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Informist, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025

By Gopika Balasubramanium

MUMBAI – Benchmark equity indices closed higher on Monday snapping two consecutive sessions of losses. Shares of steel-manufacturers and automobile companies gained the most along with those of realty companies. Some fast-moving consumer goods stocks also gained. Broader market indices saw buying interest in the session and outperformed benchmark peers.   

The Nifty 50 closed at 24722.75, up 157.40 points or 0.6%. The 50-stock index closed above 24700, after moving past its immediate resistance level of 24600 points. The 50-stock index gained on the back of gains in index heavyweight Reliance Industries. Fall in other heavyweights such as HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank limited the benchmark index from rising further. The BSE Sensex closed at 81018.72, up 418.81 points or 0.5%. Mid- and small-cap indices also gained--the Nifty Smallcap 50 ended 1.5% higher and the Nifty Midcap 50 ended 1.3% higher. 

The benchmark indices rose after two consecutive sessions. They had fallen after US-India trade ties worsened as US President said he will levy a 25% tariff on Indian imports. Though some analysts said the negativity from US tariffs was discounted for, there was a weak sentiment overall which weighed down the indices on Thursday and Friday. Analysts had also said that the June quarter earnings were rather disappointing, which added to the weakness.

Among sectoral indices, the Nifty Metal ended 2.5% higher and was the top gainer. Most of the index constituents snapped three-day losing run and rose on Monday. Jindal Steel & Power, Steel Authority Of India, and Tata Steel closed 3.7-4.5% higher. Welspun Corp. and APL Apollo Tubes were the only constituents to close in the red. 

Nifty Realty was the second highest gainer and closed 1.8% higher. Lodha Developers and Godrej Properties closed 3.0% and 2.3% higher, respectively. These stocks rose after declining for the past three sessions, having fallen 4% and 5%, respectively. Meanwhile, Raymond Ltd. and Sobha Ltd. closed 2.7% and 1.1%, respectively. Raymond is down for the fourth straight session and has fallen over 7% during this period. 

The Nifty Auto index closed 1.6% higher at 23787.50 points, led by shares of two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp which reported robust sales in July. Hero MotoCorp closed 5.2% higher largely on the back of strong sales in domestic and international markets. Its overall sales surged 21% on year. TVS Motor Co. closed nearly 3% higher after its overall two-wheeler wholesale sales for July hit a 17-month high. Eicher Motors closed 1.7% higher after higher wholesale sales numbers for July

Nifty FMCG and Nifty Financial Services were the only sectoral indices to close lower. Nifty FMCG closed marginally lower, weighed down by over 1% decline in shares of Radico Khaitan, Godrej Consumer Products, and Emami. If not for the fall in heavyweights HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, and HDFC Life Insurance Co., the Nifty Financial Services index would have closed in the green. ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank closed 0.6% and 1% lower, respectively. 

Among other stocks, UPL closed 7% higher, extending gains from Friday when it declared its June quarter earnings. Brokerages said the company would see a recovery in its earnings during Oct-Mar. ABB closed 5.5% lower after its net profit for the June quarter was significantly lower than estimates. Sarda Energy and Minerals closed over 19% higher, a four-month high, after the company reported robust earnings for the June quarter on Friday. Its consolidated net profit for the latest quarter more than doubled on year and its revenue grew over 76%.  

* Of the Nifty 50 stocks, 43 rose and 7 fell 

* Of the Sensex stocks, 26 rose and 4 fell

* On the NSE, 1,833 stocks rose, 1,168 fell, and 92 were unchanged

* On the BSE, 2,286 stocks rose, 1,847 fell, and 174 were unchanged

* Nifty Metal: up 2.5%; Nifty Realty: up 1.8%; Nifty FMCG: down 0.1%

BSE                                               NSE

Sensex: 81018.72, up 418.81 points or 0.5%        Nifty 50: 24722.75, up 157.40 points or 0.6%

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Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

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