Nifty ends near day’s low point on Monday

30 Dec 2024 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty ended Monday’s trading session in a deep red, amid rising global uncertainties and caution ahead of the year-end holiday season. Index made a cautious start and traded flat amid foreign fund outflows weighted on sentiments. FIIs net sold Indian equities worth Rs 1,323.29 crore on December 27. Traders were concerned as data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $8.4 billion to $644 billion in the week ended December 20. However, index managed to trade in green in late morning session, as traders took some support with report that following the lackluster growth numbers in the second quarter (Q2FY25), economists believe the upcoming Union Budget for 2025-26 should focus on reforms that will stimulate consumption, manufacturing and spur employment. 

In afternoon session, Index unable to hold its gains and slipped into red, as sentiments remained downbeat with the private report stating that vegetables and spices saw a steep increase in spending across both rural and urban areas during August 2023 to July 2024, compared to the previous year, driven largely by inflation. Overall, food expenditure grew at a faster rate than non-food items. Traders overlooked report that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) latest data has showed that India's current account deficit (CAD) moderated marginally to $11.2 billion or 1.2 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) year-on-year in the July-September quarter (Q2) of 2024-25. The CAD, an indicator of the country's external payment scenario, was $11.3 billion or 1.3 per cent of GDP during the second quarter of 2023-24. Finally, index ended near day’s low point.

Traders were seen piling up positions in Healthcare, Pharma, and IT stocks, while selling was witnessed in Realty, Media and Auto. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Adani Total Gas, Indian Railway Finance Corporation and Adani Enterprises. On the other hand, the top losers were Jindal Stainless, Cyient and Prestige Estates Projects. 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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