Closing Bell 25th August 2026: Nifty 50 Up 0.48%, Sensex Up 0.37%

On Tuesday, the Indian share market ended the day with positive sentiment, with the Nifty 50 opening at 24,175.75 reaching a high of 24,334.55, and closing at 24,334.55, up by 0.48%. Similarly, the BSE Sensex opened at 77,295.49, reached a high of 77,666.39 and ended at 77,656.09, up by 0.37%.

The Indian markets traded with positive sentiment after U.S 10-year Treasury fell more than 3 basis points on the day to 4.7% amid reports that the U.S Treasury Department could use its $1 trillion General Account to fund its plans to ramp up government bond purchases.

Reasons for the positive sentiment

The following are the reasons for the positive sentiment in the stock market:

Positive cues from the Asian markets.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) turned as net buyers in the Indian markets.
India VIX, the volatility indicator of domestic markets declined by 3.47% at 11.13, signalling rising stability among investors.
Brent crude, the global benchmark of crude oil declined by 2.09% at $88.42 per barrel.

Major Indices Today

Indices	LTP	Prev close	Change
Nifty 50	24,334.55	24,219.05	0.48%
BSE Sensex	77,656.09	77,369.11	0.37%
Next 50	74,508.90	74,022.40	0.66%
Bank Nifty	57,514.20	57,525.95	-0.02%
Fin Nifty	26,246.95	26,158.50	0.34%

The benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex, traded higher, led by gains in ICICI Bank, Adani Enterprises, Eternal, Shriram Finance.
Nifty Next 50 traded in the green amid gains in Divis Laboratories, HDFC AMC, Adani Power, and BPCL.
Nifty Bank continued to trade in the red amid selling pressure across the sector.

Sectoral Indices Today

Indices	LTP	Prev close	Change
Nifty IT	30,771.80	30,596.90	0.57%
Nifty Auto	29,216.90	29,101.30	0.40%
Nifty FMCG	47,706.95	47,527.80	0.38%
Nifty Pharma	26,564.00	26,339.30	0.85%
Nifty Healthcare	16,597.45	16,418.00	1.09%
Nifty Oil & Gas	11,214.90	11,197.00	0.16%

Nifty IT and Nifty FMCG traded higher amid broader market sentiment.
Nifty Auto traded higher led by gains in TVS Motors after the company’s TVS iQube MillionR Special Edition is set to cross the one million-customer milestone in India.
Nifty Pharma traded in the green led by gains in Biocon after its subsidiary, Biocon Biologics received marketing approval for its pegfilgrastim biosimilar, which is used as a cancer supportive care medicine used to prevent infections after chemotherapy from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW).
Nifty Oil & Gas traded higher amid decline in crude oil prices.

Market Movers Today

Hindustan Copper shares dropped by 7% after the government is set to sell up to 6% stake through an offer for sale (OFS) at a fixed floor price of ₹514 per share, implying a discount of 10.4% from the previous close of ₹574.15 on the NSE.
Vodafone Idea shares rose by 5% following reports that the company is in the final stages of closing debt funding from a State Bank of India (SBI)-led consortium of public sector banks.
Federal Bank shares dropped by 4% after CNBC-TV18 reported that the bank is in advanced stages of a deal to acquire a controlling stake in Jana SFB.
Ratnamani Metals & Tubes shares rose by 5.45% after the company’s subsidiary, Ratnamani Finow Spooling Solutions, received export orders worth ₹2,700 crore.
Fertiliser company shares like, Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore (FACT) rose by 13.61%, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers by 6.51%, Paradeep Phosphates by 5.84%, and Madras Fertilizers by 6.81% after Russian President Vladimir Putin assured India for uninterrupted supply of energy and fertilisers amid disruptions caused by the Middle East crisis.

Top Gainers

Company Name	LTP	Prev Close	Change
One 97 Communications	1,718.00	1,623.50	5.82%
Angel One	300.90	286.00	5.21%
Laurus Labs	1,866.20	1,801.00	3.62%
Indus Towers	387.25	374.25	3.47%
Steel Authority of India	184.59	179.65	2.75%

Top Losers

Company Name	LTP	Prev Close	Change
Federal Bank	346.95	357.75	-3.02%
Hero Moto Corp	5,624.50	5,685.00	-1.06%
IDFC First Bank	85.00	85.89	-1.04%
Petronet LNG	292.50	295.95	-1.17%
Hindustan Zinc	592.60	604.00	-1.89%

52W High Stocks

Company Name	LTP	52W high	Change
Manipal Health Enterprises	762.80	768.50	2.94%
RBL Bank	384.00	389.40	-1.03%
AU Small Finance Bank	1,128.60	1,144.10	1.31%
Nippon Life India AMC	1,224.40	1,253.10	-1.88%
Welspun Corp	2,345.50	2,433.90	-2.64%

52W Low Stocks

Company Name	LTP	52W low	Change
SBI Funds Management	549.05	536.50	1.41%
Hindustan Unilever	2,024.20	2,012.00	-0.29%
Dabur India	395.05	392.15	-0.85%
PI Industries	2,508.00	2,453.10	1.33%
Gujarat Energy	256.50	255.20	-0.97%

High Volume Stocks Today

Company Name	LTP	Prev Close	Change
Vodafone Idea	15.19	14.07	7.96%
Eternal	331.00	327.15	1.18%
Tata Steel	186.94	186.30	0.34%
Yes Bank	22.50	22.60	-0.44%
Suzlon Energy	46.75	47.05	-0.64%

IPO

Annu Projects IPO opened today and will close on 28th August 2026. The price band set for the IPO is from ₹94 to ₹99 per equity share.
Sumax Engineering IPO is open and will close on 28th August 2026. The price band set for the IPO is from ₹95 to ₹101 per equity share.
Hy-Tech Engineers IPO is open and will close on 27th August 2026. The price band set for the IPO is from ₹50 to ₹53 per equity share.
Skyways Air Services IPO is open and will close on 27th August 2026. The price band set for the IPO is from ₹131 to ₹138 per equity share.
Symbiotec Pharmalab IPO is open and will close on 27th August 2026. The price band set for the IPO is from ₹938 to ₹988 per equity share.
Augmont Enterprises IPO closed today. The price band set for the IPO is from ₹750 to ₹788 per equity share.

Allotted today

Tempsens Instruments IPO shares allotted today. Investors can check their allotment status on the BSE and NSE websites.

Listed today

Sunshine Pictures shares listed today at ₹395.90 on the NSE, at a premium of 9.97% and on the BSE at a premium of 9.44% at ₹394 per equity shares. The price band set for the IPO was from ₹342 to ₹360 per equity share.
Shankesh Jewellers shares listed today at ₹103.3 per share on the NSE, at a premium of 11.08% and on the BSE at ₹102.20 per share, a premium of 9.89%. The price band set for the IPO was from ₹88 to ₹93 per equity share.

Market Announcements

PVR Inox shares rose by 4% to hit 52-week high as the company's board of directors meeting is scheduled for August 31, 2026, to consider and approve a proposal for the buyback of the company's equity shares, each with a face value of ₹10, and related incidental and ancillary matters.
IIFL Finance shares dropped by 8% after the company received tax demand of ₹963.39 crore (including surcharge and cess) for IIFL Home Finance and ₹23.78 crore for IIFL Finance from the Income Tax department.