Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended Wednesday’s trading session near day’s low point, amid fears about fed interest rate outcome. Index made flat-to-positive start but soon turned cautious, amid foreign fund outflows. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) net sold shares worth Rs 1,509.16 crore on February 27, provisional data from the NSE showed. Traders took note of report that the borrowing cost for states continued to fall for the third week in a row, with the weighted average price falling to 7.44 per cent in the debt auction on Tuesday. The cost had remained at a two-year high throughout January sniffing at 7.8 per cent.
In late morning session, index slipped sharply to trade in deep red and remained lower till the end, as traders were cautious amid a private report stating that while it seems increasingly unlikely the US economy is headed for recession, small businesses still face headwinds like higher costs and difficulty retaining qualified workers. Investors awaited key U.S. inflation data this week that could influence the timing of the Federal Reserve's easing cycle. Finally, index ended near day’s low point with losses of 247.20 points.
All the sectorial indices ended in red. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Havells India, Max Financial Services and Samvardhana Motherson International. On the other hand, the top losers Vodafone Idea, Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Delta Corp. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 22900 - 23100 calls and 21400 - 21600 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.
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