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Today’s share market’s key developments include: Bharti Airtel promoter launches Rs.9,310-crore block deal at Rs.1,862 floor price, Welspun Enterprises reports strong order book and pipeline across roads and water, while Mamata Machinery secures its first export order for a 9-layer blown film plant. | Source: Bajaj Broking Research Desk.
3:30 PM IST
Closing Bell | Sensex fell 765 points | Nifty slipped below 24,400
The Sensex fell 765 points, with the Nifty ending below 24,400. FlySBS Aviation surged 99.49%, KRBL rose 15.08%, and RateGain gained 7.92%. Gujarat State Fertilizer and Kalpataru Projects climbed over 6%. Varroc Engineering, KIOCL, Ramco Cements, Biocon, and Coforge declined between 5% and 7%. Aditya Birla Sun Life Crisil 10 Year Gilt ETF touched a 52-week low, as did Nestle India, which slipped nearly 2%. Market sentiment remained weak amid broad-based declines across major sectors.
1:20 PM IST
Stock Market LIVE Update | Sensex plunged over 500 points | Nifty closing below 24,450
The Sensex dropped over 500 points while the Nifty slipped below 24,450. SBI posted Q1 PAT of Rs 19,160 crore, above estimates, with gross NPA at 1.83% and NII at Rs 41,072 crore. Fortis Healthcare, Sudarshan Chemical, and CSB Bank hit 52-week highs. FlySBS Aviation surged nearly 100%, KRBL gained 12%, and RateGain rose 11%. Top losers included The Ramco Cements, Data Patterns, Coforge, VIP Industries, and Suven Life Sciences, each shedding over 5% in trade.
12:40 PM IST
Stock Market LIVE Update | Sensex falls over 500 points | Nifty slips below 24,450
The Sensex fell over 500 points, while the Nifty slipped below 24,450. JK Tyre’s Q1 consolidated profit dropped 21.8% YoY to Rs 165 crore, though revenue rose 6.3% to Rs 3,869 crore. Page Industries posted a 21.5% profit rise to Rs 200.8 crore on volume growth and cost efficiencies. Copper futures gained 0.24% to Rs 887.80/kg on higher spot demand. NSDL shares surged 18.3% to Rs 1,328, up over 63% from IPO price, even as Jefferies cut BSE’s target price to Rs 2,790.
11:40 AM IST
Stock Market LIVE Update | Sensex slides 500+ points | Nifty ends below 24,450
Equity markets fell sharply with the Sensex losing over 500 points and the Nifty slipping below 24,450. Varmora Granito filed IPO papers with Sebi to raise Rs 400 crore via fresh issue and an OFS of 5.24 crore shares. Swiggy shares are down 26.75% YTD on weak earnings and higher costs despite strong revenue growth. RBI may set the cut-off yield for India’s 2032 bond at 6.34% in Friday’s Rs 250 billion government bond auction.
10:30 AM IST
Stock Market LIVE Update | Sensex falls 500 points | Nifty ends below 24,450
The Sensex fell over 500 points and the Nifty slipped below 24,450 on Friday. Titan shares rose 1.67% after a 34% YoY surge in Q1 PAT, while LIC gained 3.57% on a 5% PAT rise. China’s Shanghai Composite hit a 10-month high at 3,642 points, though Hong Kong lagged. IOC and BPCL rose over 2% after securing 22 million barrels of non-Russian crude for Sept–Oct delivery. SMIC fell nearly 6% on weaker-than-expected Q2 earnings.
9:30 AM IST
Stock Market LIVE Update | GIFT Nifty points to a negative start as Asian markets trade higher
GIFT Nifty indicates a weak opening for Indian markets, even as Asian equities trade higher. India’s general insurance sector reported 2.8% premium growth in July, hit by soft motor sales and declines at major insurers. LIC’s Q1 profit rose 5% to ₹10,986 crore despite lower equity gains, driven by strong core operations. Indian Continent Investment plans to sell a 0.8% stake in Bharti Airtel for over ₹9,300 crore via a block deal, pricing shares at ₹1,862 each.
GIFT NIFTY: Gift Nifty suggests a flat to negative opening for the Indian market. Nifty spot in today’s session is likely to trade in the range of 24,400-24,750.
INDIA VIX: 11.69 | -0.27 (2.28%) ↓ today
1. Promoter launches ₹9,310-crore Bharti Airtel block deal at ₹1,862 floor price.
2. WELSPUN ENTERPRISES - Consolidated Order Book: ₹13,665 Cr (Standalone: ₹11,962 Cr + WMEL: ₹2,805 Cr). Includes ₹4,400 Cr in O&M contracts. Bidding Pipeline: ₹12,000–13,000 Cr (next 30–45 days) Order Booking Target: ₹10,000–₹11,000 Cr in the next 8 months. Balanced bids across roads & water (50:50); NHAI and state water projects key opportunities.
3. Mamata Machinery – Bags Maiden Export Order for 9-Layer Blown Film Plant.
Treasury Yield:
The 10-year yield was higher by 1.6 basis points to 4.246%.
Currency:
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, was last up 0.1% on the day at 98.27.
