In volatile trading session, Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended flat on Thursday amid monthly F&O expiry. Market made a positive start, tracking broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight, and soon turned volatile tracking weakness in Asian counterparts as well as foreign fund outflows. The Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) continued their selling on fifth day in a row, as they sold equities worth Rs 3529 crore on February 25. Traders took a note of Moody's Ratings’ statement that India has a lower overall exposure to the US relative to others in the APAC region, although certain sectors such as food, textiles and pharmaceutical products face risks. It said most companies in its rated portfolio are domestic-focused with limited exposure to the US market. In afternoon session, index continued to trade with limited losses. Traders took note of the monthly payroll data released by the Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) showing that the EPFO has added 16.05 lakh net new members in December 2024, which is 9.69 per cent higher compared to November 2024. Finally, market ended below its 22,550 mark.
Traders were seen piling up positions in Financial Services, Metal and Bank stocks, while selling was witnessed in Media, Realty and Auto. The top gainers from the F&O segment were AU Small Finance Bank, Shriram Finance, and Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company. On the other hand, the top losers were KEI Industries, Polycab India and Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 23900 - 24100 calls and 21900 - 22100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.
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