Sensex, Nifty trade higher; Metals, OMCs cap IT gains; Infosys up 3%

Indian equities were volatile in trade on Thursday, amid mixed global cues. The BSE Sensex was at 80,654.12, up 114.21 points or 0.14 per cent and NSE Nifty50 was at 24,633.85, up 14.5 points or 0.06 per cent.

On BSE, Infosys, Sun Pharma, Titan and Bharti Airtel were among the top gainers, rising up to 1.3 per cent. Conversely, Tata Steel, BEL, Kotak Bank, and L&T were among top laggards, falling up to 1.2 per cent.

Among the broader market indices, Nifty MidCap 100 and SmallCap 100 were up 0.3 per cent each.

Sectorally, Nifty Pharma was top gainer, up 0.83 per cent, followed by Nifty IT (up 0.76 per cent) and Nifty Healthcare (up 0.54 per cent). On the other hand, Nifty Metal was down 0.93 per cent.

Indian stock market will be closed on Friday, August 15, 2025 on account of Independence Day.

On the data front, India will release its wholesale price index (WPI) for July. Globally, producer price index (PPI) data for July and initial jobless claims for August will be released by the US.

Q1 results today

Indian Oil Corporation, Amara Raja Energy & Mobility, Ashok Leyland, AstraZeneca Pharma India, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Vodafone Idea, Inox Wind, Patanjali Foods, Swan Energy, Valor Estate, Easy Trip Planners, GE Power India, Hindustan Copper, Inox Green Energy Services, Inox Wind, IRB Infrastructure Developers, and Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services will release their quarterly earnings on August 14.

Additionally, shares of Apollo Hospitals, Deyani International, Jubilant Foodworks, United Spirits, Vishal Mega Mart, and others will remain in focus following the release of their quarterly results.

IPOs today

Shares of JSW Cement and All Time Plastics Regaal Resources will list on bourses, Regaal Resources initial public offer (IPO) will close for subscription. The basis of allotment of BlueStone Jewellery & Lifestyle IPO will be finalised.

On the SME front, The basis of allotment of Icodex Publishing Solutions IPO will be finalised. Mahendra Realtors & Infrastructure IPO will enter its last day of subscription and shares of Connplex Cinemas and Sawaliya Foods Products will list on NSE SME.