KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Sensex, Nifty End Closer
Indian equities closed lower with Nifty falling nearly 0.17% at 22,080.80 and Sensex closed 96.01 points lower at 72,989.93.
Intraday, both Nifty and Sensex fell over 0.17%.
Nifty 50 sets record 10-day losing streak and falls 0.17% to 22,082.65.
Sensex fell 0.13% to 72,989.93.
Broader indices were trading higher. Nifty Midcap 150 rose 0.16%; Nifty Smallcap 250 was trading 1.15% higher.
Four sectoral indices fell, led by Nifty Auto while Nifty Media was the biggest gainer.
Nifty Auto hit 52-week low.
Nifty Bank rose 0.27%, Nifty IT was down 0.90%.
Nifty IT snapped one day of rise to fall 2.17% and hit an eight-month low.
Nifty FMCG snapped one day of rise to fall 1.03% and hit 22-month low.
Nifty Auto snapped one day of rise to fall 1.36% and hit nearly one-year low.
Nifty Pharma snapped one day of rise to fall 1.23% and hit eight-month-low on Tuesday.
Nifty PSU Banks snaps 6-day losing streak and ends with gains.
Nifty media snaps 3-day losing streak and ends with gains.
SBI, HDFC Bank, TCS, ICICI Bank and Bharat Electronics were top Nifty gainers.
Infosys, Reliance, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Auto and HCL Technologies were top Nifty losers.
Stock Market Live: SBI Sells Entire Stake In Jio Payments Bank For Rs 105 Crore To Jio Financial
The board of Jio Financial Services Limited approved the acquisition of 7.9 crore shares of Jio Payments Bank from State Bank of India for over Rs 104 crore, the company and SBI informed exchanges.
Stock Market Live: Tata Motors Begins Trials For India’s First Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Trucks
Trials begin for India’s first heavy-duty hydrogen trucks
The trial phase will last for 24 months with 16 H-trucks
The trials are along multiple busy freight routes of India
The trials were flagged off by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Tata Motors CV’s Girish Wagh
Alert: Tata Motors had won a tender from the Minister of Renewable Energy to conduct trials of heavy-duty hydrogen trucks.
Stock Market Live: Zomato, Swiggy At Discount
ICICI Securities believes that food delivery businesses are being ignored as quick-commerce expansions started to capture attention. Food delivery businesses displayed some sort of slowdown in growth in the third quarter of the financial year 2025. However, there's nothing substantial to worry about.
Read full story here.
Stock Market Live: HBL Engineering Shares Rise
The shares of HBL Engineering rose after HBL-Shivakriti Consortium gets letter of award for Rs 148 crore order from Bhopal Division of West Central Railway.
Source: Exchange Filing
Stock Market Live: Swiggy Share Price Today
The shares of Swiggy rose nearly 7% after ICICI Securities reiterates Buy rating.
Concerns on cash burn are over baked into stock prices of swiggy
Swiggy is now trading at an ~30% discount to par value for the food delivery business.
Zomato on the other hand is trading at a value that ascribes nothing to QC.
This anomaly is unlikely to sustain long, especially given a robust outlook for discretionary consumption.
Food delivery
Food delivery being ignored in the panic over quick commerce.
Do not think there is reason to be worried about structural growth drivers in food delivery.
Believe that the income tax cuts likely to trigger strong consumption growth and sector could be the key beneficiary.
Quick commerce
Item level discounting is past the peak levels seen from Nov’24-Jan’25.
Noticeable pull back in performance marketing spends to improve Ebitda.
Valuation for quick commerce businesses is compelling for investors.
Stock Market Live: Gensol Engineering Hits 20% Lower Circuit
RATINGS DOWNGRADED BY CAREEDGE
Long term bank facilities downgraded from CARE BB+ to CARE D
Long/short term bank facilities downgraded from CARE BB+ to CARE D
WHY WERE RATINGS DOWNGRADED?
