Nifty extends winning run for third consecutive day

15 Sep 2023 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended Friday’s trading session on a higher note, led by gains in Auto, IT and Private Bank stocks. Index made an optimistic start, as sentiments remained positive after exchange data showed Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) turned buyers on Thursday as they bought equities worth Rs 294.69 crore. Traders took a note of domestic rating agency Icra’s report stating that credit growth in the banking system will moderate to 12.1-13.2 per cent in the current fiscal (FY24) from 15.4 per cent in the year-ago period. But, it also said asset quality improvement will continue, while the Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPA) ratio is expected to come down to 2.8-3 per cent by March 2024, as against 3.7 per cent at the end of the June quarter.

In afternoon session, index extended its gains, as investors took some support with the Financial services secretary Ajay Seth’s statement that the total revenue from corporate and excise tax collections is expected to be in line with budget estimates for the current fiscal year (FY24). Besides, the private report stated that India has become the 13th country authorised to certify 'measuring and weighing instruments' based on globally accepted standards of the Paris-based IOLM, a development that will boost domestic exports of such products. An IOLM-approved certificate is mandatory to sell weighing or measuring instruments in the international market at present. However, in last leg of trade, index trimmed some of its gains but ended on a higher note.

Traders were seen piling up positions in Auto, IT and Private Bank stocks, while selling was witnessed in FMCG, Realty and Metal. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Vodafone Idea, Bajaj Auto and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company. On the other hand, the top losers were Indian Oil Corporation, Interglobe Aviation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 20400 - 20600 calls and 19400 - 19600 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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