Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended Tuesday’s trading session with over a percent cut, as traders were cautious after Bank of Japan raised its interest rates for the first time since 2007. It increased its short-term interest rates to 0% to 0.1% from the previous -0.1%. Index made a negative start, as investors were cautious with provisional data from the NSE showing that foreign institutional investors (FIIs) net sold shares worth Rs 2,051.09 crore on March 18. Traders overlooked reports that the Secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Rajesh Kumar Singh revealed that the Government of India’s plans to introduce a dedicated policy aimed at fostering deep-tech startups. Singh disclosed that the government is currently in the advanced stages of crafting a specialized policy framework specifically tailored to support deep-tech startups.
Index extended its losses in afternoon session, as sentiments were down beat with a private report stating that India is unlikely to achieve the 8%-10% economic growth rates that China pulled off over the long term. It said economic progress in India is being hamstrung by a lack of infrastructure, and a low skilled workforce. In last leg of trade, index traded near day’s low point to end with losses of 238.25 points ahead of upcoming US Federal Reserve meeting later tomorrow.
All the sectorial indices ended in green. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Bajaj Auto, Baja Finance and Max Financial Service. On the other hand, the top losers Colgate-Palmolive (India), Gujarat Gas and TCS. 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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