The S&P BSE Sensex exhibited wild swings in trade on Friday as investors remained worried about global growth outlook. The 30-pack index gyrated in a range of 732 points intra-day, and settled 135 points, or 0.26 per cent, lower at 51,360.
The NSE Nifty50, meanwhile, closed at 15,294, down 67 points or 0.44 per cent. Bajaj twins, Coal India, JSW Steel, Apollo Hospitals, ITC, ICICI Bank, RIL, and HDFC Bank were the top Nifty gainers, rising between 0.8 per cent and 3 per cent.
On the flipside, Titan Company, Wipro, HDFC Life, Shree Cement, BPCL, Dr Reddy’s Labs, and Asian Paints were the top drags, down up to 6 per cent.
Sectorally, the Nifty Pharma index was worst hit, down over 2 per cent on the NSE, while the Nifty Bank added the most, up 0.75 per cent.
In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices underperformed the benchmarks and slipped up to 0.9 per cent.
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Global doom rocked Indian equities on Friday as investors fretted over longer-than-expected sticky inflation, coupled with aggressive monetary policy tightening. Tracking losses in global peers, the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex plunged 1,114 points intra-day, before settling at 54,303, down 1,017 points or 1.84 per cent.
The NSE Nifty50, meanwhile, held the 16,200-mark to close at 16,202, down 276 points or 1.68 per cent. The index had hit a low of 16,173 during the day. In the broader market, the Nifty MidCap 100 and SmallCap100 fell up to 1 per cent.
Over 35 Nifty stocks ended the session in the red with Bajaj Finance, HDFC, Kotak Bank, Hindalco, Wipro, Reliance Industries, Tech M, and Infosys falling between 2.5-4 per cent. The losses were trimmed by gains in Grasim Industries, Asian Paints, Apollo Hospitals, Divis Labs, and Dr Reddy’s Labs, that gained over 0.5 per cent each.
Sectorally, all but Nifty FMCG ended the session in the red. The losses were led by the Nifty IT, Oil & gas, Private Bank, and Financial Services indices as they fell 2 per cent each.
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After a one-day hiatus, bulls were back on Dalal Street, tracking global gains, as another volatile trading week comes to a close. The S&P BSE Sensex jumped 1,534 points, or 2.91 per cent, to end at 54,326, while the Nifty50 shut shop at 16,266, up 457 points or 2.89 per cent.
Gains were across the board with all 30 Sensex constituents, and 48 of the 50 Nifty constituents closing the day in the green zone. Dr Reddy’s Labs, JSW Steel, Nestle India, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Cipla, Adani Ports, L&T, RIL, Axis Bank, and SBI led from the front, rallying over 3.5 per cent each.
On the downside, only UPL and Shree Cement were in the red, down up to 0.8 per cent.
In the broader market, the BSE MidCap and Smallcap indices added 2 per cent each. Sectorally, the Nifty Metal index advanced over 4 per cent as China announced to pump a whopping $5.3 trillion into its economy this year as Covid outbreaks and lockdowns crush activity.
Besides, all other indices added upwards of 2 per cent each.
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Fag-end selling engulfed the markets on Friday as investors booked profit in banks and metal stocks. With this, the markets ended lower for the sixth straight day despite upbeat global mood.
The S&P BSE Sensex slumped 992 points from the day’s high to end at 52,794, down 137 points or 0.26 per cent. SBI was the biggest laggard on the index, down nearly 5 per cent, as the lender’s Q4 missed Street’s estimates.
NTPC, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Airtel, HDFC twins, and Bajaj twins were the other draggers.
On the NSE, the Nifty50 shut shop at 15,782, down 26 points or 0.16 per cent, after hitting an intra-day high of 16,084. Meanwhile, in the broader market, the BSE SmallCap index added over 1.3 per cent and the BSE MidCap index gained 0.6 per cent.
Sectorally, the Nifty Metal index fell 2 per cent, followed by the Nifty Bank index (down over 1 per cent). On the upside, the Nifty Auto index gained 2.5 per cent led by Tata Motors. Shares of the Tata Group company settled over 8 per cent higher as investors cheered the company’s long-term growth prospects.
Primary market update (as of 3:30 PM)
Delhivery IPO: Issue subscribed 1.5 times so far on final day with QIB portion at 2.6x; NII at 5 per cent; retail at 54 per cent; and employees at 25 per cent.
Venus Pipes and Tubes: Issue subscribed 14.4 times so far with retail portion at 17.7 times; NIi at 14 times; and QIB at 8.8 times.
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The key benchmark indices ended with significant losses amid a global market rout as record high inflation fueled fears of a faster rate hike, threatening the world economies.
