Stock Market Today: Sensex Plunged 344 Points & Nifty50 By 0.42%; Check Key Insights

Posted by : sachet | Fri Jul 18 2025

Stocks, Share Market Today: Indian equities opened on a negative note today as the benchmark index, BSE Sensex, plunged 344.69 points or 0.42% to reach 81,106.32, while Nifty50 tumbled 103.30 points or 0.42% to 24,647.40 as of 11:24:11 IST. Check the key highlights, technicals, and top stocks to watch today.

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Stock Market Today: Key Highlights

Net GST revenue grows 20.40% to ₹1.7 trillion on import taxes.
Government cuts natural gas price for CNG for the first time in 2 years.
SIP AUM surges to a record high even as account count shrinks, shows data.
RBI poised to cut rates as India eyes a steady takeoff.

Technical Levels to Consider

NIFTY 50

Support: 24,742.00 / 24,657.00
Resistance: 24,940.00 / 25,035.00

Bank Nifty

Support: 55,747.00 / 55,580.00
Resistance: 56,232.00 / 56,388.00

Sector Outlook

In today’s stock market, investors will likely focus on the FMCG and Oil Downstream sectors. Stocks in these sectors may face high volatility or gains during the intraday session.

Stocks to Watch Today: 2nd June 2025

VI: Vodafone Idea (VI) has declared its Q4 results for FY25 with a net loss of ₹7,166.10 crore against ₹7,674.60 crore. Moreover, the revenue of VI surged to reach ₹11,013.50 crore against ₹10,606.80 crore.
Siti Networks: Siti Networks disclosed defaults on term loan instalments from several lenders, including Axis Bank, IDBI Bank, and RBL Bank. The default occurred on 30th April 2025, and the current default amount is ₹1,206.03 crore.
Havels India: Havels India announced the retirement of Mr. Mukul Saxena and Mr. Shrikant Pandit, Executive Vice President, due to superannuation.
Cipla: Cipla announced that the USFDA conducted a cGMP inspection at its Bommasandra, Bengaluru facility from 26th May to 30th May. The inspection resulted in 1 observation in Form 483.
LTIMindtree: LTIMindtree announced that CEO & MD Debashis Chatterjee will retire on 30th May 2025.

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