Asian Paints
2785.5 -22.30
Cipla
1496.3 -4.40
Eicher Motors
7312.5 9.50
Nestle India
1259.7 3.20
Grasim Inds
2826.9 -2.90
Hindalco Inds.
864.45 0.60
Hind. Unilever
2282.2 -20.40
ITC
406.6 -0.75
Trent
4289.6 100.20
Larsen & Toubro
4053.6 -5.20
M & M
3636.7 11.60
Reliance Industr
1558.2 -12.50
Tata Consumer
1179.2 -6.40
Tata Motors PVeh
359.2 -4.05
Tata Steel
170.07 -0.83
Wipro
268.06 -3.34
Apollo Hospitals
7172 98.50
Dr Reddy's Labs
1265.8 -17.70
Titan Company
3909.3 -16.50
SBI
968.95 -2.95
Shriram Finance
973.7 15.90
Bharat Electron
400 0.60
Kotak Mah. Bank
2163.7 1.00
Infosys
1663.4 -4.90
Bajaj Finance
1011.7 0.30
Adani Enterp.
2222.7 -26.10
Sun Pharma.Inds.
1737 -18.90
JSW Steel
1091.3 -5.50
HDFC Bank
997.2 0.60
TCS
3319 9.00
ICICI Bank
1359.8 -3.20
Power Grid Corpn
268.05 1.05
Maruti Suzuki
16703 118.00
Axis Bank
1226.3 1.30
HCL Technologies
1674.7 -5.20
O N G C
233.77 -1.72
NTPC
322.55 -0.70
Coal India
402.35 1.95
Bharti Airtel
2123.7 0.80
Tech Mahindra
1631.5 -1.50
Jio Financial
298.9 0.20
Adani Ports
1494.3 0.70
HDFC Life Insur.
755.35 -8.60
SBI Life Insuran
2025.4 0.60
Max Healthcare
1081.4 6.20
UltraTech Cem.
11764 86.00
Bajaj Auto
9170 71.00
Bajaj Finserv
2035.7 -11.90
Interglobe Aviat
5081.5 -75.50
Eternal
284.85 0.50
GIFT Nifty:
The GIFT Nifty March 2025 futures contract is up 8 points, indicating a positive opening in the Nifty 50 index today.
Institutional Flows:
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 1,096.50 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers to the tune of Rs 2,140.76 crore in the Indian equity market on 19 March 2025, provisional data showed.
According to NSDL data, FPIs have sold shares worth Rs 35708.40 crore (so far) in the secondary market during March 2025. This follows their sale of shares worth Rs 41748.97 crore in February 2024.
Global Markets:
US Dow Jones index futures was up 105 points, indicating a positive opening in US stocks today.
Most Asian stocks rose on Thursday following a rally on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve signaled it still sees room to cut interest rates later this year because any increase in inflation due to tariffs will be brief.
The People's Bank of China kept the 1-year loan prime rate at 3.1% and the 5-year LPR at 3.6%, where they have been since a quarter-percentage-point cut in October. The rate decision follows the U.S. Federal Reserve's move to hold benchmark interest rates.
On Wednesday, the Fed maintained its benchmark overnight interest rate in the 4.25%-4.50% range and signaled that two quarter-point rate cuts are likely later this year, consistent with its forecast from three months ago. This came even as the central bank Fed cut its US economic growth forecasts and raised projections for price growth. The Fed flagged growing uncertainty over the impact of Trump's policies on the economy.
As per the the Fed's quarterly economic projections, real GDP growth is expected to slow to 1.7% by the end of 2025, down from the 2.1% forecast in December. The unemployment rate is projected to rise slightly to 4.4%, compared to the previous estimate of 4.3%. Core inflation is now expected to end the year at 2.8%, up from the prior forecast of 2.5%.
Trump kept up his threats of reciprocal tariffs coming in April 2- a move that is likely to draw more retaliation from major global economies and spark a renewed trade war.
US stocks rallied following the decision amid encouragement that further cuts could be ahead. The Dow jumped 0.92% and the S&P 500 surged just over 1.08%. The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.41%.
Tesla stock rose over 4% after advancing its robotaxi plans in California, and Boeing Co. jumped 7% on positive operational performance updates from its CFO.
Investors will monitor weekly jobless claims data on Thursday, as well as the Philadelphia Fed's manufacturing survey and a report on existing home sales.
On the quarterly earnings front, Darden Restaurants, Nike, FedEx and Micron Technology are set to report Thursday.
SoftBank announced on Wednesday its plan to acquire chip designer Ampere Computing for $6.5 billion, with the transaction expected to close in the second half of the year
Domestic Market:
Domestic equity benchmarks closed with moderate gains on Wednesday, marking a third consecutive day of increases. The Indian Rupee's strengthening against the U.S. Dollar bolstered market sentiment as investors awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve policy decision later tonight. The Nifty ended above the 22,900 level. Consumer durables, realty, and PSU bank shares saw gains, while IT and FMCG shares declined.
The S&P BSE Sensex advanced 147.79 points or 0.20% to 75,449.05. The Nifty 50 index added 73.30 points or 0.32% to 22,907.60. In the three conseutive sessions, the Sensex and the Nifty jumped 2.19% and 2.28%, respectively.
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