Nifty extends losses for second consecutive day

03 Jan 2024 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended in negative terrain for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, amid negative cues from global markets. Index made slightly negative start and remained lower till the end, as traders were cautious amid crude oil price fluctuations as tensions are on a rise with Iran's deployment of a warship in the Red Sea in response to the US Navy destroying three Houthi boats. Sentiments remained negative, as India's manufacturing sector growth slowed in the month of December. According to the report, the seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) eased to 54.9 in December 2023 from 56.0 in November 2023.

In last leg of trade, index slipped near day’s low point to end with over half-percent cut, as sentiments remained cautious with the Credit rating agency ICRA in its latest report stating that at the first weekly auction of the last quarter of 2023-24, the states saw their interest burden sharply rising to cross the 7.7 percentage mark on January 2, 2023, leading to the spread between the cut-off of 10-year state bonds and the G-sec yield crossing the 50 basis points mark for the first time in two years.

Traders were seen piling up positions in Realty, PSU Bank and Pharma stocks, while selling was witnessed in IT, Metal and Financial Services. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Biocon, Bandhan Bank and Bajaj Auto. On the other hand, the top losers were National Aluminium Company, Hindalco Industries and Mphasis. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 21900 - 22100 calls and 20900 - 21100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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