Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty recovered from intraday losses and settled higher on Wednesday, supported by gains in Banking and Oil & Gas stocks. Market opened lower amid elevated crude oil prices and renewed geopolitical tensions. Traders also remained cautious as India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) has projected India's economic growth to decelerate to 6.7 per cent in the current fiscal year on slowdown in demand and supply. In the early afternoon session, the market erased most of its losses but traded just below the neutral line, as traders remained cautious following a report by Crisil Intelligence stating that the ongoing West Asia conflict has begun materializing as a major downside risk for the Indian economy, severely impacting international trade and inflating import costs. After that, buying and a sharp rally in blue-chip stocks helped the index to turn positive and end the session in the green.
Traders were seen piling up positions in Oil & Gas, Auto and Realty stocks, while selling was witnessed in Media, FMCG, and IT. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Hitachi Energy India, CG Power and Industrial Solutions and Siemens. On the other hand, the top losers were PI Industries, Kaynes Technology and LTM. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 24400 - 24600 calls and 22400 - 22600 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.
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