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⚖️ Markets Take a Breather After 6-Day Rally: Nifty Ends Flat, Mid & Smallcaps See Profit Booking Amid Caution Before F&O Expiry 💼📉

📰Daily Market Wrap-Up by Stock Whisperers-March 25

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March 25, 2025

25-March-2025

📈 Market Overview:

Summary of the Day's Market Performance

Market Overview

  • The Sensex edged up 32.81 points (+0.04%) to close at 78,017.19, holding above 78,000.

  • The Nifty rose 10.30 points (+0.04%) to 23,668.65 in a volatile, rangebound session.

  • Midcap index shed 1%, and Smallcap index fell 1.6%, reflecting profit-taking pressure.

  • IT was the sole gainer, while auto, capital goods, consumer durables, metal, oil & gas, power, PSU Bank, realty, and telecom dropped 1-1.5%.

💸 Market Transactions:

  • Foreign Institutional Investors (FII): Bought ₹5,371.57 crore

  • Domestic Institutional Investors (DII): Sold ₹2,768.87 crore

Robust FII buying countered DII profit-taking, keeping benchmarks afloat amid broader selling.

📊📑 Important Observations and Market Sentiments: Editor Special

  • After a 6-day rally (Nifty up ~5.5% since March 17), profit booking hit midcaps and smallcaps due to premium valuations.

  • IT stocks rose on softer tariff hopes and valuation corrections, bucking the broader negative bias.

  • Investors turned cautious ahead of Thursday’s F&O expiry and US-India trade policy clarity, with Q4 earnings now in focus.

  • A strong rupee (9-day streak) and rate cut expectations offset tariff woes, but sentiment remains guarded.

❓ DO YOU KNOW?

The rupee’s 9-day winning streak—its longest since January 2024—has lifted it past its YTD breakeven, supporting FII inflows of over ₹17,000 crore this week (March 24-25).

📰Stock News:

Key Stock Movements and News

  • Top Gainers: UltraTech Cement, Trent, Bajaj Finserv, Infosys, and Grasim Industries

  • Top Losers: IndusInd Bank, Dr Reddy’s Labs, Adani Enterprises, Coal India, and Adani Ports

  • Graphite India and HEG rose up to 12% as Japan slapped a 95% duty on Chinese graphite electrodes.

  • Bandhan Bank gained on CLSA’s ‘High Conviction Outperform’ rating, eyeing a 50% upside on MFI recovery.

  • Punjab & Sind Bank rallied 6% after launching a QIP at ₹40.38/share, up 16% in 5 sessions.

  • IndusInd Bank fell 5% after a ₹30 crore GST penalty, with an appeal planned.

  • India Pesticides and Alkyl Amines dropped up to 4% amid government anti-dumping measures.

  • HCL Tech jumped 3% on becoming Western Union’s ‘largest preferred partner’ with a new Hyderabad tech center.

  • Garden Reach Shipbuilders rose 5% on a $108 million deal with a German firm for two vessels.

  • Indian Overseas Bank gained after raising ₹1,436 crore via QIP, with LIC and IIFL among buyers.

  • UltraTech Cement, Dalmia Bharat, and Ambuja Cement rose up to 3% on UBS’s ‘Buy’ upgrade citing cost savings.

Your Weekly Stock Markets Rundown: 🌍 Global Jitters Rise- Uncertainty Looms as Key Data Awaited

March 24-28, 2025

After a blockbuster week, Indian markets brace for volatility as Trump-era uncertainty clouds US growth, impacting IT and consumer sectors. Flash PMIs, US spending, and RBI data will test last week’s 4% Nifty gain. Domestic resilience and FII inflows provide a buffer, but global headwinds loom—rangebound trade likely unless fundamentals shine.

👀Stocks to Focus:

  1. HCL Tech: Partnership gains could sustain IT momentum.

  2. IndusInd Bank: Penalty fallout may weigh short-term.

  3. UltraTech Cement: UBS upgrade signals sector strength.

📝Summary:

Indian markets ended flat after a 6-day surge, with profit booking in midcaps and smallcaps offset by IT gains and FII buying. The rupee’s rally and rate cut hopes kept sentiment alive, but caution prevailed ahead of F&O expiry and trade policy updates. Q4 earnings will be the next big test—rangebound trade likely persists.

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