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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.
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