{"id":22274,"date":"2025-08-20T09:39:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T04:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fintoo.in\/blog\/?p=22274"},"modified":"2025-08-20T09:39:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T04:09:42","slug":"market-morning-notes-for-20th-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fintoo.in\/blog\/market-morning-notes-for-20th-august-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Market Morning Notes For 20th August 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Market Commentary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Global markets<\/strong> – US indices closed negative on Tuesday as Jackson Hole jitters hit tech stocks. Dow Jones closed flat. While Nasdaq tumbled by 1.5 pct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commodities<\/strong> – Gold prices remain steady and currently stood at USD 3,316 over less demand. On the other hand, oil prices stood at USD 65.96\/bbl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commodities                                                        % Change<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Last Close<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>1 day<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Gold ($)<\/td> 3,316<\/td>0.0<\/td><\/tr>
Silver ($)<\/td>37.25<\/td>-0.3<\/td><\/tr>
Brent Crude ($)<\/td>65.96<\/td>0.3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Moving Averages<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Nifty 50<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Nifty Bank<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
50 DMA<\/td>25,015<\/td>56,334<\/td><\/tr>
100 DMA<\/td>24,591<\/td>55,238<\/td><\/tr>
200 DMA<\/td>24,052<\/td>52,799 <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Asian markets<\/strong> – Asian markets trading lower in the early morning trade, Hang Seng trading down by 0.4 pct. While Nikkei trading red by 1.5 pct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indian Indices<\/strong> – India’s equity benchmarks are likely to open red as GIFT Nifty indicates. Benchmark Indices extended rally on Tuesday led by auto makers on hopes of a demand boost from proposed GST rate cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indian Market<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>  % Change<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
 <\/em><\/em><\/td>Last Close<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>1 day<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>YTD<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Sensex<\/td>81,644<\/td>0.5<\/td>4.5<\/td><\/tr>
Nifty<\/td>24,980<\/td>0.4<\/td>5.7<\/td><\/tr>
Nifty Bank<\/td>55,865<\/td>0.2<\/td>9.8<\/td><\/tr>
Nifty Midcap 100<\/td>57,664<\/td>1.0<\/td>0.8<\/td><\/tr>
Nifty Smallcap 100<\/td>17,914<\/td>0.7<\/td>-4.6<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Institutional Activity<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>                  Rs crore<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
 <\/em><\/em><\/td>Cash<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>YTD<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
FII<\/td>-634<\/td>-196,904<\/td><\/tr>
DII<\/td>2261<\/td>479,902<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Stocks to watch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Positive Read through<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n