Nifty ends marginally lower on Wednesday

30 Apr 2025 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended lower on Wednesday amid rising trade related uncertainties and ongoing geopolitical tensions. Nifty made a flat-to-positive start as mixed cues came from other Asian markets. Soon, index turned volatile as market participants were cautious after the government survey projected that private sector capital expenditure (capex) expected to decline by around 25 per cent to Rs 4.88 lakh crore in FY26, down from Rs 6.56 lakh crore in FY25. Further, rising geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan weighed heavily on investor sentiment. 

However, some support came from Finance Ministry’s report stating that with the right strategies in place, continued domestic reforms, and a strong focus on infrastructure development and job creation, Indian economy can demonstrate resilient growth despite global uncertainties. Index remained near its neutral line for most part of the day, as some concerns came with India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) stating that reciprocal tariffs will exacerbate stress for medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs) but mid-sized corporates have a greater cushion against unanticipated financial shocks. Finally, in last leg of trade, index closed lower below 24,350 mark.

Most of the sectorial indices ended in red except Realty, Pharma and Auto stocks. The top gainers from the F&O segment were HDFC Life Insurance Company, Indraprastha Gas and Maruti Suzuki India. On the other hand, the top losers were Exide Industries, Bajaj Finserv and Bajaj Finance. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 24400 - 25600 calls and 23900 - 24100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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