Finance
Stock market close highlights on Wednesday, August 13, 2025: Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, ended higher today, driven by Healthcare, Metal, and Auto stocks. Easing inflation figures, which fell to a multi-year low, improved market mood.
Retail inflation in India, as determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), decreased for the ninth consecutive month to 1.55% in July from 2.1% in June. According to data issued by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), this is the lowest CPI reading since June 2017.
Nevertheless, the Nifty50 ended 131.95 points, or 0.54%, higher at 24,619.35 levels, while the BSE Sensex closed 304.32 points, or 00.38%, higher at 80,539.91 levels.
Adani Ports, UltraTech Cement, and ITC were among of the biggest laggards on the BSE, while BEL, Eternal, and M&M were the top gainers.
On the NSE, IndusInd Bank, Bharti Airtel, and Adani Enterprises were among the biggest losers, while NTPC, Titan, and Dr. Reddy were the top winners.
Broader indices ended in green. SmallCap closed 0.66 percent lower, while the Nifty Midcap 100 index closed 0.63 percent higher.
Performance by sector was inconsistent. The largest gainer, up 2.13 percent, was Nifty Healthcare, which was followed by Pharma (1.73 percent), Metal (1.26 percent), and Auto (1.12 percent).
PSU Bank, Oil and Gas, and Nifty FMCG all saw declines of 0.04 percent, 0.14 percent, and 0.05 percent, respectively.
Source: BS
