KEY HIGHLIGHTS
GIFT Nifty Near 22,900; Coal India, Indraprastha Gas, Kaynes Tech Share Prices In Focus
The GIFT Nifty was trading near 22,900 in early trade Tuesday. Coal India Ltd., Indraprastha Gas Ltd., Kaynes Technology India Ltd. share prices are likely to react because of their latest earning releases.
The GIFT Nifty was trading 0.06% or 14 points higher at 22,934.50 as of 6:43 a.m.
The Indian benchmark stock market indices settled at the lowest level in over seven months on Monday as they extended losses to a second session in a row.
The NSE Nifty 50 ended 263.05 points or 1.14% down at 22,829.15, and the 30-stock BSE Sensex ended 824.29 points or 1.08% down at 75,366.17. The two frontline indices posted their lowest level since June 5, 2024.
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US Market Update: Wall Street Witnesses Sell-Off On Concerns Over Technology Stocks
Share indices on Wall Street witnessed a large sell-off on Monday as concerns over valuation of technology companies rose after Chinese artificial intelligence counterpart DeepSeek unveiled a cheap model, Bloomberg reported.
On Monday, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite ended 1.46% and 3.07% down, respectively. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.65% higher.
Asia Market Update: Markets Trade Mixed As Traders Assess Latest Data From China
Markets in Asia were trading on a mixed note on Tuesday morning as investors assessed weak factory activity data, and industrial production. Moreover, overnight losses on Wall Street due to concerns over rise of Chinese artificial intelligence firm weighed on Japan's markets.
The Nikkei 225 and CSI 300 were 0.70% and 0-.41% down, respectively. The Hang Seng was up 0.11% higher as of 7:57 a.m., according to data on Bloomberg.
Markets in Taiwan, Australia, and South Korea are closed on Tuesday.
Oil Update: Crude Prices Recover In Asia Session
Crude oil prices recovered in Asia session Tuesday. It declined nearly 3% on Monday as investors sentiment were dented by tariff imposition announcement from US President Donald Trump.
The brent crude declined 2.80% to $77.01 a barrel on Monday. It was trading 0.13% higher at $77.18 a barrel as of 8:27 a.m.
Rupee Opens Weaker Against US Dollar
Rupee weakened by 16 paise to open at 86.50 against the US Dollar. It closed at 86.34 on Monday, according to data on Bloomberg.
Yield On The 10-Year Bond Declines After RBI's Liquidity Boost
The yield on the 10-year bond declined 4 basis points to 6.63%. It closed at 6.68% on Monday, according to Bloomberg. The 10-year yield falls to the lowest since February 2022
Stock Market Live: Nifty, Sensex Trade Higher At Pre-Open
At pre-open, the NSE Nifty 50 was 0.58% higher at 22,960.45, and the BSE Sensex was 0.39% higher at 75,659.00.
Nifty, Sensex Rebound At Open As HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank Share Prices Rise: Opening Bell
The NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex opened higher on Tuesday as HDFC Bank Ltd. and ICICI Bank Ltd. share prices lead. The indices rebounded after it ending at over seven-month low in the previous session.
As of 9:17 a.m., the Nifty 50 was 90.55 points or 0.40% higher at 22,919.70, and the Sensex was 362.75 points or 0.48% higher at 75,728.92.
"Technically, the levels of 23,000 and 23,050 would serve as key resistance areas, while 22800 and 22,750 could act as important support zones. If it falls below 22,750, selling pressure may intensify that could send market to 22600 levels. The strategy should be to reduce weak long positions around 23000-23050 levels, however, during the week if it falls to 22600 then we should look for buying select stocks with a medium to long-term view," said Shrikant Chouhan, head, equity research, Kotak Securities.
HDFC Bank Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., Infosys Ltd., Axis Bank Ltd., and State Bank of India added to the NSE Nifty 50 index.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., ITC Ltd., Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. and Coal India Ltd. limited losses in the Nifty 50 index.
On NSE, 10 sectoral indices advanced, and two declined out of 12. The NSE Pharma declined the most, and the NSE Nifty PSU Bank rose the most.
Broader markets were trading on a mixed note. The BSE Midcap was 0.06% higher and Smallcap indices was 0.84% down.
On BSE, 15 sectors advanced and six declined out of 21. The BSE Healthcare declined the most, and the BSE Financial Services rose the most.
Market breadth was skewed in favour of buyers. Around 1,644 stocks advanced, 1,179 stocks declined, and 138 stocks remained unchanged on BSE.
Stock Market Live: Acme Solar Holdings In Power Purchase Deal With NHCP
Acme Solar Holdings has signed a Power Purchase Agreement with NHPC for its 680 megawatt Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy project, according to an exchange filing.
