Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended Friday’s trading session near day’s high point, on account of rally in banking stocks. Index made a gap-up opening, as sentiments remained positive after Union Minister JP Nadda revealed that India has surpassed the United Kingdom to become the fifth largest economy in the world, and is projected to soon secure the third position. He noted that the Indian economy has grown by 8.2% in 2023-24, making it the fastest-growing major economy this fiscal year. Some support also came as Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India, has forecasted reaching a $4 trillion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) milestone this year, outpacing global growth rates. Currently, in US dollar terms, India is the fifth largest economy with a size of about $3.7 trillion in nominal terms.
Index continued to trade on higher note in noon deals, amid growing optimism that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in September. Sentiments remained optimistic as the commerce ministry is developing a platform for registering non-tariff barriers (NTBs) faced by exporters and taking up with the concerned countries for their resolution. At present, there is an information gap on these barriers particularly for small items. Besides, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said that the volume of world merchandise trade turned up in the first quarter of 2024 after remaining flat throughout 2023. In last leg of trade, index extended its gains to end near all-time closing high point with gains of 162.65 points.
Most of the sectorial indices ended in green except Media stocks. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Power Finance Corporation, Bharat Heavy Electricals and Piramal Enterprises. On the other hand, the top losers Ashok Leyland, Gujarat Gas and Balrampur Chini Mills. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 24900 - 25100 calls and 23900 - 24100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.
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