Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- came off from new high level and ended flat on Friday amid volatility. India VIX was up by 1.54%. Market made slightly negative start and traded near neutral line, tracking weakness in global markets. Investors were cautious with report that India's engineering exports declined 3.2 per cent to $8.67 billion in April 2024, primarily due to lower shipments of metals, especially iron, steel and copper. The lower shipment of steel was mainly witnessed in Italy, Nepal, the UAE, the Netherlands, the USA, China, and South Korea, among others. Moreover, investments by private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funds declined by 35 per cent to $4.4 billion in April compared with $6.8 billion in the year-ago period. It said PE/VC investors continue to remain cautious due to global uncertainties, geopolitical tensions, and the ongoing Indian general elections.
However, in afternoon session, index added gains and touched fresh high level. Traders got support as S&P Global Rating analyst said that India can get rating support over time if it utilises the highest-ever dividend of over Rs 2.11 trillion received from the Reserve Bank to reduce fiscal deficit. The RBI board has decided to pay a record Rs 2.11 trillion dividend to the government for the fiscal ended March 2024, more than double of what was budgeted expectation of Rs 1.02 trillion. However, market unable to hold gains and turned negative in last leg of trade.
Traders were seen piling up positions in Bankex, Auto and Financial services sectors while selling was witnessed in FMCG, IT and Metal sectors stocks. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Vodafone Idea, PFC and Bharat Forge. On the other hand, the top losers Godrej Properties, Torrent Pharmaceuticals and Indigo. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 23400 - 23600 calls and 22100 - 22600 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.
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