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View on market: Volatility persists, eagerly searching for growth:

Asian markets opened weaker, following a decline on Wall Street where major technology stocks faced heavy selling. Shares in Japan, South Korea, and Australia moved lower, and the broader Asia Pacific index also slipped. Futures trading suggested that both US and European markets may remain under pressure. In the United States, technology giants, often seen as the drivers of the market rally, lost ground as investors worried about stretched valuations. This dragged key indexes lower, with the Nasdaq seeing the sharpest fall, while the Dow managed to hold steady. Indian equities moved higher for the fourth straight session. Reliance Industries played a key role in supporting the market, helping both the Sensex and Nifty close in positive territory. On the policy front, the government is set to release data on core industries growth later in the day, while important meetings on GST reform and India-Russia cooperation are scheduled. These events may shape investor sentiment in the coming sessions.

Economic Calendar:

  • USD: Initial and Continuing Jobless Claim Data 21st August 2025.
  • IND: S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (Aug) on 21st August 2025.
  • USD: Fed’s Balance Sheet Data on 22nd August 2025.
Company Open Close Price (Rs/-) View

Vikram Solar Ltd.

Aug 19th Aug 21st 315-332 Apply

Shreeji Shipp Glo Ltd.

Aug 19th Aug 21st 240-252 May Apply

Mangal Ele Ind Ltd.

Aug 20th Aug 22th 533-561 May Apply

Brokerage Radar:

UBS ON SRF:

Maintain sell target: Rs 2,400, Co’s Partnership With Chemours To Supply Fluoropolymers Could Be Significant, The Agreement May Support Chemours Global Ops Via Outsourcing To SRF, With Ready Fluoropolymers Capacity, Co May See Major Revenue Growth From FY27.

CLSA ON NTPC:

Maintain outperform target: Rs 459, Raised Capacity Target For FY32 Το 149GW, Up 15% From 130GW, Raised Capacity Target Driven By Renewables & Falling Polysilicon Prices, Also Accelerating Transition Plans, Including Carbon Batteries.

UBS ON HAL:

Target Rs 4900 Recommendation Neutral, Govt clears Rs 62000 cr order for 97 Tejas MK1A, This is second MK1A order for HAL; 180 MK1A in order book for HAL, Delivery for MK1A is yet to commence, With F404 engine issue now behind expect delivery to commence with 6 MK1A to be delivered in FY26E.

JEFFERIES ON ECONOMIC ACTIVITY:

Jefferies Economic Indicator for Jul’25 shows activity levels moderating to a 10-mth low of 5.2%, Weak July, but likely bottoming, Consumption data from autos, card spends, travel have softened, Rural economy doing better with higher crop sown and 2-year high currency in circulation growth.

International Markets:

U.S & Europe:

Particulars     19th  Aug   Chg. Chg.(%)
Nasdaq 21,307.71 -322.06 -1.49
Dow 44,922.27 10.45 0.02
FTSE 9,189.22 31.48 0.34
CAC 7,979.08 95.03 1.19
DAX 24,423.07 108.30 0.44
Dow Fut.* 44,878.83 -43.44 -0.10

*As per 20th August.

Asian markets:

Particulars   20th  Aug Chg. Chg.(%)
GIFT Nifty                  24,964.50 -69.00 -0.28
Nikkei 42,860.00 -686.29 -1.58
Straits Times 4,225.15 8.96 0.21
Hang Seng 25,018.00 -104.90 -0.42
Shanghai                         3,740.11 12.82 0.34

Stocks strong on Chart:

Index F&O Cash
TCS BIOCON RALLIS INDIA
ONGC COFORGE CEAT
JIOFIN INOXWIND BEML
WIPRO ASHOKLEY MAX ESTATE
INFY PFC NIPPON AMC
ICICI BANK RECLTD MINDACORP

Commodities & Currency:

Particulars Current Price Chg.(%)
USD/INR 87.108 0.08
Brent 65.90 0.17
Gold 99,318 -0.08
Silver 113,426 -0.15

FIIs & DIIs:

Particulars       19th Aug        18th Aug
FIIs                          -634.26 550.85
DIIs 2,261.06 4,103.81

News Updates:

Indian Railway Finance Corp: Has sanctioned and executed agreements for a fresh term loan facility of Rs 199.70 crore with Surat Integrated Transportation Development to support the development of the Surat Multi-Modal Transport Hub.
SRF: Has signed agreements with Chemours to support market needs for essential applications by 2026.
Kolte-Patil Developers BREP Asia III India Holding has launched an open offer to acquire up to 2.31 crore (26%) of the equity shares of the company.
Reliance Industries: The company’s arm Reliance NeuComm has completed a voluntary winding up process and filed a ‘Certificate of Termination’ with the Secretary of State of Texas.
CCL Product Has entered an agreement to acquire a 26% equity stake in the Special Purpose Vehicle, Mukkonda Renewables for Rs 9.57 crore. This investment will secure a supply of 7.9 MW of renewable wind and solar energy under a group captive mode.
Source: Moneycontrol, Bloomberg Quint, Investing

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