Nifty 50 opened at 24,586.20, up 98.80 points (0.40%) from the previous close of 24,487.40. Bank Nifty started the day at 55,340.05, gaining 296.35 points (0.54%) over its previous close of 55,043.70. Sensex opened at 80,492.17, higher by 256.58 points (0.32%) from its previous close of 80,235.59. Gift Nifty is currently trading at 24,649.
Global index as on 13 August 2025
- Dow 30 surged 483.52 points (+1.1%) to close at 44,458.60.
- S&P 500 climbed 72.31 points (+1.13%) to 6,445.76.
- NASDAQ gained 296.50 points (+1.39%) to 21,681.90.
- FTSE 100 edged up 18.10 points (+0.2%) to 9,147.81.
- DAX slipped 56.56 points (-0.23%) to 24,024.80.
- Nikkei 225 rallied 582.90 points (+1.36%) to 43,301.07.
Commodities Update
- Gold: Currently trading at Rs. 10,139 per gram.
- Silver: Down by Rs. 0.10, now at Rs. 114.90 per gram.
- Crude Oil: Prices have risen by 0.11%, reaching 65.775, compared to the previous close of 65.705.
Global events/updates
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit the U.S. in September 2025 for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and plans to hold bilateral talks with President Trump to address trade tensions.
- July CPI inflation eased to 1.55% from 2.10% (MoM).
- July food inflation fell to -1.76% from -1.06% (MoM).
- Rural inflation dropped to 1.18% from 1.72% (MoM).
- Urban inflation decreased to 2.05% from 2.56% (MoM).
- Vegetable inflation declined sharply to -20.69% from -19% (MoM).
- Pulses inflation fell to -13.76% from -11.76% (MoM).
- Fuel & light inflation rose to 2.67% from 2.55% (MoM).
- Housing inflation eased to 3.17% from 3.24% (MoM).
- Clothing & footwear inflation inched down to 2.50% from 2.55% (MoM).
- July CPI inflation is the lowest year-on-year rate since June 2017.
- Core CPI inflation remained steady at 4.1% compared to 4.4% (MoM).
Stocks to watch
- BEML has secured an order worth ₹1,888 crore from the Integral Coach Factory for manufacturing and supplying fully functional LHB coaches.
- ONGC has entered into a Joint Operating Agreement with Oil India for three blocks awarded under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy Round IX.
- Cohance Lifesciences is investing $10 million to enhance cGMP bioconjugation capabilities at its US-based subsidiary, NJ Bio.
- RVNL announced changes in the shareholding pattern of its joint venture, with Metrowagonmash reducing its stake from 70% to 35%, Locomotive Electronic System increasing its stake from 5% to 40%, and RVNL maintaining its 25% holding.
- Nykaa has acquired the remaining 40% stake in Nudge Wellness from Onesto Labs for ₹14.26 lakh in cash.
- Vodafone Idea will purchase up to a 26% stake in Aditya Birla Renewables SPV 3 for ₹1.56 crore in cash. ABRen SPV 3, a step-down subsidiary of Grasim Industries, is primarily engaged in generating and supplying power from solar and wind sources.
- Chalet Hotels’ subsidiary has acquired approximately 18,848 square meters of land in Uttarakhand for ₹60 crore, aiming to strengthen its footprint in the high-end and deep leisure segment.
- Apollo Hospitals will invest ₹8.5 crore to acquire 85 lakh shares in its subsidiary, Apollo Gleneagles.
- Gujarat Industries Power has secured contracts worth ₹2,025 crore for re-handling of overburden dumps and lignite.
- Adani Energy has set up a new wholly owned subsidiary named Adani Energy Solutions Step-Sixteen.
- EMS has approved the acquisition of a 100% stake in EMS Realtech Private Limited.
- HUL has approved the demerger of its ice cream division, Kwality Wall’s, into a separate listed company.
- Motilal Oswal has invested ₹400 crore to acquire 7.54 crore Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares of Zepto, aiming for sustainable long-term returns.
- Paytm’s subsidiary, Paytm Payments, has received RBI approval to operate as an online payment aggregator.
- Syrma SGS has concluded its QIP, approving share issuance at ₹699 per share 4.98% below the floor price of ₹735.61.
Written by Manideep Appana
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