Stock Market Today: Coal India Share Price Falls As Q3 Net Profit Declines
Coal India Ltd. share price declined after its net profit during October–December decreased 17% to Rs 8,506 crore versus Rs 10,253 crore.
Stock Market Today: RBI Liquidity Measures: February Could See Rate Cut, Economists Say
The Reserve Bank of India's latest measures to ease liquidity on Monday, also paves the way for a rate cut at the Monetary Policy Committee's meet next week, according to economists.
Read the full article here.
Stock Market Live: Union Bank To Axis Bank: Lenders' Stocks Rise After RBI Liquidity Boost
Shares of banks — both private and public — along with those of non-banking financial companies soared on Tuesday, after the central bank announced special measures to ease liquidity in the system.
Stock Market Today: Aurobindo Pharma's Unit Gets Voluntary Action Indicated Tag From USFDA
Aurobindo Pharma's arm, Apitoria Pharma, has received a 'Voluntary Action Indicated' classification from the US Food And Drug Administration for its Unit 2, according to an exchange filing.
Stock Market Live: Nifty Smallcap 250 Hits Over Seven-Month Low
The NSE Nifty Smallcap 250 index fell 3.87% to 14,820.00, the lowest level since June 5, 2024. Kaynes Technology India Ltd., and Anant Raj share prices pressured the index.
It was trading 3.85% down at 14,823.10 as of 10:38 a.m.
Stock Market Today: Larsen & Toubro Gets Order Worth Between Rs 1,000–2,500 Crore
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. has received a significant order worth between Rs 1,000-2,500 crore to build Uzbekistan's first AI-enabled data center, according to an exchange filing.
Stock Market Today: Prudent Corp Share Price Falls To Six-Month Low Post Q3 Profit Decline
Shares of Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Ltd. fell over 12% to hit an over six-month low on Tuesday after it reported a decline in net profit in the third quarter of this fiscal. In addition, the volume was also high.
Shares of Prudent Corporate Advisory Services fell as much as 12.43% to Rs 2,065 apiece, the lowest level since July 2024.
Smallcap Stocks Enter 'Bearish' Territory With Retail Investors Hurting Most
Woes for retail investors continue as India's small stocks fell over 20% from their peak in September to fall into the so-called 'bearish' zone with muted earnings and foreign exodus weighing on the market.
The benchmark gauge for small-caps stocks — Nifty Smallcap 250 — fell 3.4% on Tuesday to take the fall to over 20% from its life-high in September last year. This rout on the small-cap index marks the worst start to any year.
Stock Market Live: Coal India Signs MoU With Australia's Curtin University For Research Collaboration
Coal India has signed an MoU with Australia's Curtin University for research collaboration in critical minerals, de-carbonization, and resource technologies, according to an exchange filing.
Stock Market Live Update: SpiceJet Announces Plans To Re-Induct 737 Max Aircraft
SpiceJet has announced plans to re-induct its grounded 737 Max aircraft into service, according to a press release.
Suzlon Energy Share Prices Drops Before Earnings
Suzlon Energy Ltd. share prices dropped before the release of earnings on Tuesday. It was trading 3.88% down at Rs 48.28 apiece as of 11:24 a.m., as compared to 0.58% advance in the NSE Nifty 50 index.
Stock Market Live Updates: IT Search At 360 One Wam
Income Tax officials search 360 One Wam building at Kamala Mills, Lower Parel
IT searches going on at multiple floors of 360 ONE building
IT searches going on at 360 ONE building since morning
360 ONE staff non communicado as phones seized by officials on multiple levels of the building
Source: People in the know
Stock Market Today: BlackRock Investments On Indian Economy
Valuations do not look that expensive in Indian equities
On a long term basis there is opportunity especially in large caps given the recent corrections
Indian equities aren’t immune to global risk off moves
We keep a neutral stance on Indian equities in the short term but advocate for above benchmark allocations with investment horizons of five years
Source: Vivek Kaul, global head, portfolio research, BlackRock investments institute
Stock Market Today: Why Is Anant Raj Cracking In Trade? DeepSeek Effect May Be At Play
Anant Raj Ltd. has been a darling of the data centre driven stock lovers. However, the stock is trading under pressure over last two sessions. The stock was down almost 20% on Tuesday after falling 18% on Monday.
The company's stock had outperformed peers in FY25, with gains of 188%. The reason why the stock ran up in FY24 was because the street was looking at Anant Raj to have an early mover advantage in emerging data center market.
Read the full article here.
