Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended lower on Thursday amid escalating India-Pakistan geopolitical tension. Index made a flat-to-positive start amid broadly positive cues from other Asian markets. Soon, index turned volatility and entered into red terrain amid weekly F&O expiry. Traders were worried after S&P Global Ratings said that the hostilities between India and Pakistan heighten risks to the credit metrics of both countries, and any escalation in clashes would put downward pressure on sovereign credit support. Index continued its southward journey in late afternoon session. In last leg of the trade, index magnified its losses after Indian Armed Forces targeted air defense radars and systems at multiple locations inside the Pakistan.
Most of the sectorial indices ended in red except IT and Media stocks. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Canara Bank, Coforge and Axis Bank. On the other hand, the top losers were UPL, Torrent Power and Jubilant Foodworks. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 24900 - 25100 calls and 23900 - 24100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.
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