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Nifty Continues To Face Resistance Around 25,000

IT Lends Support To Nifty, 4 Of Top 5 Nifty Gainers Are IT Stocks

Sensex Rises 329 Points To 81,636 & Nifty 98 Points To 24,968

Nifty Bank Slips 10 Pts To 55,139 While Midcap Index Rises 72 Pts To 57,702

Brokerages Turn +ve On IT, TCS, Infosys, HCL, Wipro Top Nifty Gainers

Hero Moto & IndusInd Rise Despite The Nifty 50 Exclusion, Up 1-2%

GST Cut Can Be Implemented Ahead Of Festive Season, Consumption Names Higher

Capital Market Names Remain Under Pressure, BSE & Angel Fall 2-3%

Vodafone Idea Extends Friday’s Gains, Ends The Session 5% Higher

PG Electroplast Likely To Exit F&O Ban Today, Stock Up Over 3%

IRB Infra & Jindal Stainless Move Higher 3% Each Ahead Of F&O Exclusion

Paper Stocks See Big Buying On Govt Tightens Some Import Norms

TNPL, Malu Paper, West Cost Paper, JK Paper Rise 10-17%

Market Breadth Favours Declines, Advance-Decline Ratio At 4:5

Last month, when the lender reported its first quarter earnings, its board of directors approved the issuance of bonus shares in the 1:5 ratio.

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The government’s goods and services tax (GST) rate cut, which adds about 30 basis points (bps) of fiscal stimulus, may offset more than half of the potential impact from US President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on India, estimated at around 60 bps, according to Pankaj Murarka, CEO and CIO of Renaissance Investment Managers, which manages nearly $188 million in assets.

Jashandeep Singh Chadha, Nomura

Siddharth Rai Mangala, Sr Research Analyst, Stockbox Technologies

Buy Zydus Lifesciences for a target price of ₹1,060-1,080 with a stop loss of ₹999

Buy Max Financial Services for a target price of ₹1,710-1,725 with a stop loss of ₹1,649

Anil Singhvi, Shree Digvijay Cement

Shares of cotton exporter Gokaldas Exports declined as much as 7% on Monday, August 25, ahead of the August 27 deadline when US President Donald Trump’s steeper tariffs on Indian goods are set to kick in.

Trump’s additional 25% tariff on Indian goods threatens to double the existing trade penalty, raising it to a crushing 50% in total.

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Shares of Reliable Data Services are up 20% at the moment.

The stock has gained 54.9% in the past month.

Fitch Ratings on Monday reaffirmed India’s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating at ‘BBB-’ with a stable outlook, underscoring that the country’s strong growth momentum and solid external finances continue to support its credit profile. The agency forecast India’s GDP growth at 6.5% in FY26.

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Hyundai Motor India says the rating reaffirmation underscores co’s highest degree of safety w.r.t timely servicing of financial obligations

Shares of Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) Ltd., announced on Monday, August 25, that it has signed a performance-based Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for setting strategic targets for the full financial year.

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Avinash Rao appointed as MD & CEO of Mahindra Susten w.e.f September 24, 2025

NBCC said the projects included Rajasthan Mandapam Convention Centre, Global Capability Centre (GCC) tower, IT Tower, luxury hotels, and new commercial and residential infrastructure on 95 acre of Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corporation (RIICO) land along the B2 Bypass, Tonk Road.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday (August 25) said that the internationalisation of the rupee is a slow process and “it will take decades” for trade to happen in local currency.

The Centre is preparing to roll out Goods and Services Tax (GST) cuts at the earliest, sources told CNBC-TV18. It may also press the GST Council to approve rate cuts with immediate effect, though no final decision has been taken yet. The Council will take a call.

Shivangi Sarda of Motilal Oswal Financial Services

Buy Nykaa with a stop loss of ₹225 and a target of ₹240

Buy Paytm with a stop loss of ₹1,250 and a target of ₹1,330

#Breaking | Fitch affirms/retains India at BBB-, outlook stable#Fitch on India;

India’s rating is supported by robust growth, solid External Finances pic.twitter.com/khuQw8mL19

— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) August 25, 2025

Ed Yardeni, President of Yardeni Research, says a September Federal Reserve rate cut is not guaranteed, despite rising market expectations after Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech.

Yardeni cautioned that upcoming inflation data and the August jobs report could still sway the Fed’s decision. As he explained, “I’m not convinced we’re going to get 25 basis points at this September 17 meeting.”

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Novigo Has Been Posting Over 20% EBITDA Margin

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LIC will continue its bancassurance agreement with IDBI Bank even after the stake sale.