Stock market closing highlights: Sensex rises 329 pts led by IT shares; Nifty at 24,968

Sensex Today | Stock market closing highlights, Aug 25: In the broader markets, Nifty MidCap 100 was up 0.12 per cent, while SmallCap was down 0.04 per cent

3:50 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty chart reflects a phase of indecisiveness

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The current chart structure of the Nifty index reflects a phase of indecisiveness among market participants. This sentiment is echoed by both price action and technical indicators.

The 20-day and 50-day EMAs have been trading flat over the last two sessions, indicating a lack of directional momentum. Meanwhile, the daily RSI continues to move sideways, further reinforcing the view of consolidation and uncertainty in the near term.

Going ahead, the zone of 25,070 - 25,100 will act as an important hurdle for the Nifty. While on the downside, the zone of 24,860 - 24,830 will act as a crucial support for the index. A decisive move on either side will lead to a trending move in the index.  

(Views expressed by Sudeep Shah, Head - Technical Research and Derivatives at SBI Securities)

3:48 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Fed rate cut hope fuels market optimism

Stock Market LIVE Updates: A wave of optimism swept through the domestic market, driven by expectations of a Fed rate cut in September and a subsequent decline in the US 10-year yield. The IT index outperformed, buoyed by favourable global sentiment. The domestic levers stay positive with the proposed GST rationalisation to push consumption demand, and a good monsoon season could serve as a catalyst to navigate any uncertainty in the global trade environment.

(Views expressed by Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited)

3:46 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty IT surged over 2%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The NSE Nifty IT index surged over 2 per cent in trades on Monday. Largecaps Infosys, TCS, HCL Technologies and Wipro were the top movers.

 

3:44 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Broader indices end on a subdued note

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Broader indices settled on a tepid note, with select Nifty Smallcap indices in red.

3:42 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Infy, TCS lead Sensex charge, gain up to 3%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 22 out of 30 BSE Sensex shares ended with gains on Monday.

3:39 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty 50 settles with a gain of 98 points

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The NSE Nifty 50 index settled 98 points or 0.4 per cent higher at 24,968. The touched a high of 25,021.55 in intra-day deals.

3:35 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE Sensex closes 329 pts higher at 81,636

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The BSE Sensex closed at 81,636, up 329 points or 0.4 per cent on Monday, after hitting an intra-day high of 81,799.

 

3:26 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Emami shares trade lower for third straight day; slips 8% on heavy volumes

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Emami shares continued to trade under pressure, falling 8 per cent to ₹562.50 on the BSE in Monday's intra-day trade amid heavy volumes. The stock price of the personal care products company is trading lower for the third straight day, falling 10 per cent during the period.

 

With the three-day decline, Emami's stock price has corrected 35 per cent from its 52-week high level of ₹859.20 touched on September 6, 2024. It had hit a 52-week low of ₹509.25 on March 4, 2025. READ MORE 

3:19 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Hindustan Zinc exploring opportunities in rare earths, critical minerals

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Hindustan Zinc is exploring opportunities in rare earths and other critical minerals, while seeking global partners for AI- and drone-based exploration, Chairperson Priya Agarwal Hebbar told shareholders at the company’s 59th Annual General Meeting on Monday. READ MORE 

3:10 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Amanta Healthcare sets IPO price band at ₹120-126

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Amanta Healthcare, a Gujarat-based pharmaceutical company, has set the price band for its maiden public issue in the range of ₹120 to ₹126 per equity share. The company aims to raise ₹126 crore through a fresh issue of 10 million equity shares. There is no offer for sale (OFS).

 

According to the red herring prospectus (RHP), the company has reserved not more than 50 per cent of the issue for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs), 35 per cent for retail investors and 15 per cent for non-institutional investors (NIIs).  READ MORE 

3:01 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 3 PM Update- Sensex up 390 pts; Nifty above 24,950

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE Sensex quoted 81,698.92, up 392 points or 0.48 per cent and NSE Nifty50 was at 24,973.2, up 103 points or 0.41 per cent. 

2:52 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: CRISIL reaffirms its rating on Hyudai Motor

Stock Market LIVE Updates:  Hyundai Motor India has reaffirmed its robust financial standing with top-tier credit ratings from CRISIL.

 

As per CRISIL’s latest review dated August 21, 2025, these ratings reflect HMIL’s strong financial discipline, consistent performance, and prudent risk management practices. The reaffirmation of CRISIL AAA/Stable for long-term facilities underscores the company’s highest degree of safety with regard to timely servicing of financial obligations. The CRISIL A1+ rating for short-term instruments further highlights HMIL’s superior liquidity position and operational efficiency.

2:43 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: GST 2.0 to benefit QSR stocks like Jubilant, RBA, Devyani: JM Financial

Stock Market LIVE Updates: With the government planning to roll out the "next-Gen" goods and services tax (GST) reforms by Diwali 2025, Dalal Street analysts are busy figuring out the stocks that will benefit the most from GST 2.0.

 

Given this, analysts at JM Financial Research have placed their bet on quick service restaurant (QSR) stocks in their latest report. READ MORE 

2:34 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Apollo Micro extends rally, zooms 42% in August; time to book profit?

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Apollo Micro Systems shares hit a new high of ₹247.20, surging 5 per cent on the BSE in Monday’s intra-day trade, extending its Friday’s rally backed by heavy volumes. 

 

In the past two trading days, the stock price of the smallcap aerospace & defence company has soared 21 per cent after the company was declared the Lowest (L1) Bidder for orders worth ₹25.12 crore from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) & Defence Public Sector Undertakings (PSU’s). READ MORE 

2:26 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: NBCC wins ₹3,700 crore order

Stock Market LIVE Updates: "NBCC (India) Ltd. have been selected as the lead agency to design, build, and market the Rajasthan Mandapam Convention Centre, Global Capability Centre (GCC) Tower, IT Tower, luxury hotels, and new commercial and residential infrastructure on 95 acres of Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corporation (RIICO) land along the B2 Bypass, Tonk Road," the filing read. 

