Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended near day’s high point on Monday, led by gains in IT, Bank and Oil & Gas stocks. Index made a gap-up opening and remained higher till the end, as traders took encouragement with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s statement that the rate of rupee depreciation has come down and expressed hope that after 8-10 years, it will start appreciating against US dollar, helping the Indian economy to grow at faster pace. Traders also took a note of SBI Research's report stating that retail inflation in India is unlikely to come down much but is expected to hold at nearly the same level in the January-March 2024 quarter. Once the CPI comes under control for fruits, vegetables, spices, and cereals, headline inflation is expected to drastically reduce to come near the mid-point of the RBI inflation target of 4 per cent.
Index continued to trade on a higher note in afternoon session, as sentiments remained positive with a private report stating that net inflows into exchange traded funds (ETFs) tracking Indian stocks hit a record high in 2023, with investors may continue to buy into the world's fastest-growing major economy even as keenly watched general elections loom. Some support also came with private report stating that India is expected to clock a GDP growth in the range of 6.9-7.2 per cent in the current financial year on the back of improving economic fundamentals. In last leg of trade, index magnified its gains to end at fresh record closing high, as traders went for fundamental strong stocks.
Most of the sectorial indices ended in green except Media and Metal stocks. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Oracle Financial Services Software, Wipro and Aurobindo Pharma. On the other hand, the top losers were HDFC Life Insurance Company, Dixon Technologies (India) and Exide Industries. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 22400 - 22600 calls and 20900 - 21100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.
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