Nifty 50 opened at 25,064.15, down 19.60 points (−0.08%) from its previous close of 25,083.75. Bank Nifty opened at 55,669.25, lower by 86.20 points (−0.15%) compared to its previous close of 55,755.45. Sensex opened at 81,951.48, slipping 49.23 points (−0.06%) from the last close of 82,000.71. Gift Nifty is currently trading at 25,057.50.
Global index as on 22 August 2025:
- Dow 30 fell 152.81 points (-0.34%) to close at 44,785.50.
- S&P 500 slipped 25.61 points (-0.40%) to 6,370.17.
- Nasdaq declined 72.55 points (-0.34%) to 21,100.30.
- FTSE 100 gained 21.06 points (+0.23%) to 9,309.20.
- DAX inched up 16.37 points (+0.07%) to 24,293.30.
- Nikkei 225 increased moderately by 4.92 points (+0.012%) to 42,615.09.
Commodities Update:
- Gold: Currently trading at Rs. 10,076 per gram.
- Silver: Up by Rs. 0.10, now at Rs. 116.10 per gram.
- Crude Oil: Prices have risen by 0.03%, reaching 67.045, compared to the previous close of 67.025.
Global events/updates:
- Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India by the end of this year, as confirmed by the Russian Foreign Minister.
- Ahead of the India–Russia Summit, a major document package is being prepared, signaling potential key agreements or collaborations.
- U.S. Initial Jobless Claims For The Week Ended August 16 At 2.35 Lk Vs 2.24 Lk In The Previous Week
- EU and US reached an agreement on a joint statement outlining a trade deal.
- US to cut EU auto levy to 15% after the EU eases tariffs on US goods.
- Both sides pledged to tackle ‘unjustified digital’ trade barriers.
- The US reiterated a 15% tariff ceiling on most EU goods.
- Steel and aluminium quotas to be discussed further.
- The statement does not cover tariff relief for wine and spirits.
Stocks to watch:
- NIIT Learning Systems: Issued a corporate guarantee of up to €15.75 million to NIIT Bank UK for a €15 million term loan availed by its wholly owned subsidiary, NIIT (Ireland).
- India Cements: Shares offered for sale by promoter UltraTech Cement saw 2.75 times subscription from non-retail investors. Retail bidding opens on Aug. 22.
- Waaree Energies: Confirmed that its acquisition of Enel Green Power India is under review, with some commercial terms being renegotiated. The company dismissed reports of the deal’s collapse as speculative.
- Seamec: Announced completion of drydocking of vessel SEAMEC II, which has returned to Mumbai and will resume its ONGC contract.
- NTPC Green: Subsidiary NTPC Renewable Energy declared operational the third part of its Khavda Solar Project in Gujarat with a 49.125 MW unit, adding to the 142.2 MW and 32.8 MW already commissioned in June 2025.
- PTC Industries: Secured an order worth ₹110 crore from BrahMos Aerospace for critical titanium castings.
- Enviro Infra Engineers: Subsidiary EIE Renewables completed the acquisition of Vento Power Infra from PTC India Financial Services.
- Wipro: To acquire 100% of Harman Connected Services and its subsidiaries for up to $375 million.
- Piramal Pharma: Its solutions arm partnered with New Amsterdam Pharma to set up a dedicated suite for enhancing oral solid dosage capabilities at the Sellersville, Pennsylvania site.
- H.G. Infra Engineering: Subsidiary H.G. Narol Sarkhej Highway received a letter from the National Highway Division to commence a ₹781.11 crore project.
- GMR Airports: Board approved plans to raise up to ₹5,000 crore via multiple securities and also cleared the formation of a wholly owned SPV to manage the Cargo City Project at Delhi’s IGI Airport.
- Lloyds Metals and Energy: Board approved public issuance of Non-Convertible Debentures worth up to ₹2,500 crore.
- Texmaco Rail & Engineering: Won a ₹103.16 crore order from Leap Grain Rail Logistics for supply of BCBFG wagons and a BVCM Brake Van.
- Hindustan Foods: Acquired a 25.07% stake in Asar Green Kabadi through subscription of 24,643 Series B CCPS.
- Usha Martin: Agreed to sell approx 10.11 acres of leasehold land with structures and machinery in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu to UGP Engineering for ₹29.52 crore.
- SJVN: Successfully synchronized the first unit of its 1,320 MW Buxar thermal power project with the National Grid.
- Titagarh Rail Systems: Secured a ₹445 crore (ex-GST) LoI from Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers for construction of two vessels.
- Eternal: Incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary named Blinkit Foods.
- Ramco Cements: Completed acquisition of 28.5% stake in Ramco Windfarms.
- GHV Infra Projects: Awarded a ₹2,000 crore EPC contract by Valor Estate for PAP & Police housing project in Mumbai.
- Apollo Hospitals: Promoter Suneetha Reddy Pottipatti is likely to sell 1.8 million shares.
Written by Manideep Appana
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