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8 August, 2025 : Indian Stock Market LIVE – Market close on big reds!

🕒 Updated: August 8, 2025 15:44:39 IST
The Bear-forces are back, markets lost around 0.40% in benchmark indices led by Bank Nifty, while other sectoral performances varied.

Hello, Namaste!

Welcome to our live coverage as the Indian stock markets opens on August 8, 2025. Yesterday’s session saw an interesting contest of bulls and bear forces, eventually the Sensex and Nifty gaining marginally.

Markets opened flat red today, NIfty50 and Sensex gapping down around 0.20%. GIFT Nifty and Indian ADRs already suggested a volatile opening today morning.

As the markets move forward, the benchmark indices keep dealing in losses, with most of the sectoral indices such as Metal, IT, Auto and Bank trading down. 

Summary: After an interesting session yesterday, today is set to have another volatile trading contest. Will the bears arrive at the party in full flow, or do the bulls stand any chance? Let's keep you updated.

Live Updates

August 8, 2025 15:32:00 IST

The Red closing

  • Nifty50 closes at 24,363.30, down by 0.94% i.e. 232.85 points
  • Sensex closes down at 0.94%, 765.47 points, at 79,857.79

August 8, 2025 15:27:00 IST

Metal, Realty and Defence indices lose big

  • Nifty Ind Defence index loses 2.58%, trades at 7,598
  • Nifty Realty index loses 2.31%, trades at 872.35
  • Nifty Metal index loses 1.81%, trading at 9,140

August 8, 2025 15:24:00 IST

RPower continues the free fall

The Anil Ambani-owned company's stock hits yet another lower circuit of 5%, at 43.00

August 8, 2025 15:13:00 IST

Benchmark indices falls over 1%

Nifty50 loses over 200 points, trades at 24,360

Sensex loses almost 800 points, trading at 79,830

August 8, 2025 15:11:00 IST

Mid Cap index falls further

Nifty Mid Cap 100 falls 1.60%, trades just above 56,000

August 8, 2025 14:40:00 IST

Metal, Realty, Auto and Pharma indices continue to lose

  • Nifty Metal index falls 1.50%, trades at 9170
  • Nifty Realty index falls by 1.45%, trades around 879
  • Nifty Auto index dips 1%, trading at 23,570
  • Nifty Pharma index also follows the trend, 21,480

August 8, 2025 14:33:00 IST

Nifty-Sensex play the red game, deal in larger losses

  • Nifty50 shed 200 points, struggles at 24,400
  • Sensex significantly loses 0.80%, breaks 80,000

August 8, 2025 14:28:00 IST

Railway Stocks fall significantly

Railway stocks trade in significant losses. 

  • RVNL falls over 2%, trades at 340
  • IRCON loses 1%, trades at 165.89
  • IRFC dips 1.10%, trades at 125.87
  • IRCTC drops 0.83%, trading at 721
  • Titagarh loses 5%, trades at 810

August 8, 2025 14:20:00 IST

Defence index continues to decline

Nifty Ind Defence Index trades down by over 2%, at 7639

Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd trades at 2650, down by 4.65%

August 8, 2025 14:14:00 IST

Auto Index trades 1% down

Nifty Auto Index falls by 1%, trading over 23,550

August 8, 2025 14:05:00 IST

BSE loses early gains, red by 1.70%

The oldest stock exchange in Asia, BSE trades in loss, 1.70% down, just below 2400.

The stock opened at 2500 and has been losing since it touched the intraday high of 2503

August 8, 2025 13:56:00 IST

Data Patterns stock loses 5%

The Defence sector IT stock Data Pattern, trying to make its way to be mid cap soon, loses 5%. The stock currently trades at 2443, bouncing from day's low of 2351

August 8, 2025 13:47:00 IST

Coforge loses over 5.50%

The IT solutions mid cap stock Coforge (formerly NIIT Tech) trades just above 1600, losing 5.53%

August 8, 2025 13:32:00 IST

HCL Tech stays flat green

HCL Tech trades, manages to stay flat green, at 1477, with marginal gain of 0.10%

August 8, 2025 13:29:00 IST

Nifty-Sensex struggle with bears, down 0.70%

  • Nifty50 loses 0.72%, trades at 24,430
  • Sensex oscillates between 80,000 to 80,100 levels, losing 0.70

August 8, 2025 13:24:00 IST

Nibe hits lower circuit!

The defence sector small cap Nibe Ltd hit lower circuit of 10%, trading at 1436.25

The company's Q1 results are set to be announced on 12th Aug, 2025

August 8, 2025 13:19:00 IST

Oil and Gas index trades green

Nifty Oil and Gas index trades 0.42%, trades just above 11,050

August 8, 2025 13:13:00 IST

Kalyan Jewellers 9% down!

After opening at 615, gaping up from previous close of 590, the stock deals in big losses, post-Q1 results yesterday. 

The stock trades currently at 540, 8.51% down 

August 8, 2025 13:04:00 IST

IEX gains 4%

Indian Energy Exchange Ltd (IEX) showed a bounce back after a series of losing sessions in past few days, following the reports of market coupling. 

