With roughly two hours left in today’s session, Nifty 50 is holding just below the 24,200 mark while Bitcoin pushes toward a three-month high near $80,000, and gold hovers close to its record ₹1.65 lakh zone. Here’s your 2 PM markets update for 25 August 2026.
📈 Afternoon Session: Market Snapshot
Indian benchmarks are trading largely flat-to-lower in the afternoon session after a weak start triggered by mixed global cues. The Sensex opened 73.62 points lower at 77,295.49 and is now trading around 77,364, roughly 5 points below Wednesday’s close of 77,369.11. The Nifty 50 opened down 43.3 points at 24,175.75 and has recovered slightly to around 24,188, still about 31 points below the previous close of 24,219.05. Sentiment stayed cautious through the morning after a tech-led sell-off on Wall Street dragged Asian markets lower overnight, while Brent crude hovering near $92 a barrel and fresh US sanctions on Iran kept traders on edge. On the Sensex pack, TCS led gainers with a 0.80% rise, joined by Tata Steel, Eternal, Adani Ports and Titan, while HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra also featured among the day’s top performers in the IT space. Institutional flows stayed supportive — FIIs bought equities worth ₹1,181.66 crore and DIIs added ₹2,493.41 crore in the most recent cash-segment session, continuing a steady pattern of domestic buying underpinning the market.
₿ Crypto at 2 PM — Live Prices
Bitcoin is trading around $80,227 (₹76.94 lakh), up about 3.18% in the last 24 hours and closing in on the psychologically key $80,000 level for the first time in three months. Ethereum is changing hands near $2,494 (₹2.39 lakh), up roughly 1.22%. The broader crypto market has added about 2% in value to touch a $2.75 trillion market cap, with Solana (+6.24%), BNB (+1.83%) and Chainlink (+1.72%) among today’s standout gainers. On the network side, BNB Chain’s “Pasteur” hard fork went live today, promising faster transaction finality and native support for AI agents and tokenized assets.
💰 Live Rates — 2 PM IST
| Asset | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 24,188 | -0.13% |
| Sensex | 77,364 | -0.01% |
| Bitcoin (BTC) | ₹76.94L / $80,227 | +3.18% |
| Ethereum (ETH) | ₹2.39L / $2,494 | +1.22% |
| Gold (10g, 24K) | ₹1,63,970 | Steady, eyeing ₹1.65L |
| Silver (1kg) | ₹2,60,000 | Nearing ₹2.60L |
| USD/INR | ₹95.90 | +0.09% |
| Crude Oil (Brent) | $92.34 | Retreating from 2-week highs |
📰 Top 5 Financial News Stories of the Day
- Sensex, Nifty open in the red amid global weakness — Indian equities started lower after a tech-led sell-off on Wall Street spilled over into Asian markets overnight. Investors are watching whether domestic buying can help indices claw back losses before the close.
- FIIs and DIIs both net buyers in the cash segment — Foreign institutional investors bought ₹1,181.66 crore worth of equities while domestic institutions added ₹2,493.41 crore, signalling continued confidence in Indian equities even as index levels stay choppy.
- Brent crude cools off after touching two-week highs — Oil prices eased to around $92 a barrel as traders await details of a tougher US economic pressure plan on Iran, a factor that could keep energy prices volatile heading into the weekend.
- BNB Chain’s Pasteur hard fork goes live — The upgrade brings faster transaction finality and built-in support for AI agents and tokenized assets, part of a broader push by major blockchains to court institutional and AI-driven use cases.
- Aegis Logistics restructures ammonia storage business — The company transferred its specialised ammonia storage terminal at Pipavav Port to a step-down subsidiary for ₹525 crore, a move aimed at consolidating group terminalling operations and creating operational synergies.
🌐 Global Markets & Tomorrow’s Outlook
Overnight weakness on Wall Street, led by a tech-sector pullback, continues to weigh on sentiment across Asia and India. Traders are watching for further clarity on the US approach toward Iran sanctions, which is keeping crude oil volatile, along with any fresh signals from the Fed on the rate path. With FIIs and DIIs both net buyers domestically, dips are being absorbed for now, but a sustained move above 24,250 on the Nifty would likely be needed to shift the mood decisively bullish heading into tomorrow’s open.
Data sourced from live market feeds. Last updated: 2:00 PM IST, 25 August 2026. This is for informational purposes only and not investment advice.