Rupee Weakens Sharply Against US Dollar
Rupee weakened as much as 23 paise to 86.57 during the day. The currency opened 16 paise weaker at 86.50 against the US Dollar.
It closed at 86.34 on Monday, according to data on Bloomberg.
Stock Market Today: Max India In Partnership With Wellbeing Nutrition
Max India's arm, Antara Senior Care, has entered into a partnership with Wellbeing Nutrition to develop products aimed at enhancing seniors' wellness, according to an exchange filing.
Stock Market Live: Cred Partners With RBI, Launches E-Rupee Wallet
Yes Bank to act as sponsor bank for this wallet
CRED becomes first fintech platform to implement CBDC
CRED’s CBDC wallet supports per transactions of up to Rs 10,000
Source: Press release
Stock Market Live Updates: Apar Industries Share Price Plummets After Q3 Net Profit Falls
Apar Industries Ltd. share price declined over 14% after the company reported a decrease in net profit for the period between October and December.
Apar Industries Q3 Earnings Key Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)
Net Profit fell 19.6% to Rs 175 crore vs Rs 218 crore
Revenue rose 17.7% to Rs 4,716 crore vs Rs 4,009 crore
Ebitda fell 12.1% at Rs 356 crore vs Rs 405 crore
Margin at 7.6% vs10.1%
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Stock Market Today: Thomas Cook To Handle National Games Of India 2025
Thomas Cook has signed a contract with the government to handle arrangements for the country's prestigious National Games of India 2025, according to an exchange filing.
DeepSeek Sparks Debate: Nvidia Sees Promise; Citi, UBS Cautious
Just after Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek rocked global technology stocks on Monday, Nvidia Corp. has shown support for DeepSeek’s latest AI model, which has generated significant buzz in the AI community. While Nvidia sees this as a promising leap forward, the broader market has mixed opinions on DeepSeek’s cost-effective strategy and its possible disruption of established players in the AI space.
Read the full article here.
Stock Market Live Update: Shyam Metalic Share Price Off Lows As Q3 Net Profit Jumps Over 55%
Shyam Metalics Adn Energy share price erased earlier losses as the company reported a 55% rise in the net profit during October–December.
Shyam Metalics And Energy Highlight (Cons, YoY)
Net profit rises 55.3% to Rs 198 crore versus Rs 127 crore.
Revenue rises 13.2% to Rs 3,753 crore versus Rs 3,315 crore.
Ebitda falls 11.9% to Rs 456 crore versus Rs 407 crore.
Margin At 12.2% versus 12.3%.
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Stock Market Live Updates: TVS Motor Share Price Rise Post Q3 Results
TVS Motor Co' share price jumped as net profit rose during third quarter.
TVS Motor Highlight (Standalone, YoY)
Revenue up 10.3% to Rs 9,097.05 crore versus Rs 8,245.01 crore.
Net profit up 4% to Rs 618.48 crore versus Rs 593.35 crore.
Ebitda up 17% to Rs 1,081.45 crore versus Rs 924.43 crore.
Margin at 11.9% versus 11.2%
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Stock Market Live Updates: Rites Share Price Declines After Q3 Profit Declines
Net profit falls 16.7% to Rs 100 crore versus Rs 120 crore.
Revenue falls 15.7% to Rs 576 crore versus Rs 683 crore.
Ebitda falls 30.5% to Rs 117 crore versus Rs 169 crore.
Margin at 20.4% versus 24.7%.
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Route Mobile Highlight (Cons, YoY)
Net profit falls 20.1% to Rs 85.5 crore versus Rs 107 crore.
Revenue falls 6.3% to Rs 1,184 crore versus Rs 1,113 crore.
EBIT rises 4.7% to Rs 108 crore versus Rs 113 crore.
Margin at 9.1% versus 10.1%.
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Stock Market Live Updates: Cipla Share Price Rise Post Q3 Results
Cipla Highlight (Cons, YoY)
Revenue up 7% to Rs 6,961.60 crore versus Rs 6,505.66 crore.
Net profit up 49% to Rs 1,570.51 crore versus Rs 1,055.90 crore.
Ebitda up 14% to Rs 1,877.55 crore versus Rs 1,649.38 crore.
Margin at 27.0% versus 25.4%
Cipla had exceptional loss of Rs 194 crore in third quarter of financial year 2024.
Stock Market Today: Hindustan Zinc Share Jumps After Net Profit Rises
Net Profit rose 32% to Rs 2,678 crore vs Rs 2,028 crore
Revenue rose 17.8% to Rs 8,614 crore vs Rs 7,310 crore
Ebitda 27.8% to Rs 4,499 crore vs Rs 3,521 crore
Margin at 52.2% vs 48.2%
Stock Market Live Updates: Great Eastern Shipping Corp Share Price Rises Post Q3 Earnings
Great Eastern Shipping Q3 Highlight (Cons, YoY)
Net Profit up 10.3% to Rs 594 crore versus Rs 538 crore.