Commodities:
Gold rose to an over two-week high on Thursday, buoyed by safe haven demand after U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs went into effect and U.S. jobs data added to rate-cut expectations. Spot gold gained 0.5% to $3,385.07 per ounce.
Oil prices edged lower on Thursday. Brent crude futures fell 46 cents, or 0.69%, to close at $66.43 a barrel.
General Trends:
Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Friday, after two of the three key benchmarks on Wall Street gave back gains and closed lower.
Sector Specific Indicators:
Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark rose 1.18% while the broader Topix index added 0.87%.
In South Korea, the Kospi index fell 0.13% while the small-cap Kosdaq increased by 0.65%.
Market in Previous Session:
Indian Benchmark indices staged a sharp late-hour rebound on Thursday, August 7, paring deep intraday losses to close marginally higher, as risk sentiment improved on renewed hopes of diplomatic dialogue between the U.S. and Russia.
Nifty started the session on a soft note and dragged lower in the first half on the back of U.S. President Donald Trump imposing an extra 25 percent tariff on Indian exports, raising the overall duty to 50 percent. The move is seen as a retaliatory measure in response to India’s continued imports of Russian oil and defense equipment. Nifty, however, recovered in the second half and closed the session marginally higher.
The Sensex edged higher by 79 points or 0.10% to settle at 80,623.26, while the Nifty gained 22 points or 0.09% to end at 24,596.15. Notably, the Nifty 50 rebounded nearly 1% from its intraday low of 24,344.
All sectoral indices clawed back the bulk of their intraday losses, with IT, media, and pharma pockets leading the recovery, posting gains in the range of 0.5–1 percent.
The midcap index edged up by 0.3 percent, while the smallcap index closed on a muted note, ending largely unchanged.
Nifty Short-Term Outlook:
The index formed a bullish candle with a long lower shadow during the weekly expiry session, indicating a recovery from deeply oversold levels.
Nifty managed to close above the crucial support zone of 24,500–24,400, as buying interest emerged in the second half of Thursday’s session.
However, for a clear pause in the ongoing corrective phase, the index needs to consistently form higher highs and higher lows on the daily chart.
In the near term, we expect the index to remain in a consolidation phase between 24,400 and 25,000. Within the consolidation, a move above 24,750 could trigger a further pullback towards the 25,000 mark.
The key support zone remains at 24,400–24,500, which aligns with several technical indicators. A decisive breakdown below this zone may lead to further downside, potentially testing the 200-day EMA near 24,200.
Intraday Levels:
Nifty: Intraday resistance is at 24,670, followed by 24,750 levels. Conversely, downside support is located at 24,510, followed by 24,430.
Bank Nifty: Intraday resistance is positioned at 55,750, followed by 55,980, while downside support is found at 55,270, followed by 55,050.
Nifty:
In the Nifty option chain, an interesting observation is the buildup of major Put Open Interest at the 23,500 strike, indicating strong support at lower levels. More immediately, aggressive Put writing is seen at the 24,500 zone, making this level a critical support. A breakdown below this could open the door for a deeper downside correction.
On the higher side, the 25,000 strike holds the maximum Call Open Interest, acting as a firm resistance zone in the near term.
In the previous session, participation from Put writers was notably higher compared to Call writers, reflecting a mildly positive sentiment and limited downside expectations.
This shift in sentiment is also supported by the rise in the Nifty Put-Call Ratio, which increased by 0.32 to 1.06, indicating a strengthening bullish undertone.
As per the current option data, the immediate trading range for Nifty is seen between 24,500 and 25,000 levels.
Bank Nifty:
For Bank Nifty, both Call and Put writing is concentrated around the 57,000 strike, suggesting a straddle formation and pointing to a range-bound trading setup.
The 56,000 strike also holds significant open interest, reinforcing a near-term consolidation phase. Importantly, the presence of in-the-money Put writers suggests a positive bias, as long as they continue to hold their positions.
The immediate trading range for Bank Nifty is expected to be between 55,000 and 57,000 levels.
The Put-Call Ratio has inched up slightly by 0.02 to 0.84, indicating a neutral to slightly positive tone. However, for any meaningful upside to unfold, the index needs to see fresh participation beyond the upper end of the defined range.
Performance Overview:
S&P 500 turned negative after Bloomberg reported Thursday that Fed Governor Christopher Waller has emerged as a leading candidate to replace Fed chairman Jerome Powell, though downside was kept in check by jump in tech stocks.
Sector-Specific Index:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.51%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.08%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.35%.
Futures rose following a mixed session on Wall Street, where sectors outside tech struggled to make headway as jobless claims data further underscored cooling in the labor market.
Trump’s reciprocal tariffs against a host of major trading partners took effect from Thursday, keeping markets on edge over their potential impact. Trump also announced a 100% duty on semiconductor imports, but exempted companies with manufacturing operations in the U.S.
Economic Indicators:
Bets on a September rate cut rose sharply in the past week after dismal nonfarm payrolls data pointed to a sustained cooling in the labor market. Markets are pricing in a nearly 90% chance for a 25 basis point cut.
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