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SENSEX down 600 points, NIFTY50 below 24,800; Vodafone Idea, Protean eGov, Sai Life Sciences among buzzing stocks

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By Upstox News Desk

5 min read | Updated on August 26, 2025, 13:07 IST

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SUMMARY

Sai Life Sciences shares fell as much as 5.87% to hit an intraday low of ₹853.70 on the National Stock Exchange on the back of heavier than usual trading volumes. Trading volume in the stock jumped by 110 times to 4.37 crore shares as against an average trading volume of 3.98 lakh shares.

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Vodafone Idea shares fell as much as 11% to hit an intraday low of ₹6.60. Image: Shutterstock

The Indian equity benchmarks were trading with deep cuts in noon deals as sentiment took a knock after United States notified of an additional tariff of 25% on Indian merchandise. The SENSEX fell as much as 695 points and NIFTY50 index was trading below its important psychological level of 24,800. As of 12:40 pm, the SENSEX was down 609 points at 81,027 and NIFTY50 index dropped 183 points to 24,784.

Here are buzzing stocks in Tuesday's session:

Vodafone Idea: Shares of the country's third largest telecom services provider fell as much as 11% to hit an intraday low of ₹6.60 after Minister of State for Communications Chandra S Pemmasani ruled out any further relief to the debt-laden telecom operator.
Citing people familiar with the matter, Livemint had reported that the PMO received an informal note from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) proposing some relief options for the debt-ridden telecom company (Vi). One of the options is an additional two-year pause on paying the statutory dues under moratorium at present, the report said.
Sai Life Sciences: Shares of the Hyderabad-based contract research, development and manufacturing organisation fell as much as 5.87% to hit an intraday low of ₹853.70 on the National Stock Exchange on the back of heavier than usual trading volumes. Trading volume in the stock jumped by 110 times to 4.37 crore shares as against an average trading volume of 3.98 lakh shares.

On the BSE, as many as 26.87 lakh shares changed hands compared with an average of 25,000 shares traded daily in the past two weeks.

CNBC TV18 reported that TPG Asia likely sold 14.72% stake in the company.
Protean eGov Tech: Shares of Protean eGov Technologies, the Mumbai-based technology firm that offers citizen services, e-governance solutions, system integration, business process re-engineering, data centre co-location, and IT consulting services for citizens, corporates, and the government, saw a sharp spike on Tuesday, August 26.

The stock rallied as much as 11.68% to ₹915 on the NSE, as the IT company has received an order worth ₹1,160 crore from UIDAI to establish and operate district-level Aadhaar Seva Kendra, the company said in a regulatory filing.

The contract is spread over a period of six years.

"Protean eGov Technologies Limited has received a work order on August 25, 2025, from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for providing services as 'Service Provider for Establishing and Running District Level Aadhaar Seva Kendra (ASK)' of approximately ₹1,160 crore (exclusive of taxes)," the company said in the filing.

Patel Retail: Shares of retail supermarket chain Patel Retail made a robust debut on the stock exchanges on Tuesday, August 26.

The stock started trading at ₹300 apiece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), reflecting a premium of 17.65% over the issue price of ₹255 per share.

It listed at ₹305 per unit on the BSE, a premium of 19.61%.

BLS International: Shares of BLS International Services rallied as much as 6.52% to ₹392.85 apiece on the NSE in the morning trade on Tuesday, August 26, following the company's order win worth over ₹2,000 crore.

In its filing to stock exchanges on Monday, August 25, the company said it has received a work order from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), New Delhi, Government of India, for providing services as a “Service Provider for Establishing and Running District Level Aadhaar Seva Kendra (ASK)” of approx. ₹2055.35 crore (inclusive of all duties and taxes).

HDFC Bank: Shares of HDFC Bank, the country's largest private sector lender, started trading ex-bonus in a a ratio of 1:1; that is, shareholders of HDFC Bank, as of the record date, got one bonus share of face value of ₹1 each for every one held by them.

HDFC Bank shares opened for trading at ₹979.50 against the previous close of ₹1,964.10 on the National Stock Exchange. The stock touched an intraday low of ₹968 and a high of ₹985.70.

PSU bank shares: Shares of public sector banks (PSBs) such as Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, and UCO Bank were trading mostly lower on Tuesday, August 26, as, according to news reports, the government has enlisted Goldman Sachs as the transaction advisor for divesting its stake in the four state-owned lenders.

The Centre currently holds more than 90% in each of the four banks.

Central Bank of India shares were trading over 1% lower at ₹35.24 apiece on the NSE, and UCO Bank stock was down over 1% at ₹28.49. Indian Overseas Bank was trading in the green at ₹38.24, up 0.079%. Punjab & Sind Bank shares were down at ₹28.55, down 1.21% on the NSE.

Disclaimer: This article is purely for informational purposes and should not be considered investment advice from Upstox. Please consult with a financial advisor before making any investment decisions.
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