Nifty ends volatile session in red on Tuesday

12 Aug 2025 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended volatile session in red on Tuesday amid foreign fund outflows. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 1,202.65 crore on Monday, according to exchange data. Index made a negative start following mixed cues from other Asian markets. Soon, index erased all initial losses and gained traction. Market participants took some support with the report stating that the government is working on measures to boost India's exports, including targeting 50 countries in regions such as the Middle East and Africa, amid the heavy tariffs imposed by the US on Indian goods. However, index trimmed most of its gains in late morning session and started wavering in red and green. Some cautiousness came with Minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary’s statement that the additional tariff announced by the US will impact about 55% of Indian exports to the world’s biggest economy. In afternoon session, index continued its volatile trade for most part of the session. In last leg of the trade, index intensified its losses and ended the session below 24,500 mark.

Traders were seen piling up positions in Pharma, Media and Auto stocks, while selling was witnessed in Private Bank, Realty and Consumer Durables. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Alkem Laboratories, SJVN and Jindal Stainless. On the other hand, the top losers were Astral, Rail Vikas Nigam and Supreme Industries. 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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