Nifty plunges over 1%; settles below 24500 mark

22 Oct 2024 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended Tuesday’s trading session deep in red as investors reacted to weak global cues and an uptrend in oil prices overnight amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. After making slightly positive, soon index cut all of its gains to trade in negative terrain, as traders were cautious with the exchange data showing that foreign institutional investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 2,261.83 crore on October 21. Index extended its losses in afternoon session, as traders were concerned after the latest bulletin from the Reserve Bank of India has stated that India's inflation is on a downward trajectory, but there is still significant ground to cover. The final stretch of disinflation hinges on controlling food inflation and mitigating its spillover effects on inflation expectations and core inflation. Invertors overlooked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s statement that India is poised to continue its sustained growth trajectory and enhance its contribution to global growth significantly. She also noted that at the current rate, India is likely to be the world's third-largest economy by 2027. In last leg of trade, index magnified its losses to end near day’s low point.

All the sectorial indices ended in red. The top gainers from the F&O segment were City Union Bank, Shree Cement and ICICI Bank. On the other hand, the top losers Punjab National Bank, L&T Finance and Hindustan Copper. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 25900 - 26100 calls and 23900 - 24100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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