₹442-cr order win

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of SEPC rose over 11 per cent on Thursday after the company received an order worth ₹442.8 crore from the water resources department in Delhi. The small-cap civil construction stock rose as much as 11.32 per cent during the day to ₹13.4 per share, the biggest intraday rise since June 11 this year. READ MORE

1:39 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Godrej Capital unit partners with Muthoot FinCorp

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Godrej Capital's subsidiary, Godrej Finance, entered a co-lending partnership with Muthoot FinCorp to enhance credit access for MSMEs in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. The co-lending partnership will offer loans against property ranging from ₹10 lakh to ₹75 lakh, with an average ticket size of ₹15 lakh.

1:35 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Cochin Shipyard share rises 3% on bagging ₹200 cr-contract from ONGC

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Cochin Shipyard’s shares gained after the company secured a ₹200-crore contract from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for dry dock and major lay-up repairs of one of its jack-up rigs. READ MORE

1:24 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Cohance Lifesciences shares slide 8% on block deals

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Cohance Lifesciences fell over 8 per cent on Thursday after an 8.9 per cent stake changed hands through multiple block deals at market open. The pharmaceutical company's stock fell as much as 8.06 per cent during the day to ₹888.5 per share, the biggest intraday fall since August 14 this year. READ MORE

1:12 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: As market rallies, when will tide turn for these 5 stocks?

Stock Market LIVE Updates: IndusInd Bank, PG Electroplast, Five-Star Business, Cohance Lifesciences and Praj Industries have shed 20% in the last 7 months, while the Nifty and Nifty 500 have rallied up to 18%, shows data. READ MORE

1:03 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 1 PM market updates

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian benchmark indices pared off early gains but were trading positive. As of 1 PM, the BSE Sensex index traded at 82,828.53, higher by 134.82 points or 0.16 per cent, while the Nifty50 was at 25,363.90, up 33.95 points or 0.13 per cent.

12:48 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Real estate stocks burn investor pockets in 2025

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Despite the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cutting rates, cumulatively by 100 basis points (bps), all through calendar year 2025 (CY-25), real estate stocks have failed to generate returns for investors. In fact, the sector has been the second worst performing sectoral indices of CY-25, after IT, ACE Equity data shows. READ MORE

12:37 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty IT index up 1.7% on Fed cuts

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of India's information technology (IT) stocks rallied on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve slashed key interest rates by a quarter percentage point and pencilled in two more reductions this year. READ MORE

12:27 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Govt has met industry needs, now India Inc must expand: Nirmala Sitharaman

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the government has lived up to the expectations of India Inc with supportive policies, and it is now the industry's turn to invest more and expand capacities. READ MORE

12:22 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Pasupati Acrylon appoints new non-executive independent directors

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The company has informed the exchanges that its board has appointed Sudhir Agarwal, and Sanjiv Nair as non-executive independent directors of the company for the first term of 5 consecutive years effective from September 1, 2025 till August 31, 2030. 

 

12:11 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: JTL Industries shares in focus

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, has accorded 'Three Star Export House' status to the Company. This recognition is valid for a period of five years, effective from September 4, 2025 to September 4, 2030, the company said in an exchange filing on the NSE. 

 

12:02 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 12 PM Market Update

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty, were trading higher after the US Fed slashed rates by 25 bps to 4-4.25 per cent. At 12:00 PM, the BSE Sensex index traded at 82,975 higher by 282 points or 0.34 per cent, while the Nifty50 was at 25,415, up 85.30 points or 0.34 per cent.

 

11:53 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Cochin Shipyard share rises 3% on bagging ₹200 cr-contract from ONGC

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shipbuilding company Cochin Shipyard shares rose as much as 2.65 per cent to an intraday high of ₹1,940, on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Cochin Shipyard’s shares gained after the company secured a ₹200-crore contract from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for dry dock and major lay-up repairs of one of its jack-up rigs. READ MORE

 

11:47 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: KPI Green lists India's first externally credit-enhanced ₹670 cr green bond

Stock Market LIVE Updates:  Gujarat-based renewable energy developer and operator KPI Green Energy on Thursday announced the successful listing of its inaugural green bond worth Rs 670 crore on the National Stock Exchange of India. This marks a significant advancement for sustainable finance in India's renewable sector, a company statement said. READ MORE