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  • SENSEX 81,207.17 +223.86 (+0.28%)
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Friday, October 03, 2025 , BSE Sensex : 81,207.17 81,207.17(0.28%) , Adani Ports : 1,418.95 1,418.95(-0.23%) , Asian Paints : 2,358.30 2,358.30(0.97%) , Axis Bank : 1,181.70 1,181.70(1.92%) , Bajaj Finance : 989.65 989.65(0.21%) , Bajaj Finserv : 1,999.80 1,999.80(-0.41%) , Bharat Electron : 412.60 412.60(1.49%) , Bharti Airtel : 1,895.60 1,895.60(1.51%) , Eternal Ltd : 328.45 328.45(-0.15%) , HCL Technologies : 1,393.25 1,393.25(0.27%) , HDFC Bank : 964.75 964.75(-0.05%) , Hind. Unilever : 2,544.30 2,544.30(0.34%) , ICICI Bank : 1,365.00 1,365.00(-0.51%) , Infosys : 1,446.55 1,446.55(0.06%) , ITC : 404.35 404.35(-0.32%) , Kotak Mah. Bank : 2,100.90 2,100.90(1.84%) , Larsen & Toubro : 3,732.35 3,732.35(1.69%) , M & M : 3,461.65 3,461.65(-0.04%) , Maruti Suzuki : 15,805.45 15,805.45(-1.04%) , NTPC : 341.90 341.90(0.51%) , Power Grid Corpn : 289.60 289.60(3.15%) , Reliance Industr : 1,363.45 1,363.45(-0.39%) , SBI : 867.05 867.05(0.35%) , Sun Pharma.Inds. : 1,634.05 1,634.05(-0.13%) , Tata Motors : 716.00 716.00(-0.30%) , Tata Steel : 173.20 173.20(3.40%) , TCS : 2,902.15 2,902.15(-0.41%) , Tech Mahindra : 1,400.75 1,400.75(-1.11%) , Titan Company : 3,452.35 3,452.35(1.37%) , Trent : 4,814.90 4,814.90(-0.38%) , UltraTech Cem. : 12,014.90 12,014.90(-0.86%) ,

Nifty 50 : 24,894.25 57.95(0.23%) , Adani Enterp. : 2,589.90 -2.80(-0.11%) , Adani Ports : 1,419.10 -3.60(-0.25%) , Apollo Hospitals : 7,449.50 8.50(0.11%) , Asian Paints : 2,357.80 22.00(0.94%) , Axis Bank : 1,181.00 21.50(1.85%) , Bajaj Auto : 8,679.50 53.00(0.61%) , Bajaj Finance : 989.75 2.05(0.21%) , Bajaj Finserv : 2,000.90 -6.10(-0.30%) , Bharat Electron : 412.65 6.15(1.51%) , Bharti Airtel : 1,896.70 29.10(1.56%) , Cipla : 1,517.70 4.70(0.31%) , Coal India : 383.35 -5.15(-1.33%) , Dr Reddy's Labs : 1,248.10 3.40(0.27%) , Eicher Motors : 6,941.00 -80.50(-1.15%) , Eternal Ltd : 328.45 -0.55(-0.17%) , Grasim Inds : 2,791.40 1.70(0.06%) , HCL Technologies : 1,393.50 4.00(0.29%) , HDFC Bank : 965.15 -0.10(-0.01%) , HDFC Life Insur. : 759.20 -4.80(-0.63%) , Hind. Unilever : 2,544.90 8.70(0.34%) , Hindalco Inds. : 780.35 14.40(1.88%) , ICICI Bank : 1,365.20 -6.80(-0.50%) , Infosys : 1,446.60 0.80(0.06%) , Interglobe Aviat : 5,657.00 51.00(0.91%) , ITC : 404.30 -1.30(-0.32%) , Jio Financial : 301.70 1.65(0.55%) , JSW Steel : 1,161.70 15.60(1.36%) , Kotak Mah. Bank : 2,100.50 37.20(1.80%) , Larsen & Toubro : 3,733.10 62.80(1.71%) , M & M : 3,462.00 -1.40(-0.04%) , Maruti Suzuki : 15,806.00 -159.00(-1.00%) , Max Healthcare : 1,069.20 -44.00(-3.95%) , Nestle India : 1,169.90 3.50(0.30%) , NTPC : 342.00 1.75(0.51%) , O N G C : 243.66 0.62(0.26%) , Power Grid Corpn : 289.70 9.05(3.22%) , Reliance Industr : 1,363.40 -5.30(-0.39%) , SBI : 867.30 3.20(0.37%) , SBI Life Insuran : 1,785.10 -16.00(-0.89%) , Shriram Finance : 645.80 -2.90(-0.45%) , Sun Pharma.Inds. : 1,631.20 -5.00(-0.31%) , Tata Consumer : 1,137.50 -7.30(-0.64%) , Tata Motors : 716.10 -2.25(-0.31%) , Tata Steel : 173.21 5.70(3.40%) , TCS : 2,901.90 -12.30(-0.42%) , Tech Mahindra : 1,400.60 -15.40(-1.09%) , Titan Company : 3,453.30 45.00(1.32%) , Trent : 4,815.70 -16.30(-0.34%) , UltraTech Cem. : 12,019.00 -76.00(-0.63%) , Wipro : 240.98 -0.09(-0.04%) , Friday, October 03, 2025

