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Informist, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025

 

By Simran Rede

 

MUMBAI – Headline equity indices ended higher Monday, tracking sharp gains in the Asian markets as optimism around US monetary policy easing was boosted by the dovish comments by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in his speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium. Powell Friday hinted at a potential cut in the key interest rate next month, citing rising risks to the job market.

 

The Nifty 50 closed at 24967.75 points, up 97.65 points or 0.4%, and the BSE Sensex ended at 81635.91 points, up 329.06 points or 0.4%. However, the overall market breadth was negative, with nearly 52% of the stocks traded on the NSE closing lower. The surge was largely driven by information technology stocks that contributed 0.3% of the rise in the Nifty 50. However, a fall in heavyweights such as HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank capped the gains. 

 

IT stocks surged as sentiment for the sector improved after Powell signalled a possible rate cut in September. Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Technologies, and Wipro rose 2-3% and were the top gainers in the Nifty 50. The Nifty IT index closed 2.4% higher and was the best performer among its peers. During the session, the index had risen nearly 3% to an over-one-month high. 

 

The Nifty 50 could not manage to close over 25000 points and fell short of just 32.25 points. The near-term nervousness in the market rose again for the second session, with the fear gauge, the India VIX, ending 0.3% higher at 11.7575. The market has been on edge recently due to factors such as US tariff threats, weak corporate earnings in the June quarter, and continued selling by foreign investors, among others.

 

Caution also lingered ahead of fresh US tariffs, with US President Donald Trump's additional 25% levy on Indian goods set to take effect Aug. 27, potentially raising duties as high as 50%. 

 

The Nifty Realty index rose 0.8?ter falling in the previous session and was among the top gainers. "Given strong launch pipelines, market share gains, and rate cuts by the RBI, we reckon the sales momentum shall be healthy for organised developers," Nuvama Institutional Equities said in a report on the real-estate sector Monday. 

 

Nifty Media was the worst-hit sectoral index, closing 1.7% lower. Banking and financial services-related sectoral indices were laggards Monday. The broader market indices closed mixed, with Nifty Midcap 50, Nifty Midcap 100, and Nifty Smallcap 250 ending 0.1-0.2% higher, while Nifty Midcap 150, Nifty Smallcap 100, and Nifty Smallcap 50 closed marginally lower to down 0.2%.

 

Reliance Power fell 5% and remained at a lower circuit of INR 46.46. The stock was among the biggest laggards in the Nifty 500. The shares fell despite the company informing exchanges that Bank of India tagging Reliance Communications' loan accounts, promoter Anil Ambani and director Manjari Ashok Kacker as "fraud," has no material impact on Reliance Power. 

 

Divi's Laboratories rose 1.6% after global brokerage Jefferies upgraded the stock to 'buy' from 'hold', according to ET Now. It also raised the target price by nearly 6% to INR 7,150. The brokerage believes Divi's has the best GLP-1 or glucagon-like peptide-1 pipeline among Indian contract research, development, and manufacturing organisations.

 

Ola Electric Mobility rose nearly 3% and was among the top gainers in the Nifty 200 following media reports saying NITI Aayog convened a high-level meeting with top two-wheeler manufacturers to push for electric motorcycles. The Nifty Auto index rose 0.4%.

 

* Of the Nifty 50 stocks, 33 rose and 17 fell 

* Of the Sensex stocks, 19 rose and 11 fell

* On the NSE, 1,414 stocks rose, 1,614 fell, and 82 were unchanged

* On the BSE, 1,923 stocks rose, 2,237 fell, and 201 were unchanged

* Nifty IT: up 2.4%; Nifty Realty: up 0.8%; Nifty Media: down 1.7%

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BSE                                              NSE

Sensex: 81635.91, up 329.06 points or 0.4%       Nifty 50: 24967.75, up 97.65 points or 0.4%

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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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