Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights: Sensex gains 371 points; Midcaps outperform as Reliance, autos, textiles lead rally

Nifty Fails To Hold 25,000 After Crossing It Intra-day For 2nd Straight Session

Sensex Rises 371 Points To 81,644 & Nifty 104 Points To 24,981

Nifty Bank Gains 130 Points To 55,865 & Midcap Index 551 Points To 57,665

Reliance Is Top Nifty Contributor, Rises 3% Tracking Tariff News Related To Jio

Auto Pack Rises As Rpts Suggest China Looking To Lift Rare-earth Magnet Curb

TaMo, Bajaj Auto, Hero, S Mothersnon & Sona BLW Amongst Top Auto Gainers

New-age Stocks Continue To See Buying, Eternal & Paytm Top Gainers

Textile Stocks Gain As Govt Removes Duty On Cotton Imports, Raymond Up 11%

Jayaswal Neco Rises With Healthy Volumes, Moves 10% Higher

PNB Houising Sees Short Covering As Stock Exits F&O Ban, Up 4%

FMCG & Cons Durable Stocks Extend Gains On GST Cut Hope, Stocks Up 2-3%

Glenmark Reverses All The Gains Seen Post Cancer Drug Deal Last Month

GAIL Close With A Gain Of 1% As Srcs Indicate PNGRB May Approve Tariff In Sep

Astral & Supreme Rise 2-4% As DGTR Recos ADD On PVC Resin Imports

Market Breadth Favours Advances, Advance-Decline Ratio At 5:2#CNBCTV18Exclusive | #SEBI’s secondary market advisory committee (#SMAC) meeting today could discuss ways to curb options market volatility, may also discuss other ways to curb options market speculation

Sources to @YashJain88 pic.twitter.com/cBBhSyD57v

— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) August 19, 2025

#JustIn | #IndianOil & #AirIndia sign MoU for supply of sustainable aviation fuel pic.twitter.com/TG2I6AhX3f

— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) August 19, 2025

#RupeeCheck | Rupee at day’s high, strengthens by 35 paise against US Dollar#RupeeVsDollar pic.twitter.com/BdjI6t3xoF

— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) August 19, 2025

Sources To Moneycontrol

Fitch Ratings said Indian corporates face limited direct exposure to recently imposed US tariffs, though sectors currently unaffected, including pharmaceuticals, could come under pressure if Washington announces additional measures. here

Shares of state-run Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) – Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOC), are trading with gains of as much as 2% on Tuesday, August 19. here

Gold prices may continue to stay elevated through the second half of 2025, according to Ventura Securities. The brokerage expects Comex gold to touch $3,600 an ounce by year-end, following a record high of $3,534.10 on August 7, which surpassed the earlier peak of $3,509.90 set in April. here

Supreme Ind On CNBC-TV18

Coal India Ltd. on Wednesday, August 19, said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Konkan Railway Corporation Limited. here#JustIn | #GAIL pipeline #tariff announcement likely by the beginning of September, sources to @sudarshankr

????Alert: #PNGRB Member last month indicated of 20% increase in GAIL tariff pipeline

????Alert: PNGRB has declined to comment on the matter w.r.t GAIL pipeline tariff pic.twitter.com/ha8OfnSxpR

— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) August 19, 2025

Rate Rationalisation

Revenue loss from the recent goods and services tax (GST) cuts is likely to be manageable, said Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Group Chief Economic Advisor at State Bank of India (SBI), stating that while estimates suggest a shortfall of about ₹50,000 crore for the rest of the year, the impact could be offset by funds from the compensation cess pool and repayments already underway. here

Shares of Sarda Energy and Minerals Ltd. gained on Tuesday, August 19, after the company said it has been declared a successful bidder for Senduri Coal Mine in Madhya Pradesh on a 9.5% revenue-sharing basis with the state government. here

Nvidia is developing a new AI chip for China based on its latest Blackwell architecture that will be more powerful than the H20 model it is currently allowed to sell there, two people briefed on the matter said.

Apple Inc. is expanding iPhone production in India at five factories, including a pair of recently opened plants, as it seeks to lessen its reliance on China for US-bound models. here

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. on Tuesday, August 19, said it has received the final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) Macitentan Tablets, 10 mg.#JustIn | #AlkemLab announces the launch of Olesoft Trucera Moisturising Lotion

Alert: Olesoft Trucera Moisturising lotion is used to restore hydration & strengthen the skin barrier pic.twitter.com/zMFhnvXqu4

— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) August 19, 2025

Devang Mehta, Director-Equity Advisory, Spark Private Wealth Management

On auto sector: “The icing on the cake, which the government has provided (GST rate cut), if it comes through in the next one or two months, this will augur extremely positive; macro conditions are positive.

RBI has been on a rate cut spree, there is liquidity across, companies’ balance sheets are powerful right now, and with the launch of new models with all these companies, there is a revolution which is also going to come into EV. So, this sector probably will be beneficiary.

Don’t look at the short-term repercussions that the stocks have bounced back. But this probably seems to be getting into a structural, next couple of years, rally – that is what seems right now.”

Bengaluru-based B2B seafood supply chain startup Captain Fresh, which has reclassified itself as a public limited company under the name Infifresh Foods Limited, has filed confidential IPO papers with markets regulator SEBI as it gears up for a public listing. here