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  • SENSEX 81,644.39 +370.64 (+0.46%)
 
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Tuesday, August 19, 2025 , BSE Sensex : 81,644.39 81,644.39(0.46%) , Adani Ports : 1,369.45 1,369.45(3.16%) , Asian Paints : 2,579.50 2,579.50(-0.30%) , Axis Bank : 1,083.25 1,083.25(0.10%) , Bajaj Finance : 902.50 902.50(-0.29%) , Bajaj Finserv : 1,971.90 1,971.90(-1.09%) , Bharat Electron : 379.95 379.95(-0.65%) , Bharti Airtel : 1,909.60 1,909.60(0.88%) , Eternal Ltd : 321.40 321.40(2.15%) , HCL Technologies : 1,477.35 1,477.35(-0.67%) , HDFC Bank : 1,991.25 1,991.25(-0.62%) , Hind. Unilever : 2,604.00 2,604.00(1.37%) , ICICI Bank : 1,436.40 1,436.40(0.13%) , Infosys : 1,440.00 1,440.00(0.31%) , ITC : 409.05 409.05(0.70%) , Kotak Mah. Bank : 2,030.10 2,030.10(1.44%) , Larsen & Toubro : 3,611.70 3,611.70(-0.61%) , M & M : 3,354.75 3,354.75(-0.77%) , Maruti Suzuki : 14,248.50 14,248.50(1.23%) , NTPC : 334.95 334.95(-0.37%) , Power Grid Corpn : 288.00 288.00(-0.88%) , Reliance Industr : 1,419.95 1,419.95(2.82%) , SBI : 830.35 830.35(0.41%) , Sun Pharma.Inds. : 1,626.25 1,626.25(-0.38%) , Tata Motors : 700.10 700.10(3.50%) , Tata Steel : 159.10 159.10(0.73%) , TCS : 3,016.15 3,016.15(0.14%) , Tech Mahindra : 1,496.60 1,496.60(1.70%) , Titan Company : 3,568.55 3,568.55(0.41%) , Trent : 5,497.50 5,497.50(-0.42%) , UltraTech Cem. : 12,855.70 12,855.70(0.71%) ,

Nifty 50 : 24,980.65 103.70(0.42%) , Adani Enterp. : 2,388.40 54.80(2.35%) , Adani Ports : 1,369.40 42.20(3.18%) , Apollo Hospitals : 7,823.50 1.00(0.01%) , Asian Paints : 2,579.40 -8.00(-0.31%) , Axis Bank : 1,083.20 0.60(0.06%) , Bajaj Auto : 8,795.50 207.00(2.41%) , Bajaj Finance : 902.30 -2.90(-0.32%) , Bajaj Finserv : 1,972.20 -21.30(-1.07%) , Bharat Electron : 380.05 -2.45(-0.64%) , Bharti Airtel : 1,909.70 17.40(0.92%) , Cipla : 1,548.90 -16.30(-1.04%) , Coal India : 385.35 -2.45(-0.63%) , Dr Reddy's Labs : 1,244.20 -18.50(-1.47%) , Eicher Motors : 5,938.50 26.50(0.45%) , Eternal Ltd : 321.45 6.55(2.08%) , Grasim Inds : 2,828.30 -17.60(-0.62%) , HCL Technologies : 1,476.10 -8.90(-0.60%) , HDFC Bank : 1,991.10 -12.50(-0.62%) , HDFC Life Insur. : 793.75 2.75(0.35%) , Hero Motocorp : 5,118.20 134.20(2.69%) , Hind. Unilever : 2,604.80 36.70(1.43%) , Hindalco Inds. : 706.70 -7.45(-1.04%) , ICICI Bank : 1,436.30 1.70(0.12%) , IndusInd Bank : 785.50 -3.15(-0.40%) , Infosys : 1,440.00 4.20(0.29%) , ITC : 409.10 2.80(0.69%) , Jio Financial : 331.30 1.95(0.59%) , JSW Steel : 1,073.40 -6.40(-0.59%) , Kotak Mah. Bank : 2,029.90 28.50(1.42%) , Larsen & Toubro : 3,613.00 -22.10(-0.61%) , M & M : 3,354.00 -29.10(-0.86%) , Maruti Suzuki : 14,250.00 182.00(1.29%) , Nestle India : 1,161.40 17.30(1.51%) , NTPC : 335.05 -1.00(-0.30%) , O N G C : 237.94 -0.22(-0.09%) , Power Grid Corpn : 288.00 -2.35(-0.81%) , Reliance Industr : 1,420.10 38.40(2.78%) , SBI : 830.40 2.75(0.33%) , SBI Life Insuran : 1,854.10 -8.90(-0.48%) , Shriram Finance : 626.35 -0.45(-0.07%) , Sun Pharma.Inds. : 1,626.60 -6.10(-0.37%) , Tata Consumer : 1,085.80 14.50(1.35%) , Tata Motors : 700.25 24.25(3.59%) , Tata Steel : 159.23 1.27(0.80%) , TCS : 3,016.20 5.00(0.17%) , Tech Mahindra : 1,496.70 25.50(1.73%) , Titan Company : 3,568.10 13.30(0.37%) , Trent : 5,496.00 -23.00(-0.42%) , UltraTech Cem. : 12,863.00 98.00(0.77%) , Wipro : 246.96 1.75(0.71%) , Tuesday, August 19, 2025

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14-May-2024     15:49
Sensex gains 328 pts; Nifty settles above 22,200; metal shares shine
Indian equity indices ended with modest gains on Tuesday, rising for the third day in a row. The Nifty closed above the 22,200 level after hitting the day's low of 22,081.25 in morning trade. Metal, auto and oil & gas stocks advanced while FMCG, pharma and healthcare shares declined.

