Nifty erases intraday gains to end lower on Thursday

18 Apr 2024 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- failed to hold its intraday gains and ended in negative terrain with losses of 152.05 points on Thursday. Index made a positive start, as traders got support after International Monetary Fund raised India’s FY25 GDP growth forecast by 30 bps to 6.8 percent from its January forecast of 6.5 percent, citing bullish domestic demand conditions and a rising working-age population. With this, India continues to be the fastest growing economy of the world, ahead of China's growth projection of 4.6 percent during the same period. Besides, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in its report said that India grew by 6.7 per cent in 2023 and is expected to expand by 6.5 per cent in 2024, continuing to be the fastest-growing major economy in the world. 

However, in late afternoon session, index cut all of its gains and slipped near day’s low point, as traders were cautious after former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan expressed concerns regarding India's employment situation, despite the economy displaying signs of growth. He highlighted the necessity of tackling the scarcity of private sector jobs, noting the rising trend of individuals opting for government employment as a significant indicator. Finally, index ended in a negative terrain with over half a percent cut.

Most of the sectorial indices ended in red except Media stock. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Multi Commodity Exchange, Indus Towers and ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company. On the other hand, the top losers Indraprastha Gas, Oberoi Realty and Apollo Hospitals Enterprise. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 22900 - 23100 calls and 21900 - 22100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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