Stock market today: The improvement in Goods and Services Tax showed a tremendous impact on the stock market on Monday. On Monday 18 August 2025, the S&P BSE Sensex jumped 676.09 points, or 0.84 percent, closed to 81,273. At the same time, the Nifty-50 on NSE also closed up 245.65 points, or 1.02 percent, trading at 24,876.95. Vinod Nair, Head of Research of Jiojit Investment, says that the proposed improvement in GST has given a tremendous boost to the sentiments in the domestic market.
Maruti benefits the most
He said that recently the meeting between the US and Russia presidents has done the work of giving positive messages in the minds of investors without reducing Bhurajnical Tension. Also, the automobile sector is showing the most benefit from tax reforms, which has performed brilliantly in the market.
Ajit Mishra, Senior Vice President of Railways Broking, says that there was a tremendous strength in the market on Monday. This positive sentiment has reduced the price of crude oil, GST reform proposal, as well as the Soveran rating upgrade i.e. all these factor has done the work of returning the trust of investors.
Maruti’s stock was the highest in the Sensex companies. Shares of Bajaj Finance, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finserv, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hindustan Unilever and Trent also closed with an increase. However, the shares of ITC, Internal, Tech Mahindra and Larsen & Toubro were declined.
There was a huge increase in the shares of the vehicle segment and it jumped up to 4.26 percent. Hyundai Motor India shares rose 8.45 percent. The Center has also proposed a special rate of 40 percent on selected items with five percent and 18 percent two-level GST structure in front of the ministers set up on rationalization of GST rates.
The convenience agency PTI quoted sources as saying that the proposal will be discussed in a two -day meeting in the national capital on August 20 and 21 on this proposal.
Asian market also boom
In other markets in Asia, Nikki of Japan and Shanghai Composite of China closed in a positive realm, while South Korea’s Kospi and Hong Kong’s hangs closed down. The European markets were trading in the afternoon session with a decline. The US markets closed down on Friday. Global oil standard brant crude rose 0.62 percent to $ 66.25 per barrel.
According to the stock market data, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) on Thursday sold shares worth Rs 1,926.76 crore. The Sensex rose 57.75 points to 80,597.66 points on Thursday and the Nifty closed 11.95 points to close at 24,631.30. The stock markets were closed on the occasion of Independence Day on Friday.
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