At the bourses, meanwhile, investors sought refuge in realty, pharma and the metal pack. Their respective indexes on the NSE gained up to 17 per cent thus far, ACE Equity data shows.
The US merchandise-trade deficit widened in July from $101.40 billion to $118.80 billion, the largest since early last year, as imports surged.
Tempsens Instruments shares listed at ₹634 on the NSE, a premium of 111.33 per cent against the offer price of ₹300.
MOFSL highlighted that the current earnings recovery is fundamentally different from periods when earnings upgrades were driven primarily by lower-than-expected credit costs.
Shah's derivative strategies point to downside risk, with the Nifty bear put spread offering a maximum profit of ₹10,270, while the Bandhan Bank spread offers ₹10,620 profit.
Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights,Thursday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap and the Nifty SmallCap ended 0.1 per cent and 0.13 per cent down, respectively
Tempsens Instruments' IPO garnered bids for 279.44 crore shares as against 1.51 crore shares on offer, resulting in a subscription of 184.07 times.
Bombay Burmah's stock surged after the Supreme Court withdrew its earlier observation on the ₹4,655 crore lease rent liability.
The Singapore International Commercial Court has dismissed the Company's challenge, holding that there was no breach of natural justice.
Jatin Gedia expects Nifty to resume its uptrend towards 24,492, while maintaining a bullish view on Bank Nifty.
IPOs raised about ₹18,349 crore in July and ₹26,302 crore in August through August 26, together accounting for nearly 96 per cent of the FY27 fundraising so far.
Bonanza, recommends Hindustan Zinc, Bank of Maharashtra and Anthem based on strong technical setups and bullish momentum.
July and August together accounted for 33 deals and ₹49,592 crore, or nearly 69 per cent of the total issue amount raised in the first eight months.
Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, Wednesday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap was down 0.1 per cent and the Nifty SmallCap rose 0.81 per cent
The offer received bids for 79.35 crore shares as against 2.53 crore shares on offer.
Chandan Taparia of MOFSL recommends buying Divi's Laboratories, TVS Motors and Dixon Technologies, citing strong technical setups and improving momentum.
The main source of uncertainty remains the US-Iran standoff and the continuing disruption around the Strait of Hormuz.
Gold loans stood at around ₹18.6 trillion, or nearly 11 per cent of retail credit, after growing at a 34 per cent CAGR between FY21 and FY26.
Among the basket, Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore rose the most, rallying over 14 per cent to an intra-day high of ₹894.
Ceigall India received Letters of Acceptance from the Ministry of Road Transport & Highway for the construction of a key section of the Lada-Sarli section of NH913 in Arunachal Pradesh.