Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- finished Tuesday’s trading session on a higher note, as most sectors advanced in trade except Pharma, FMCG and Realty. Index made a powerful start, as investors got some support with NITI Aayog member Arvind Virmani’s statement that the Indian economy will grow at around 6.5 per cent in the current fiscal, notwithstanding high oil prices and increased geopolitical tensions. Virmani further said that he does not see any impact of the US and European banking crisis on the Indian financial sector. Some support also came with Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal’s statement that India's exports to the UAE are expected to rise by about 60 per cent to reach $50 billion by 2026-27 from $31.3 billion at present on the back of the free trade agreement between the countries.
In afternoon session, index continued to trade in a positive terrain, as sentiments remained upbeat with the finance ministry’s statement that Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection grew by 12 per cent in April 2023 to Rs 1.87 lakh crore, the highest monthly mop-up since the rollout of the indirect tax regime. The ministry said the previous high collection of Rs 1.68 lakh crore was in April last year. Finally, index ended with gains of 82.65 points. Sentiments remained optimistic as India's manufacturing sector activity improved in the month of April, as factory orders and production rose at the strongest rates in 2023 so far, more jobs were created and companies stepped up input purchasing owing to stock-replenishment efforts.
Most of the sectorial indices ended in green except pharma, FMCG and Realty. The top gainers from the F&O segment were IndiaMART InterMESH, Indiabulls Housing Finance and Bharat Heavy Electricals. On the other hand, the top losers were RBL Bank, Atul and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 18400 -18600 calls and 17400 -17600 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.
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