It added: The Government of Rajasthan has announced this transformative development project with its recent cabinet approval, with an overall estimated investment reaching approximately ₹3,700 crore. 

 

2:17 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Revenue of large, diversified EPC companies to grow 9-11% in FY26: Crisil

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Large, diversified engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies are expected to see revenue growth of 9-11 per cent in FY26, slightly higher than the 8.3 per cent growth reported in FY25, according to a report by Crisil. READ MORE 

2:12 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: GSK enters into oncology segment; launches therapies for gynae cancers

Stock Market LIVE Updates: GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals on Monday said it has made a foray into the oncology segment, bringing precision therapies for gynaecological cancers.

 

The company has introduced advanced therapies Jemperli (dostarlimab) and Zejula (niraparib) in the country. READ MORE 

2:03 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: IREDA sets sights on ₹8,200 cr revenue target for FY26; stock up 1%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) today signed a performance-based Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, outlining strategic targets for the fiscal year 2025-26.

According to a release issued by the company to the BSE, IREDA has set a revenue from operations target of ₹8,200 crore for FY2025-26. Meanwhile, the stock was up 1 per cent at ₹149.

 

1:55 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Dovish Powell sends Ethereum to fresh all-time high

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Dovish remarks from the US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sparked a sharp rally in Ethereum (ETH), the world's second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, lifting it to a fresh high of $4,953.

At the Jackson Hole Symposium on Friday, Powell signaled a potential near-term interest rate cut, contingent on upcoming jobs and inflation data. READ MORE

1:47 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: ACME Solar rises 7% as board to consider fundraise on 27 August

Stock Market LIVE Updates:  ACME Solar Holdings shares surged 6.6 per cent to ₹309.95 in Monday's trade after the company said its board will consider fund raising in a meeting on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. READ MORE

1:38 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Market breadth neutral; 152 stocks at 52-week highs

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The market breadth is neutral thus far in the day, with an equal number of stocks rising and falling. However, 152 stocks registered new 52-week highs today.

 

1:28 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Markolines Pavement stock gains on bagging LoA worth ₹100 cr

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Markolines Pavement Technologies stock rose over 3 per cent on Monday after the company won a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) worth around ₹100 crore from Trans Metalite India Ltd. READ MORE

1:17 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Auto, IT, FMCG are showing short-term strength, says Axis Securities

Stock Market LIVE Updates: According to Axis Securities report, 80 per cent of the Nifty Auto stocks are trading above the short-term 20-Day Exponential Moving Averages (20-DEMAs) and the respective 50-DEMAs. The Nifty Auto index comprises of 15 stocks, the report states that up to 73 per cent of the stocks trade above the medium-term 100-DEMAs, and up to 67 per cent above the long-term 200-DEMAs. READ MORE

1:10 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Fitch affirms India at 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Fitch Ratings has affirmed India's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB-' with a Stable Outlook.

India's ratings are supported by its robust growth and solid external finances. A strengthening record on delivering growth with macro stability and improving fiscal credibility should drive a steady improvement in its structural metrics, including GDP per capita, and increase the likelihood that debt can trend modestly downward in the medium term, the rating agency said in a release issued today, August 25.

12:59 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Star Cement gains 3% as arm emerges top bidder for Rajasthan mining lease

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Star Cement shares rallied 3 per cent to ₹286 in Monday's intra-day deals. The buying at the counter is attributed to the news that the company's subsidiary Star Cement North East, was declared as the 'preferred bidder' for the mining lease of Parewar (SN-IV) Limestone Block, District Jaisalmer. READ MORE

12:47 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty back near day's high, up 112 points

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The NSE Nifty 50 index was seen quoting back near the day's high in early noon deals, up 112 points at 24,983.

12:39 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nazara Technologies plunges 12% to 3-month low

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Nazara Technologies hit a 3-month low at ₹1,014.75, plunging 12 per cent on the BSE in Monday's intra-day trade after the company announced suspension of their real-money gaming (RMG) offerings, to comply with the new online gaming law in India. READ MORE

12:28 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Godrej Prop up 2% on ₹1k-cr sales at Hyderabad project; time to invest?

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Mumbai-based real estate company Godrej Properties rose nearly 2 per cent on Monday after the company announced sales of over ₹1,000 crore at its newly launched Godrej Regal Pavilion in Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad. At 10:35 AM, Godrej Properties' share price was trading 1.5 per cent higher at ₹2,084 per share. Godrej Regal Pavilion is the company's second launch in Hyderabad this year, with both projects surpassing the ₹1,000 crore sales milestone at launch, it said. READ MORE

12:16 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: JK Paper, TN Newsprint, West Coast Paper rally up to 17% on heavy volumes

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of paper companies were in focus and rallied up to 17 per cent on the BSE in Monday’s intra-day trade amid heavy volumes on expectations of an improvement in operational performance. The average trading volumes at the TN Newsprint and JK Paper counters surged multiple-fold with a combined 10 million equity shares changing hands at each of these counters on the NSE and BSE. READ MORE

12:13 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Jefferies upbeat on India CRDMO; initiates Buy on Cohance; upgrades Divi's

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Global brokerage Jefferies describes India’s CRDMO sector as a “firehose of opportunities,” evolving from quasi-chemical firms into strategic partners for innovators, supported by strong capabilities and geographic diversification. Jefferies has initiated coverage on Cohance Lifesciences (formerly Suven Pharmaceuticals) with a ‘Buy’ rating and a price target of ₹1,150 per share. READ MORE