Nifty ends marginally in green on Friday

02 May 2025 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended marginally in green on Friday amid reports that China opened for talks with US on Tariff, which raises hope for de-escalation in trade war between the nations. Index made an optimistic start followed by positive cues from other Asian markets and upright Q4 results. Soon, index gained traction with government data showing that the Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection increased by 12 per cent in April, reaching to an all-time high of Rs 2.37 lakh crore. However, in late morning session, index erased all its gains on account of profit booking by the investor amid uncertainty surrounded by India-Pakistan geopolitical tensions. In afternoon session, index continued its choppy trade as the market participants remained cautious after S&P Global Ratings lowered the US GDP forecast for 2025, sharply by 50 basis points to 1.5 per cent, while raising its inflation forecast. For 2026, the US growth projection has been lowered by 20 basis points to 1.7 per cent. Index managed to hold its head in green terrain and closed above 24,300 mark. Investors remained optimistic with report that India's manufacturing sector growth improved in the month of April to 10-months high.

Traders were seen piling up positions in Oil & Gas, Media and IT stocks, while selling was witnessed in Consumer Durables, Metal and Pharma. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, PNB Housing Finance and Indian Oil Corporation. On the other hand, the top losers were The Phoenix Mills, Indus Towers and JSW Steel. 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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