Sensex sheds 338 pts, Nifty ends near 17,050; IT, Adani Group stocks tumble

CLOSING BELL: The BSE benchmark index ended lower for the fourth straight trading session, and has shed 2,448 points during this period.

Stock Market Highlights: The key benchmark indices wilted under selling pressure yet again with IT, auto, power and realty shares taking a knock. The NSE Nifty 50 dipped below the 17,000-mark in intra-day deals for the first time since October 13, 2022.

The Nifty hit a low of 16,987, before settling with a loss of 111 points at 17,043 on Tuesday.

The S&P BSE Sensex dropped to a low of 57,721, and finished 338 points lower at 57,900. In the process, the BSE benchmark index has shed 2,448 points in the last four trading sessions.

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Mahindra & Mahindra was the top loser among the Sensex 30 shares, down almost 3 per cent. TCS, Bajaj Finance, Kotak Bank, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Tata Motors, Asian Paints, HCL Technologies, ITC, Bajaj Finserv and NTPC were the other major losers, down 1 – 2 per cent each.

On the other hand, Titan, Bharti Airtel and Larsen & Toubro were few of the notable gainers.

Shares of Adani Group ended on a weak note today. Adani Enterprises plunged over 7 per cent. Adani Power, Adani Transmission, Adani Wilmar, NTDB and Adani Total Gas were locked at the 5 per cent lower circuit. Adani Ports and Ambuja Cements were down around 4 per cent each.

4:23 PM

Comment :: 'Upisde on relief rally seems capped'

Markets inched further lower and lost over half a percent, in continuation to the prevailing trend.  After the initial decline, Nifty tried to recoup losses in the middle but selling pressure in index majors from IT, banking and energy pack pushed the index to a newer low. It slipped below the psychological mark of 17,000 levels for a brief and finally settled at 17,043.30 levels. The broader indices traded in tandem and lost in the range of 0.5%-08%.

 

Markets are dancing to the global tunes and we’ll see the reaction to the US inflation in early trade on Wednesday. Indications are in the favor of some breather after the recent slide but the upside seems capped too. Meanwhile, participants should stay light and focus more on risk management. 

Views by: Ajit Mishra, VP - Technical Research, Religare Broking

4:15 PM

Tech View :: 'If Nifty Bank manages to hold 39,400, it can witness pullback rally towards 40,000'

The BANK NIFTY index continued to witness selling pressure from higher levels and tested the support zone of 39,500-39,400. The index has formed a doji candle on the daily chart which indicates indecisiveness amongst the participants. The index, if it manages to hold the level of 39,400, can witness some pullback rally towards 40,000.

Views by: Kunal Shah, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities.

4:07 PM

Comment :: 'Yields will take time to moderate to the long-term trend'

The selling continued while the degree of ambiguity over the US Banks reduced due to supportive measures announced by the US FED. The underlying issue of the market is high interest rates, which will continue to wreak havoc in the world economy. Yields will take time to moderate to the long-term trend given hawkish monetary policy & high inflation. However, the disruptive development in the US Banks and slowing economy have created a precursor to presume that yields will peak in the near future, supported by a change in monetary policy from hawkish to neutral, which will diminish the worries of long-term investors.

Views by: Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services. 

 

3:58 PM

Tech View :: 'Relief rally in Nifty can't be ruled out but overall structure weak'

The Nifty formed the fourth consecutive negative close for the Index. It has corrected around 800 points during this period and hence a relief rally cannot be ruled out.

The momentum indicator has a negative crossover which is a sell signal and, with prices trading along the expanding lower Bollinger band, the fall is likely to continue.

The preferred strategy to trade in Nifty would be to sell on rise around 17,150 – 17,200 zone. On the downside, we expect the Nifty to target levels of 16,950 where the lower end of the downward sloping channel is placed. 

Views by: Jatin Gedia, Technical Research Analyst, Sharekhan by BNP Paribas.

3:53 PM

IPO Update :: Global Surface issue subscribed 90% so far on day 2

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3:51 PM

Rupee Closing :: Rupee ends at 82.49/$ vs Monday’s close of 82.12/$

3:49 PM

BSE stats :: Market breadth negative amid global weakness; M-Cap slips to Rs 256.5 trillion

3:48 PM

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3:47 PM

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3:45 PM

Infosys ends near 5-month low amid 2 consecutive senior level exits

Mohit Joshi, President of the company has resigned effective March 11, 2023. This is second large exit from the company in 3 months.

ICICI Securities believe that considering multiple responsibilities that Mohit was handling, the brokerage firm can’t rule out near term vulnerability especially in BFSI, Products space as well as large deal space.
 

3:43 PM

Adani group stocks remain volatile; Adani Ent crashes 7%, 5 others hit lower circuits

>> Nervousness continues to plague the group despite expedited efforts towards debt payment.

3:41 PM

Divgi Torqtransfer ends 3% higher against issue price of Rs 590

>> Stock debuted at Rs 600 on the BSE, and Rs 620 on NSE

3:40 PM

Sona BLW Precision rallies nearly 7% in a weak market

>> Many institutional investors picked up Blackstone's stake

3:37 PM

Broader markets bleed with SMallCap index sliding 0.8%

3:35 PM

Sectoral trends :: PSU banks, IT lead broad-based fall; Pharma, Media indices eke out tepid gains