Market Wrap 2026-08-25: NIFTY Gains 0.48%, SENSEX at 77,656.09
Daily Indian market wrap for 2026-08-25. NIFTY, SENSEX, sector breadth, top headlines.
Market summary — 2026-08-25
NIFTY 50 closed at 24,334.55 (+0.48%, +115.50 points). SENSEX closed at 77,656.09 (+0.37%, +286.98 points). GIFT NIFTY was at 24,336 (+0.76%).
Sector breadth
- 9 sectors advanced, 3 declined (out of 12 tracked).
Top sector gainers:
- Nifty Pharma: +0.85%
- Nifty PSU Bank: +0.75%
- Nifty Infra: +0.63%
Top sector losers:
- Nifty Metal: -0.07%
- Nifty Energy: -0.07%
- Bank Nifty: -0.02%
Top headlines
- Top Gainers & Losers on 25 Aug: FACT, Vodafone Idea, Cyient, Paytm, Angel One, Pine Labs among top gainers — LiveMint
- Hindustan Zinc shares fall 3% on reports of fresh government stake sale via OFS — ET Markets
- Sensex gains 287 points, Nifty 50 ends at 24,335- What drove the stock market up today? — LiveMint
- Small-cap stock under ₹50 Ebix hits 5% upper circuit for sixth straight session | Do you own? — LiveMint
- Can you deduct brokerage and STT from capital gains? A tax expert explains — LiveMint Money
Where to look next
- Live India markets dashboard — all indices, sectors, news, and 8 business TV channels on one screen
- FII / DII flows — institutional buy/sell activity
- NIFTY PE ratio — current valuation vs 20-year history
- MTF comparison — cheapest broker for margin positions
Data sourced from Yahoo Finance and LiveMint / Economic Times / NDTV Profit RSS feeds. This is an automated market wrap, not investment advice.
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