Stock Market Today: Nifty Halts Five-Month Losing Streak, Sensex Pauses Three-Month Slide

Benchmark indices opened flat on the last trading session of the financial year and ended with gains after a volatile session.

Sensex, Nifty Trade Higher. (Image source: NDTV Profit)

On Friday, Gift Nifty was trading near the 23,700-mark at 23,747, as it declined 6 points or 0.03% as of 07:24 a.m. In today's trade, several stocks are expected to react due to recent developments. BEL stock is likely to see movement after receiving additional orders worth Rs 1,385 crore, bringing the total orders for the current financial year to Rs 18,415 crore.

Stock Market Live: Last Session Of FY25 Closes In The Red

  • Nifty 50 ended the last session down 0.31% at 23,519.35

  • Sensex ended the session 0.25% down at 77,414.92

Rupee Closes At The Highest Level Since Dec 26 

  • Rupee strengthened 33 paise to close at 85.46 against US dollar 

  • It ended at 85.79 a dollar on Thursday

Source: Bloomberg

Stock Market At Close: Nifty, Sensex End Higher For The Week

  • Nifty ends 0.72% higher and Sensex gained 0.66% for the week.

  • Nifty ends higher for the week, led by Bajaj Finserv, Grasim and UltraTech Cement.

  • Benchmark indices outperformed broader market indices.

  • Nifty Midcap 150 closes lower for the week, drag by Vodafone Idea, Indian Overseas Bank.

  • Nifty smallcap 250 ended lower for the week, drag by TVS Supply Chain Solutions, Easy Trip Planners.

  • Nifty PSU Bank emerged as top sectoral gainer for the week, Led by BoB, PNB.

Stock Market Closing Trends 

  • Deepak Fertilisers, Garden Reach Shipbuilders top Nifty Smallcap 250 gainers in FY25

  • Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, BSE top Nifty Midcap 150 gainers in FY25

Stock Market Live: Indices Turn Green In Last Hour

Sensex, Nifty 50 gained near market close on Thursday. March 28 marks the last trading session for the financial year 2025. Nifty 50 was trading 0.04% at 23,600 and Sensex was 0.07% higher at 77,659.

Tata Motors EV In Mauritius

Tata Motors Launches EV Portfolio In Mauritius. Tata Motors share price surged 2.45% to trade at Rs 684 apiece at intraday high.

Source: Informist

Ambuja Cements Reappoints Ajay Kapur As MD

  • Board approves reappointment of Ajay Kapur as MD for 2 years effective April 1

  • Approves appointment of Vinod Bahety as whole-time director & CEO for 3 years effective April 1

  • Board approves appointment of Rakesh Tiwary as CFO effective April 1

Laurus Lab Stake Acquisition 

Laurus Labs is set to acquire 26% stake in Kurnool Renewable for Rs 35 crore

Source: Exchange Filing

Stock Market In FY25

  • Nifty Financial Services top gaining sectoral index in FY25, up 19%.

  • Nifty Media, PSU Bank decline the most among sectoral peers in FY25.

  • Nifty records gain for second fiscal year in a row, up 5% in FY25.

  • Nifty recovers over 10% from lowest point in FY25, ends the fiscal 5% higher.

  • BEL, Bharti Airtel top performing Nifty constituents in FY25.

  • IndusInd Bank worst performing Nifty constituent in FY25, falls 58%.

  • HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel top Nifty contributors, add 1,317 points to index level in FY25.

  • Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank drag Nifty the most in FY25, cut 595 points from index level in FY25.

PTC Industries Share Price Surges 

PTC Industries arm gets order to supply 7 aero-engine components from Safran Aircraft Engines. Share price spikes 1.60%.

IT, Auto Drag As Nifty Hits Day's Low

  • Infosys, HDFC Bank, M&M top contributors to Nifty's decline

  • Broader market indices outperform benchmark Nifty, Sensex

  • Jio Finance advances on first day of Nifty inclusion, Zomato record declines

Adani Green Adds 212.5 MW Solar Project

Adani Green Energy's subsidiary has successfully commissioned a 212.5 MW solar project at Khavda.

This new addition boosts the company's total operational renewable generation capacity to an impressive 13,700.3 MW. 

GR Infra To Transfer Stake

GR Infra is in pact with Indus Infra trust to transfer stake in arm GR Galgalia Bahadurhanj highway for Rs 226 crore.

Source: Exchange Filing

Stock Market Live: IndusInd Bank Worst Performer 

As stock market continues to decline in Friday's trade, IndusInd Bank, Shriram Finance, Mahindra and Mahindra emerged as top losers.

Stock Market At Noon: Indices Continue To Decline 

The benchmark indices continued their downward trajectory on Friday as Nifty 50 declined 0.38% and Sensex declined 0.41%.

