Nifty 50 opened at 24,891.35, up 14.40 points (0.06%) from its previous close of 24,876.95. Bank Nifty opened at 55,622.30, down 112.60 points (-0.20%) from its previous close of 55,734.90. Sensex opened at 81,319.11, higher by 45.36 points (0.06%) from its previous close of 81,273.75. Gift Nifty is currently trading at 24,950.
Global index as on 19 August 2025
- Dow 30 closed at 44,911.80, down 34.30 points (-0.08%).
- S&P 500 ended at 6,449.15, slipping 0.65 points (-0.01%).
- NASDAQ settled at 21,629.80, gaining 6.80 points (+0.03%).
- FTSE 100 closed at 9,157.74, up 18.84 points (+0.21%).
- DAX ended at 24,314.80, losing 44.53 points (-0.18%).
- Nikkei 225 trading at 43,652.32, falling 62.00 points (-0.14%).
Commodities Update
- Gold: Currently trading at Rs. 10,117 per gram.
- Silver: Up Rs. 0.10, now at Rs. 117.10 per gram.
- Crude Oil: Prices have fallen by 0.18%, reaching 65.885, compared to the previous close of 65.975.
Global events/updates
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar expressed confidence that the ongoing discussions would help foster a stable, cooperative, and forward-looking relationship between India and China, reflecting optimism towards easing tensions and strengthening bilateral ties.
- Ukraine to offer Trump a $100 billion US weapons deal, which would be funded by Europe, in exchange for a security guarantee.
China has assured India of addressing three major concerns
- Meeting India’s requirements related to fertilisers.
- Addressing issues concerning rare-earth magnets and tunnel boring machines.
- Strengthening high-level diplomatic engagement, the Chinese Foreign Minister met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and is scheduled to meet NSA Ajit Doval and Prime Minister Narendra Modi later today.
Stocks to watch
- Reliance Industries: Telecom arm Reliance Jio discontinues its entry-level 1 GB per day plan of Rs 209 for 22 days and Rs 249 for 28 days. Additionally, its arm Reliance Consumer Products forays into healthy functional beverages and acquires a majority stake in a JV with Naturedge beverages.
- Hindustan Zinc: The company approved the setup of a 10 MTPA tailings reprocessing plant. The new plant, with a capacity of 10 MTPA, will be developed with an investment of up to Rs 3,823 crore and is targeted for completion within 28 months from the zero date.
- Marine Electricals: The company received an Rs 17.4 crore order from Allweiler India for the supply of control panels.
- Vedanta: The board will meet on Aug. 21 to consider and approve the 2nd interim dividend.
- GMR Airports: The board will meet on Aug. 21 to consider raising funds up to Rs 5,000 crore via QIP, bonds & others.
- Aditya Birla Capital: The company allotted 200 NCDs worth Rs 200 crore on a private placement basis.
- Enviro Infra Engineers: The company acquired 2.5 crore shares of EIE Renewables for Rs 25 crore.
- Mahindra and Mahindra: The company approved an allotment of 2.7 crore shares on a rights basis at an issue price of Rs 277 per share.
- Escorts Kubota: The farm and construction equipment company announced that the Excise & Taxation Officer, Faridabad (East), Haryana, has approved a refund of ₹46.37 crore against its total claim of ₹46.67 crore filed under Rule 89(1) of the Haryana GST Act, 2017.
Written by Manideep Appana
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