Nifty snaps six-day losing streak

23 Dec 2024 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended Monday’s trading session on a higher note supported by buying in most of the sectors and heavyweights’ stocks. Index made a positive start and extended its gains, as investors took support after India has made significant progress in technology and innovation, securing the 49th rank in the Network Readiness Index 2024 (NRI 2024), an improvement of 11 places compared to last year. This year, the country not only climbed the rankings but also improved its overall score to 53.63, reflecting its consistent efforts in advancing technology, research, and digital infrastructure. In afternoon session, index came off from day’s high point but remained higher till end of the day, as traders paid no attention towards the report that Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Member Nagesh Kumar said the ongoing economic slowdown in the country has become serious enough to demand immediate policy attention. Advocating for 25 basis points (bps) cut in the repo rate during the December MPC meeting, he highlighted the urgent need to address the dual challenges of declining growth and inflationary concerns.

Most of the sectorial indices ended in green except Media, Auto and Healthcare stocks. The top gainers from the F&O segment were JSW Steel, ITC and Hindalco Industries. On the other hand, the top losers were Hero Motocorp, Maruti Suzuki India and HCL Technologies. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 24900 - 25100 calls and 23400 - 23600 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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