NIFTY50, SENSEX remain under pressure in midday session; IndusInd Bank, Paytm, BSE among buzzing stocks

The Indian stock market continued to remain under pressure in the afternoon session on Tuesday, August 5, as investors turned cautious following US President Donald Trump’s threat to raise tariffs “substantially” on Indian goods over Russian oil purchases.

Infosys was the biggest laggard, declining 1.25%, followed by Dr Reddy’s (-1.22%), Asian Paints (-1.19%), Bharat Electronics (-1.18%) and Reliance Industries (-1.13%).

On the contrary, IndusInd Bank rose 2.04%, taking the lead among gainers, followed by Maruti Suzuki (1.58%), Trent (1.2%), Titan (-1%) and Bharti Airtel (0.90%).

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IndusInd Bank shares rallied as much as 5.55% to an intraday high of ₹848.70 apiece on the NSE as the lender on Monday announced the appointment of Rajiv Anand, former Deputy Managing Director of Axis Bank, as its new MD and CEO.

The board, based on approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), at its meeting held on August 4, approved the appointment of Rajiv Anand as 'Additional Director' in the category of Managing Director and CEO and Key Managerial Personnel of the bank for three years, IndusInd Bank said in a late evening regulatory filing.

The appointment is effective from August 25, 2025, up to August 24, 2028, subject to the approval of the shareholders of the bank, it said.

The stock was trading at ₹819.35 per share, rising 1.83% in the midday session.

Shares of Paytm parent firm One 97 Communications slipped 2% on Tuesday after a block deal of 1.86 crore shares, involving 2.9% of its total equity. In the early trade, shares worth ₹5,700 crore changed hands on BSE and NSE via block deal.

According to data, ₹1,350.26 crore worth of 1.31 crore Paytm shares changed hands on the National Stock Exchange. Shares of One 97 Communications were trading at ₹1,066 apiece on NSE, falling 1.13%.

Shares of Godfrey Phillips India zoomed 10% to hit its 52-week high of ₹9,881.50 apiece on Tuesday, August 5, after the cigarette maker reported robust June quarter earnings. The company’s board has also approved a bonus issue.

Godfrey Phillips on Monday posted a 55.9% year-on-year (YoY) growth in its consolidated net profit to ₹356 crore in the June quarter of the 2025-26 financial year (Q1FY26). In the same period a year ago, it had clocked a profit of ₹229 crore.

The tobacco manufacturer's revenue from operations surged 33.44% YoY to ₹1,486 crore in the first quarter of FY26, compared to ₹1,088 crore in the June FY25 quarter.

Godfrey Phillip shares opened at ₹9,881.50 on the NSE and touched an intraday high of ₹9,881.50 apiece.

Last seen, the stock was trading at ₹9,862 per share, gaining 9.78%.

DLF Ltd, the realty major, announced its earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 (Q1 FY26) on Monday, post-market hours. The company reported a good set of numbers for the quarter under review, and the management sounded positive on the road ahead.

The company's stock, however, was trading 1.24% higher at ₹783 per share on the NSE in the afternoon session on Tuesday. It had touched an intraday low of ₹770.1 apiece.

Realty major reported an 18% increase in consolidated net profit to ₹762.67 crore in the June quarter of this fiscal year, while the company's sales bookings surged 78% to ₹11,425 crore on strong housing demand.

Total income rose to ₹2,980.88 crore in the April-June period of the 2025-26 fiscal year from ₹1,729.82 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding year, according to a regulatory filing.

 Shares of Tata Investment Corporation jumped as much as 9.3% to hit an intraday high of ₹7,630 apiece on the NSE, a day after the company announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 (Q1 FY26). At the time of writing the piece, shares of the firm were trading at ₹7,280 apiece, rising 4.2%.

Further, the company also announced a stock split in the ratio of 1:10.

In its filing to exchanges, the company said its board has approved the subdivision of the existing one equity share of the company having a face value of ₹10 each, fully paid-up, into 10 equity shares having a face value of ₹1 (one rupee only) each, fully paid-up.

Tata Investment Corporation Ltd on Monday reported an 11.6% increase in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) at ₹146.3 crore in the first quarter ended June 30, 2025, on higher dividend income.

Consolidated total revenue from operations during the quarter under review stood at ₹145.46 crore, as against ₹142.46 crore logged in the year-ago period, it added.

Shares of BSE Limited tumbled over 5% during the midday session after reports suggested that market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is considering curbing weekly expiries to rein in speculative trading.

The report further stated that SEBI is evaluating various options, including reducing weekly expiries to either bi-monthly or monthly and also considering an increase in margin requirements for option trading while reducing the margin requirements for cash trades.

Last seen, shares of BSE were trading at ₹2,402.90 apiece, declining 3.37%.

Shares of Inox India tanked over 6% to hit an intraday low of ₹1,100 apiece on NSE despite the firm recording decent June quarter earnings.

Inox India had reported a consolidated net profit of ₹61 crore on Monday for the June quarter of financial year 2025-26, marking a growth of 16% year-on-year (YoY) from ₹53 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal year.

The company’s revenue from operations increased 15% to ₹340 crore in the quarter under review as compared to ₹296 crore in Q1 FY25.

At an operational level, Inox India’s EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation) rose 8.4% to ₹76 crore in the June FY26 quarter as against ₹70 crore in the year-ago period.

Its EBITDA margin, however, contracted to 22.4% in the first quarter of FY26 from 23.7% in Q1FY25.

Last seen, Inox India shares were trading at ₹1,134.20 apiece on NSE, falling 3.46%.