Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended lower on Wednesday amid delay in finalizing the US-India trade agreement. Index made a flat-to-positive start followed by broadly positive cues from other Asian markets. Soon, index turned red and magnified its losses. Traders remained cautious as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflow in India fell 24.5 per cent year-on-year to $9.34 billion in the January - government data showed that Foreign direct investment March quarter of 2024-25 but grew 13 per cent at $50 billion during the entire previous financial year. However, losses remained capped as some support came as the apex exporters' body -- Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) suggested that the country's overall goods and services exports likely to reach $1 trillion during 2025-26. Meanwhile, the exports were aggregated at $825 billion in 2024-25. In afternoon session, index saw some recovery but unable to hold it till the end of the session. In last leg of the trade, index incurred more losses and closed below 24,800 mark.
Most of the sectorial indices ended in red except Media and PSU Banks stocks. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Life Insurance Corporation of India, Central Depository Services (India) and KEI Industries. On the other hand, the top losers were Escorts Kubota, Aurobindo Pharma and Shree Cement. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 25900 - 26100 calls and 23900 - 24100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.
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