Happy Markets Day: Sensex zooms 900 pts intraday on Iran-Israel ceasefire
Nifty and Sensex rose over 1 per cent each after US President Donald Trump announced a tentative ceasefire between Iran and Israel
Updated On: Aug 19 2025 | 11:48 AM IST
 "All sectors except Media gained on Tuesday")
1/2Risk-on sentiment powered Dalal Street ahead with benchmark indices soaring after US President Donald Trump announced a tentative ceasefire between Iran and Israel. The BSE Sensex index rose 938 points or 1.15 per cent in the intraday trade to hit a high of 82,835.3 during the day. The NSE Nifty50 advanced 278.9 points, or 1.12 per cent, to 25,250. The indices rose to their highest level since October last year.
 "Market breadth was in favour of bulls")
2/2 The broader market was also in the green, but trailed behind the frontline stocks, as the Nifty Midcap 100 and the smallcap 100 indices were up 0.72 per cent and 0.64 per cent, respectively. India VIX, the measure of market volatility in the domestic market, fell as much as 5.27 to 13.3, the steepest jump since June 4 this year, according to Bloomberg data.
WRITTEN BY : Rajeev Dimri
First Published: Jun 24 2025 | 11:27 AM IST
