{"id":17248,"date":"2025-08-21T08:59:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T03:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/43.205.138.160\/?post_type=article&p=17248"},"modified":"2025-08-21T08:59:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T03:29:54","slug":"morning-market-report-21st-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/signalz.pro\/article\/morning-market-report-21st-august-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Market Report \u2013 21st August 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Global Cues:<\/strong>
US markets ended lower for the fourth consecutive day with S&P down 0.24% and Nasdaq down 0.67%. Tech and chipmakers led the declines, with Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, and Broadcom falling over 1% each. Fed minutes revealed concerns over tariffs and inflation, and officials largely agreed it\u2019s too early to cut interest rates.<\/p>\n

GIFT Nifty is flat at 25,080<\/strong>, US 10Y yields slightly lower at 4.29%<\/strong>, Brent crude trades at $67<\/strong>, and the Dollar Index stands at 98.3<\/strong>. Attention is on the Jackson Hole Symposium<\/strong>, with Powell\u2019s speech scheduled for tomorrow.<\/p>\n

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Stocks to Watch Today<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Negative \/ Caution:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Insurance Stocks<\/strong>: GST exemption proposed for individual premiums. SBI Life, HDFC Life, Max Financial, Star Health, and Niva Bupa could see near-term pressure.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Nazara Tech<\/strong>: Online Gaming Bill, 2025 passed in Lok Sabha \u2013 potential headwinds.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Positive \/ Watch for Gains:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      Consumption, Cement, Auto<\/strong>: GST relaxations expected; a 2-slab structure likely.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      OMCs, Reliance, GAIL<\/strong>: Russia offering 5% discount on crude and LNG supplies. >30% of India\u2019s crude imports from Russia.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Bharat Dynamics & Defense Stocks<\/strong>: Successful Agni-5 missile test; Rs 62k cr Tejas aircraft deal.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Shree Cement<\/strong>: Tax demand reduced from Rs 588.65 cr to Rs 221.72 cr.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Jupiter Wagons<\/strong>: Received LOI for Vande Bharat Train worth Rs 215 cr.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Railtel<\/strong>: Won two orders worth Rs 50 cr from Odisha & Kerala governments.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Telecom Stocks<\/strong>: Prepaid plan focus continues; volume growth visible.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      JSW Infra<\/strong>: MOSL reiterates Buy with TP 380, citing ports & logistics expansion.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Neutral \/ Monitoring:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        Vedanta<\/strong>: Filed detailed NCLT response after Petroleum Ministry flagged demerger.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        India Cements<\/strong>: UltraTech to sell 6.49% stake through OFS at Rs 368\/share; UltraTech holds 81.49% in June quarter.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        V-Guard Industries<\/strong>: ICICI Pru MF acquired 1% stake worth Rs 245 cr.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        Spot Index Levels \u2013 21st August 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n

        Nifty 50:<\/strong> Support 24,900 \/ 24,800 | Resistance 25,100 \/ 25,200
        BankNifty:<\/strong> Support 55,500 \/ 55,300 | Resistance 56,000 \/ 56,200
        Nifty Fin Services:<\/strong> Support 26,400 \/ 26,300 | Resistance 26,600 \/ 26,700
        BSE Sensex:<\/strong> Support 81,500 \/ 81,300 | Resistance 82,000 \/ 82,300<\/p>\n

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        Markets are likely to trade cautiously today ahead of Powell\u2019s speech<\/strong>. Tech and global cues will remain key, while domestic sectors respond to GST relaxations, defense deals, and commodity flows from Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","article-category":[35],"article-tags":[786],"class_list":["post-17248","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article-category-learn","article-tags-market-updates"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/signalz.pro\/api\/wp\/v2\/article\/17248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/signalz.pro\/api\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/signalz.pro\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/signalz.pro\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/signalz.pro\/api\/wp\/v2\/article-category?post=17248"},{"taxonomy":"article-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/signalz.pro\/api\/wp\/v2\/article-tags?post=17248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}