Nifty ends in red on Tuesday

03 Oct 2023 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark Nifty concluded Tuesday’s session with cut of over half percent ahead of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) interest rate decision, which scheduled to be released on October 06. After making a negative start, index extended its losses, as traders were concerned after finance ministry report said the government’s total gross debt increased by 2.2 per cent quarter-on-quarter to Rs 159.53 lakh crore in April-June this fiscal. Also, a FIEO report has said India's labour-intensive export sectors such as apparels, marine products, plastics, and gems and jewellery are showing a ‘troubling pattern’ as the country is experiencing a decline in global market share across these segments during the last five years.

Index continued its weak trade in afternoon session, as sentiments got hit after India's manufacturing sector growth eased in the month of September. According to the report, the seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) eased to 57.5 in September 2023 from 58.6 in August 2023. Finally, nifty ended session below its psychological 19,550 level. Investors ignored finance ministry’s statement that gross goods and services tax (GST) collection rose 10 percent to over Rs 1.62 lakh crore in September 2023, crossing the Rs 1.6 lakh crore mark for the fourth time during the current financial year (FY24), as compared to Rs 1.47 lakh crore in September 2022. Meanwhile, the output of eight core industries rose to a 14-month high of 12.1 percent in August 2023 as against 4.2 percent a year ago, mainly due to expansion in production of coal, crude oil, and natural gas. 

Most of the sectorial indices ended in red except Media, PSU Bank and Realty stock. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Mahanagar Gas, Vedanta and PNB. On the other hand, the top losers were ONGC, Delta Corp and Multi Commodity Exchange of India. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 19900 - 20100 calls and 19400 - 19600 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

© 2026 The Alchemists Ark Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. MoneyWorks4Me ® is a registered trademark of The Alchemists Ark Pvt. Ltd.

×