POST-MARKET SUMMARY 18th August 2025

On August 18, benchmark equity indices ended higher for a third consecutive session, supported by cooling oil prices following talks between Trump and Putin, India's sovereign rating upgrades by S&P and expectations of GST rate rationalisation by October. The week began positively with broad-based buying across sectors, helping the Nifty reclaim the 25,000 level. However, selling in selected IT stocks trimmed intraday gains.

Among broader indices, the BSE Midcap index gained 1%, while the Smallcap index added 1.4%. On the sectoral front, except for IT and media, all other sectors ended in the green. Auto stocks surged 4%, consumer durables rose 3% and realty gained 2%, while metals, FMCG and private banks were up 1-2%.

NIFTY: The index opened 307 points higher at 24,938 and made a high of 25,022 before closing at 24,876. Nifty has formed a bearish candle with a long upper shadow  on the daily chart. Its immediate resistance level is now placed at 24,700 while its immediate support is at 24,470.

BANK NIFTY: The index opened 600 points higher at 55,940 and closed at 55,734.  Bank Nifty has formed a bearish candle with a long upper shadow on the daily chart. Its immediate resistance level is now placed around 55,500 while immediate support is around 55,000.

Stocks in Spotlight

▪ Maruti Suzuki: Stock surged nearly 9%, marking its sharpest single-day rise in five years, following reports of a likely GST cut on entry-level two-wheelers, compact cars and hybrids.

▪ Ashok Leyland: Stock jumped 8% after the company reported an in-line set of Q1FY26 numbers. Net profit increased 13% to Rs 594 crore, while revenue climbed 1.5% YoY to Rs 8,725 crore.

▪ KEC International: Stock climbed 7% after the company secured new orders worth Rs 1,402 crore across various segments.

 Global News

▪ European shares and the U.S. dollar wobbled on Monday ahead of a likely eventful week for U.S. interest rate policy.

▪ Gold prices eked out gains on Monday, supported by lower U.S. Treasury yields, as market participants awaited U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders later in the day. 

▪ Oil prices rose on Monday after White House trade adviser Peter Navarro stated that India's purchases of Russian crude were funding Moscow's war in Ukraine and needed to stop.

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