Daily market briefing — 21 Aug 2025

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MarketPing Score · how the day added up

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VIX +7Flows -4Nifty trend +2Global -7Breadth -3

Nifty 50

25,083.75

+0.13%

Sensex

82,000.71

+0.17%

Bank Nifty

55,755.45

+0.10%

India VIX

11.37

−3.56%

FPI net (cash)

−₹346 Cr

Indian indices

Where the session closed — headline benchmarks with the day's range, then the broader market.

Nifty 50+0.13%

25,083.75

O 25,142.00 · prev 25,050.55

L 25,054.90H 25,153.65

Sensex+0.17%

82,000.71

O 82,220.46 · prev 81,857.84

L 81,921.22H 82,231.17

Nifty Bank+0.10%

55,755.45

O 55,972.05 · prev 55,698.50

L 55,708.20H 55,993.65

Nifty 10025,705.10+0.06%Nifty 50023,137.15−0.03%Nifty Next 5067,972.65−0.28%Nifty Midcap 10057,708.95−0.38%Nifty Smallcap 10017,966.35−0.01%India VIX11.37−3.56%

Sector heatmap

Every Nifty sector index, best to worst — where the rotation went.

Best · Nifty Pharma +0.95%Worst · Nifty FMCG −0.64%

Pharma

+0.95%22,178

Healthcare

+0.93%14,723

Realty

+0.38%917

Fin Services

+0.32%26,573

Oil & Gas

+0.30%11,219

Infra

+0.15%9,173

Pvt Bank

+0.14%26,977

+0.09%35,724

Media

−0.00%1,638

Metal

−0.04%9,494

Commodities

−0.13%8,857

Consumer Durables

−0.22%38,750

Auto

−0.36%25,378

PSU Bank

−0.37%7,077

PSE

−0.47%9,523

Energy

−0.48%34,682

FMCG

−0.64%56,303

Flows & breadth

Who was buying — and how much of the market joined the move.

Institutional flows · net, ₹ crore

FPI equity · NSDL, cash market−₹346 Cr

FPI debt · NSDL+₹337 Cr

FPI MTD −₹24,993 Cr

Market breadth · NSE

1,318 advances68 unchanged1,415 declines

Advance/decline ratio 0.93 — mildly negative

Movers

The day's biggest gainers, losers, and the most traded names (NSE).

Top gainers

MIEL

MANGLAM INFRA & ENG LTD

+20.00%

27.60

IZMO

IZMO LIMITED

+19.84%

489.65

DPWIRES

D P WIRES LIMITED

+19.40%

243.57

COFFEEDAY

COFFEE DAY ENTERPRISE LTD

+14.35%

45.74

BALAJIPHOS

BALAJI PHOSPHATES LIMITED

+13.04%

172.95

Top losers

UYFINCORP

U. Y. FINCORP LIMITED

−11.02%

13.57

DHTL

DOCMODE HEALTH TECH LTD

−9.98%

46.45

KOTYARK

KOTYARK INDUSTRIES LTD

−9.54%

378.00

INSPIRE

INSPIRE FILMS LIMITED

−8.27%

19.40

OLAELEC

OLA ELECTRIC MOBILITY LTD

−8.16%

48.75

Most active · by value

CLEAN

CLEAN SCIENCE & TECH LTD

₹3.5k Cr

−2.73%

BSE

BSE LIMITED

₹2.8k Cr

−7.61%

OLAELEC

OLA ELECTRIC MOBILITY LTD

₹2.8k Cr

−8.16%

SWIGGY

SWIGGY LIMITED

₹1.7k Cr

+2.02%

JWL

JUPITER WAGONS LIMITED

₹1.6k Cr

+3.80%

Announcements & what's next

The filings that mattered today, and the results calendar for the week ahead.

Top corporate announcements

KOLTEPATILcriticalJM Financial Limited has Submitted to the Exchange a copy of pre-offer advertisement under Regulation 18(7) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011, as amended (SEBI (SAST) Regulations) and corrigendum to the detailed public statement for the attention of the public shareholders of the Company.Sadhana Nitro Chem LtdcriticalThe Exchange has received the disclosure under Regulation 29(2) of SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares & Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 for Catalyst Trusteeship Ltd INOXWINDhighInox Wind Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Allotment of Equity Shares under Rights Issue'.Inditrade Capital LtdhighBoard Meeting outcome for approval of Audited Consolidated and Standalone Financial Results for the Quarter and Financial Year ended 31.03.2025 Inditrade Capital LtdhighBoard Meeting for the consideration and approval of the Audited Consolidated and Standalone Financial Results for the Quarter and Financial Year ended 31st March, 2025.SMCGLOBALhighSmc Global Securities Limited has informed the Exchange about General Updates DEEDEVhighDEE Development Engineers Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated August 21, 2025, titled "Press release Intimation of Final Order by Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) for Tariff Re-determination of 8 MW Biomass Power Project".SMCGLOBALhighSmc Global Securities Limited has informed the Exchange about Delay/default in the payment of fines/penalties/dues etc. to authority

Results & board meetings · next 7 daysFull calendar →

Nothing scheduled in the coming week.

Global cues

World markets, the rupee, and commodities around the Indian close.

Global indices

S&P 5006,370.17−0.40%

Dow Jones44,785.50−0.34%

Nasdaq21,100.31−0.34%

Nikkei 22542,610.17−0.65%

Hang Seng25,104.61−0.24%

FTSE 1009,309.20+0.23%

DAX24,293.34+0.07%

Currencies

USD/INR₹87.02−0.07%

EUR/INR₹101.31+0.01%

GBP/INR₹117.08−0.30%

Commodities

Gold$3,336.90−0.19%

Silver$38.03+0.85%

Crude (WTI)$63.52+0.49%

Brent Crude$67.67+1.24%

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