Nifty ends lower on Monday; settles below 24800 mark

21 Oct 2024 Evaluate

After witnessing volatile session, Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended Monday’s trading session in negative terrain, as investors were cautious about the data of HSBC Composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) Flash, HSBC Manufacturing PMI Flash, HSBC Services PMI Flash, scheduled to be released on October 24. After making positive start, soon index slipped below neutral lines, as traders were cautious after data shared by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed that India's foreign exchange reserves have experienced a notable decline for the second consecutive week, dipping by $10.7 billion to stand at $690 billion as of October 11. Some cautiousness also came as the NCAER-NSE Business Expectations Survey showed that economic activity continued to show dynamism in the second quarter of 2024-25, though at a moderated pace.

In afternoon session, index continued to trade with marginal loss, as sentiments remained weak with a report by National Stock Exchange highlighted that the revenue disparity among Indian states continues to be significant, while some states have shown revenue growth in FY25 but others have reported a revenue contraction. However, in last leg of trade, index managed to trade above neutral line, but unable to hold its gains and ended below 24800 mark. 

Most of the sectorial indices ended in green except Auto and Financial services stocks. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Tata Chemicals, Bajaj Auto and Oberoi Realty. On the other hand, the top losers IndiaMART InterMESH, RBL Bank and Tata Consumer Products. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 25900 - 26100 calls and 24400 - 24600 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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