Stock Market close highlights: Sensex flat, Nifty at 25,212; PSBs outperform; India VIX down 2%

Sensex Today | Stock Market close, Wednesday, July 16, 2025: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap 100 index and Nifty Smallcap 100 also settled on a flat note

3:52 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Technical view

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Nifty continues to face resistance at the crucial level of 25,260, which is the 38.20 per cent Fibonacci retracement of the recent decline from 25,669, indicating indecision among investors at the higher level. On the daily chart, the index has been sustaining above the 50-day moving average (50DMA), signifying a positive short-term trend.

 

As long as it remains above 25,000 on a closing basis, the sentiment is likely to stay bullish, with a "buy on dips" strategy appearing favourable. On the higher side, a decisive move above 25,260 could trigger a rally towards 25,500 and beyond.

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

3:47 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Market expert view

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The day’s session was marked by resilience in the broader markets, with midcap and smallcap indices posting marginal gains. The positive close was primarily propelled by robust buying in PSU bank stocks following news that the government is contemplating fresh sector reforms.

Additionally, selective gains in indices like realty, auto, FMCG, IT, and especially media and PSU banking (up 1.8 per cent) supported the overall upbeat tone. Notable gainers included Tech Mahindra, SBI, Nestle India, and M&M. Asset management companies also rallied sharply amid strong performance from April lows. The underlying sentiment further benefited from positive domestic cues, low inflation outlook, and continued optimism surrounding upcoming corporate earnings releases.

View by Vaibhav Vidwani, research analyst, Bonanza.

3:37 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: A glance at broader market

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE Midcap and Smallcap ended higher. 

3:36 PM

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

Stock Market LIVE Updates: M&M, Tech Mahindra, SBI were among the top gainers on Sensex. 

3:35 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex ends at 82,634, up 64 pts

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE Sensex closed at 82,634.48, up 63.57 points or 0.08 per cent. 

3:33 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty closes at 25,212.05, up 16 pts

Stock Market LIVE Updates: NSE Nifty50 closed at 25,212.05, up 16.25 points or 0.06 per cent. 

3:19 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Monica Alcobev IPO fully booked on Day 1, NIIs lead demand; GMP flat

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The initial public offering (IPO) of Monica Alcobev opened for subscription today, July 16, 2025. The SME public issue is receiving a decent response from investors, as the issue was fully subscribed within a few hours after opening. The issue was subscribed around 1.01 times as of 2:30 PM on Wednesday, day 1 of the offering, according to data from the BSE SME platform. READ MORE

3:11 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: ITC Hotels jumps 6%, hits new high on strong Q1 nos; m-cap tops ₹50,000 cr

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of ITC Hotels rallied up to 6 per cent to hit a new high at ₹242.15 on the BSE in Wednesday's intra-day trade after the company reported strong earnings for the quarter ended June 2025 (Q1FY26).

 

ITC Hotels, which recently was demerged from ITC Limited, began trading in the stock markets on January 29. The stock has bounced back 53 per cent from its 52-week low of ₹158 touched on February 25, 2025. A sharp rally in stock price has seen the market capitalisation of ITC Hotels touch ₹50,000 crore for the first-time ever today. READ MORE

3:01 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Smartworks Coworking Spaces IPO to list on Jul 17: Here's what GMP hints at

Stock Market LIVE Updates: As investors await the debut of Smartworks Coworking Spaces shares on the stock exchanges, the grey market premium (GMP) suggests a decent listing on the BSE and NSE, scheduled for Thursday, July 17, 2024.

 

Ahead of their market debut, the unlisted shares of Smartworks Coworking Spaces were exchanging hands at ₹425 per share. This reflects a grey market premium of ₹18, or 4.42 per cent higher than the issue price of ₹407, according to several sources tracking unofficial market activity. READ MORE

2:52 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 7 reasons why IIFL Securities is bullish on SBI stock over Bank of Baroda

Stock Market LIVE Updates: State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) has maintained its edge over State Bank of India (SBI), in terms of better returns on assets (RoA), for a third consecutive year. Yet analysts at IIFL Securities prefer the latter over the former public sector bank (PSB) stock.

 

According to the banks' annual reports, Bank of Baroda's average RoA stood at 1.12 per cent over the past three years as against SBI’s 1.03 per cent during this period.

 

Analysts at IIFL Securities, however, caution that the trend could reverse going ahead due to inferior margin trajectory. READ MORE