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India Today
14 hours ago
- Business
- India Today
Sensex ends 1,046 points higher, Nifty above 25,100; Bharti Airtel jumps 3%
Benchmark stock market indices rallied on Friday, with Dalal Street adding over 1%, ending the week on a high note. Heavyweight financial and banking sector stocks surged, pushing markets S&P BSE Sensex jumped 1,046.30 points to end at 82,408.17, while the NSE Nifty50 added 319.50 points to close at 25, Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited, said that the equity indices surged as Middle East tension moderated with risk of immediate military actions reduced as US dialogue with Iran is expected to take development led the crude price to correct, favouring domestic markets and boosting foreign investors' sentiments," he Airtel topped the gainers with an impressive 3.27% surge, followed by Mahindra & Mahindra up 2.93%, PowerGrid rising 2.38%, Reliance Industries gaining 2.16%, and Nestle India adding 1.97%. On the losing side, Maruti Suzuki was the only major decliner, falling 0.02% in an otherwise positive session for the index."In the broader market, rapid fall in VIX index and buying was witnessed in rate sensitives and consumer oriented sectors like Finance, Auto and Reality and in anticipation of better Q1 FY26 results led by rate cuts benefits, drop in inflationary pressure and rebound in consumer spending," said broader market indices ended strongly with Nifty Midcap 100 gaining 1.46%, Nifty Smallcap up 1.01%, while India VIX fell 4.08%.All sectoral indices closed in positive territory, led by Nifty Realty surging 2.11%, followed by Nifty PSU Bank up 1.64%, Nifty Financial Services gaining 1.49%, Nifty Metal rising 1.39%, Nifty Healthcare adding 1.07%, Nifty Auto up 1.04%, Nifty Private Bank gaining 1.03%, Nifty Oil & Gas rising 0.91%, Nifty IT adding 0.84%, Nifty Pharma up 0.80%, Nifty Consumer Durables gaining 0.73%, Nifty FMCG rising 0.64%, and Nifty Media advancing 0.35%.advertisementThere were no sectors in the red as the market witnessed broad-based buying across all segments. Realty and PSU banks led the rally while all other sectors participated in the positive closing session on Friday.(Disclaimer: The views, opinions, recommendations, and suggestions expressed by experts/brokerages in this article are their own and do not reflect the views of the India Today Group. It is advisable to consult a qualified broker or financial advisor before making any actual investment or trading choices.)
Indian Express
a day ago
- Business
- Indian Express
Why mid- and small-cap stocks witnessed selling pressure while Sensex, Nifty closed flat
Mid-cap and small-cap indices felt the heat on Thursday as investors became jittery amid growing uncertainties owing to an escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict. The Nifty Midcap 100 and the Nifty Smallcap indices fell 1.8 per cent and 2.28 per cent, respectively, during the intraday trades. The Nifty Midcap 100 plunged 1.83 per cent, or 1,061.75 points to a low of 57,047.45 in the intraday trades. The Nifty Smallcap 100 tanked 2.28 per cent, or 419.9 points, to a low of 17,958.55 during intraday trades. Both indices recovered mildly towards the end of the session, with the Nifty Midcap 100 settling 1.63 per cent lower and the Nifty Smallcap 100 down 1.99 per cent at market closing. In comparison, the benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, ended almost flat. The BSE's Sensex lost 0.1 per cent, or 82.79 points, to end at 81,361.87. The broader Nifty 50 declined 0.08 per cent, or 18.8 points, to finish at 24,793.25. Market analysts said that risk-off sentiments in the market is triggered by the crisis in West Asia and its economic fallout. During a risk-off period investors would prefer safe assets. The resilience in gold is due to this safe haven buying. 'In stocks, large caps are relatively fairly valued when compared with the mid- and small-caps, which are excessively valued. These excessive valuations are due to the sustained flows into these segments. It appears that investors are shifting from the risky over-valued mid- and small-cap segments to the safety of large caps,' said VK Vijayakumar, chief investment strategist, Geojit Investments Ltd. Whenever there is some kind of uncertainty in the market, retail investors tend to panic, which leads to heavy selling. This was evident in today's trading session, said G Chokkalingam, founder and head of research, Equinomics. From the Nifty Midcap 100 index, the companies that registered highest losses included Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd ( 4.3 per cent), Supreme Industries (4.22 per cent), Adani Total Gas Ltd (4.14 per cent), Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (4.11 per cent) and LIC Housing Finance (3.78 per cent). Among the Nifty Smallcap constituents, firms that dropped the most included Brainbees Solutions (6.25 per cent), Inventurus Knowledge Solutions (5.54 per cent), Cyient Ltd (5.27 per cent) and Reliance Power Ltd (5 per cent).
