Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- extended its losing streak for third straight session on Thursday amid escalating geopolitical conflict between Israel-Iran and rising concerns over possibility of US intervention in this conflict. Index made cautious start amid weak global cues as Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned that in summers the inflation could rise due to Trumps’s tariff policy. Soon, index started wavering between green and red as some concern came from ICRA’s report stated that India’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth for FY2025-26 will be 6.2 per cent, down from 6.5 per cent in preceding financial year and Real Gross Value Added (GVA) growth is also expected to ease to 6 per cent from 6.4 per cent. In second half, index continued its lacklustre trade for most part of the day as market participants opted risk averse approach ahead of weekly F&O expiry. Index witnessed volatility in last few minutes of trade, but closed with minor losses.
Most of the sectorial indices ended in red except Auto stocks. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Tata Consumer Products, Eicher Motors, and Mahindra & Mahindra. On the other hand, the top losers were Cyient, JSW Energy and Varun Beverages. 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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