Nifty ends lower for 5th consecutive day; settles below 24200 mark

25 Oct 2024 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty – ended Friday’s trading session deep in red, amid continued foreign outflows hit investors sentiments. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 5,062.45 crore on October 24, according to exchange data. After making a positive start, suddenly index slipped into red and extended its losses, as investors were concerned with the rating agency CRISIL stating that the revenue growth of Indian companies for the July-September quarter is estimated to be 5-7 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y), marking the slowest growth in 16 quarters. Investors were worried after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stressed that job creation is the most critical issue worldwide, particularly given the persistent economic challenges and rapid technological advancements that are reshaping the labor market. 

In afternoon session, Index magnify its losses to trade near day’s low point, as a cautious undertone prevailed due to investor anxiety over the impending U.S. election and heightened tensions in the Middle East. Some concern also came with ratings agency ICRA’s report stating that the slew of regulatory measures and tighter funding conditions in the domestic markets to result in a steady slowdown in credit growth for the lenders, i.e. banks and non-bank financial companies (NBFCs). It estimates the incremental bank credit growth to slow down to Rs. 19.0-20.5 trillion in FY2025, which will translate into a YoY growth of around 12%, compared to Rs. 22.3 trillion in FY2024 (YoY growth of 16.3%). In last leg of trade, index trimmed some of its losses, but ended in negative terrain with losses of 218.60 points.

Traders were seen piling up positions in PSU Bank, Bank and Pharma stocks, while selling was witnessed in FMCG, Realty and Auto. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Laurus Labs, Indian Hotels Company and Torrent Pharmaceuticals. On the other hand, the top losers Indusind Bank, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Dixon Technologies (India). In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 24900 - 25100 calls and 22900 - 23100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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