Market Update | 20 August 2025 ✨

📉 Nifty 50 opened at 24,939.75, down −40.90 points (−0.16%) today ⏰ 20 Aug, 9:33 AM.

🌏 Global Cues :

📉 Asian markets lower with Nikkei slipping over a percent
🇯🇵 Japan exports notch steepest drop in over 4 years
🇨🇳 China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged
📊 GIFT Nifty signals mildly lower start
⚠️ Caution ahead of Powell’s Jackson Hole speech on Friday
💬 Trump attacks Fed chair again, says Powell ‘hurting’ housing industry
🪙 Gold falls as investors await Fed’s Jackson Hole conference
🛢️ Oil drops as Ukraine talks raise prospect of sanctions easing

📈 Indian Markets :

📉 Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty open on a weak note on August 20, tracking GIFT Nifty, which was hovering around 24,971.50 earlier this morning

💸 FII/DII Activity (19 Aug 2025):

🏦 DII: Buy ₹11,365.71 Cr | Sell ₹9,214.94 Cr | Net ₹2,150.77 Cr
🌍 FII/FPI: Buy ₹12,338.06 Cr | Sell ₹12,977.60 Cr | Net (-₹639.54 Cr)