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Monday, August 18, 2025
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Topic: Stock Market

Sensex climbs 487 points to close above 49,000 for first time

On the Sensex chart, HCL Tech was the top gainer, soaring around 6 per cent, followed by Infosys, HDFC, Bajaj Auto, Maruti, Tech Mahindra and M&M.

These are the 10 themes that’ll determine the direction of emerging markets in 2021

These themes are likely to keep dominating developing economies that collectively account for $30 trillion, or about 34% of global gross domestic product.

How containing Covid helped boost stock markets in these 5 countries in 2020

The top 5 spots in Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience Ranking climbed about 15% on average, compared with below 2% for the bottom 5 — Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Belgium, Czech Republic.

China’s economic recovery stabilises as exports, markets continue to boom

Chinese exports have been one of the driving forces of the economic rebound & data indicates the country remains well on track to be the only major economy likely to expand this year.

Sensex crosses 44,000-mark in opening trade, Nifty nears 12,900

PowerGrid was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 1%, followed by SBI, M&M, L&T, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance and ONGC.

From tech to cannabis, US stocks post biggest weekly gains in 8 months ahead of Biden’s win

A Biden win and a split government seemed poised to lead to a rise in fiscal stimulus, while damping investor concerns about higher taxes and much tighter regulation.

Why this one analyst has been pessimistic about investing in HDFC Bank despite its profits

After 63% rebound, HDFC stock too expensive given the risks related to management change & asset quality as Indian lenders face a challenging phase, analyst Pankaj Agarwal says.

Happiest Minds, Route Mobile show IPOs are bouncing back after worst year since 2016

IPO activity is seen picking up after Happiest Minds & Route Mobile lured investors keen to bet on firms expected to gain from adoption of digital services.

Reliance’s shares are doing so well it’s becoming a problem for stock funds

Mukesh Ambani’s fundraising blitz increased the company’s weighting in the S&P BSE Sensex to 17.4%, from 11% at the end of 2019.

Modi govt has run out of excuses to delay disinvestment — even stock market is ready

Modi government is unlikely to earn the money it had hoped to this year due to Covid. The last thing it needs is slowing down on Rs 2.1 lakh crore disinvestment plan.

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

Pakistan signs $1.5 billion deal to sell lethal combat weapons to Sudan’s junta

The deal, believed to be paid for by a third nation, will give the Sudanese Armed Forces access to light attack aircraft, engines, armoured fighting vehicles & unmanned aerial vehicles.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?