Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended Thursday’s trading session in negative terrain on weekly F&O expiry. After making a cautious start, soon index traded on a higher note, as investors took some support with the provisional data available on the NSE showing that foreign institutional investors (FII) purchased shares worth a net Rs 1,714.72 crore on June 14. Traders also took a note of International Energy Agency (IEA) chief Fatih Birol’s statement that India will soon overtake China as the largest driver of global oil demand even as it has an opportunity to become a world leader in green hydrogen production.
However, in afternoon session, index slipped into red terrain and traded on a lower note. Traders were cautious as Fed signalled more rate hikes. The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, as widely expected, but signaled that borrowing costs will likely rise by another half of a percentage point by the end of this year. Further, some cautiousness also prevailed in the market as domestic rating agency Crisil said the growth in aggregate GST collection for states is likely to moderate to 12-14 per cent in FY24 from 20 per cent in FY23. At the end, index extended its fall and finished with losses of 67.80 points.
Traders were seen piling up positions in Pharma, Healthcare Index and FMCG, while selling was witnessed in PSU Bank, Bank and Media. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Dixon Technologies (India), L&T Finance Holdings and Godrej Properties. On the other hand, the top losers were Zee Entertainment Enterprises, RBL Bank and Hero Motocorp. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 18900 - 19100 calls and 17900 - 18100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.
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