Buzzing Stocks At Noon

The markets at noon was trading with a spot of red as the Nifty 50 was trading 0.03% lower at 23,585 points. The Sensex was also 0.08% down and was at 77,547 points at noon on Friday. The stocks moving the most in Friday's session were, BHEL, BSE, BEML, DCM Shriram, ONGC and DMart.

Hindalco Financial Results On This Date 

Hindalco Industries has announced that its Board of Directors will meet on May 20 to review and consider the company's Q4 earnings.

Source: Exchange Filing

CLSA On Avenue Supermarts

  • Maintain Outperform with TP of Rs 5360 – 32% upside.

  • As of March 27, DMart had added 15 stores in Q4, taking the FY25 total to 37.

  • Expect it to add 10 more stores in the last four days of the year.

  • Believe the company is well-positioned to accelerate store additions.

  • DMart tends to open stores in line with cash generated in previous years.

  • DMart remains one of our top picks for India.

Jefferies' Chris Wood Portfolio Rejig 

Jefferies' Chris Wood Replaces Axis Bank, Godrej Properties with these stocks in portfolio Rejig

Read more about it here

Goldman Sachs Sees Bleak Indian IT Growth

Goldman Sachs downgraded LTIMindtree to 'neutral, while it cut target prices for Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Wipro Ltd., Tech Mahindra Ltd., Infosys Ltd., and HCLTech Ltd.

The brokerage has also lowered estimates and multiples for Indian IT services companies to factor in the macroeconomic headwinds, stemming mostly from the US.

Read more about it here

HUDCO Share Price Inches Higher 

HUDCO is set to consider a borrowing program of up to Rs 65,000 crore for the fiscal year 2026 during a meeting on April 4.

Source: Exchange Filing

Stock Market Live: Sectors Mixed

On last trading session of March, sectoral index showcased mixed performance as eight sectors declined and seven surged.

ICICI Securities Bullish On Gail

'Buy' GAIL India maintains ICICI Securities on attractive valuation; strong prospects, sees up to 35% upside

Read more about it here

Stock Market Live: BHEL Share Price Spikes 

BHEL share price surged 3.26% after the company secured an order worth Rs 11,800 crore for the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) package of a 2x660 MW thermal power plant in Chhattisgarh.

Stock Market Live: Ashok Leyland Share Price Today

Ashok Leyland on Friday won multiple Defence orders worth Rs 700 crore. The company will supply logistics vehicles to Indian Army.

The shares of Ashok Leyland fell 1.66% on Friday to Rs 205.06 per share. It pared losses to trade 0.69% lower at Rs 207.08 apiece as of 10:40 a.m.

MTR Foods Parent Prepares For IPO

The owner of MTR and Eastern Spices brands is currently working with advisers on the potential share sale and may file for an IPO as soon as the first quarter of fiscal 2026, according to people familiar with the matter.

Read more about this here

HPCL Share Price Inches Higher 

HPCL has appointed Rajneesh Narang as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company

IndusInd Bank Share Price In Focus

Share price of IndusInd bank fell 1.53% ahead of PwC report on bank today.

These Sectors Are At Risk From Trump's Tariff 

The potential for higher defence and oil and gas imports from the US could help offset some of the impact from expected tariff hikes.

However, some sectors, including automobiles, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and alcohol, could face adverse effects from these increased tariffs, Jefferies said in a note on Friday.

Read more on this here

Adani Green Energy Share Price Surges 

Adani Green Energy's arm, Adani Renewable Energy, has secured an order to supply 400 MW of solar power to Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation at a competitive tariff of Rs 2.57/kWh for 25 years.

Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty Continue To Plunge 

During early trade the market continued to slide as Nifty 50 fell 0.37% to 23,504.90 and Sensex fell 0.38% to 77,309.79.

Ramkrishna Forgings Share Price Surges 

Ramkrishna Forgings' share price surged 3.33% after it commenced operations at its new manufacturing facility, which boasts a capacity of 14,250 metric tons.

Hyundai Motor Enters These Indexes 

Hyundai Motor India Debuts in NIFTY Next 50, NIFTY 100, NIFTY 500, S&P BSE 500 and other Key Capital Market Indices.

Source: Exchange Filing

Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers Shares Rise

Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers' share price surged nearly 6% after the company reappointed Shailesh Khaitan as chairperson and MD effective April 1.

Stock Market Live: M&M, Infosys Drag Most

In Nifty point contribution Mahindra and Mahindra, Infosys and ICICI Bank were the top laggards.

Stock Market: Most Sectoral Indices Open Higher

At market open on Friday most sectoral indices opened with gains. Nifty Defence and Nifty Media surged the most.

BSE Stock Price Surges 

BSE stock jumped 10% after SEBI proposed that exchanges should stay with F&O expiry on Tuesday & Thursday.

Sensex, Nifty 50 Open Flat

Friday marks the last trading session for the month. On March 28 the benchmark indices opened flat and quickly slipped into losses as Sensex tumbled 0.11% and Nifty 50 fell 0.07%.

