Finance
Stock market closing highlights, Monday, August 25, 2025: Indian stocks ended the day higher despite increases in their international counterparts. After Fed Chair Jerome Powell hinted at rate reduction during Friday’s Jackson Hole summit in Wyoming, citing the jobs market’s downturn, buying in Indian and international markets began. Powell also emphasized the continued danger of increased inflation brought on by the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.
At the closing, the NSE Nifty50 was up 97.65 points, or 0.39 percent, and the BSE Sensex was up 329.06 points, or 0.40 percent, at 81,635.91.
At closure, the biggest gainers on the BSE were Infosys, TCS, Tech M, and HCLTech. On the other hand, the leading laggards were ICICI Bank, BEL, Asian Paints, and Bharti Airtel.
With a 2.37 percent gain, the Nifty IT index outperformed the other sectoral indices. Next in line were the Nifty Metal index (0.65%) and the Nifty Realty index (0.75%).
SmallCap was down 0.04 percent and Nifty MidCap 100 was up 0.12 percent in the overall markets.
Fitch Ratings confirmed India’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BBB-‘ with a Stable Outlook, among other developments throughout the day.
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra stated that India is poised to become the third-largest economy in the world during his remarks at the FIBAC 2025 event.
The nation is currently navigating a turbulent global economic and environmental landscape marked by increased trade, uncertainty, and enduring geopolitical tensions, the governor continued. “We need to push the frontiers of truth,” he stated.
Source: BS
