Improvements in Goods and Services Tax (GST) saw a tremendous impact on the stock market on Monday. On Monday, 18 August 2025, the S&P BSE Sensex jumped at 676.09 points or 0.84 percent to close at 81,273. At the same time, NSE’s Nifty-50 also rose 245.65 points or 1.02 percent to close at 24,876.95. Vinod Nair, head of research of Geojit Investments, says that the proposed improvement in GST has given a tremendous boost to the domestic market.
Maruti is the most advantage
He said that the recent meeting between the US and Russia’s presidents has done a positive message in the mind of investors without reducing geopolitical tension. Also, the most benefit of tax reform is being seen in the automobile sector, which has performed brilliantly in the market.
Ajit Mishra, senior vice -president of Railways Broking, says that the market was seen to have a strong strength on Monday. Positive trends such as a decrease in crude oil prices, GST reform proposals and sovereign rating upgrade have worked to restore investors confidence.
Maruti shares recorded the highest 8.94 percent gain in Sensex companies. Shares of Bajaj Finance, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finserv, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hindustan Unilever and Trent also closed up. However, shares of ITC, Eternal, Tech Mahindra and Larsen & Toubro continued to decline.
Vehicle segment shares recorded a huge increase and they jumped up to 4.26 percent. Hyundai Motor India shares rose 8.45 percent. The Center has also proposed a two-level GST structure of five percent and 18 percent with a special rate of 40 percent and 18 percent with a special rate of 40 percent on selected items on rationalization of GST rates. The news agency PTI quoted sources as saying that the proposal will be discussed in the two -day meeting of the Ministers of the national capital on August 20 and 21.
Fast in Asian market too
In other markets in Asia, Japan’s Nikkei and China’s Shanghai Composite closed up, while South Korea’s Kospi and Hong Kong’s Hangseng closed down. The European markets closed down in the afternoon season. The US markets closed down on Friday. Global oil benchmark Brent crude rose 0.62 percent to $ 66.25 per barrel.
According to the stock market data, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth Rs 1,926.76 crore on Thursday. On Thursday, the Sensex rose 57.75 points to 80,597.66 and the Nifty closed 11.95 points to close at 24,631.30. The stock market remained closed on Friday on the occasion of Independence Day.
