Nifty 50 opened strong at 25,142.00, up 91.45 points (0.37%) from the previous close of 25,050.55. Bank Nifty began at 55,972.05, gaining 273.55 points (0.49%) over 55,698.50, while Sensex started at 82,220.46, rising 362.62 points (0.44%) from 81,857.84. Meanwhile, Gift Nifty is trading at 25,132.50.
Global index as on 21 August 2025
- Dow 30 ended at 44,938.30, up 16.04 points (+0.04%).
- S&P 500 closed at 6,395.78, down 15.59 points (-0.24%).
- NASDAQ settled at 21,172.90, slipping 142.10 points (-0.67%).
- FTSE 100 finished at 9,288.14, rising 98.92 points (+1.08%).
- DAX closed at 24,277.00, down 146.10 points (-0.60%).
- Nikkei 225 is currently trading at 42,888.60, plunging 657.74 points (-1.51%).
Commodities Update
- Gold: Currently trading at Rs. 10,014 per gram.
- Silver: Down by Rs. 0.10, now at Rs. 114.90 per gram.
- Crude Oil: Prices have risen by 0.32%, reaching 66.595, compared to the previous close of 66.385.
Global events/updates
Donald Trump’s latest stance on renewable energy
He called wind and solar projects the “scam of the century”, claiming they harm farmland and drive up energy costs. Trump argued that windmills and solar farms are responsible for record-breaking increases in electricity and energy prices. He further stated that under his leadership, the U.S. would not approve solar and wind projects that damage farmland or inflate electricity costs.
Stocks to watch
- UltraTech Cement: The MPS Committee has approved the sale of up to 2.01 crore equity shares (6.49% stake) in India Cements Ltd through the stock exchange mechanism, with a floor price of Rs. 368 per share.
- Jupiter Wagons: Its subsidiary, Jupiter Tatravagonka Railwheel Factory, received a letter of intent to supply 5,376 wheelsets for Vande Bharat trains, valued at approximately Rs. 215 crore.
- Exide Industries: Invested an additional Rs. 100 crore in its wholly owned subsidiary, Exide Energy Solutions, via rights issue, bringing total investment to Rs. 3,802.23 crore.
- Tanla Platforms: Completed the buyback and extinguishment of 20 lakh equity shares at Rs. 875 per share, totaling Rs. 175 crore, reducing share capital from 13.46 crore to 13.26 crore shares.
- Poly Medicure: Secured NCLT approval for its resolution plan regarding Himalayan Mineral Waters, enabling it to move forward with the insolvency resolution.
- PTC India Financial Services: Signed a definitive agreement with EIE Renewables for transferring management of Vento Power Infra for Rs. 115.61 crore.
- CAMS (Computer Age Management Services): Received an RBI no-objection letter to transfer its online payment aggregator business to its wholly owned subsidiary, CAMS Payment Services.
- Crisil: Its subsidiary, Crisil Irevna UK, approved the incorporation of a new wholly owned unit, Crisil Canada Inc, in Canada.
- RailTel Corporation of India: Secured work orders worth Rs. 15.42 crore from Odisha Higher Education Department and Rs. 34.99 crore from Kerala State Information Technology Mission for SDC O&M projects.
- Godrej Properties: The company has entered into an agreement to acquire 7% equity shares of Godrej Skyline Developers from its existing shareholders.
- Thermax: The company has completed its acquisition of 23.03% stake in Thermax Bioenergy Solutions from Everenviro Resource Management making it a wholly owned subsidiary.
- Glenmark Pharmaceuticals: The company has completed its acquisition of a stake in O2 Renewable Energy XXIV by investing the remaining Rs 24 lakh, bringing its total investment to Rs 1.99 crore and its total ownership stake to 32.95%.
- Reliance Industries: The company’s arm Reliance TerraTech has completed a voluntary winding up process and filed a ‘Certificate of Termination’ with the Secretary of State of Texas.
- Embassy Developments: The company issued and allotted 53.80 lakh fully paid equity shares to Bellanza Developers at a price of Rs 111.51 per share. This action was taken after the company received the balance consideration of Rs 44.99 crore, which was 75% of the total issue price.
- Voltas: The company has executed a Business Transfer Agreement to transfer its ongoing and defects liability period projects from its overseas branches in Dubai and Abu Dhabi to its arm, Universal MEP Contracting.
- Tech Mahindra: The Company has incorporated a new wholly owned subsidiary, Tech Mahindra Regional Headquarters, in Saudi Arabia to provide strategic direction and management support to its subsidiaries in Bahrain and Egypt.
- RACL Geartech: The company gets long-term supply orders for transmission gears for premium motorcycles.
- Prostarm Info Systems: The company emerges as lowest bidder to set up a 150 mw/ 300 mwh standalone battery energy storage system.
Written by Manideep Appana
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