Post Market Update- Markets close at day's high. Nifty closes above 25,000

Stocks in the news-

1. BL Kashyap bagged Rs. 157 crore Embassy Manyata Business Park contract.

2. L&T Energy to set up GreenHydrogen plant at IOC Panipat refinery in Haryana.

3. GPT Infra secured order worth Rs. 351 Crore from Agra Gwalior Highway.

4. Titagarh Rail gets order worth Rs. 312.7 Cr from the Ministry of Railways

Earnings-

1. UltraTech Cement Q1 net profit rose 31.33% YoY at Rs. 2,226 Cr

2. IDBI Bank Q1 net profit gained 16.8% at Rs. 2,007.4 cr

Indian indices-

Indian equity indices ended on strong note on July 21, 2025, followed by healthy Q1 earnings from heavyweights like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Reliance Industries. Among sector, auto, capital goods, private bank, power, realty, metal were up 0.5-1%, while IT, PSU Bank, oil & gas, FMCG down 0.4-1%. BSE Midcap index rose 0.5%, while Smallcap index ended flat. The Sensex was up 442.61 points or 0.54% at 82,200.34. The Nifty was up 122.30 points or 0.49% at 25,090.70.

Buzzing stocks on BSE-

1. Dodla Dairy declined 7.74% to Rs. 1,335, after the company's consolidated net profit fell 3.31% to Rs. 62.87 crore in Q1 FY26.

2. Mastek jumped 7.20% to Rs. 2,671, after company reported that its net profit rose 28.7% to Rs. 92 Cr Vs Rs. 71.5 Cr (YoY).

3. Bajaj Consumer Care surged 2.06% to Rs. 245.35, as board to consider share buyback on July 24, 2025.

4. Ganesh Housing Corporation slipped 3.73% to Rs. 942.65, after the company’s consolidated net profit declined 18.25% to Rs. 93.06 crore in Q1 FY26.

5. Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals (MRPL) fell 6.60% to Rs. 139.50, after the company reported a standalone net loss of Rs. 271.97 crore in Q1 FY26, compared to a net profit of Rs. 65.57 crore in Q1 FY25.

Global Signals-

Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose, after the People's Bank of China stood pat on its 1-year and 5-year loan prime rates.

European stocks red amid tariff uncertainty.