On Monday, August 11, Indian benchmark indices closed in the positive territory, led by index heavyweights HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries.
At the closing bell, the Nifty 50 ended up by 221.75 points or 0.91%, at 24,585.05, close above the 100-DEMA. The Sensex jumped by 746.29 points or 0.93% to 80,604.08, closing above the 80,000 mark.
Fund flows into India’s equity mutual funds surged to a record in July as investors bought into the market dip amid US-India trade concerns and subdued corporate earnings.
According to AMFI data, net inflows into equity schemes rose 81% month-on-month to ₹42,702 crore. Overall MF industry AUM touched a record ₹75.36 lakh crore. SIP contributions also hit an all-time high at ₹28,464 crore, with the number of active SIP accounts rising to 9.11 crore from 8.64 crore in June.
On the sectoral front, all 11 key sectoral indices ended in positive territory. Meanwhile, broader indices like Nifty Midcap 100 and Smallcap 100 jumped by 0.85% and 0.36%, respectively.
Among individual stocks,
The Nifty PSU Bank index rose by 2.2%, emerging as the leading sectoral performer. Indian Bank and Union Bank emerged as top gainers among the Nifty PSU Bank index. Nifty PSU Bank recorded the highest intraday gain of the month, closing above 50 DEMA.
The key drivers of the index gains were:
On the other hand, these stocks weighed on the index:
The broader market indices ended on a Positive note. The Mid-cap 100 index ended higher by 0.85% and the Small-cap 100 index jumped by 0.36%.
As of August 11, 2025, the market breadth was in favour of advancing stocks. Out of 3,096 stocks traded on the NSE, 1,606 advanced, 1,414 declined, and 76 remained unchanged.
A total of 54 stocks touched their 52-week highs, while 112 hit their 52-week lows. Additionally, 83 stocks were locked in their upper circuits, whereas 94 stocks were in lower circuits.
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