India Today
3 days ago
- Business
- India Today
Sensex ends 138 points lower, Nifty below 24,900; Titan down 2%
Benchmark stock market indices closed lower on Wedneday, despite trading in green for almost the whole day as tensions between Israel-Iran weighed on Dalal S&P BSE Sensex was down by 138.64 points to close at 81,444.66, while the NSE Nifty50 lost 41.35 points to end at 24, Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited, said that the domestic market failed to maintain the opening gains as the continuing tensions in the Middle East & volatility in oil prices dragged the overall sentiment."However, auto & consumer discretionary gained in expectations of a demand revival. With the supportive base of the domestic macros, the long-term outlook remains intact, and investors are likely to be focused on high-quality large-cap stocks until greater clarity emerges," he Bank topped the gainers with a 4.44% jump, followed by Titan up 2.21%, Mahindra & Mahindra gaining 1.24%, Maruti Suzuki rising 1.12%, and Asian Paints adding 0.63%.TCS fell 1.79%, Adani Ports dropped 1.55%, Hindustan Unilever declined 1.34%, Nestle India was down 1.25%, and Bajaj Finserv slipped 1.19%."Investors will keep an eye on US Fed policy later today; the prospect of higher inflation due to the tariff threat may lead the FOMC to keep the rates unchanged," said Nair. The broader market indices closed lower with Nifty Midcap falling 0.46%, Nifty Smallcap down 0.23%, while India VIX dropped 0.88%. Only three sectors managed to close in positive territory - Nifty Consumer Durables gained 0.79%, Nifty Private Bank rose 0.39%, and Nifty Auto added 0.37%.Most other sectors ended in the red. Nifty Media led the decline with a 1.27% fall, followed by Nifty IT down 0.83%, Nifty Metal falling 0.72%, Nifty Healthcare dropping 0.59%, Nifty Realty declining 0.47%, Nifty FMCG slipping 0.47%, Nifty Oil & Gas down 0.48%, Nifty PSU Bank falling 0.41%, Nifty Financial Services declining 0.31%, and Nifty Pharma losing 0.16%.advertisement(Disclaimer: The views, opinions, recommendations, and suggestions expressed by experts/brokerages in this article are their own and do not reflect the views of the India Today Group. It is advisable to consult a qualified broker or financial advisor before making any actual investment or trading choices.)
India Today
5 days ago
- Business
- India Today
Sensex, Nifty open higher as IT stocks rally amid Israel-Iran conflict
Benchmark stock market indices rose on Monday, starting the week on a positive note, despite the geopolitical tensions globally. IT sector stocks gained in early trade, pusing the markets S&P BSE Sensex was up by 257.49 points to 81,376.09, while the NSE Nifty50 gained 83.20 points to 24,803.55 as of 9:29 VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited, said that the uncertainty stemming from the Israel-Iran conflict has created a risk-off in global "The safe haven buying is keeping gold firm but dollar continues to be weak. Interestingly there is no panic in equity markets. Markets will be severely impacted only if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz triggering a huge spike in crude. This appears to be a low probability event now," he top gainers on the Sensex were led by Power Grid Corporation, which surged 1.17%, followed by UltraTech Cement with a gain of 1.07%. Bharti Airtel climbed 0.89%, while HCL Technologies rose 0.86% and LT added 0.83% to open the losing side, Tata Motors was the worst performer, declining 3.15%, followed by Adani Ports which fell 0.69%. Axis Bank dropped 0.59%, Kotak Mahindra Bank lost 0.31%, and State Bank of India declined 0.28% during the early trading broader market indices declined today. Nifty Midcap 100 fell 0.38%, while Nifty Smallcap dropped 0.79%. India VIX, the volatility index, declined by 2.80%.Among the sectoral indices, several posted gains during the early trading session. Nifty IT led the gainers with a rise of 0.54%, followed by Nifty Oil & Gas at 0.16%, Nifty Financial Services at 0.04%, and Nifty FMCG at 0.03%.Several indices opened in negative territory. Nifty PSU Bank declined by 0.94%, Nifty Media fell 0.84%, Nifty Auto dropped 0.67%, Nifty Metal lost 0.46%, Nifty Realty declined 0.37%, Nifty Private Bank fell 0.21%, Nifty Consumer Durables dropped 0.12%, Nifty Pharma declined 0.10%, and Nifty Healthcare closed marginally lower by 0.02%."Past experience tells us that times of uncertainty and risk-off are buying opportunities for long-term investors. The difference this time is that the risk-off has not triggered big selling in equities making their valuations attractive. The market scenario characterised by sustained retail buying and fund flows into mutual funds will ensure valuations remaining high for an extended period of time. Therefore, long-term investors can use this risk-off scenario to buy relatively attractively valued stocks like financials," said Watch
Time of India
5 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Which equity market cap segment gave most returns in 11 years? Here's an annual performance tracker
Large caps shine, smaller peers struggle Academy Empower your mind, elevate your skills *2025 returns are YTD and are based on 10 June 2025 closing values. Other years' returns are calculated using closing values of indices between the first and last trading day. Indices considered- Large-cap: Nifty 50 TRI, Mid cap: Nifty Midcap 150 - TRI, Micro cap: Nifty Microcap 250 - TRI, Small cap: Nifty Smallcap 250 - 100 stocks by market capitalisation fit in the large cap universe, considered relatively stable. These are widely preferred during market volatility and corrections. The large-cap benchmark has gained the most among categories in 2025 so far. Valuations remain reasonable, with the benchmark's PE at 22.6 times versus its 5-year average of that rank between 101 to 250 in terms of market cap belong to the mid cap universe. The segment underperformed the micro cap benchmark continuously for five years between 2020 and 2024. The valuations are expensive as the benchmark's current PE at 34.9 times is at a 55% premium to the large cap are stocks ranked 251 onwards by market cap. The benchmark delivered healthy returns in four of five years between 2020 and 2024, supported by strong MF inflows. However, valuation and earnings growth concerns have dragged the category to the second-worst performer in 2025 so far. The benchmark's current PE of 33.3 times is 47% above the large-cap with a six-month average market cap rank between 351 to 675 and those not part of the Nifty 500 index are included in the micro cap benchmark. This category was the top performer since the Covid-19 pandemic. However, strong selling in the first three months of 2025 made the micro cap benchmark the worst-performing segment among on average return and standard deviation of benchmarks over the past 11 years, the largecap benchmark offers the most optimal risk-to-reward ratio. In contrast, the micro cap benchmark has the most sub-optimal ratio, calculated using the coefficient of variation.
