Stock Market Today: Sensex Soar 119 Points & Nifty50 By 0.09%; Check Key Insights

Posted by : sachet | Fri Jul 18 2025

Stocks, Share Market Today: Indian equities opened flat today as the BSE Sensex was above 81,300 and the Nifty50 was near 24,700 as of 9:24:16 IST. The BSE Sensex was up by 119.02 points to reach 81,305.46, while Nifty50 soared 24.35 points or 0.099% to 24,708.25. Check the key highlights, technicals, and top stocks to watch today.

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Stock Market Today: Key Highlights

India’s infrastructure output grows 0.5% in April against 4.6% in March 2025.
India eyes cheap oil to refill strategic reserves amid geopolitical turmoil.
US tariffs continue to weigh on India, other emerging markets: Moody’s.
Indian equities may outshine other asset classes in FY26.

Technical Levels to Consider

NIFTY 50

Support: 24,698.00 / 24,572.00
Resistance: 24,884.00 / 24,952.00

Bank Nifty

Support: 54,892.00 / 54,625.00
Resistance: 55,252.00 / 55,404.00

Sector Outlook

In today’s stock market, investors will likely focus on the selective consumer, beverages, and oil upstream sectors. Stocks in these sectors may face high volatility or gains during the intraday session.

Stocks to Watch Today: 21st May 2025

United Breweries

United Breweries is expanding its production capacity in Andhra Pradesh through a leasing arrangement with Ilios Breweries.

United Spirits

United Spirits has announced its Q4 results for FY25, with a net profit of ₹421 crore, up from the previous year’s profit of ₹241 crore. Moreover, the revenue of United Spirits stood at ₹3,031 crore against ₹2,783 crore YoY.

IRCON

IRCON received a work order of ₹253 crore from South Western Railways. It would gather investors’ confidence as this order will directly contribute to increasing the revenue of IRCON. Thus, IRCON could be one of the top stocks to watch today.

NHPC

NHPC has declared its Q4 results for FY25 with a net profit of ₹893 crore against ₹494 crore. Moreover, the revenue of NHPC stood at ₹2,346 crore against the revenue of ₹1,886 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

Zaggle

Zaggle signs three-year contract with white Oak Investment for employee expense and benefits solutions.

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