Nifty extends sluggish trade on Monday

24 Feb 2025 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended the session with cut of over one percent on Monday, as bears held their tight control over the market. Index made a gap-down opening and extended its losses as U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated reciprocal tariffs plans for India. US President Donald Trump has said that his administration will soon impose reciprocal tariffs on countries such as India and China, reiterating what he had said during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to the US capital. 

Foreign fund outflows also dented sentiments. Foreign investors have pulled out over Rs 23,710 crore from the Indian equity markets so far this month, pushing total outflows past Rs 1 trillion in 2025 amid rising global trade tensions. In afternoon session, index continued its sluggish trade as some concern also came after Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) data showed that bank credit as well as deposits witnessed deceleration during the October-December quarter (Q3FY25) sequentially. Bank credit growth (y-o-y) decelerated to 11.8 per cent in December 2024 from 12.6 per cent in September 2024, while aggregate deposits increased at a marginally lower pace at 11 per cent as compared to 11.7 per cent growth in July-September period. Market remained lower till the end of the session.

Most of the sectorial indices ended in red except FMCG, Auto and Pharma stocks. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Varun Beverages, Abbott India, and Bata India. On the other hand, the top losers were National Aluminium Company, L&T Technology Services and LTIMindtree. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 22900 - 23100 calls and 22400 - 22600 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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