Ratings revised due to on-going delays in servicing term loan obligations
Rating action in line with agency's policy on default recognition
GENSOL ENGINEERING: LIQUIDITY
CareEdge states that the company's liquidity remains poor
Key Details
Ratings pertaining to four instruments were downgraded
Total issue size of instruments of Rs 716 crore.
Stock Market Live: Railway Stocks Advance
Most railway stocks advance on Tuesday. RR Forgings rose over 4% while Titagarh Rail was trading over 3% higher.
Stock Market Live: Nifty, Sensex Near Three-Decade Low Amid 10-Day Slump
Indian equity markets are facing a sharp and sustained sell-off, causing significant losses amounting up to $1.3 trillion since their peak last year.
The Nifty 50 is set to record a 10-day losing streak, which will mark the longest daily losing-run in the last 29 years. The previous time that Nifty fell for 10 sessions straight was in January 1996.
Read full story here.
FMCG, IT, Auto, Pharma Struggle To Recoup Losses
Fast moving consumer goods, information technology, auto, and pharma sectoral indices struggled to recoup losses in Tuesday's session. These four were the only losers among the 12 sectors compiled by National Stock Exchange Ltd.
Read full story here.
Sensex, Nifty Today: Stock Market Watch 12 PM
Indian equities were trading lower with Nifty falling nearly 0.25% at 22,064.80 and Sensex was trading 162 points lower at 72,924.22.
Intraday, both Nifty and Sensex fell over 0.60%.
Nifty fell 0.70% to 21.964.60.
Sensex fell 0.62% to 72,633.54.
Broader indices were trading higher. Nifty Midcap 150 rose 0.04%; Nifty Smallcap 250 was trading 0.88% higher.
Six sectoral indices fell, led by Nifty Auto while Nifty Media was the biggest gainer.
Nifty Bank rose 0.17%, Nifty IT was down 0.53%.
SBI, TCS, ICICI Bank and Bharat Electronics were top Nifty gainers.
Infosys, Bharti Airtel, ITC and HUL were top Nifty losers.
Stock Market Live: Defence Stocks Gain
Most defence stocks rose on Tuesday with Mazagon Dock rising over 5%. HAL and BEML also rose over 4%, while BEL was up 3%.
Stock Market Live: Midcap, Smallcap See Recovery
The Nifty Midcap 150 and Nifty Smallcap 250 index rose on Tuesday after its initial decline. While Nifty Midcap 150 was 0.31% higher, Nifty Smallcap 250 rose over 1.18%.
Stock Market Live: Paytm Share Price Today
Paytm operator One97 Communications Ltd.'s share price dropped by over 3% during early trading on Tuesday, after the Enforcement Directorate issued a notice against it for alleged violations amounting to Rs 611 crore.
Read full story here.
Stock Market Live: RateGain Shares Rise Over 3%
The shares of RateGain rose over 3% on Tuesday after the company signed a pact with Mews For hotel efficiency and revenue growth.
FIIs Are Selling, But Who Are These Sellers?
Foreign-investor selling has been one of the major reasons behind the major slump in Indian equities. In these last five months, the FIIs have sold nearly $37 billion of Indian equities. In the previous month, the FIIs were net sellers at Rs 34,574 crore. In the 20 trading sessions, they were buyers on just two instances — Feb. 4 and Feb. 18.
There are two parts to what could have led to such a kind of sell-off in Indian equities.
Read the full article here.
Stock Market Live: Suzlon Share Price Today
The shares of Suzlon rose over 3% on Tuesday after it won an order worth after it received its third order of 204.75 MW from Jindal Green Wind 1.
Stock Market Live: Solar Industries Shares Rise
The shares of Solar Industries rose on Tuesday after its arm gets an order worth Rs 239 crore from Defence Ministry for hand grenade.
Stock Market Live: Risks Still Lurking In Indian Stocks Even After A $1.3 Trillion Wipeout
Indian stocks have seen their market capitalisation tumble by over $1.3 trillion since their peak last year. According to HSBC Research, risks that emerged when the markets were on a "tear" are still lurking around, although they have largely abated.
Read full story here.
