LIVE Reddy unveils Telangana caste survey, urges national OBC quota

Following the survey, the Telangana government passed two reservation bills, one for education and employment and another for political representation, allocating 42 per cent reservation for OBCs

Stock Market LIVE Updates today, Friday, July 25, 2025: Indian stock markets were trading significantly lower on Friday amid weakness in Bajaj twins -- Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv -- and other heavyweight stocks. 

 

At 2 PM, the BSE Sensex was quoted at 81,589, down 595 points or 0.72 per cent, and the NSE Nifty50 at 24,874, down 188 points or 0.75 per cent.

 

Bajaj twins, PowerGrid, Tata Motors and Infosys were the top Sensex losers, bleeding up to 5 per cent.

 

Shriram Finance, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, IndusInd Bank, and Wipro were some of the other losers on the Nifty index. 

 

In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap index fell 1.4 per cent, and the Nifty SmallCap index edged 1.9 per cent lower.

 

Among sectors, the Nifty Auto index slipped 1.31 per cent, followed by the Nifty Financial Services ndex (down 1.27 per cent) and Nifty Metal down 1.5 per cent. On the contrary, the Nifty Pharma bucked the weak trend to add 0.16 per cent

 

3:19 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Last day! Indiqube Spaces IPO closes today; check subscription status, GMP

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The three-day subscription window to bid for the initial public offering (IPO) of Indiqube Spaces is set to conclude today, July 25, 2025. The mainboard public issue, which opened for bidding on Wednesday, July 23, has received a muted response from investors so far. 

3:08 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: India-UK trade deal pushes this liquor stock to 9-month high; do you own?

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Globus Spirits shares hit a nine-month high of ₹1,275 today, surging 6 per cent on the BSE in Friday's intraday trade, in an otherwise weak market on expectation of earnings improvement going ahead.

3:05 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Brigade Hotel IPO fully subscribed on Day 2, retail investors lead demand

Stock Market LIVE Updates:  The initial public offering (IPO) of hotel developer Brigade Hotel Ventures has entered the second day of bidding and has received a lacklustre response from the investors so far.

3:05 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Retail investors lead demand for Shree Refrigerations IPO; GMP up 72%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The unlisted shares of HVAC systems manufacturer Shree Refrigerations were commanding a solid premium in the grey market as the company launched its Initial Public Offering (IPO) today, on Friday, July 25.

3:04 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: D-Street eyes dividend deluge as Wipro, 99 others go ex-dividend next week

Stock Market LIVE Updates:   D-Street investors seeking passive income through dividend-paying stocks are expected to remain glued to their sceen in the upcoming week, from Monday, July 28 to Friday, August 1, as shares of Wipro, CRISIL, Eicher Motors, Bosch, and Maruti Suzuki India, and as many as  95 other companies, will trade ex-dividend following their recent dividend announcements. 

3:03 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 3 PM Market Update

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian stock markets were trading sharply lower on Friday amid weakness in Bajaj twins, Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv, and other heavyweight stocks. At 3 PM, the BSE Sensex was quoted at 81,466, down 717 points or 0.87 per cent, and the NSE Nifty50 at 24,830.55, down 231.55 points or 0.92 per cent.