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AUGUST SERIES

Nifty OI                                               -2.1%

Bank Nifty OI                  +1.6%

FIIs IN INDEX FUTURES

Contracts                Change in OI                        Positioning

Longs                     +701                   10%

Shorts                    +2362                    90%

OPTION CUES

Nifty PCR at 1.3 vs 1.14

NIFTY OPTIONS (Aug 21)

Strike                                 Change in OI                                 Premium

25100 Call                       +47.5 lk shares                             35

25050 Call                       +40.2 lk shares                             55

25000 Put                         + 69.7 lk cr shares                      35

Nifty levels

Resistance                      25100-25050

Support                              24900

Date                                    Nifty Highs

13-Aug-25                        24,665

14-Aug-25                        24,674

18-Aug-25                        25,022

19-Aug-25                        25,013

20-Aug-25                        25,089

NiftyBank show me with 20 DMA and 50 DMA

Stocks in Focus

F&O BAN:        NEW IN BAN: PGEL

Nifty Rejig due

Possible entrants?

Indigo

Max Healthcare

Oil held a gain after US crude stockpiles shrunk the most since mid-June, keeping inventories well below the seasonal average. here

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook signalled her intention to remain at the central bank in defiance of calls for her resignation by President Donald Trump over allegations of mortgage fraud. here

July Fed Meet Minutes

Godrej Properties

Zee Entertainment 

Leading broadcaster, said Aditya Birla Finance Limited (ABFL) has filed a petition before the Delhi High Court challenging the arbitral award that had rejected all claims against the company.

On May 13, ZEEL had disclosed that the arbitral tribunal, through its final award dated May 12, had dismissed all of ABFL’s claims.

 RailTel shares will be in focus today as the telecom infrastructure firm said it has secured two work orders worth ₹50.42 crore from government agencies in Odisha and Kerala.The first order, amounting to ₹15.42 crore, including tax, was awarded by the Higher Education Department of the Odisha government. The scope of work covers the design and development of CMS-based bilingual websites for colleges under the department.

Elon Musk’s internet satellite business Starlink will roll out Aadhaar-based verification to onboard customers when it launches in India, the Ministry of Electronics and IT said in an announcement on Wednesday, August 20.

The board of UltraTech Cement Ltd. on Wednesday, August 20, approved the sale of up to 2.01 crore equity shares of India Cements, representing a 6.49% stake in the company. here

India’s third-largest cement manufacturer, Shree Cement Limited, on Wednesday (August 2), said the Income Tax Department has reduced its earlier tax demand of ₹588.65 crore to ₹221.72 crore following a rectification order under Section 154 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. here

Veteran investor Raamdeo Agrawal says India now needs the ‘lollapalooza effect’—a term popularised by Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger that refers to multiple factors working together to create extraordinary outcomes. here

The two Federal Reserve policymakers who dissented against the US central bank’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged last month appear not to have been joined by other policymakers in voicing support for lowering rates at that meeting, a readout of the gathering released on Wednesday (August 20) showed.

Chittilappilly Thomas Kochuouseph, promoter of V-Guard Industries, and B.S. Ajai Kumar, one of the promoters of HealthCare Global Enterprises (HCG), each sold a 1% stake in their respective companies via bulk deals on Wednesday, totaling ₹245 crore. here

OLA ELECTRIC

Stock at nearly 3-month high

Up 29% in 2 sessions

AUGUST 20

Trading volumes highest ever of 111 cr shares

Delivery volumes at 19 cr shares, 17% of trading volumes

Delivery % Of Trading volumes (marked for delivery) lowest in 4 months

BROKERAGE VIEWS

Of total 6 brokerages, 2 have a buy call & 2 Sell call

Highest target price is 63 & lowest is 40

#Bloomberg

VAHAN REGISTRATION DATA: Aug ’25

Till August 20, 2025

Ola Electric: 9,522

Ather Energy: 10,248

If current trends hold, Ola’s mkt share will fall below Ather Energy

Promoters of speciality chemical manufacturer Clean Science and Technology Ltd, Ashok Boob and Krishna Boob, are likely to sell up to 24% stake in the company through block deals, sources told CNBC Awaaz on Wednesday (August 20). here

Titan Company Ltd on Wednesday said P B Balaji has resigned as non-executive, non-independent director of the company with effect from Aug 20, citing additional professional commitments. here

Mumbai-based Godrej Properties on Wednesday (August 20) announced the acquisition of a 7% stake in Godrej Skyline Developers (GSDL) for a total consideration of ₹9.25 lakh from existing shareholders. here

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook signalled her intention to remain at the central bank in defiance of calls for her resignation by President Donald Trump over allegations of mortgage fraud.

Fortis Healthcare Ltd on Wednesday (August 20) said it has signed a collaboration agreement with the Ekana Group for operations and management of a 550-bed greenfield super speciality hospital in Lucknow. here

Zerodha has introduced a secondary demat account on its Kite platform facility for resident individuals, allowing investors to open an additional account using the same mobile number through its Console platform. here

Speciality pharmaceutical company Ajanta Pharma Ltd on Wednesday (August 20) said the Income Tax Department conducted a search under the Income Tax Act, 1961, at some of its offices and manufacturing units on August 19, 2025. The company said the search is ongoing. here

TRADE SET UP

The short-term trend for the Nifty remains positive, and a further upside could take the index toward the next overhead resistance at 25,300, analysts say. here

Shares of Anil Agarwal-owned mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd. will be in focus on Thursday, August 21, ahead of its board meeting to consider a second interim dividend for the current financial year. here

Piramal Pharma Limited on Wednesday (August 20) said its material step-down wholly owned subsidiary, Piramal Healthcare Inc., has completed the subscription of 1,903 optionally convertible redeemable preference shares of face value $100,000 each in PPL Pharma Inc. here

UltraTech, RailTel, Sula Vineyards, Exide Industries and more are the stocks to watch for in today’s trade. here

Shares of Vibhor Steel Tubes Ltd., one of India’s most subscribed IPOs on record, along with Borana Weaves Ltd., another IPO with heavy subscription, will see their respective shareholder lock-in period come to an end on Thursday, August 21. here

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