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Key gauges end in green on fag-end buying
Aug-25-2026

Indian equity benchmarks recovered their intraday losses and ended higher on Tuesday as fag-end buying and sharp decline in crude oil prices calmed investors' sentiment. Some support also came as exchange data showed Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 1,181.66 crore on Monday, snapping a two-session selling streak. 

Both the Sensex and Nifty staged a fag-end recovery to close in the green, tracking gains in Telecom, Consumer Durables and Healthcare stocks. Investors also remained focused on the Nifty 50's first monthly derivatives expiry under the new closing auction session (CAS) for stocks with futures and options contracts.

Some of the important factors in trade: 

India working towards becoming $30 trillion economy by 2047: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal has said that India recorded 7.7 per cent growth last year despite global uncertainties and is working towards becoming a $30 trillion economy by 2047. 

India, Cambodia complete BIT negotiations, agree to sign pact soon: With a view to boosting economic ties, the Commerce Ministry said India and Cambodia have completed negotiations for a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) and agreed to sign it at the earliest. The two sides also discussed ways to enhance cooperation in sectors such as agriculture, dyes and pigments, banking and insurance. 

FICCI flags widening trade deficit with Japan as concern for Indian exporters: Highlighting difficulties faced by Indian exporters in accessing the Japanese market, Industry chamber FICCI President Anant Goenka has said that the widening trade deficit with Japan is a matter of concern for Indian exporters.

India, Mauritius discuss ways to further strengthen cooperation in public service, training, capacity building: India and Mauritius have discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation in public service, training and capacity building, with greater emphasis on sustained institutional engagement and exchange of expertise between the two countries.

Global front: European markets were trading higher, while Asian markets settled mostly higher as investors shrugged off concerns over mounting geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and sought direction from upcoming Nvidia earnings, a key U.S. inflation reading and Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's debut speech at the annual Jackson Hole conference.

Finally, the BSE Sensex rose 286.98 points or 0.37% to 77,656.09 and the CNX Nifty was up by 115.50 points or 0.48% to 24,334.55. 

The BSE Sensex touched high and low of 77,666.39 and 77,125.91, respectively. There were 24 stocks advancing against 6 stocks declining on the index.   

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Telecom up by 1.39%, Consumer Durables up by 0.81%, Healthcare up by 0.65%, TECK up by 0.56% and Metal up by 0.43%, while there was no losing sectoral index on the BSE. 

The top gainers on the Sensex were Interglobe Aviation up by 2.05%, Adani Ports &SEZ up by 1.19%, Infosys up by 1.15%, Trent up by 1.10% and Titan Company up by 0.98%. On the flip side, Eternal down by 0.85%, HCL Technologies down by 0.68%, Power Grid Corporation down by 0.53%, Bajaj Finserv down by 0.29% and HDFC Bank down by 0.26% were the top losers. 

Meanwhile, highlighting difficulties faced by Indian exporters in accessing the Japanese market, Industry chamber FICCI President Anant Goenka has said that the widening trade deficit with Japan is a matter of concern for Indian exporters. He added that stringent certification and regulatory requirements too are among key concerns for exporters, particularly for pharmaceutical companies in the Japanese market. He has called for greater recognition of Indian certifications in Tokyo to improve market access. Besides, he flagged the bias of buying products within Japan of Japanese companies as another concern for exporters and has emphasized the need for cultural opening.

On India-Japan collaboration in Africa, he noted that India and Japan have significant scope for collaboration in areas such as high-tech manufacturing, artificial intelligence, data centres, shipbuilding, critical minerals, steel and semiconductors. He added that both the countries can jointly work towards investing more in Africa and selling more to Africa. Also, critical minerals are key areas where the two countries can collaborate in Africa.

During fiscal year 2025-2026, two-way commerce between India and Japan grew 9.18% to $27.47 billion, with Indian exports standing at $6.03 billion and imports at $21.43 billion, from $25.16 billion in 2024-25. The trade deficit between the countries increased to $15.4 billion in the last fiscal year from $12.66 billion in 2024-25. It was $12.53 billion in 2023-24 and $11 billion in 2022-23.

CNX Nifty touched high and low of 24,334.55 and 24,115.45, respectively. There were 34 stocks advancing against 16 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Adani Enterprises up by 3.72%, Max Healthcare up by 2.57%, Apollo Hospital up by 2.15%, Interglobe Aviation up by 2.01% and Adani Ports &SEZ up by 1.83%. On the flip side, HDFC Life Insurance down by 1.13%, Cipla down by 1.11%, ONGC down by 1.08%, Coal India down by 0.71% and Hindalco Industries down by 0.70% were the top losers. 

European markets were trading higher; UK’s FTSE 100 increased 27.74 points or 0.26% to 10,882.06, France’s CAC rose 37.79 points or 0.45% to 8,490.80 and Germany’s DAX gained 236.4 points or 0.91% to 26,343.00.

Asian markets settled mostly higher on Tuesday as Tech stocks rebound ahead of Nvidia earnings. Investors also awaited the release of US consumer confidence data due Tuesday, followed by the latest personal consumption expenditure price index on Wednesday. Besides, market participants overlooked the US sanctions on Iran and its trading partners in an effort to pressure Tehran back to the negotiating table. China’s Shanghai Composite index gained ahead of the National People's Congress Standing Committee meeting, which is scheduled from August 25 to August 28. Meanwhile, Indonesian and Malaysian markets were remained closed on account of public holiday.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,889.45

7.44

0.19

Hang Seng

25,511.10

-6.23

-0.02

Jakarta Composite

--

--

--

KLSE Composite

--

--

--

Nikkei 225

65,856.43

328.34

0.50

Straits Times

5,735.68

55.22

0.97

KOSPI Composite

6,742.74

45.78

0.68

Taiwan Weighted

45,169.46

407.14

0.91
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