As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, added 328.48 points or 0.45% to 73,104.61. The Nifty 50 index jumped 113.80 points or 0.51% to 22,217.85.

The broader market outperformed the key indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 1.14% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index gained 1.79%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,698 shares rose and 1,116 shares fell. A total of 109 shares were unchanged.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, declined 1.96% to 20.20.

Economy:

The annual rate of inflation based on all India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number is 1.26 % (Provisional) for the month of April, 2024 (over April, 2023). The uptick inflation is primarily due to increase in prices of food articles, electricity, crude petroleum & natural gas, manufacture of food products, other manufacturing etc. The month over month change in WPI index for the month of April 2024 stood at 0.79 % as compared to March 2024. WPI inflation has hit a 13 month high now. It stood at 0.53% an annual basis in March.

Meanwhile, the annual inflation rate based on all India Consumer Price Index (CPI) number is 4.83% (provisional) for the month of April 2024 over April, 2023. Corresponding inflation rate for rural and urban is 5.43% and 4.11%, respectively. CPI for the months of January, February and March 2024 are 5.10, 5.09 and 4.85 respectively.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty Metal index advanced 2.77% to 9,347.15. The index jumped 5.72% in the three trading sessions.

National Aluminium Company (up 6.87%), Adani Enterprises (up 5.49%), Steel Authority of India (up 4.81%), Vedanta (up 4.66%), Jindal Stainless (up 4.63%), Jindal Steel & Power (up 4.12%), NMDC (up 3.56%), Hindustan Copper (up 3.35%), JSW Steel (up 2.37%) and Hindalco Industries (up 2.06%) edged higher.

On the other hand, Hindustan Zinc (down 3.13%) edged lower.

Stocks in Spotlight:

Aarti Pharmalabs soared 16.65% after the company?s consolidated net profit jumped 52.2% to Rs 65.25 crore during the quarter as compared with Rs 42.87 crore posted in corresponding quarter last year. Revenue from operations increased 4.27% YoY to Rs 505.77 crore in Q4 FY24.

Ethos surged 5.14% after the company?s consolidated net profit surged 58.36% to Rs 21.03 crore in Q4 FY24 as against Rs 13.28 crore recorded in Q4 FY23. Revenue from operation jumped 21.66% to Rs 252.52 crore in Q4 FY24 as compared with Rs 207.57 crore posted in Q4 FY23.

Electrosteel Castings rallied 7.82% after the company?s consolidated net profit zoomed 153.92% to Rs 227.08 crore in Q4 FY24 as against Rs 89.43 crore posted in Q4 FY23. Revenue from operations grew by 7.04% year on year (YoY) to Rs 2,004.26 crore in the quarter ended 31 March 2024.

Jindal Steel & Power jumped 4.33% after the company ?s consolidated net profit stood at Rs 933 crore , steeply higher than Rs 466 crore posted in corresponding quarter last year. Revenue from operations fell 1.5% to Rs 13,486.96 crore in Q4 FY24 as compared with Rs 13,691.93 crore in Q4 FY23.

Cochin Shipyard surged 11.82% after the company wins a big European contract (Rs 500-1000 crore) to design and build a hybrid service vessel for offshore wind farms. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.

Coromandel International gained 2.33% after the company acquires an additional 7% stake in drone manufacturer Dhaksha Unmanned Systems for Rs 150 crore.

Zydus Wellness rose 0.75%. The company reported 3.4% rise in net profit to Rs 150.3 crore on a 9.6% increase in net sales to Rs 778 crore in Q4 FY23 as compared with Q4 FY23.

Devyani International (DIL) rose 0.71%. The company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 7.46 crore in Q4 FY24 as against a net profit of Rs 60.72 crore recorded in Q4 FY23. However, revenue from operations jumped 38.69% year on year to Rs 1,047.08 crore in the quarter ended 31 March 2024.

PVR INOX slipped 1.43%. The cinema chain operator?s consolidated net loss narrowed to Rs 129.5 crore in Q4 FY24 from Rs 333.4 crore recorded in Q4 FY23. Revenue from operations jumped 9.90% year on year (YoY) to Rs 1,256.4 crore in the quarter ended 31 March 2024.

Global Markets:

Markets in Europe and Asia traded mixed as global investors await the latest U.S. inflation reports.

Japan's wholesale inflation (corporate goods price index) rose slightly by 0.9% year-on-year in April.

US markets ended with mixed results. The Dow Jones snapped its winning streak with a 0.21% dip, while the S&P 500 barely budged. The Nasdaq managed a small gain of 0.29%. Apple and Alphabet (Google's parent company) rose despite early weakness.

Meme stocks like GameStop, AMC, and Koss soared due to speculation surrounding a potential return to social media by Keith Gill, the Roaring Kitty figure who ignited the meme-stock frenzy of 2021.

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