Nifty ends significantly higher on Thursday

17 Apr 2025 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended significantly higher on Thursday amid US-China progressive trade talks. Index made negative start as traders remined cautious after WTO stated that application of reciprocal tariffs and broader spillover of policy uncertainty could lead to an even sharper decline of 1.5 per cent in global goods trade and hurt export-oriented least-developed countries. After some sluggish trade, index got traction as traders took note of UN report stating that India is expected to grow by 6.5 per cent in 2025 on the back of continued robust public spending and ongoing monetary easing, even as the world economy is on a recessionary trajectory, driven by escalating trade tensions and persistent uncertainty. In addition, market participants took support of exchange data showing that foreign portfolio investors stayed net buyers of Indian equities on Wednesday for the second consecutive session as they mopped up stocks worth Rs 3,936.42 crore. Index continued its firm trade in late afternoon session and closed above 23,850 mark. 

All sectorial indices ended in green. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Delhivery, Eternal and Coforge. On the other hand, the top losers were Wipro, Divi's Laboratories and One 97 Communications. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 25400 - 25600 calls and 23400 - 23600 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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