The S&P BSE Sensex tumbled to a low of 54,587, and finally settled 867 points lower at 54,835. In the process, the BSE index was down 3.9 per cent (2,226 points) for the week. Similarly, the NSE Nifty plunged 272 points to 16,411, ending the week with a huge loss of 4 per cent.
Financial and IT shares bore the brunt of the selling pressure. Bajaj Finance slumped 4.8 per cent, while Bajaj Finserv tanked 3.5 per cent. Axis Bank shed 4 per cent. Nestle India too declined over 3 per cent.
Wipro, HDFC, Infosys, HDFC Bank, UltraTech Cement, Titan, TCS, IndusInd Bank and Asian Paints were the other major losers. Reliance Industries was down 0.6 per cent ahead of its Q4 numbers.
On the positive front, Tech Mahindra and PowerGrid Corporation rallied over 2 per cent each. ITC, SBI and NTPC were the other notable gainers.
The broader markets also ended with steep losses. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were down over 2 per cent each. The overall breadth too was fairly bearish, with more than 2,500 declining stocks versus 850 advancing shares on the BSE.
Sectorally, the BSE metal and realty indices slumped over 3 per cent each. The IT and Consumer Durables indices were the other major losers, down over 2 per cent each. The Auto, Bankex and Healthcare indices declined 1.7 per cent each.
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Benchmark indices, which seemed to be recovering from morning losses, lost ground yet again in the fag-end of the session as investors dumped stocks across the board. Sentiment remained tepid throughout the day after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said overnight that a half-percentage point rate hike is “on the table” for next month.
While Bank, Financial Services, Pharma, and Metal indices were the worst hit (down around 2 per cent each), Auto, FMCG, and IT indices were the least hit sectors, down 0.6 per cent each.
Overall, the S&P BSE Sensex index shed 714.5 points to end at 57,197, and the Nifty50 index tumbled 221 points to shut shop at 17,172. Both the indices hit intra-day lows of 57,135 and 17,149, respectively.
In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap index and Smallcap index slipped 0.7 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively.
Meanwhile, in the money market, 10-year government bond yield hardened by 0.46 percent to hit 7.17 per cent-mark in India. Globally, the 5-year US Treasury yield topped the 3 per cent-mark in early deals.
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Bear-hammering continued on Dalal Street for a third straight day on Wednesday as profit booking in banks and financial stocks weighed on the sentiment. The S&P BSE Sensex closed at 58,339 levels today, down 237 points or 0.4 per cent, while the NSE Nifty shut shop at 17,476, down 55 points or 0.31 per cent. In the intra-day deals, the benchmark indices had hit lows of 58,291 and 17,457 levels, respectively.
HDFC, HDFC Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Dr. Reddy’s Labs, Tata Motors, PowerGrid, Asian Paints, Bajaj Finserv, Kotak Bank, Titan, Cipla, and Eicher Motors were the top laggards on the Nifty index today, down between 1 and 2 per cent. On the upside, ONGC, Apollo Hospitals, Sun Pharma, ITC, UPL, JSW Steel, and Shree Cement added in the range of 1 to 3 per cent.
Meanwhile, in the broader market, the BSE MidCap index slipped 0.21 per cent but the BSE SmallCap index added 0.27 per cent.
Among sectors, the Nifty Private Bank index was the worst hit as it dipped 1 per cent. On the upside, the Nifty Metal index gained the most, rising 0.57 per cent.
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Lack of directional cues kept benchmark S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 range-bound in the negative territory for better part of the day on Friday. However, the indices turned choppy and ended mildly off lows as energy prices, including crude oil futures, eased after the US and European Union signed agreement to share energy needs.
The 30-pack Sensex index had touched a low of 57,100 during the day but bounced back mildly to end at 57,362, down 233.5 points or 0.4 per cent. On NSE, the Nifty50 ended at 17,153, down 70 points or 0.4 per cent, climbing off from the day’s low of 17,0.76.
22 of the 30 Sensex stocks and 37 of the 50 Nifty50 stocks settled the day in the red. Titan Company, Tech M, Maruti Suzuki, Cipla, IOC, Nestle India, Hero MotoCorp, Eicher Motors, L&T, TCS, Wipro, and Tata Steel were the top laggards, losing upwards of a per cent each.
On the upside, Bajaj Auto, Adani Ports, SBI, Dr Reddy’s Labs, JSW Steel, Asian Paints, RIL, and SBI were the major gainers, up between 0.7 per cent and 2 per cent.
The broader markets, too, closed in the negative zone. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices dipped 0.3 per cent each.
Among sectors, the Nifty Realty index was the top gainer, up 1.2 per cent. On the flipside, the Nifty Consumer Durable index was the worst hit, down over 2 per cent, followed by the Nifty IT and FMCG indices, down up to 1 per cent.
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