Stock Market Today: Effect of PM Modi’s announcement, Jhoom Gap Sensex, these sectors shared rockets

By Cross Talk India Team Last updated Aug 18, 2025

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Stock Market Today: Due to the announcement made on the occasion of PM Modi’s 79th Independence Day, the market has reached the seventh sky today. Both Sensex and Nifty are trading fast. The Sensex opened at 24,938 with a faster of 718 points and Nifty 307 points faster. The most faster has been seen in the shares of Auto and I Sector. The Nifty Auto has seen a 3 per cent rise.

On the occasion of 79th Independence Day, PM Modi has made several major announcements about the resolve of self -reliant and developed India, including a sign of major cuts in GST. Speaking on the self -reliant India Mission, PM Modi has focused on the contribution of Made in India Semiconductor to IT, Manufacturing, Pharma Research. Its direct impact is visible in the stock market today (18 August 2025).

Top Gainers and Louquars

The stocks which have seen the biggest rise in the stock market today include Maruti, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, M & M etc. of the auto sector. At the same time, TCS, Sun Pharma, ITC, HCL Tech etc. are included in the list of top louquars today. Maruti Suzuki’s stock is seeing a boom. Last week, Maruti’s stock closed at 12,936 points, which opened 767 points to 13,703 today. At the same time, Hero MotoCorp has also seen a rise of 6.69 percent.

Talking about the losques, L&T shares have seen a decline of 0.79 percent today. Initially, it is witnessing a decline of 29 points with a rally of 20 points. The company that shutdown at 3,677 points last week is trading at 3,648 points today. At the same time, shares of Internal, HCL Tech, INF, Sun Pharma etc. are also declining today.

The impact of PM Modi’s announcement is visible

On Independence Day, PM Modi had indicated a major change in GST to give relief to the common people. New GST rates will be implemented on the occasion of Diwali, which will benefit the common people. GST on small cars, buses and two-wheelers can be reduced, which is seen in the share of the auto sector. At the same time, due to the announcement of self -sufficiency in semiconductor and defense, shares of these sectors are also doing well.

PM Modi had talked about launching the Made in India chip by the end of this year. Apart from this, PM Modi also announced the National Deep Water Exploration Mission, Sudarshan Chakra Mission for Defense Sector etc. from the ramparts of the Red Fort.

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