Sensex and Nifty Soar: IT Stocks Fuel Midday Trading Frenzy on August 20, 2025
Tech Titans Ignite Market Rally—No Signs of Slowing Down
India's benchmark indices just hit turbo mode. The Sensex and Nifty aren't just climbing—they're sprinting. And who's leading the charge? The usual suspects: IT stocks.
Midday Momentum Builds
Trading floors buzz with energy as institutional money floods into tech. This isn't a blip—it's a surge. The pattern's familiar: when tech rallies, everything follows. Today's no exception.
Behind the Numbers
No fancy algorithms needed to spot this trend. The data screams bullish. IT sectors outperform, dragging indices upward. Classic market behavior—just faster, sharper, and way more volatile.
Why It Matters—And Why It Might Not
Another day, another rally fueled by tech optimism. Because nothing says 'stable growth' like betting everything on the sector most sensitive to global whims. Stay long—or get left behind.
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Hindustan Unilever contributed significantly to the day’s gains, advancing 2.56 per cent to ₹2,671.50, while power sector heavyweight NTPC climbed 2.01 per cent to ₹341.80.
Financial services stocks weighed on the indices, with the Nifty Financial Services index declining 0.35 per cent to 26,496.50. Bajaj Finance dropped 1.49 per cent to ₹888.90, while Shriram Finance fell 1.44 per cent to ₹617.35. Bajaj Finserv also declined 0.81 per cent to ₹1,956.20.
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Defense stock BEL emerged as the top loser, sliding 1.54 per cent to ₹374.20, followed by Tata Motors, which declined 1.29 per cent to ₹691.25.
Market breadth remained positive with 2,368 stocks advancing against 1,541 declining on the BSE. A total of 123 stocks hit 52-week highs compared to 44 touching 52-week lows. The session witnessed 222 stocks in the upper circuit and 134 in the lower circuit.
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The Nifty Midcap 100 index outperformed benchmark indices, rising 0.57 per cent to 57,993.90, while the Nifty Next 50 gained 0.48 per cent to 68,235.60. However, the Nifty Bank index remained under pressure, declining 0.23 per cent to 55,738.75.
Trading volumes reflected active participation, with Infosys recording the highest value turnover of ₹85,915.46 lakhs among Nifty constituents, followed by TCS at ₹77,750.74 lakhs.
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The market’s performance comes as investors remain cautious ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium, which is expected to provide clarity on the central bank’s monetary policy stance. Despite morning concerns over global sentiment and continued foreign institutional investor selling, domestic institutional investor support and sector-specific momentum helped sustain the rally through midday trade.
Published on August 20, 2025
