Finance
Stock Market Highlights today, Thursday, August 21, 2025: Equity benchmark indices extended rally to the sixth straight trading day, with buying support in index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank.
However, benchmark indices did not reach their peak for the day. Early trading saw the BSE Sensex reach a high of 82,231, but it ultimately ended the day at 82,001, up just 143 points or 0.2%. Over the course of the last six consecutive trading sessions, the BSE benchmark has now increased by 1,765 points.
Before ending the day at 25,084, up 33 points or 0.1%, the NSE Nifty 50 index soared to a high of 25,154.
Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank up around 1 per cent each, were the top contributors. These two stocks helped the Sensex end in green, by contributing 156 points to the Sensex on Thursday. That apart, Bajaj twins – Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv and Larsen & Toubro were the other notable gainers. On the other hand, Eternal and Power Grid Corporation slipped around 1.5 per cent each. NTPC, Adani Ports and Hindustan Unilever were the other prominent losers.
The Nifty MidCap 50 was down 0.5% and the SmallCap 50 was down 0.4%, both of which were negative finishes for the larger indices. The VIX for India fell 3.5%.
Following the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairman Tuhin Pandey’s statement that the regulator may regulate the term of F&O products, shares of capital-market related firms, specifically BSE and Angel One, fell up to 7% each in the overall market.
“We will consult stakeholders on ways to improve and carefully calibrate the tenor and maturity profile of derivative products so that they support both hedging and long-term investing.” Tuhin Pandey said at the FICCI event.
Source: BS
