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HomeMarket NewsSensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty opens around 24,900; Indigo Paints shares up 8%
By CNBCTV18.COM | Aug 19, 2025 9:11 AM IST (Updated)
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: The GIFT Nifty is hinting at a relativley muted, yet positive start to the day's trade. Monday's session was dominated by auto and consumer durable names, and it remains to be seen whether these stocks would see any follow-up buying, particularly auto stocks like Maruti, Ashok Leyland and TVS Motor, which made new highs on Monday.
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Nifty heads into the second trading day of the week on the back of a strong start on Monday. The index managed to cross the 25,000 mark intraday but failed to sustain above those levels, indicating that 25,000 continues to remain a barrier for the index for further upside.
Monday's session was dominated by auto and consumer durable names, and it remains to be seen whether these stocks would see any follow-up buying, particularly auto stocks like Maruti, Ashok Leyland and TVS Motor, which made new highs on Monday.
Today is also the weekly expiry of the Sensex contracts, which may add to some volatility. With earnings season ending, the focus is now on stock specific activity and global cues.
No decisive developments from the Trump-Zelenskiy-EU leaders meet either, and Wall Street too, remained listless on the first trading day of the week. Watch out for Vedanta ahead of yet another potential dividend announcement later this week.
Watch this space for all the live updates.
