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Aug-14-2025

Indian equity benchmarks ended a rangebound session with minor gains on Thursday, as investors remained on the sidelines ahead of the upcoming US-Russia talks scheduled on August 15, as well as the long weekend holiday. Markets made a cautious start and traded near the flat line throughout the day, as traders were cautious with the exchange data showing that Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net sellers for the third consecutive session, offloading equities worth Rs 3,644.43 crore. 

Some of the important factors in today’s trade:

US tariffs not to impact India's growth: Sentiments remained upbeat as S&P Global Ratings Director YeeFarn Phua said that Trump tariffs will not have any impact on India's growth, as it is not a trade-oriented economy, and its sovereign ratings outlook will continue to remain positive. 

India's headline inflation to average 3.5% in FY26: Traders took support with Crisil in its research report for August stated that India's headline inflation is expected to average 3.5% this fiscal year (FY26), as compared to 4.6% in the last financial year.  

India’s inflation based on WPI remains in negative territory for second consecutive month in July: Traders took note of report that the inflation based on Wholesale Price Index (WPI) stayed in negative territory for the second consecutive month at (-) 0.58% in July 2025, as prices of food articles and fuel saw deflation, even though prices of manufactured items increased.

Global front: European markets were trading mostly in green, ahead of the upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Asian markets ended mostly in red as investors digested weak China bank lending data.

The BSE Sensex ended at 80597.66, up by 57.75 points or 0.07% after trading in a range of 80489.86 and 80751.18. There were 13 stocks advancing against 17 stocks declining on the index. (Provisional) 

The broader indices ended in red; the BSE Mid cap index was down by 0.18%, while Small cap index down by 0.59%. (Provisional)

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Consumer Durables up by 0.82%, TECK up by 0.39%, IT up by 0.38%, Bankex up by 0.23% and Telecom up by 0.19%, while Metal down by 1.40%, Oil & Gas down by 1.18%, Energy down by 1.02%, Realty down by 0.76% and Basic Materials down by 0.73% were the top losing indices on BSE. (Provisional)

The top gainers on the Sensex were Eternal up by 1.65%, Infosys up by 1.47%, Asian Paints up by 1.19%, HDFC Bank up by 0.57% and Bajaj Finserv up by 0.55%. On the flip side, Tata Steel down by 2.84%, Tech Mahindra down by 1.48%, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone down by 1.34%, Bharat Electronics down by 1.07% and Ultratech Cement down by 0.80% were the top losers. (Provisional)

Meanwhile, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has said that passenger vehicle dispatches from companies to dealers in the domestic market declined marginally year-on-year to 3,40,772 units in July 2025, hit by muted demand. Passenger vehicle wholesales stood at 3,41,510 units in July 2024.  

SIAM stated that two-wheeler dispatches rose 9 per cent year-on-year to 15,67,267 units in July 2025 from 14,41,694 units in the year-ago period. Scooter sales stood at 6,43,169 units in July 2025, an increase of 16 per cent as compared with 5,53,642 units in July 2024. Motorcycle dispatches to dealers rose 5 per cent year-on-year to 8,90,107 units in July. Mopeds saw a dip of 9 per cent year-on-year to 33,991 units in July 2025, as against the same period last year. Three-wheeler dispatches to dealers saw an increase of 17.5 per cent year-on-year to 69,403 units in July as compared with 59,073 units in the year-ago period.  

SIAM Director General Rajesh Menon said all vehicle segments posted stable performance in July 2025, though overall sentiments in the passenger vehicles segment have remained subdued. He noted that with the advent of the festive season beginning with Onam festivities in the latter part of August, the Indian auto industry remains cautiously optimistic for the demand momentum to pick up in the coming months.

The CNX Nifty ended at 24631.30, up by 11.95 points or 0.05% after trading in a range of 24596.90 and 24673.65. There were 24 stocks advancing against 26 stocks declining on the index. (Provisional)

The top gainers on Nifty were Wipro up by 2.14%, Eternal up by 1.94%, HDFC Life Insurance up by 1.56%, Infosys up by 1.48% and Asian Paints up by 1.14%. On the flip side, Tata Steel down by 3.05%, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone down by 1.46%, Tech Mahindra down by 1.30%, Hero MotoCorp down by 1.27% and Bharat Electronics down by 1.02% were the top losers. (Provisional)

European markets were trading mostly in green; Germany’s DAX gained 105.91 points or 0.44% to 24,291.50, and France’s CAC rose 26.23 points or 0.34% to 7,831.20, while UK’s FTSE 100 decreased 8.48 points or 0.09% to 9,156.75.

Asian markets ended mostly in red on Thursday pressured by the risk aversion in the market after China's bank lending data contracted for the first time in two decades. Participants sidelined on caution ahead of US- Russia talks on Ukraine. Japan's Nikkei tumbled the most among Asian indices after the local currency yen advanced for the third straight session. Meanwhile, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's assertion that the Bank of Japan is 'behind the curve' in managing inflation has prompted a rise in 10-year government bonds, indicating expectations of forthcoming interest rate increases.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,666.44

-17.02

-0.46

Hang Seng

25,519.32

-94.35

-0.37

Jakarta Composite

7,931.25

38.34

0.48

KLSE Composite

1,581.05

-5.55

-0.35

Nikkei 225

42,693.00

-581.67

-1.36

Straits Times

4,256.52

-16.24

-0.38

KOSPI Composite

3,225.66

1.29

0.04

Taiwan Weighted

24,238.10

-131.92

-0.54
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