The stock gains 3.74% to trade at 138 now

August 8, 2025 12:49:00 IST

Kotak Bank loses 1.20%

Nifty stock Kotak Mahindra Bank 1.20% down, trades at 1968, after opening at 1992.10 and touching the high of 1999.50

August 8, 2025 12:41:00 IST

Dixon Tech loses significantly, down 2.70%

The smartphone manufacturer stock, Dixon Technologies loses 2.70%, trades at 16,220

August 8, 2025 12:37:00 IST

Mid Cap index loses 1%

Nifty Mid Cap 100 index loses 1%, trades at 56,365

August 8, 2025 12:24:00 IST

Pharma: Divi's Labs loses over 1.70%, Sun Pharma also down

  • Divi's Laboratories drops 1.73%, trading at 6025
  • Sun Pharma loses 0.70%, trades at 1587

August 8, 2025 12:17:00 IST

NSDL gains 18%

National Securities Depository Ltd has been significantly gaining since its listing. The stock soars around 18% to trade at 1330

August 8, 2025 12:12:00 IST

CDSL gains 1.15%

Central Depository Services Ltd, the retail depository stock gains to stay afloat. The stock trades at 1580, gaining over 1.15%

August 8, 2025 12:05:00 IST

Sensex struggles at 80,000

Nifty loses 0.73%, 180 points, to trade at 24,415

Sensex loses 600 points, struggles to keep above 80,000 level

August 8, 2025 11:57:00 IST

TCS flat, Wipro-Infy lose

  • TCS gains marginally, 0.10%, trades at 3050
  • Infosys keeps the losses at 0..90, trades at 1424
  • Wipro loses 0.80%, trades at 240

August 8, 2025 11:50:00 IST

Titan gains 1.80% post its Q1 results

The Tata jewellery stock Titan trades up by 1.80%, around 3480

August 8, 2025 11:47:00 IST

Astral fall by 2.25%

The PVC pipes stock Astral Ltd falls by 2.30, trades around 1380

August 8, 2025 11:38:00 IST

RBI to set cut-of yield for '32 bonds at 6.34%

  • From what reports suggest, Indian government is aiming to raise around 250 billion rupees i.e. $2.85 billion through the sale of bonds on Friday.
  • The RBI is to set the cut-off yields in a range of 6.34% to 7.19%, according to reports 
August 8, 2025 11:35:00 IST

Oil and Gas trades in green

Nifty Oil and Gas trades with gains of 0.46%, at 11,047

August 8, 2025 11:29:00 IST

Banks trade in losses

  • State Bank of India drops 0.55%, trades at 800
  • HDFC Bank loses almost 1%, trades at 1976
  • ICICI Bank falls 0.32%, trades at 1435
  • PNB trades at 104 with 0.61% loss

  • Bank Nifty index loses 0.66%, trades at 55,150
August 8, 2025 11:26:00 IST

Reliance falls over 1%

Reliance Industries drops over 1% to trade around 1375

August 8, 2025 11:14:00 IST

Metal Index loses further, 100 points down

Nifty Metal index loses 1%, trades just above 9200

August 8, 2025 11:12:00 IST

Nifty Pharma dips 0.80%

Nifty Pharma index falls by over 170 points, trades at 21,500

August 8, 2025 11:04:00 IST

Small Cap index falls 0.56% down

Nifty Small Cap 250 index falls by 0.56%, trades 93 points at 16,659

August 8, 2025 10:52:00 IST

LIC gains 3% post Q1 results

LIC surges over 3% after they posted their profits in Q1 numbers reported yesterday. The profits were impressive, wit an YoY hike of 40.66%

August 8, 2025 10:48:00 IST

Mid cap Index falls by 1%

Nifty Mid Cap 100 index falls by 1%, trades at 56,350

August 8, 2025 10:45:00 IST

The drop in defence stocks continues

  • Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL) loses 1.80%, trades at 4470
  • Cochin Shipyard Ltd trades loses 1.46%, trades at 1667
  • Nifty Defence trades down by 2%, around 7,640

August 8, 2025 10:36:00 IST

Paras loses 2.20%

  • Paras Defence and Space Technologies falls by 2.27% to trade at 634

August 8, 2025 10:23:00 IST

Reliance and HDFC Bank deal in losses

  • Reliance Industries falls by 0.47%, trades at 1382
  • HDFC Bank loses 0.61%, trades at 1983

August 8, 2025 10:14:00 IST

Metal falls 0.80%; VEDL, Tata Steel down

  • Vedanta Ltd trades down by 0.65%, at 435
  • Tata loses 0.68%, trading at 158.50

The Nifty Metal index loses 0.70%, trades around 9,245

August 8, 2025 10:03:00 IST

Nifty Realty loses 0.50%, Stocks down

  • Oberoi Realty loses 1.44%, trades at 1,590
  • Macrotech aka Lodha Developers share fall by 0.51%, trade at 1216
  • The Nifty Realty index drops 0.54% 

August 8, 2025 10:00:00 IST

Pharma Index drops over 0.80%

  • Nifty Pharma Index drops 0.82%
  • The index trades at 21,510, losing 170 points

August 8, 2025 09:50:00 IST

Nifty loses 100 points, bear smells around

  • Nifty50 trades around 24,480, falls 110 points, down 0.44%
  • Sensex falls 380 points, trades at 80,240

August 8, 2025 09:44:00 IST

IT Stock Infosys drops 1%

Infosys falls by 1%, trades at 1422

August 8, 2025 09:31:00 IST

Nifty breaks 24,600 level, heading towards 24,500?

  • Nifty50 trades below 24,600, drops 0.37% 
  • Sensex drops 350 points, trading as 80,275

August 8, 2025 09:24:00 IST

Defence, IT and Pharma indices open down

  • Nifty Ind Defence index falls over 1.50%, trades at 7,670
  • Nifty IT index drops over 0.60%, trades at 34,500
  • Nifty Pharma drops by 0.60%, trades 21,560

August 8, 2025 09:03:00 IST

It's a Red: Gapped down opening

Markets open flat red today

  • NIfty50 and Sensex open gapping down around 0.20%
  • NIfty50 trades at 24,565
  • Sensex trades at 80,500