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12 August, 2025 : Indian Stock Market LIVE – Red closing | Sensex down 368 points, Nifty lose 0.39%

🕒 Updated: August 12, 2025 15:36:18 IST
Bull vs Bear: The Contest has been interesting as ever, with bears pulling the markets down towards the last week.

Indian Stock markets opened the week on green momentum, gaining almost a percent each on benchmark indices yesterday. Yesterday seemed to be an impressive comeback. Sectoral indices mostly gained, PSU Bank and Realty indices stood exceptionally out with leading gains of 2.20% and 1.85% respectively. The Mid Cap and the Small Cap indices followed the gains. 

Today is going be another interesting day. 

Markets open flat red, indicating negative mood and volatility. In no time, the buying started and after recovering from early minimal losses, markets surge to gain. 

Moving on in the next hour, the markets lose early gains to trade flat, in fact in red at times. IT, Metal, Auto and Oil-Gas indices trade green; Defence, Realty, and Bank trade in losses. 

The market trades overall in losses with sectoral performance in splits. 

Summary: 12 August, 2025 : Indian Stock Market LIVE - Pre-open Markets traded flat red, markets opened in minimal losses.. Soon the markets got green and an hour later, red, and red since.

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August 12, 2025 15:33:00 IST

Market closes in red

Markets trade loses before closing

-Nifty50 closes down 97.65 points, 0.39% at 24,487.40

-Sensex loses 368.49 points to close at 80,235.59, 0.45% down

August 12, 2025 15:18:00 IST

PSU Stocks trade in mixed gains

-Coal India trades up 0.78%, at 235.58

-ONGC trades at 235.53, up by 0.75%

-NTPC trades gains 1.20%, at 340.20

-BHEL trades 0.65% up, at 222.98

August 12, 2025 15:01:00 IST

Reliance and HDFC Bank deal in losses

-Reliance Industries loses 0.43%, trading at 1380

-HDFC Bank loses 1.32% to trade at 1969

August 12, 2025 14:44:00 IST

CDSL trades down over 1.30%

-CDSL trades at 1540, losing 1.32%

August 12, 2025 14:42:00 IST

Sensex loses 300!

-Sensex dips by more than 300 points, 0.37%, trades at 80,300

August 12, 2025 14:35:00 IST

Laggards: Bank, Finance, Realty, Defence

-Bank Nifty loses 0.71%, trades above 55,120

-Nifty Financial Services follows, losing 0.83%, trading at 26,185

-Nifty Realty trades down with 0.57% loss, at 885.60 

-Nifty Ind Defence loses 0.40%, trades at 7670

August 12, 2025 14:27:00 IST

Gainers -IT, Metal, Pharma, Auto indices

-Nifty IT gains 0.64%, trades at 34,772

-Nifty Metal index gains 0.40%, trades at 9,230

-Nifty Pharma trades up above 21,800, gaining 0.90%

-Nifty Auto trades up at 0.70%, at 23,886

August 12, 2025 14:24:00 IST

The loss narrows towards closing

-Nifty50 trades down 0.17%, at 24,540

-Sensex trades at 80,420, down 180 points

August 12, 2025 14:06:00 IST

Bajaj Finance loses 2.40%!

-Bajaj Finance loses 2.40%, trades at 856

August 12, 2025 14:04:00 IST

Muthoot Finance loses 1.75%

-Muthoot Finance loses 1.75% to trade just above 2540

August 12, 2025 14:01:00 IST

Financial Services index trades down over 0.70%

-Nifty Financial Services trades losing 0.70%, at 26,220

August 12, 2025 13:48:00 IST

HDFC Bank loses almost 1%

-HDFC Bank trades down over 0.90%, dragging the benchmark indices down

-The bank trades at 1976

August 12, 2025 13:46:00 IST

Bank Nifty drags down!

-Bank Nifty index dips lower, below 0.60%, below 55,200

August 12, 2025 13:42:00 IST

Sensex loses 100 points yet again!

-Sensex loses more than 100 points to trade below 80,500

August 12, 2025 13:35:00 IST

Ddev Plastiks shoots over 10%, post-Q1 results

-The small cap plastic compounds stock, Ddev Plastiks surges 10.40% to trade at 315

-The company had reported impressive profits in the Q1 results yesterday, 22% higher YoY.

 

August 12, 2025 13:31:00 IST

Pharma index keeps the gains over 0.90%

-Nifty Pharma Index trades above 21,800, gaining over 0.92%

August 12, 2025 13:28:00 IST

Nifty Metal consolidates gains at 0.60%

-Nifty Metal index trades up over 0.62%, at 9,252

August 12, 2025 13:21:00 IST

IT index gains continue

-Nifty IT index trades 300 points up, at 34,840

August 12, 2025 13:11:00 IST

August 12, 2025 13:08:00 IST

Markets flat again!