Stock Market Live: IRFC Share Price Today
Share price of Indian Railway Finance Corp. jumped over 3% on Tuesday after the company was granted 'Navratna' status by the government.
Read full story here.
Stock Market Live: Nifty, Sensex Today
The Nifty and Sensex are poised for record losing streak in nearly three decades.
Stock Market Live: Nifty Pharma Hits Eight-Month Low
Nifty Pharma snapped one day of rise to fall 1.23% and hit eight-month-low on Tuesday.
Stock Market Live: Nifty Auto Hits Nearly One-Year Low
Nifty Auto snapped one day of rise to fall 1.36% and hit nearly one-year low.
Stock Market Live: Nifty FMCG Falls To 22-Month Low
Nifty FMCG snapped one day of rise to fall 1.03% and hit 22-month low. This is the lowest level since May 26, 2023.
Stock Market Live: Nifty IT Falls To Eight-Month Low
Nifty IT snapped one day of rise to fall 2.17% and hit an eight-month low. This comes after the Nifty IT index saw some recovery following its worst weekly fall since March 2020.
Stock Market Live: Voltas Share Price Today
The shares of Voltas rose 2.83% higher on Tuesday and were trading 2.18% higher at Rs 1,396 per share as of 10:06 a.m.
Stock Market Live: Inox Green, Inox Wind Share Price Rise
The shares of Inox Green and Inox Wind rose on Tuesday after Crisil Ratings Ltd revised its outlook on the Company’s long-term bank facilities from Stable to Positive. The shares of Inox Green rose 7.22% higher on Tuesday and were trading 6.33% higher at Rs 122.88 per share as of 9:54 a.m. The shares of Inox Wind also rose over 4% and was trading 3.96% higher at Rs 149.63 per share.
F&O Trade Slows Down From December High, Further Cooling 'Inevitable'
As of February:
35% tapering in NSE's average daily premium turnover for index options
46% reduction in BSE's average daily Sensex options trading volumes
F&O frenzy has cooled off since Sebi reforms were first announced in October 2024
(Source: Exchanges)
Intra-day monitoring on prescribed position limits to begin from April 1
Stock Market Live: Varun Beverages Share Price Today
The shares of Varun Beverages rose over 2% on Tuesday after CLSA upgraded its rating to 'High Conviction Outperform' from 'Outperform'. However, it cut its target price to Rs 770 from the earlier Rs 802. The shares were trading 1.94% higher at Rs 466 per share.
Stock Market Live: Nifty Decline
Nifty 50 down 0.55% this week, down 7% year to date
Average Nifty Falls In Mar'25 Stand Weakest In Last 5 Years
Top Sectoral Laggards This Week: Nifty Oil & Gas, Nifty Media, Nifty IT
Total Market Cap Loss This Week At Rs 1.7 Lakh Crore
Large Caps Have Lost Around Rs 1.2 Lakh Crore In Market Cap In March So Far
Mid Caps Have Lost Around Rs 22,900 Crore In Market Cap In March So Far
Small Caps Have Lost Around Rs 4000 Crore In Market Cap In March So Far
Stock Market Live: Ask Automotive Hits Upper Circuit
The shares of Ask Automotive hit upper circuit on Tuesday after the company entered into technical assistance and license agreement for cast wheel production with Kyushu Yanagawa Seiki Co Ltd. KYSK will furnish its technical assistance for manufacturing high pressure die casted alloy wheels for two-wheelers.
Read full story here.
Stock Market Live: Info Edge Share Price Today
The shares of Info Edge pared gains on Tuesday after it declined over 4%. This comes despite Macquarie raised its target price to Rs 5,200 from the earlier Rs 4,150. However, the brokerage has maintained an 'Underperform' rating.
The shares of Info Edge were trading 2.27% lower as of 9:30 a.m. at Rs 6,804 per share.
Stock Market Live: All Sectors In Red
On NSE, all 12 sectors were in the red. The NSE Realty was the worst performing sector during open.
Broader markets were trading lower, with the NSE Midcap indices trading0.84% lower and NSE Smallcap indices was trading 0.81% lower.
