Nifty witnesses recovery to end in green on Monday

17 Feb 2025 Evaluate

After trading in red for most part of the day, Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- managed to snap eight day losing run on Monday. Market made a negative start and remained lower amid sustained foreign fund outflows. The exodus of FPIs from the Indian equity markets continues as they pulled out Rs 21,272 crore in the first two weeks of this month, driven by global tensions after the US imposed tariffs on imports. This came following a net outflow of Rs 78,027 crore in January. Traders overlooked Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s statement that the country remains the fastest-growing large economy while keeping inflation under control. He projected a steady growth economic growth of 6 to 8 per cent in upcoming years owing to government policies that prioritize the welfare of lower-income and middle-income families including the major tax relief given this year for annual income up to Rs 12 lakh. In afternoon session, index continued to trade lower amid continued uncertainty about the Trump administration's trade and economic policies. Although tariff fears subsided a bit last week after the U.S. President decided to hold off hikes till April, there is still uncertainty about his administrations plans with regard to fresh levies. In last leg of trade, market wiped out all its early losses and turned positive. 

Traders were seen piling up positions in Pharma, Consumer Durables and Metal stocks, while selling was witnessed in Media, IT and Auto. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Manappuram Finance, CG Power and Industrial Solutions, and Ashok Leyland. On the other hand, the top losers were PB Fintech, Mahindra & Mahindra and Supreme Industries. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 23400 - 23600 calls and 22900 - 23100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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