💥 Nifty Soars to 23,350! Markets Log Best Week in 4 Years, ₹22 Lakh Cr Wealth Added 📊🚀

📰Daily Market Wrap-Up by Stock Whisperers-March 21

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thestock whisperers
March 21, 2025

21-March-2025

📈 Market Overview:

Summary of the Day's Market Performance

Market Overview

  • The Sensex rose 557.45 points (+0.73%) to close at 76,905.51, briefly breaching 77,000 intraday.

  • The Nifty gained 159.75 points (+0.69%) to 23,350.40, capping a robust session.

  • Midcap and Smallcap indices added 1-2%, contributing to the week’s broad rally.

  • All sectoral indices except metal ended in the green, with oil & gas, media, and telecom up 2% each.

💸 Market Transactions:

  • Foreign Institutional Investors (FII): Bought ₹7,470.36 crore

  • Domestic Institutional Investors (DII): Sold ₹3,202.26 crore

A strong FII comeback and a short covering overwhelmed DII profit-taking to drive the rally.

📊📑 Important Observations and Market Sentiments: Editor Special

  • Investors ignored global negativity, fueled by FII buying and a weaker rupee making stocks attractive after recent corrections.

  • Short covering ahead of next week’s F&O expiry amplified gains, with midcaps and small-caps joining the surge.

  • The week’s 4% Nifty gain—the best in over 4 years—reflects resilience, though tariff threats and slowing growth remain risks.

  • Domestic economic activity and rate cut hopes sustain optimism; Q4FY25 earnings will test the rally’s legs in April.

❓ DO YOU KNOW?

The BSE’s market cap soared by ₹22 lakh crore this week, its biggest weekly jump since March 2021, driven by a 9% smallcap surge—the highest since June 2020.

📰Stock News:

Key Stock Movements and News

  • Top Gainers: BPCL, ONGC, SBI Life Insurance, NTPC, and Bajaj Finance

  • Top Losers: Hindalco Industries, Wipro, Trent, Infosys, and Tata Steel

  • IDBI Bank rose nearly 8% to a 9-week high on privatization hopes as the Centre and LIC offload a 61% stake.

  • Delhivery jumped 3% after Macquarie projected a 48% upside, despite a 40% YTD drop.

  • L&T surged 3% on winning Hyderabad’s largest private residential project with Brigade (57-floor towers).

  • TVS, Bajaj, and other two-wheeler stocks rose up to 4% as CLSA highlighted an 8% premium bike demand surge.

  • Railtel jumped 8% to ₹321.65 on a ₹16 crore Ministry of Defence order.

  • Adani Energy gained 3.9% on a ₹2,800 crore Gujarat transmission project win.

  • BHEL rose 3% after securing a ₹7,500 crore order from Gujarat State Electricity, up from a 52-week low of ₹176.

  • RVNL climbed 3% on a ₹554 crore NHAI order in Andhra Pradesh, up 13% since March 17.

  • SIS Ltd rose ahead of a March 25 share buyback proposal consideration.

  • SSF Plastics India filed for a ₹550 crore IPO (₹300 crore fresh issue, ₹250 crore OFS).

Your Weekly Stock Markets Rundown: Markets Face Tariff Turbulence Amid Positive Domestic Macros

March 17-21, 2025

Indian markets head into a pivotal week after a volatile, negative close, with Trump’s tariffs casting a shadow. Yet, a stellar 3.75% CPI print bolsters domestic optimism, hinting at RBI rate cuts. Global central bank decisions and economic indicators will drive momentum—expect rangebound trade with a focus on resilience and selective opportunities.

👀Stocks to Focus:

  1. IDBI Bank: Privatization buzz could sustain gains.

  2. L&T: Big project wins may drive momentum.

  3. BHEL: Order recovery signals a turnaround.

📝Summary:

Indian markets capped their best week in over 4 years with a 0.7% rally, pushing Nifty to 23,350 as FIIs returned and short covering kicked in. A weaker rupee and attractive valuations fueled gains across sectors, shrugging off global woes. With F&O expiry looming, the rally’s short-term strength is clear—Q4 earnings will decide its fate.

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