Stock Market Live: Infosys, Bharti Airtel Drag Nifty
Infosys, Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel, HCLT and NTPC weighed on the Nifty 50 index.
HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and State Bank of India added to the Nifty 50 index.
Stock Market Live: Nifty Slips Below 22,000, Sensex Falls Over 300 Points
The NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex opened lower on Tuesday taking cues from the global markets. The Nifty 50 opened 0.67% down at 21,974.45 and the Sensex was down 0.37% at 72,817.34.
"Nifty has immediate support at 22,000, followed by 21,850 and 21,600, while resistance is placed at 22,500, 22,600, and 22,800. A breakdown below 22,000 could accelerate selling pressure toward 21,800, whereas a recovery above 22,500 might trigger a relief rally. ," said Mandar Bhojane, Research Analyst Choice Broking.
Stock Market Live Update: Nifty, Sensex Trade Lower Pre-Open Amid Trade War Concerns
At pre-open, the NSE Nifty 50 was trading 111.65 points or 0.65% lower at 21974.45. The BSE Sensex was 0.55% lower at 72,817.34.
Stock Market Live: Selectively Increasing Small Cap Exposure
Our analytics are now showcasing that a trading bottom is round the corner. Hence, we are participating in both large and mega-large caps, while selectively increasing our small cap exposures in most of our equity schemes, Quant Mutual Fund told NDTV Profit.
The Nifty 500 represents the top 500 companies based on full market capitalisation and average daily turnover from the eligible universe. The Nifty 500 represents about 92% of the free float market capitalization of the stocks listed on the NSE and it also represents approximately 82% of the traded value of all stocks on NSE.
Therefore, we do most of our Analytics around broader indices viz. Nifty 500 or BSE 500, the Fund House said.
Rupee Vs Dollar Today: Indian Currency Opens Flat
Rupee opened flat at 87.36 against the US dollar. It closed at 87.36 on Monday.
Source: Bloomberg
Avanti Feeds Share Price Update: Large Trade In Stock
Over 5.98 million shares of Avanti Feeds were traded via a block deal on Tuesday. The company has 4.39% of equity change hands in a block trade
Nifty Today: What F&O Cues Indicate
The Nifty March futures were down 0.06% to 22,259.80 at a premium of 140.5 points, with the open interest up 0.24%.
The open interest distribution for the Nifty 50 March 6 expiry series indicated most activity at 23,000 call strikes, and the 20,800 put strikes had the maximum open interest.
Dollar Check
The US Dollar index is up 0.05% at 106.6.
Euro was up 0.06% at 0.9541.
Pound was down 0.11% at 1.2690.
Yen was down 0.15% at 149.27.
Stock Market News Live: Global Check
Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region opened higher on Monday, shrugging off concerns about tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, while European leaders pledged support for Ukraine.
Japan's Nikkei rose 0.71%, or 276 points, to 37,423, while Australia's S&P ASX 200 was up 0.17% at 8,186 as of 6:28 a.m. Future contracts in China and Hong Kong hinted at a negative start.
Stocks in China will face a renewed test as top officials will meet to discuss economic priorities, with hopes running high for further stimulus. The yuan has gained by 0.6% this year, while a gauge of the nation’s equities has jumped more than 12%, according to Bloomberg.
Stocks on Wall Street ended the volatile session higher, while treasuries extended February’s rally. The S&P 500 rose 1.59% and the Nasdaq 100 advanced 1.63%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 1.39% on Friday.
Stock Market News: GIFT Nifty Indicates Negative Start
The GIFT Nifty was trading near 22,000 early Tuesday. The futures contract based on the benchmark Nifty 50 was down 0.73% at 22,096 as of 7:40 a.m. indicating a negative start for the Indian markets.
The NSE Nifty 50 ended 420.35 points, or 1.86% lower at 22,124.70, while the BSE Sensex closed 1,414.33 points or 1.9% down at 73,198.10. During the day, Nifty fell as much as 1.95% to 22,104.85, while Sensex dropped 1.97% to 73,141.27.
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