Nifty ends marginally higher ahead of US-Russia talks

14 Aug 2025 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended marginally higher on Thursday ahead of US-Russia talks. Index made a slightly negative start following broadly negative cues from other Asian markets. Soon, index wiped out all initial losses and entered in green terrain. Market participants took some support with Crisil’s research report for August stating that India's headline inflation is expected to average 3.5 per cent this fiscal year (FY26), as compared to 4.6 per cent in the last financial year. It said that healthy agricultural production is likely to keep food inflation in check. Some support also came with S&P Global Ratings Director YeeFarn Phua stated that Trump’s tariffs will not have any impact on India's growth, as it is not a trade-oriented economy, and its sovereign ratings outlook will continue to remain positive. However, gains remined capped amid continued foreign fund outflow. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 3,644.43 crore on Wednesday, as per exchange data. In afternoon session, index continued its trade near neutral line for most part of the session. Traders avoided risky bids ahead weekly F&O expiry and long weekend holiday. In last leg of the trade, index turned volatile but managed to end the session in green terrain.

Traders were seen piling up positions in Consumer Durables, IT and PSU Bank stocks, while selling was witnessed in Metal, Oil & Gas and Realty. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Muthoot Finance, Manappuram Finance and Kalyan Jewellers India. On the other hand, the top losers were NMDC, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Max Healthcare Institute. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 24900 - 25100 calls and 24400 - 24600 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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