Market Commentary Overnight global action was positive by Ventura
On 12 th Aug 2025, U.S. markets were positive with S&P 500 up by +72 pts (+1.14%), Dow Jones was up by +483 pts (+1.1%) and Nasdaq was up by +312 pts (+1.33%). India VIX was flat by ~0.02%. GIFT Nifty is trading positive at ~24,619 (+116 pts, +0.47%) indicating Indian markets will open positive. Yesterday, advance decline ratio on NSE was 1,421 : 1,542 and BSE was 1,672 : 2,371, which showed strength in the overall markets.
Index Options Data Analysis: Sensex max call OI is at 80,300 and max put OI is at 80,200 with PCR of 0.79 Nifty max call OI is at 24,700 and max put OI is at 24,000 with PCR of 0.65 Bank Nifty max call OI is at 56,000 and max put OI is at 55,000 with PCR of 0.70 Securities in Ban for F&O Trade for 13-AUG-2025: PGEL, PNBHOUSING, RBLBANK, TITAGARH
Sectors in Focus:
Pharma : Nifty Pharma index was up by +0.69%, Alkem (+6.62%), Biocon (+3.49%) and Granules (+3.35%) were leading the index.
Auto : Nifty auto index was up by +0.56% with Maruti (+1.98%), HeroMotoCo (+1.79%) and M&M (+1.56%) among the top gainers.
IT : Nifty IT index was up by +0.38% with Tech Mahindra (+2.03%), Mphasis (+1.79%) and OFSS (+1.39%) contributing positively to the index.
Oil and Gas : Nifty oil and gas index was up by +0.4%, top gainers were ATGL (+2.71%), Petronet (+2.47%) and IGL (+1.86%). Metal : JSL (+4.96%), Welcorp (+1.71%) and Hindustan Zinc (+1.34%) supported the Nifty metal index by +0.38%
Consumer Durables : Nifty consumer durables index was down by -0.65% with Kajaria Ceramics (-4.9%), Bata India (-4.21%) and Kalyan Jewellers (-2.7%) among the top losers.
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