Post Market Update- Bears paint markets a deep red. Nifty below 24,850

Stocks in the news-

1. JSW Energy signed power purchase agreement with SECI for supply of 230 MW renewable energy.

2. DLF sells out all 4 towers launched in Phase 1 of ‘The Westpark’ Mumbai project, sales at Rs. 2,300 cr.

3. Wipro bagged multi-year contract from Saudi firm for smart meter management.

4. Symphony to divest/monetise stake in Australian arm Symphony AU.

Earnings-

1. Cipla Q1 net profit rose by 10.19% YoY to Rs. 1,298 crores.

Indian indices-

The benchmark equity indices declined nearly 1% on July 25, 2025, weighed down by losses in auto, financial, energy. The weakness in Bajaj twins - Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv - and other heavyweight stocks. Majority of the sectors ended in red. The BSE Midcap slipped by 1.46% and BSE Smallcap down by 1.88%. At close, the Sensex was down 721.08 points or 0.88% at 81,463.09, and the Nifty was down 225.10 points or 0.90% at 24,837.

Rupee ended at 86.52/$ against July 24 close of 86.41/$.

Buzzing stocks on BSE-

1. Avantel tumbled 7.65% to Rs. 135.90, after the company's consolidated net profit tanked 56.23% to Rs. 3.23 crore in Q1 FY26, compared with 7.38 crore in Q1 FY25.

2. Tanla Platforms fell 4.04% to Rs. 649, after the company's consolidated net profit tanked 16.15% to Rs. 118.41 crore in Q1 FY26.

3. ACC slipped 2.27% to Rs. 1,847.65, after the cement maker’s consolidated net profit fell 50.01% to Rs. 375.38 crore in Q1 in FY26.

Global Signals-

Asia-Pacific markets fell as investors weighed recent trade developments.

European markets were broadly moving lower. CAC 40 up 0.04%, FTSE 100 down 0.36% and DAX down 0.57%