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Investors chary of next direction on rising uncertainty

Investors chary of next direction on rising uncertainty

Hans India28-04-2025
Fuelled by hopes for a de-escalation in President Trump's tariff battle with China, plus his retreat from threats to oust Federal Reserve Chair JeromePowell, expectations of a positive outcome from US-India trade talks, persistent FII buying, mixed Q4 earnings and geopolitical tensions post-Pahalgam terror attack; the Indian equity market extended the gains for the second consecutive week.
For the week, BSE Sensex index added 659.33points or 0.83 per cent to close at 79,212.53, and Nifty rose 187.7 points or 0.78 per cent to close at 24,039.35. Broader market continued to exhibit caution and both the BSE Mid-cap Index and the BSE Small-cap indexended with marginal gains during the week ended. It is pertinent to observe that in the month of April till now, both the main indices rose more than two per cent each. Among sectors, the Nifty Information Technology index rose 6.5 per cent, the Nifty Auto index added 3 per cent, Nifty Realty and Pharma indices rose 1.6 per cent each. The FIIs extended their buying in the second week with purchases worth Rs17,796.39 crore, while DIIs bought equities worth Rs1,131.81 crore. The Indian rupee ended marginally lower against the US dollar at 85.44 per dollar. Lower growth forecast by IMF was a dampener.
The markets are expected to remain jittery in the coming week as the chorus on taking some deterrent action on Pakistan, grows. Therehave been calls for conducting a military strike in Pakistani territory, similarto the one done in 2019. Indian stock markets fell on last Friday as thetension weighed on the domestic stock markets. The nuclear-armed nationshave already unleashed a slew of measures against each other. Themarkets will also take cues from the earnings of Reliance Industries (RIL), which announced its Q4 results over the weekend. Gold has been on thebullish territory in the last six years gaining more than 150 per cent.
Amongall asset classes, Gold has been in stellar form and is still up by nearly 24 per centthis year despite the previous week's fall. While gold is trading in anoverbought zone, Trump tariff news flow, the India-Pakistan geo politicalsituation and rupee weakness could keep the prices steady and on the up.
Some of the big results expected during the coming week include TVS Motor, UltraTech Cement, Ambuja Cements, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance,Bharat Petroleum Corporation, Trent, Vedanta, Avenue Supermarts, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Adani Power, Adani Green Energy, Adani Total Gas andIRFC.The coming week is truncated, with Thursday being a trading holiday onaccount of Maharashtra Day.
That is another testament to the fact that investing without education andresearch will ultimately lead to regrettable investment decisions. Research ismuch more than just listening to popular opinion.
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Spooked by the rise in geopolitical tensions after the terror attack in Pahalgam, the Indian market faced pressure at higher levels and closedwith minor gains during the settlement week. Rollovers in Nifty futures were modestly higher at 79 per cent (last month 76%), in line with 3-month average of 80 per cent. In contrast, Bank Nifty rollovers stand at 75.05 per cent, down from 76.98 per cent last month and below the three-month average of 79.25 per cent, reflectingcomparatively weaker momentum. On other hand, market wide rolloversstood at 89 per cent (last month's market wide 90 per cent). Looking at Nifty's option data,the highest Call Open Interest was observed at the 24,500 and 24,200 strikes, while Put writers were active at the 24,000 and 23,800 strikes. Implied Volatility (IV) for Nifty's Call options settled at 15.03 per cent, while Put options concluded at 15.94 per cent.
The India VIX, a key indicator of market volatility, concluded the week at 16.25 per cent. The Put-Call Ratio of Open Interest(PCR OI) stood at 1.49 for the week. Nifty positions were mostly carried forward around the 24,200–24,250 futures range, while Bank Nifty rollovers were concentrated between 55,300–55,400. A breach of these levels may lead to downside pressure in both indices. Overall, the zone of 24,050-23,900 is a crucial support zone for Nifty. If the level of 23,900 is violated, it can lead to incremental weakness. Traders should closely monitor these key zones and Open Interest trends for further cues on market direction. Investors must keep fresh purchases in low-beta stocks that have strong relative strength. With sector rotation visible, a cautious outlook and stock-specific approach is advised. Stocks looking good are Crompton, CDSL, ICICI Lombard, MFSL, Mphasis and Ultratech. Stocks looking weak are Delhivery, IGL, Kalyan Jewellers, Hind Copper and Glenmark.
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(The author is a senior maket analyst and former vice- chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Planning Board)
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