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Market Wrap, August 4: NIFTY50 ends at 24,723 amid rally in metal stocks, SENSEX jumps 419 pts; Hero MotoCorp top gainer
4 min read | Updated on August 04, 2025, 16:14 IST
SUMMARY
Overall, the market sentiment was positive, with most of the sectors closing with gains. The IT sector, which began the session on a weak note, staged a sharp recovery to end over 1.6%
Eternal was the most contributing stock in the opening session, soaring 11.76% following its June quarter earnings.
The Indian stock market closed with gains on Monday, August 4, led by a strong rally in metal and realty stocks.
Sensex had touched an intraday high of 81,093.19, while the 50-share gauge touched a high of 24,736.25.
Overall, the market sentiment was positive, with most of the sectors closing with gains. The IT sector, which began the session on a weak note, staged a sharp recovery to end over 1.6%.
The broader market also outperformed the main equity indices on Monday.
Market investors were hopeful as they turned their focus on the Reserve Bank of India’s interest rate decision this week while Q1 earnings remained on the radar. Market participants will also monitor tariff-related news for additional signals.
The RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra-headed rate-setting panel started the three-day deliberations on Monday to decide the next bi-monthly monetary policy amid expectations of a pause in the rate easing cycle.
According to exchange data, on Friday, the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold equities worth ₹3,366.40 crore on a net basis, while the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchased ₹3,186.86 crore worth of equities.
On the global front, stocks in Asia were seen mixed as investors weighed tariffs and the OPEC+ output hike.
South Korea's KOSPI gained 0.90%, Japan's Nikkei fell 1.33%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.59%. The Shanghai Composite closed 0.65% higher.
On Wall Street, US stocks tumbled on Friday as new tariffs and a surprisingly weak jobs report spurred selling pressure.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 542.40 points, or 1.23%, to end at 43,588.58; the S&P 500 slipped 101.38 points, or 1.60%, to 6,238.01; and the Nasdaq Composite fell 472.32 points, or 2.24%, to close at 20,650.13.
As many as 3,093 stocks traded on the NSE on Monday. Out of this, only 1,833 advanced, and 1,168 declined, while 92 scrips remained unchanged.
This indicated that the market breadth was in favour of advances.
A total of 48 stocks hit their 52-week highs, while 70 stocks touched their one-year lows. Besides, 90 stocks hit their upper circuit limits, and 86 touched their lower circuit bands on Monday.
NSE-listed firms' market capitalisation stood at ₹445.99 lakh crore at the end of the session.
The volatility index India VIX slipped marginally by 0.06% to end at 11.97 levels.
Nifty Metal was the biggest gainer among sectors, jumping 2.48%, followed by Nifty Realty (1.77%), Nifty Auto (1.61%), Nifty IT (1.6%), and Nifty Media (1.51%).
However, Nifty FMCG was the only losing gauge, falling 0.10%.
The NIFTY Midcap 100 index gained 1.27% to end at 17,893.40 levels, while the NIFTY Smallcap 100 gauge soared 1.40% to end at 57,432.35 levels.
Hero MotoCorp was the biggest contributor, zooming 5.18%, followed by Tata Steel (4.08%), Adani Ports (3.56%), Bharat Electronics (3.37%), and JSW Steel (2.86%).
On the contrary, Power Grid (-1.12%), HDFC Bank (-0.88%), ONGC (-0.70%), ICICI Bank (-0.58%), Apollo Hospitals (-0.58%), Hindustan Unilever (-0.50%), and HDFC Life Insurance (-0.03%) were the only losers on the 50-share index.
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