Nifty continues to face losses for third consecutive day

07 Feb 2025 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended Friday’s trading session below its neutral line. Index made a cautious start and remained volatile during the session, as traders were cautious with the exchange data showing that foreign institutional investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 3,549.95 crore in the capital markets on a net basis on Thursday. In late morning deals, index turned green, after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut interest rate for the first time in nearly five years. Its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 6.25 per cent, after having kept it unchanged at 6.50 per cent for eleven straight meetings, and not having lowered it since May 2020.  But, in afternoon session, index witnessed selling pressure, as some concerns came after the Reserve Bank of India has lowered its GDP growth projections for the first and second quarters of the fiscal 2025-2026 amid the concerns over the protectionist trade policies by US president Donald Trump. 

Traders were seen piling up positions in Metal, Consumer Durables and auto stocks, while selling was witnessed in PSU Bank, FMCG and media. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals, Tata Steel, and Jindal Steel and Power. On the other hand, the top losers were NCC, GAIL and Cummins India. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 24900 - 25100 calls and 23400 - 23600 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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