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Informist, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025

 

By Simran Rede

 

MUMBAI – With global markets touching record high levels and India's CPI headline falling to an eight-year low, the domestic equity market closed higher Wednesday. The indices maintained their gains throughout the session, with index heavyweights such as HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries pushing the Nifty 50 higher.

 

The Nifty 50 closed at 24619.35, up 131.95 points or 0.5% and the BSE Sensex ended at 80539.91, up 304.32 points or 0.4%. Financial services and healthcare stocks led the gains even as some private sector banks capped a further rise in the 50-stock index.

 

Overnight, equity indices in the US closed sharply higher with the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 closing at record highs, after better-than-expected inflation data for July boosted investor sentiment. This further raised the expectations of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September. The CME Fedwatch tool showed a 94% probability of a 25-basis-point cut compared to an 86% probability on Tuesday.

 

Additionally, most Asian indices gained sharply Wednesday and the dollar was subdued, as investors cheered mild inflation data and signals of resilience in major economies, and expectations of a rate cut in the US buoyed demand for equities. Benchmark indices in Japan and Australia touched their all-time high levels during the session. 

 

The MSCI International All-Country World Index of shares, which tracks large- and small-cap stocks from 23 developed and 24 emerging markets countries, climbed for a second day and touched its all-time high at 950.13. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of major currencies, fell for a second day and was down 0.3% at 97.72.

 

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pause the triple-digit tariff on Chinese imports for another 90 days, which also boosted sentiment. This raises the uncertainty around tariffs on Indian goods. The tariffs on India are unlikely to have any major impact on the market, due to Trump's unpredictable decisions, analysts said.

 

On the domestic front, most sectoral indices closed higher, with only Nifty Energy, Nifty FMCG, Nifty Oil & Gas, and Nifty PSU Bank ending in the red. All broader market indices also rose sharply, with Nifty Midcap 50 gaining the most, up 0.9% and Nifty Midcap 100 rising the least but still up 0.6%. The Nifty India Defence soared 2.6% after witnessing a sharp fall Tuesday. 

 

Apollo Hospitals Enterprises, which touched a record high during the session, soared 8% and was the top gainer in the Nifty 50. The sharp surge was on the back of the company's top line and bottom line surpassing analysts' estimates in the June quarter. Hindalco Industries rose 5% after brokerages gave a positive view on the stock on higher-than-expected earnings. The company reported its June quarter earnings during market hours Tuesday. Jefferies expects higher aluminium prices to aid the company's domestic operations while Macquarie sees its upstream segment expanding by 2027-28 (Apr-Mar).

 

FSN E-Commerce Ventures rose over 5% after analysts were positive on the company's performance and global brokerage Jefferies hiked the target price on the stock. The company, which sells products under the Nykaa brand name, saw robust growth in its online business-to-business and Nykaa Now segments. One 97 Communications closed over 3% higher after the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Paytm Payments Services, got in-principle approval for an online payment aggregator licence from the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday. 

 

NMDC Steel skyrocketed 20% after the demerged entity of NMDC turned profitable for the first time ever during the June quarter. The stock was the top gainer in the Nifty 500. JM Financial rose 15% and was the second-biggest gainer in the Nifty 500. The Securities and Exchange Board of India proposed a slew of changes to its regulations governing stock brokers aimed at reducing compliance burden and omitting redundant regulations.

 

* Of the Nifty 50 stocks, 38 rose and 12 fell 

* Of the Sensex stocks, 19 rose and 11 fell

* On the NSE, 1,685 stocks rose, 1,287 fell, and 89 were unchanged

* On the BSE, 2,230 stocks rose, 1,864 fell, and 152 were unchanged

* Nifty India Defence: up 2.6%; Nifty Healthcare: up 2.1%; Nifty PSU Bank: down 0.1%

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BSE                                              NSE

Sensex: 80539.91, up 304.32 points or 0.4%       Nifty 50: 24619.35, up 131.95 points or 0.5%

