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Markets maintain gains in late morning deals
Aug-13-2025

Domestic equity indices maintained their gains in late morning deals on account of buying by funds and retail investors. Meanwhile, broader indices were also trading higher with BSE Small cap index and Mid cap index gaining in the range of 0.50-0.55%. Positive cues from the global markets supported domestic sentiments. Further, falling crude oil prices also supported domestic markets. Traders took note of a private report that Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran said Indian economy's overall momentum has not slowed as evident from high frequency indicators but it was too early to assess the impact of U.S. tariffs on growth.  

On the global front, Asian markets were trading higher following positive cues from the US markets overnight. Sentiments got boost after the latest U.S. inflation data raised expectations that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates next month. Back home, on the BSE sectoral front, traders were seen pilling up positions in Metal, Healthcare, Auto, Consumer Disc and Basic Materials, while selling was witnessed in FMCG, IT and Oil & Gas.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 80421.22, up by 185.63 points or 0.23% after trading in a range of 80330.33 and 80563.38. There were 20 stocks advancing against 10 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in green; the BSE Mid cap index was up by 0.55%, while Small cap index up by 0.50%.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Metal up by 1.66%, Healthcare up by 1.21%, Auto up by 1.20%, Consumer Disc up by 0.83% and Basic Materials up by 0.67%, while FMCG down by 0.23%, IT down by 0.11% and Oil & Gas down by 0.02% were the few losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Kotak Mahindra Bank up by 1.84%, Tata Motors up by 1.83%, Eternal up by 1.42%, Bharat Electronics up by 1.38% and Power Grid up by 1.37%. On the flip side, ITC down by 0.52%, Adani Ports down by 0.48%, Bajaj Finance down by 0.43%, Axis Bank down by 0.31% and ICICI Bank down by 0.29% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, building up the momentum in semiconductor ecosystem in India, the Union Cabinet has approved four more semiconductor projects under India Semiconductor Mission (ISM). With a cumulative investment of around Rs 4,600 crore, these four approved proposals will setup semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Odisha, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh. The projects are expected to generate a cumulative employment for 2034 skilled professionals which would catalyse the electronic manufacturing ecosystem resulting in creation of many indirect jobs. 

Including these four projects, total approved projects under ISM reaches to ten with cumulative investments of around Rs 1.60 lakh crore in 6 states. These projects will significantly contribute to making Atmanirbhar Bharat as industries such as telecom, automotive, datacentres, consumer electronics and industrial electronics witness surging demand for semiconductors.

With the approval of these projects, semiconductor ecosystem in country would get significant boost as these projects include country’s first commercial compound fab as well as highly advanced glass-based substrate semiconductor packaging unit. These would complement the growing world class chip design capabilities coming up in the country which are propelled by design infrastructure support provided by Government to 278 academic institutions and 72 start-ups.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 24572.60, up by 85.20 points or 0.35% after trading in a range of 24535.25 and 24614.20. There were 35 stocks advancing against 15 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Apollo Hospital up by 6.28%, Hindalco up by 4.76%, Hero MotoCorp up by 2.50%, HDFC Life Insurance up by 1.92% and Kotak Mahindra Bank up by 1.79%. On the flip side, Indusind Bank down by 1.69%, Axis Bank down by 0.52%, ITC down by 0.47%, Adani Ports &Special down by 0.47% and Bajaj Finance down by 0.38% were the top losers.

All Asian markets were trading higher; Nikkei 225 surged 537.83 points or 1.26% to 43,256.00, Taiwan Weighted added 211.66 points or 0.88% to 24,370.02, Jakarta Composite gained 99.59 points or 1.26% to 7,891.29, Shanghai Composite strengthened 15.96 points or 0.44% to 3,681.88, KOSPI increased 25.16 points or 0.79% to 3,215.07, Hang Seng advanced 473.32 points or 1.9% to 25,443.00 and Straits Times rose 36.53 points or 0.87% to 4,257.25.
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