Stock Market Highlights, Aug 16: Sensex climbs 1,331 pts, Nifty ends near 24,550; IT, Banks shine
Stock Market Highlights today, Friday: All the sectoral indices settled with gains, led by Nifty IT, Auto, Media, and Realty indices, which ended over 2 per cent each
 "Stock Market Highlights, Aug 16: Sensex climbs 1,331 pts; Nifty near 24,550; IT, Banks shine")
Stock Markets Highlights today, Friday, August 16, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50, ended the week's last trading session with gains of over 1 per cent each, led by buying across sectors. The Sensex added 1330.96 points, or 1.68 per cent, to close at 80,436.84, while the Nifty50 advanced 397.40 points, or 1.65 per cent, to 24,541.15.
The day ended in favor of bulls as 47 out of 50 constituents of the Nifty50 index ended higher, led by Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Grasim, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Tata Motors with gains of up to 4.23 per cent.
In the BSE space, 29 out of 30 constituents of the Sensex ended higher, with gains led by Tech Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, UltraTech Cement, and TCS of up to 3.94 per cent.
The fear index, India VIX, ended lower at 14.40, down 6.18 per cent.
Midcap and Smallcap shares led the gains among the broader indices, with the Nifty Midcap 100 index, and Nifty Smallcap 100 index, ending higher by 1.96 per cent and 1.93 per cent, respectively.
All the sectoral indices settled with gains, led by Nifty IT, Auto, Media, and Realty indices, which ended over 2 per cent each.
3:59 PM
Tech View :: 'Nifty may consolidate within 24,300-24,550 range in near-term'
Nifty rallied above 24,500 after days of consolidating within a 400-500 point range. In the near term, Nifty may continue consolidating within the 24,300-24,550 range. Only a decisive move above 24,550 could trigger a directional up move in the index. A buy-on-dips strategy may be more effective unless Nifty decisively falls below 24,300.
Views by: Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst, LKP Securities.
Views by: Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst, LKP Securities.
3:46 PM
Comment :: Why are FIIs net sellers for Indian stocks?
The stability of the JPY has been instrumental in driving a global market recovery. Besides that, the strong US retail sales and a decline in weekly jobless claims have helped alleviate fears of a US recession. Further, the market sentiment has improved due to a decrease in US CPI inflation.
On the backdrop of these, the Indian IT firms exhibited strong buying interest. Domestically, the Indian CPI inflation rate has fallen below the estimate, signalling optimism. However, challenges such as a drop in WPI inflation, weak IIP, and lukewarm Q1 corporate earnings suggest that market gains may be limited, which is reflected by FIIs maintaining a net seller position.
Views by: Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services
On the backdrop of these, the Indian IT firms exhibited strong buying interest. Domestically, the Indian CPI inflation rate has fallen below the estimate, signalling optimism. However, challenges such as a drop in WPI inflation, weak IIP, and lukewarm Q1 corporate earnings suggest that market gains may be limited, which is reflected by FIIs maintaining a net seller position.
Views by: Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services
3:42 PM
Broader markets :: Mid, SmallCap indices add over 1.5% each
3:41 PM
Sectoral trends :: IT index surges 3%, Auto, Realty 2%
3:39 PM
Sensex Heatmap :: 29 of the 30 index stocks settle higher
3:37 PM
Stock Market Closing Bell :: Nifty ends atop 24,500
3:36 PM
Stock Market Closing Bell :: Sensex ends 1,331 pts higher
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2:28 PM
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First Published: Aug 16 2024 | 7:12 AM IST