-Nifty50 struggles at 24,600

-Sensex trades flat above 80,640

August 12, 2025 12:52:00 IST

MRF loses over 1.5% post-Q1 results

-MRF loses 1.87%, trades at 1,39,500

-The Q1 results of the mid cap stock weren't impressive enough for the investor community

August 12, 2025 12:46:00 IST

Sensex trades with 130 points in gians

-Sensex trades above 80,720 with 0.15% minimal upsurge 

August 12, 2025 12:42:00 IST

Small cap index gains

-Nifty Small Cap trades up 0.46%, at 17,572

August 12, 2025 12:37:00 IST

Nifty trades above 24,600

-Nifty50 trades back in green, gaining 0.20%

-The benchmark index trades at 24,635

August 12, 2025 12:27:00 IST

Media index hits gains

-Nifty Media Index gains 1.30%, trades at 1660

August 12, 2025 12:24:00 IST

August 12, 2025 12:17:00 IST

Polycab loses more than 1% after gaining early

-Polycab trades at 6,688 losing 1%

August 12, 2025 12:13:00 IST

HAL trades down

-HAL trades with more than 2% loss, at 4,350

August 12, 2025 12:07:00 IST

FMCG index loses early gains

-Nifty FMCG loses 0.31%, 164 points down from previous close

-The index trades at around 55,150

August 12, 2025 12:01:00 IST

Suzlon Energy loses 0.47% before its Q1 results

-Suzlon Energy, the Wind turbine mid cap stock, loses 0.41%

-It trades at 63.10, losing 0.32 from the previous close

-The renewable energy stock is set to report its Q1 results today

August 12, 2025 11:58:00 IST

Reliance loses early gains, trades flat red

Reliance Industries trades in flat red, with petty loss of 0.12%

-The stock trades at 1384, after touching the intraday high of 1401.90

August 12, 2025 11:52:00 IST

Bears tread steadily..

Markets trade down towards significant losses slowly

-Sensex trades 0.20% down, at 80,450

-Nifty50 loses 35 points to trade at 24,550

August 12, 2025 11:37:00 IST

Hero Moto

-Hero Moto corp trades up by 2%, above 4,650

August 12, 2025 11:26:00 IST

Volatility index in play!

-VIX swings to 12.42, up by 1.47%

August 12, 2025 11:18:00 IST

Small Cap index flat

-Nifty Small Cap 100 index trades flat with minimal gains of 0.17%, at 17,516

August 12, 2025 11:11:00 IST

Sonata Software gains over 11%

-Sonata Software trades at 364.50, gaining 11.18%

August 12, 2025 10:55:00 IST

HDFC Bank loses 0.60%

-HDFC Bank trades at 1984, down by 0.60%

August 12, 2025 10:50:00 IST

Maruti Suzuki gains over 2.50%

-Maruti Suzuki India Ltd trades up at 12,920, gaining 2.53%

August 12, 2025 10:44:00 IST

Bank index loses 0.40%

-Bank Nifty index loses 0.50%, trades around 55,280

August 12, 2025 10:38:00 IST

Mid cap index flat

-Nifty Mid Cap 100 index trades flat at 56,450

August 12, 2025 10:32:00 IST

Realty down!

The Nifty Realty index loses 0.60%, trades at 884

-Oberoi Realty down 0.36%, trades just above 1600

-Macrotech Developers, known as Lodha developers trade flat at 1225

-DLF loses over 1%, trades at 756

August 12, 2025 10:29:00 IST

Markets lose early gains

-Sensex dips the early gains to trade with 100 points gain, at 80,700

-Nifty50 trades flat, at 25,595

August 12, 2025 10:16:00 IST

Metal index gains 0.50%

-Nifty Metal index gains 0.50%, trades at 9,240

-Vedanta Ltd trades at 436, gaining 1.50%

-Tata Steel continues the surge with 1.50% gains, trades at 34,880

August 12, 2025 10:14:00 IST

Auto index gains almost 1%

-Nifty Auto index gains over 1%, trades at 23,864

August 12, 2025 10:11:00 IST

L&T trades up over 1.30%

-Larsen & Toubro trades with 1.30% gains, at 3,715

-The infra large cap has secured an order of Rs 15000 crores from Adani Power

August 12, 2025 10:07:00 IST

Benchmark indices pace up!

-Nifty50 gains over 100 points, trades up just below 24,700

-Sensex gains over 370 points, trades at 80,960

August 12, 2025 09:58:00 IST

Astral falls by over 6.50% post its Q1 results

-Astral Ltd, the mid cap polymer pipe stocks, reflected dip in profits, after they reported their Q1 results yesterday. 

-The shares of the company have taken hit of over 6%, trade below 1300

 

August 12, 2025 09:56:00 IST

Titan gains 1.65%

-Titan gains 1.65%, at 3520

August 12, 2025 09:53:00 IST

Oil and Gas index gains 0.75%

-Nifty Oil and Gas index gains 0.75%, trades around 11,150

August 12, 2025 09:42:00 IST

Nifty IT gains over 1%, led by Wipro, and TCS

-Nifty IT index trades up by 1.25%, at just below 35,000

-TCS gains 1.30%, trades at 3080

-Wipro gains 1.52%, trades at 245

-Infosys trades up by 0.60%, at 1437

August 12, 2025 09:35:00 IST

Markets start gaining..

-Nifty gains up 0.20%, trades around 24,630

-Sensex trades up above 80,730, gaining up 0.16%

August 12, 2025 09:27:00 IST

Defence Index sees significant loss to start the day

-Defence Index loses 0.85%, trades above 7,630

August 12, 2025 09:22:00 IST

Bank Nifty loses 0.30%!

-Nifty Bank trades down 0.30%, trades at 55,350

August 12, 2025 09:02:00 IST

Markets open red!

-Nifty50 opens flat red, losing 17 points, -0.05%

-Sensex loses 552 points, trades at 80,545