Nifty erases initial gains to end lower on Tuesday

15 Oct 2024 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended Tuesday’s trading session in a negative terrain. After making a positive start, soon index slipped into red, as market participants were cautious with the data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) showing that India’s retail inflation, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), escalated to a nine-month high of 5.49 per cent due to high food prices. In August, CPI inflation came in at 3.65 per cent, marginally higher than 3.6 per cent the previous month. The previous high was recorded in December 2023 at 5.69 per cent. Foreign fund outflows also dented domestic sentiments. On October 14, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) sold shares worth Rs 3,731.59 crore.

In afternoon session, index continued to trade lower, amid India’s trade deficit data going to be out later in a day. Traders paid no attention towards US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) President and CEO Mukesh Aghi emphasised that exports are going to be a major job creator for India as the country moves towards becoming a $5 trillion economy. Aghi also stressed that India and the US should continue to strengthen their economic engagements and increase the bilateral trade to $500 billion going forward. Finally, index ended with losses of 70.60 points.

Traders were seen piling up positions in Realty, Media and Consumer Durables stocks, while selling was witnessed in Metal, Auto and Pharma. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Deepak Nitrite and Bata India. On the other hand, the top National Aluminium Company, HDFC Life Insurance Company and Wipro. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 25900 - 26100 calls and 24900 - 25100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

© 2026 The Alchemists Ark Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. MoneyWorks4Me ® is a registered trademark of The Alchemists Ark Pvt. Ltd.

×