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Monday, August 25, 2025 , BSE Sensex : 81,635.91 81,635.91(0.40%) , Adani Ports : 1,340.25 1,340.25(-0.01%) , Asian Paints : 2,492.70 2,492.70(-0.46%) , Axis Bank : 1,070.05 1,070.05(-0.03%) , Bajaj Finance : 900.50 900.50(0.65%) , Bajaj Finserv : 1,963.50 1,963.50(-0.10%) , Bharat Electron : 372.00 372.00(-0.76%) , Bharti Airtel : 1,930.75 1,930.75(-0.11%) , Eternal Ltd : 319.35 319.35(0.14%) , HCL Technologies : 1,504.60 1,504.60(2.60%) , HDFC Bank : 1,964.50 1,964.50(-0.01%) , Hind. Unilever : 2,629.60 2,629.60(0.03%) , ICICI Bank : 1,433.20 1,433.20(-0.21%) , Infosys : 1,532.60 1,532.60(3.03%) , ITC : 399.40 399.40(0.28%) , Kotak Mah. Bank : 1,983.45 1,983.45(-0.16%) , Larsen & Toubro : 3,603.10 3,603.10(0.21%) , M & M : 3,399.65 3,399.65(-0.09%) , Maruti Suzuki : 14,458.15 14,458.15(0.75%) , NTPC : 337.85 337.85(0.25%) , Power Grid Corpn : 284.15 284.15(0.28%) , Reliance Industr : 1,412.90 1,412.90(0.26%) , SBI : 815.50 815.50(-0.07%) , Sun Pharma.Inds. : 1,656.70 1,656.70(0.84%) , Tata Motors : 686.70 686.70(0.95%) , Tata Steel : 159.60 159.60(0.66%) , TCS : 3,140.75 3,140.75(2.85%) , Tech Mahindra : 1,526.80 1,526.80(1.52%) , Titan Company : 3,652.10 3,652.10(0.89%) , Trent : 5,425.60 5,425.60(0.20%) , UltraTech Cem. : 12,604.65 12,604.65(0.21%) ,

Nifty 50 : 24,967.75 97.65(0.39%) , Adani Enterp. : 2,302.90 -22.00(-0.95%) , Adani Ports : 1,340.40 -0.80(-0.06%) , Apollo Hospitals : 7,851.00 -71.50(-0.90%) , Asian Paints : 2,492.90 -11.60(-0.46%) , Axis Bank : 1,070.00 -0.90(-0.08%) , Bajaj Auto : 8,750.50 71.00(0.82%) , Bajaj Finance : 900.80 6.30(0.70%) , Bajaj Finserv : 1,963.80 -2.10(-0.11%) , Bharat Electron : 372.05 -2.80(-0.75%) , Bharti Airtel : 1,930.70 -2.60(-0.13%) , Cipla : 1,601.20 8.40(0.53%) , Coal India : 380.00 5.55(1.48%) , Dr Reddy's Labs : 1,283.90 6.30(0.49%) , Eicher Motors : 5,990.50 66.00(1.11%) , Eternal Ltd : 319.25 0.15(0.05%) , Grasim Inds : 2,811.40 -2.40(-0.09%) , HCL Technologies : 1,504.20 37.90(2.58%) , HDFC Bank : 1,964.10 -0.50(-0.03%) , HDFC Life Insur. : 787.00 -1.75(-0.22%) , Hero Motocorp : 5,063.80 65.90(1.32%) , Hind. Unilever : 2,631.60 1.70(0.06%) , Hindalco Inds. : 715.85 11.65(1.65%) , ICICI Bank : 1,433.20 -3.20(-0.22%) , IndusInd Bank : 770.85 10.75(1.41%) , Infosys : 1,532.10 44.60(3.00%) , ITC : 399.35 1.05(0.26%) , Jio Financial : 319.70 -0.90(-0.28%) , JSW Steel : 1,057.80 3.20(0.30%) , Kotak Mah. Bank : 1,983.30 -3.30(-0.17%) , Larsen & Toubro : 3,603.10 7.30(0.20%) , M & M : 3,398.90 -4.10(-0.12%) , Maruti Suzuki : 14,452.00 103.00(0.72%) , Nestle India : 1,153.00 -9.90(-0.85%) , NTPC : 337.85 0.85(0.25%) , O N G C : 236.76 0.47(0.20%) , Power Grid Corpn : 284.15 0.80(0.28%) , Reliance Industr : 1,412.60 3.40(0.24%) , SBI : 816.45 0.20(0.02%) , SBI Life Insuran : 1,846.80 -12.20(-0.66%) , Shriram Finance : 620.85 5.00(0.81%) , Sun Pharma.Inds. : 1,656.70 14.90(0.91%) , Tata Consumer : 1,081.60 -2.50(-0.23%) , Tata Motors : 686.80 6.50(0.96%) , Tata Steel : 159.63 1.08(0.68%) , TCS : 3,140.60 86.60(2.84%) , Tech Mahindra : 1,527.10 22.10(1.47%) , Titan Company : 3,651.40 30.40(0.84%) , Trent : 5,423.00 5.00(0.09%) , UltraTech Cem. : 12,606.00 17.00(0.14%) , Wipro : 253.84 5.20(2.09%) , Monday, August 25, 2025

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Market Commentary - Mid-Session
19-Aug-2025     12:39
Nifty trades above 25,000 level; media shares in demand; VIX slides 3.11%
The domestic equity indices traded with substantial gains in the early afternoon trade, buoyed by investor optimism surrounding potential GST reforms and positive developments in the Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations.

The Nifty traded above the 25,000 level. Media shares advanced after declining in the past two consecutive trading sessions.

At 12:30 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 452.55 points or 0.56% to 81,720.18. The Nifty 50 index advanced 124.25 points or 0.50% to 25,001.45.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.54% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.75%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,496 shares rose and 1,409 shares fell. A total of 183 shares were unchanged.

Derivatives:

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, slipped 3.11% to 11.96. The Nifty 28 August 2025 futures were trading at 25,048 at a discount of 46.55 points as compared with the spot at 25,001.45.

The Nifty option chain for the 28 August 2025 expiry showed a maximum call OI of 68 lakh contracts at the 25,000 strike price. Maximum put OI of 53.3 lakh contracts was seen at 25,000 strike price.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty Media index jumped 0.99% to 1,665.85. The index fell 0.75% in past two consecutive trading sessions.

PVR Inox (up 3.42%), Nazara Technologies (up 1.17%), Hathway Cable & Datacom (up 0.9%), Zee Entertainment Enterprises (up 0.85%), Sun TV Network (up 0.28%), Network 18 Media & Investments (up 0.26%) and D B Corp (up 0.26%) advanced.

On the other hand, Saregama India (down 0.76%) and Tips Music (down 0.44%), edged lower.

Stocks in Spotlight:

Kernex Microsystems (India) surged 4.90% after the firm said that it has secured contract worth Rs 151.41 crore from the West Central Railway, in consortium with KEC International.

Meera Industries rose 1.79% after the company said it secured repeat export orders totaling $135,000 across Indonesia and South Africa.

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals declined 1.74%. The company announced that its U.S.-based subsidiary, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA, will launch Micafungin for Injection USP, 50 mg/vial and 100 mg/vial (Single-Dose Vial), in the U.S. market this September.

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