Indian equity benchmark index -- Nifty -- extended its winning streak for fifth consecutive session. Index made cautious start as traders were worried about US president Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs starting from April 2, which likely to hurt Indian economy. But soon, market wiped out early losses and entered green terrain as market participants took note of FII data that shown, the Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 3,239.14 crore on March 20. Sentiments remained upbeat as optimism came from Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that India's services exports are registering healthy growth rates and the sector should aspire to reach $450 billion in exports, overtaking merchandise shipments, in the next financial year. However, gains remain capped amid rising Middle East tensions.
Index remained in green terrain and closed above 23300 mark taking support from Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s statement that oil and gas companies will not face any new taxes like the windfall profits tax after the coming into effect of a new law that promises stability of fiscal regime.
Most of the sectorial indices ended in red except Consumer Durables and Metal stocks. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Manappuram Finance, BSE, and Titagarh Rail Systems. On the other hand, the top losers were Jindal Stainless, National Aluminium Company and Voltas. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 23900 - 24100 calls and 22900 - 23100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.
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