Sensex is trading at 80,850, up 250 points: Nifty also rose 80 points

August 4, 2025

Mumbai, August 4: On the first trading day of the week today, i.e., Monday, August 4, the Sensex is trading 250 points higher at 80,850. Nifty is also up 80 points, it is at the 24,650 level.

Out of the 30 Sensex stocks, 21 are up and 9 are down. Shares of BEL, Bajaj Finserv, and Tata Steel are up 1.4%. Shares of Infosys and Zomato have fallen.

Out of 50 Nifty stocks, 40 are up and 10 are down. NSE’s auto, metal, and banking indices have risen. IT and realty have seen a slight decline.

Mixed trading in Asian markets, a decline in the US

•In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei is trading 1.63% down at 40,134 and Korea’s Kospi is trading 0.77% up at 3,143.

•Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was up 0.43% at 24,614, while China’s Shanghai Composite was up 0.20% at 3,567.

•On July 31, America’s Dow Jones closed down 1.23% at 43,589. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite closed down 2.24% at 20,650 and the S&P 500 closed down 1.60% at 6,238.

FIIs sold shares worth Rs 3,366 crore on August 1

On August 1, foreign investors (FIIs) sold shares worth Rs 3,366.40 crore in the cash segment. At the same time, domestic investors (DIIs) made net purchases of Rs 3,186.86 crore.
In the month of July, foreign investors have sold shares worth Rs 47,666.68 crore. Whereas, domestic investors have made net purchases worth Rs 60,939.16 crore during this period.
In the month of June, net purchases by foreign investors stood at Rs 7,488.98 crore. At the same time, domestic investors also made net purchases worth ₹ 72,673.91 crore in the month.

There was a fall of 586 points in the market on Friday

The stock market fluctuated on Friday, the first trading day of August. The Sensex fell 586 points and closed at 80,600. The Nifty also fell 203 points and closed at 24,565.

Out of the 30 Sensex stocks, 6 stocks rose and 24 fell. Sun Pharma’s stock fell by 4.43%. A total of 18 stocks including Tata Steel and Tata Motors fell by 1% to 4.5%. Asian Paints, Trent and HUL rose by 3%.

Out of the 50 stocks of Nifty, 11 rose and 39 fell. NSE’s pharma fell 3.33%, healthcare 2.77%, metal 1.97%, IT 1.85%, realty 1.78%, PSU bank 1.13%. Auto, metal and metal also fell.