Revenue fell 0.7% to Rs 1,237 crore versus Rs 1,245 crore.
Ebitda falls 17.9% to Rs 528 crore versus Rs 642 crore.
Margin at 42.7% versus 51.6%.
Stock Market Live Update: Indian Benchmarks Jump Most Since Jan 2
The NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex recorded the best intraday gain since Jan 2. The indices jumped 1.35% and 1.51% higher, respectively.
Stock Market Today: Lloyds Metals And Energy Share Price Declines As Top Line Falls
Lloyds Metals Q3 Highlight (Standalone, YoY)
Revenue down 12.4% to Rs 1,675 crore versus Rs 1,912 crore.
Net Profit rises 17.4% to Rs 389 crore versus Rs 332 crore.
Ebitda up 19.3% to Rs 536 crore versus Rs 449 crore.
Margin at 32% versus 23.5%.
Stock Market Live Updates: BEL Gets Orders Worth Rs 531 Crore
BEL Ltd. has received orders worth Rs 531 crore, according to an exchange filing.
Stock Market Today: Arkade Developers Buys 4-Acre Land In Goregaon West
Arkade Developers has acquired a 4-acre land in Goregaon West for Rs 165 crore, with a projected revenue of Rs 2,000 crore, according to an exchange filing.
Market At Close
The NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex snapped a two-day decline.
The Nifty 50 and Sensex jumped the most in over three weeks.
The NSE Nifty Pharma declined the most, while the NSE Realty rose the most
The NSE Nifty Midcap 150 ended 0.69% down at 19,019.0
The NSE Smallcap 250 ended 1.82% down at 15,135.10
Rupee Closes Weaker Against Dollar
The rupee weakened by 19 paise to close at 86.53 against the US dollar. It closed at 86.34 on Monday, according to data on Bloomberg
Economic Data Releases And Events For Jan 28
US: Durable Goods Orders — 7:00 p.m.
US: Core Durable Goods Orders — 7:00 p.m.
US: House Price Index — 7:30 p.m.
US: Conference Board Consumer Confidence — 8:30 p.m.
US: Richmond Manufacturing Index — 8:30 p.m.
Stock Market Highlights: Nifty, Sensex Rally To Snap Two-Day Fall; Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank Top Performers
The Indian benchmark stock market indices closed higher, ending the two-day decline.
The NSE Nifty 50 ended 146.90 points or 0.64% up at 22,976.05, and the 30-stock BSE Sensex ended 535.23 points or 0.71% higher at 75,901.41.
The NSE Nifty Bank index also closed higher at 48866.85. The index ended 1.67% up at 802.20.
"Selling continued in the Broader markets, but the Frontline Index went up, led by the Banking and Auto sectors. Mid and Smallcap stocks recovered most of their losses during the day, however, couldn’t sustain at higher levels. After the big swings, Nifty50 closed at 22,957.25 with gains of 128.10 points," said Aditya Gaggar, director of Progressive Shares.
Realty was the best-performing sector, followed by PSU Banks, while Pharma and Energy lagged. The Broader markets extended their underperformance as Mid and Smallcaps corrected by 0.51% & 1.81% respectively, said Gaggar.
"The Index shows a potential trend reversal with a long-legged DOJI candlestick pattern, and there could be a bullish divergence in the RSI. A close above 23,100 would confirm this. Immediate resistance is at 23,100 and support at 22,800," he added.
The top performers were HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finance and Bharati.
Sun Pharma, ITC, L&T, TCS and HCLT among others dragged the Nifty 50.
Five out of 12 sectors ended in green, with Nifty Realty, Finance, PSU Bank, Bank and Auto gaining the most.
Nifty Pharma, Energy, Media, Oil & Gas, IT, Metal and FMCG declined the most.
Broader markets underperformed benchmark indices. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended 0.63% and 1.73% down, respectively.
On BSE, 16 sectors declined, and five advanced out of 21. The BSE Healthcare declined the most, and the BSE Bankex rose the most.
Market breadth was skewed in favour of sellers. Around 2,695 stocks declined, 1,265 stocks advanced, and 117 stocks remained unchanged on BSE.
US Futures Rise
As of 3:32 p.m., the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 futures were trading 0.09% and 0.38% higher, respectively. The Nasdaq 100 future was 0.70% higher.
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