Market Opening Bell: Sensex falls 49 points, Nifty holds 25,000, pharma index in action

Indian equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty, started the session in the red on Friday, August 22, 2025, amid weak global cues. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 49.23 points to start the session at 81,951.48; the Nifty shed 19.6 points to open at 25,064.15. In the last trading session, the Sensex closed at 82,000.71 and the Nifty 50 at 25,083.75. However, the broader indices also traded in the green in the opening session. While the BSE Midcap was up by 58.38 points in the early trading session, the BSE Smallcap index was up by 16.42 points or 0.03 per cent to trade at 53,202.45. 

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