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Equity benchmark index climbed into the initial trade on Tuesday (August 19, 2025), expanding its previous day’s rally, as optimism in the market became stronger in the market due to schemes for Big Bang reforms in GST rule by Diwali.
In the initial trade, the 30-chair BSE Sensex climbed 203.44 points to 81,477.19. 50-Sare NSE Nifty rose 53.4 points to 24,930.35.
Sensex firms, Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel, Adani Ports, NTPC, Titan and Infosys were prominent beneficiaries.
However, Bajaj Finance, Bharat Electronics, Mahindra and Mahindra and HCL were among Tech Lagards.
VK Vijaykumar, the main investment strategist of Geojit Investments Limited, said, “The policy initiative from the government on the GST front with the indications of the next generation reforms has greatly improved market sentiments.”
In the Asian markets, Shanghai’s SSE Composite Index and Hong Kong’s Hong Seng traded in a positive field, while South Korea’s Kospi and Japan’s Nikkei 225 index cited lower.
The American markets ended on Monday (August 18, 2025) on a flat note.
“White House talks indicate that” the war is appropriate to end the war “. And, if it happens, the secondary tariff on India to buy oil from Russia will be irrelevant. It can be positive from the market point of view,” Vijayakumar said.
Global Oil Benchmark Brent crude declined by 0.50% to $ 66.24 per barrel.
According to exchange data, foreign institutional investors (FII) bought an equity of ₹ 550.85 crore on Monday (August 18, 2025).
On Monday (August 18, 2025), Sensex jumped at 676.09 points or 0.84%, settling at 81,273.75. The Nifty climbed to 245.65 points or 1% to end at 24,876.95.
Published – August 19, 2025 10:06 AM IST
