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.
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Stock market close highlights on Wednesday, August 6, 2025: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty50 closed lower today after the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), headed by Governor Sanjay Malhotra, kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.50 per cent.
The central bank also retained its GDP growth forecast for FY26 at 6.5 per cent, despite mounting global trade concerns, including the recent 25 per cent tariff imposed by the US on Indian exports. Malhotra said the potential impact of global headwinds was already built into the projections, and current data does not warrant a revision.
In a positive move, the RBI sharply cut its inflation forecast for FY26 to 3.1 per cent from 3.7 per cent, attributing the revision to softening food prices, a favourable monsoon, and healthy foodgrain reserves.
That said, 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.
On the BSE, Asian Paints, BEL, and M&M were the top gainers while Sun Pharma, Tech Mahindra and HCLTech were among the major laggards.
Similarly, on the NSE, Asian Paints, HDFC Life and M&M were the top gainers while Wipro, Sun Pharma and Jio Financial were among the top losers.
Broader indices, too, ended lower. Nifty Midcap 100 index closed 0.80 per cent while SmallCap settled 1.13 per cent higher
Barring Nifty PSU Bank (up 0.59 per cent), all indices end in red. Nifty Pharma tanked 2.03 per cent, followed by IT (1.74 per cent), Realty (1.51 per cent). Nifty Auto and FMCG slipped 0.53 per cent and 0.90 per cent, respectively.
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
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First Published: Aug 06 2025 | 7:58 AM IST