Nifty ends higher ahead of monthly F&O expiry

26 Jul 2023 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended Wednesday’s session in positive terrain with half a percent gain, ahead of monthly F&O expiry. Index made a good start, as sentiments were positive after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest update of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) revised upward India’s growth rate projection by 0.2 percentage point to 6.1 per cent for 2023, from earlier projection in April. It said this is reflective of the momentum from stronger-than-expected growth in the fourth quarter of 2022 as a result of stronger domestic investment. Some optimism also came after provisional NSE data showing that foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought Rs 1,089 crore of Indian equities on a net basis during the previous session, while domestic investors sold Rs 334 crore of shares.

Index continued to trade on higher note in noon deals as investors got some support with minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary’s statement that India’s general government debt moderated to 80.9% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2022-23 from 83.3% in 2021-22. The general government debt, which comprises the debts of the centre and states, had soared to 87.8% in FY21, the highest in at least four decades, as government expenditure rose during the Covid-19 pandemic, amid revenue slump. Finally, index ended with gains of 97.70 points.

Most of the sectorial indices ended in green except Consumer Durables and Auto. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Vodafone Idea, Piramal Enterprises and RBL Bank. On the other hand, the top losers were Can Fin Homes, Intellect Design Arena and HDFC Asset Management Company. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 19900 - 20000 calls and 19600 - 19800 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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