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S&P BSE Sensitive Index	Nifty 50
Lifetime High: 85978.25 (Sept. 27, 2024)	: Lifetime High: 26277.35 (Sept. 27, 2024)
Record Close High: 85836.12 (Sept. 26, 2024)	: Record Close High: 26216.05 (Sept. 26, 2024)
2025 1st day close: 78507.41 (Jan. 1)	: 2025 1st day close: 23742.90 (Jan. 1)
2025 Closing High: 84058.90 (Jun. 27)	: 2025 Closing High: 25637.80 (Jun. 27)
2025 Closing Low: 72989.93 (Mar. 4)	: 2025 Closing Low: 22082.65 (Mar. 4)
2025 High (intraday): 84099.53 (Jun. 30)	: 2025 High (intraday): 25669.35 (Jun. 30)
2025 Low (intraday): 71425.01 (Apr. 7)	: 2025 Low (intraday): 21743.65 (Apr. 7)
2024 1st day close: 72271.94 (Jan. 1)	: 2024 1st day close: 21741.90 (Jan. 1)
2024 Closing High: 85836.12 (Sept. 26)	: 2024 Closing High: 26216.05 (Sept. 26)
2024 Closing Low: 70370.55 (Jan. 23)	: 2024 Closing Low: 21238.80 (Jan. 23)
2024 High (intraday): 85978.25 (Sep. 27)	: 2024 High (intraday): 26277.35 (Sept. 27)
2024 Low (intraday): 70001.60 (Jan. 24)	: 2024 Low (intraday): 21137.20 (Jan. 24)
2023 1st day close: 61167.79 (Jan. 2)	: 2023 1st day close: 18197.45 (Jan. 2)
2023 Closing High: 72410.38 (Dec. 28)	: 2023 Closing High: 21778.70 (Dec. 28)
2023 Closing Low: 59288.35 (Feb. 27)	: 2023 Closing Low: 17311.80 (Oct. 17)
2023 High (intraday): 72484.34 (Dec. 28)	: 2023 High (intraday): 21801.45 (Dec. 28)
2023 Low (intraday): 58699.20 (Jan. 30)	: 2023 Low (intraday): 17098.55 (Jan. 17)
2022 1st day close: 59183.22 (Jan. 3)	: 2022 1st day close: 17625.70 (Jan. 3)
2022 Closing High: 63284.19 (Dec. 1)	: 2022 Closing High: 18812.50 (Dec. 1)
2022 Closing Low: 51360.42 (Jun. 17)	: 2022 Closing Low: 15293.50 (Jun. 17)
2022 High (intraday): 63583.07 (Dec. 1)	: 2022 High (intraday): 18887.60 (Dec. 1)
2022 Low (intraday): 50921.22 (Jun. 17)	: 2022 Low (intraday): 15183.40 (Jun. 17)
2021 Closing High: 61305.95 (Oct. 14)	: 2021 Closing High: 18338.55 (Oct. 14)
2021 Closing Low: 46285.77 (Jan. 29)	: 2021 Closing Low: 13634.60 (Jan. 29)
2021 High (intraday): 61353.25 (Oct. 14)	: 2021 High (intraday): 18350.75 (Oct. 14)
2021 Low (intraday): 46160.46 (Jan. 29)	: 2021 Low (intraday): 13596.75 (Jan. 29)
2020 Closing High: 47751.33 (Dec. 31)	: 2020 Closing High: 13981.95 (Dec. 30)
2020 Closing Low: 25981.24 (Mar. 23)	: 2020 Closing Low: 7610.25 (Mar. 23)
2020 High (intraday): 47896.97 (Dec. 31)	: 2020 High (intraday): 14024.85 (Dec. 31)
2020 Low (intraday): 25638.90 (Mar. 24)	: 2020 Low (intraday): 7511.10 (Mar. 24)
2019 High (intraday): 41809.96 (Dec. 20)	: 2019 High (intraday): 12293.90 (Dec. 20)
2019 Low (intraday): 35287.16 (Feb. 19)	: 2019 Low (intraday): 10583.65 (Jan. 29)
2018 High (intraday): 38938.91(Aug. 28))	: 2018 High(intraday): 11760.20 (Aug. 28)
2018 Low (intraday): 32483.8 (Mar. 23)	: 2018 Low (intraday): 9951.9 (Mar. 23)
2017 High (intraday): 34005.37 (Dec. 26)	: 2017 High(intraday): 10515.10 (Dec. 26)

 

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