Stock Market Live: Nifty, Sensex Surge

At market pre-open on Friday the benchmark indices gained. Nifty 50 gained 0.04% at 23,600 and Sensex gained 0.11% at 77.690.

Rupee Opens Stronger Against US Dollar 

  • Rupee strengthened 13 paise to open at 85.66 against US dollar. 

  • It ended at 85.79 a dollar on Thursday.

Source: Bloomberg

Emkay Upgrades Maruti Suzuki To Buy with TP Rs 13,500

  • New launches have historically driven volume growth in PVs.

  • Maruti's launch cycle turns positive in FY26E vs muted industry launch pipeline)

  • Maruti targeting 2 major upcoming ICE SUVs (5-seater likely in Sep-25E; 7-seater likely in Jan-26E;

  • New launches coincides with early signs of improvement seen in small cars.

  • Build in 8% FY25E-27E volume CAGR, with 12.5% margin by FY27E vs 11.6% in Q3.

  • Believe valuations at 21x Mar-27E PER are attractive.

Brokerage Radar: Top Stock Picks Today

Oil and Natural Gas Corp., BSE Ltd., Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd., and pharma stocks were among top companies and sectors on brokerages' radar on Friday.

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ONGC Invests Rs 3,300 Crore In Subsidiary

  • ONGC Invests Rs 3,300 Cr In Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ONGC Green Via Subscription On Right Basis

  • Investment Proceeds Were Utilised By OGL For Further Investment Of Rs 3,153 Cr In ONGC NTPC Green

  • NTPC Green Energy & Promoter Of ONGPL Invest Same Amount To Maintain Shareholding Structure

  • ONGC NTPC Green Is 50:50 Joint Venture Company Of OGL (ONGC Green Ltd.) & NTPC Green Energy

  • ONGPL completes acquisition of 100% stake in Ayana Renewable Power Private for Rs 6,249 Cr

  • OGL’s share in acquisition of stake in Ayana Renewable Power Private is Rs 3124 Cr

Source: Exchange Filing

Likely Market Mover Stocks

UltraTech Cement Ltd., Bharat Electronics Ltd., Infosys Ltd., Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. and BEML Ltd. will be the stocks to watch before going into trade on Friday.

Read more about it here

SEBI's Midweek Expiry Proposal Disrupts NSE's Monday Plans

The market regulator has suggested limiting derivative contract expiries to Tuesdays or Thursdays. This proposal could disrupt the NSE's plan to move the weekly index option expiry to Monday.

Read more about this here

Oil Price Turns Volatile 

Brent Crude surged in Thursday's session to trade at $74.05, up 0.03% during the early morning trend. The oil price later declined to trade at $73.99, down 0.05%.

The volatility comes in the wake of second round of tariffs set to be imposed by US President Trump starting April 2.

Gold Price Inches Higher

On March 28, gold prices in India rose to Rs 88,900 per 10 grams, according to the India Bullion Association.

Rates varied across major cities: New Delhi at Rs 88,580, Mumbai at Rs 88,620, Kolkata at Rs 88,620, Bengaluru at Rs 88,810, and Chennai at Rs 88,990, the highest in the country.

US Market Update: Indices End With Losses

Stocks declined as the US implemented tariffs on automakers, heightening fears of an expanding trade war and overshadowing data that revealed faster-than-expected growth in the world's largest economy.

With just days left in a quarter poised to be the worst for the S&P 500 since 2023, the index slipped once again.

The S&P 500 lost 0.3%. The Nasdaq 100 fell 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 0.4%.

The yield on 10-year Treasuries rose one basis point to 4.36%. The dollar wavered.

Asia Market Update: Stocks Decline In Early Trends

Asian stocks fell on Friday, tracking US market losses, as fears of looming "reciprocal tariffs" and escalating trade tensions eclipsed strong US economic growth data.

Japan and South Korea's markets fell, following declines in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100. US equity futures also edged lower in early Asian trade.

The Nikkei and Kospi were trading 1.90% and 1.39% down, respectively as of 7:09 a.m. The ASX 200 was up 0.38%.

Gift Nifty At 23,700: Infosys, BEL May Move

On Friday, Gift Nifty was trading near the 23,700-mark at 23,747, as it declined 6 points or 0.03% as of 07:24 a.m.

In today's trade, several stocks are expected to react due to recent developments.

UltraTech Cement Ltd. commissioned new capacity and expansion projects across multiple locations.

BEL stock is likely to see movement after receiving additional orders worth Rs 1,385 crore, bringing the total orders for the current financial year to Rs 18,415 crore.

Infosys Ltd. is also anticipated to be in focus following its partnership with LKQ Europe to implement a unified, cloud-based digital platform for HR processes across 18 countries.

Benchmark indices ended Thursday's trading session with gains. Sensex closed 0.41% higher at 77,606.43 and Nifty 50 advanced 0.45% to 23,591.95.

Also Read: Stock Market Today: All You Need To Know Before Going Into Trade On March 28

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