Benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex ended the session on a weak note as sentiment to a fresh hit after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of a “substantial” hike in duties on Indian exports, citing continued purchases of Russian oil. This follows last week’s threat of a 25 percent tariff and an unspecified penalty. In today's session, all sectoral indices traded in the red, barring auto. The broader market also edged lower by up to 0.8 percent on August 5. At close, the Sensex was down 308.47 points or 0.38 percent at 80,710.25, and the Nifty was down 73.20 points or 0.30 percent at 24,649.55. About 1708 shares advanced, 2184 shares declined, and 143 shares were unchanged.
2/11
Shares of private lender IndusInd Bank Ltd rallied 5% intraday after the Reserve Bank of India approved the appointment of Rajiv Anand as the new managing director and CEO. The three-year appointment will run until August 24, 2028, pending shareholder approval at the bank's upcoming general meeting. Domestic brokerage Emkay Global noted, "We believe Anand brings on board an extensive experience across wholesale/retail banking, digital transformation, and capital markets, having worked across global financial institutions including StanC, ANZ Grindlays, HSBC, and lastly at Axis Bank across various functions."
3/11
Tata Investment Corporation shares rose 4.5% intraday on multiple positive triggers like positive June quarter results, a 1:10 stock split and Tata Capital filing updated draft papers for IPO. Tata Investment Corporation Ltd on August 4 reported 12% increase in consolidated profit after tax at Rs 146 crore in the first quarter ended June 30, 2025 on higher dividend income. What also aided the bullish sentiment towards the stock is that non-banking financial company Tata Capital has filed updated draft papers for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) comprising up to 47.58 crore equity shares.
4/11
Sona BLW Precision Forgings gained as much as 1.5 percent intraday to Rs 450 after the company reported a 12.2 percent decline in net profit to Rs 124.7 crore in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. The company reported that its total revenue from operations reduced 4.2 percent at Rs 854 crore in the quarter under review from Rs 893 crore in the year-ago period. The earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) reduced 17.4 percent to Rs 206 crore in Q1FY26 from Rs 251 crore year-on-year (YoY), while the margin was reported at 24.1 percent from 28.1 percent YoY.
The shares of Godfrey Phillips rallied nearly 10 percent to hit a fresh all-time high level after the firm released its results for the first quarter of the April-June quarter of the ongoing financial year 2026. The firm also announced a bonus issue for its shareholders. Tobacco manufacturer Godfrey Phillips India on August 4 reported a 64 percent on-year jump in net profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 at Rs 365 crore. It had reported a net profit of Rs 223 crore in the year-ago period. The firm's revenue rose 34 percent on-year to Rs 1,807 crore in Q1FY26 as against Rs 1,352 crore a year ago.
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Oswal Pumps shares meanwhile gained more than 5 percent to hit an intraday high of Rs 788 apiece. Oswal Pumps on August 4 reported a net profit of Rs 95 crore for Q1 FY26. This marks a 34 percent on-year increase from the Rs 70 crore net profit reported in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year. The firm’s revenue from operations meanwhile rose 37 percent on-year to Rs 514 crore in Q1 FY26. It had earlier reported revenue from operations at Rs 376 crore in Q1 FY25.
7/11
Capital market stocks faced selling pressure on August 5 after a report said market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is considering to curb weekly expiries in order to rein in speculative trading. BSE stock fell the most among the 15 constituents of the Nifty Capital Markets index by trading 4% lower after Zee Business reported about a likely SEBI consultation paper on various measures to curb option trading.
8/11
Shares of FMCG major Marico slipped over a percent after the company reported an 8.2 percent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 513 crore for the April–June quarter of FY26. The FMCG major’s revenue from operations rose 23.3 percent to Rs 3,259 crore, driven by broad-based growth across its product portfolio. Operating margin declined sharply to 20.1 percent from 23.7 percent a year earlier, reflecting higher costs. Morgan Stanley has maintained an Equal-weight rating on Marico with a target price of Rs 674 per share. This implies a downside potential of 6.7 percent from the last close.
Insurance regulator IRDAI has imposed a fine of Rs 5 crore on PB Fintech's online insurance aggregator - Policybazaar - over regulatory lapses related to directorships held by key managerial personnel, a company filing said August 5, sending shares lower by over 2%. "...IRDAI issued an Order dated August 04, 2025, levying a penalty in aggregate of Rs. 5 crores for violation of provisions of applicable IRDAI Regulations with respect to certain aspects pertaining to Directorships held by Key Managerial Personnel (KMPs) and principal officer (PO), product display, Outsourcing Agreements, tagging of policies and premium remittance," a company statement said.
10/11
Crizac shares tumbled over 3 percent. Crizac on August 4 reported a net profit of Rs 46 crore for Q1 FY26. This marks a rise of over 10 percent on-year from the Rs 41 crore net profit reported in Q1 FY25. However, the net profit fell more than 8 percent sequentially from the Rs 50 crore reported in Q4 FY25. The firm’s revenue from operations meanwhile rose 30 percent on-year, but fell 38 percent sequentially to Rs 209 crore.
11/11
Shares of Triveni Turbine slumped as much as 9 percent intraday after the company posted a weak set of earnings for the June quarter, marred by sluggish domestic and export performance. In Q1 FY26, the turbine maker’s consolidated revenue dropped 20 percent year-on-year to Rs 371.3 crore, down from Rs 463.3 crore in the same period last year. Both key business segments struggled—domestic revenue fell 24 percent to Rs 188.2 crore, while exports slipped 15 percent to Rs 183.1 crore.
