Finance
Stock Market Highlights today, Tuesday, on August 19, 2025: For the fourth consecutive trading session, equity benchmark indices closed higher, driven by strong gains in a few auto firms and the index heavyweight Reliance Industries.
After beginning the day at 81,319 levels with a slight gain, the BSE Sensex surged to 81,756. In the end, the Sensex finished at 81,644, up 371 points, or 0.5%. Over the course of the last four trading sessions, the Sensex has now increased by 1,409 points.
In the meantime, the NSE Nifty 50 index reached a high of 25,013, retesting the 25,000 mark for the second day in a row. The Nifty finally ended 104 points higher at 24,981.
With a 3.5% increase, Tata Motors was the most percentage gainer among Sensex shares. Reliance Industries (RIL) and Adani Ports both saw a 3% increase. In terms of index contribution, RIL alone contributed 229 points of the Sensex day’s gain.
Broader indices outperformed the benchmark BSE Sensex. The BSE Smallcap and Midcap indices ended the day up 1% apiece.
The BSE Auto, Energy, Oil & Gas, and Telecom indices all had sectoral increases of more than 1%, while the BSE IPO index surged more than 2%, with several shares setting new all-time highs.
Source: BS
