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Domestic indices maintain gains in late morning deals
Aug-18-2025

Domestic equity markets maintained their gains in late morning deals on account of buying by funds and retail investors. There was broad based buying witnessed in the markets and apart from the blue chips, the broader markets too participated in the rally. Sentiments remained upbeat after Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised next generational GST reforms by Diwali, which will bring down the tax burden on consumers as well as MSMEs. Further, support also came in as the finance ministry said the sovereign rating upgrade by S&P is a significant affirmation of India's economic trajectory and prudent fiscal management. 

On the global front, Asian markets were trading mostly higher amid expectations of the three-year-plus war between Russia and Ukraine ending soon, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying he and Russian President Putin discussed land transfers and security guarantees for Ukraine. Back home, on the BSE sectoral front, traders were seen piling up positions in Auto, Consumer Disc, Consumer Durables, Realty and Basic Materials, while selling was witnessed only in IT and Oil & Gas.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 81557.28, up by 959.62 points or 1.19% after trading in a range of 81315.79 and 81765.77. There were 24 stocks advancing against 6 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in green; the BSE Mid cap index was up by 1.42%, while Small cap index up by 1.47%.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Auto up by 4.58%, Consumer Disc up by 3.12%, Consumer Durables up by 3.09%, Realty up by 2.55% and Basic Materials up by 1.97%, while IT down by 0.21% and Oil & Gas down by 0.10% were the only losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Maruti Suzuki up by 8.31%, Bajaj Finance up by 6.16%, Ultratech Cement up by 4.54%, Mahindra & Mahindra up by 4.52% and Trent up by 4.22%. On the flip side, Sun Pharma down by 0.86%, Larsen & Toubro down by 0.81%, Infosys down by 0.56%, ITC down by 0.47% and HCL Technologies down by 0.34% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, the commerce ministry data has showed that the India's goods exports to the US grown 19.94% to $8.01 billion in the month of July, meanwhile, country’s imports from US increased 13.78% to about $4.55 billion during the month. The country's exports to the US surged 21.64% to $33.53 billion during April-July period, with imports from US rising 12.33% to $17.41 billion. The data also revealed that the country’s exports to America are recording positive growth since April 2025. India and the US are negotiating a bilateral trade agreement. The US team is scheduled to visit India from August 25 for the sixth round of talks for the pact. 

Moreover, India’s another major trading partner, China experienced 27.39% jump in exports from India to $1.34 billion in July, meanwhile, imports from China rose 5% to $10.91 billion. During the April-July period, country’s exports to China grew 19.97% to $5.75 billion, while imports from China increased by 13.06% to $40.65 billion.

Furthermore, the UAE, the UK, Germany, Bangladesh, Brazil, and Italy were also among the countries, which saw positive growth in exports from India during July. Meanwhile, India’s exports to the Netherlands, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Australia, South Africa, and France declined in July. On the imports front, inbound shipments in July declined from nations, including the UAE, Russia, Indonesia, Qatar, and Taiwan. However, imports rose from Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and Thailand.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 24961.40, up by 330.10 points or 1.34% after trading in a range of 24884.30 and 25022.00. There were 38 stocks advancing against 12 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Maruti Suzuki up by 8.50%, Nestle up by 6.86%, Hero MotoCorp up by 6.50%, Bajaj Finance up by 6.15% and Mahindra & Mahindra up by 4.67%. On the flip side, Larsen & Toubro down by 0.79%, Sun Pharma down by 0.76%, Infosys down by 0.65%, Dr. Reddy's Lab down by 0.62% and ITC down by 0.51% were the top losers. 

Asian markets were trading mostly in green; Nikkei 225 surged 391.69 points or 0.9% to 43,770.00, Taiwan Weighted added 136.76 points or 0.56% to 24,471.24, Shanghai Composite strengthened 31.97 points or 0.86% to 3,728.74 and Hang Seng advanced 58.93 points or 0.23% to 25,329.00. However, KOSPI dropped 42.61 points or 1.32% to 3,183.05 and Straits Times fell 35.47 points or 0.84% to 4,195.06.
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