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Market Commentary - Quick Review
14-May-2024     15:49
Sensex gains 328 pts; Nifty settles above 22,200; metal shares shine
Indian equity indices ended with modest gains on Tuesday, rising for the third day in a row. The Nifty closed above the 22,200 level after hitting the day's low of 22,081.25 in morning trade. Metal, auto and oil & gas stocks advanced while FMCG, pharma and healthcare shares declined.

As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, added 328.48 points or 0.45% to 73,104.61. The Nifty 50 index jumped 113.80 points or 0.51% to 22,217.85.

The broader market outperformed the key indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 1.14% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index gained 1.79%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,698 shares rose and 1,116 shares fell. A total of 109 shares were unchanged.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, declined 1.96% to 20.20.

Economy:

The annual rate of inflation based on all India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number is 1.26 % (Provisional) for the month of April, 2024 (over April, 2023). The uptick inflation is primarily due to increase in prices of food articles, electricity, crude petroleum & natural gas, manufacture of food products, other manufacturing etc. The month over month change in WPI index for the month of April 2024 stood at 0.79 % as compared to March 2024. WPI inflation has hit a 13 month high now. It stood at 0.53% an annual basis in March.

Meanwhile, the annual inflation rate based on all India Consumer Price Index (CPI) number is 4.83% (provisional) for the month of April 2024 over April, 2023. Corresponding inflation rate for rural and urban is 5.43% and 4.11%, respectively. CPI for the months of January, February and March 2024 are 5.10, 5.09 and 4.85 respectively.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty Metal index advanced 2.77% to 9,347.15. The index jumped 5.72% in the three trading sessions.

National Aluminium Company (up 6.87%), Adani Enterprises (up 5.49%), Steel Authority of India (up 4.81%), Vedanta (up 4.66%), Jindal Stainless (up 4.63%), Jindal Steel & Power (up 4.12%), NMDC (up 3.56%), Hindustan Copper (up 3.35%), JSW Steel (up 2.37%) and Hindalco Industries (up 2.06%) edged higher.

On the other hand, Hindustan Zinc (down 3.13%) edged lower.

Stocks in Spotlight:

Aarti Pharmalabs soared 16.65% after the company?s consolidated net profit jumped 52.2% to Rs 65.25 crore during the quarter as compared with Rs 42.87 crore posted in corresponding quarter last year. Revenue from operations increased 4.27% YoY to Rs 505.77 crore in Q4 FY24.

Ethos surged 5.14% after the company?s consolidated net profit surged 58.36% to Rs 21.03 crore in Q4 FY24 as against Rs 13.28 crore recorded in Q4 FY23. Revenue from operation jumped 21.66% to Rs 252.52 crore in Q4 FY24 as compared with Rs 207.57 crore posted in Q4 FY23.

Electrosteel Castings rallied 7.82% after the company?s consolidated net profit zoomed 153.92% to Rs 227.08 crore in Q4 FY24 as against Rs 89.43 crore posted in Q4 FY23. Revenue from operations grew by 7.04% year on year (YoY) to Rs 2,004.26 crore in the quarter ended 31 March 2024.

Jindal Steel & Power jumped 4.33% after the company ?s consolidated net profit stood at Rs 933 crore , steeply higher than Rs 466 crore posted in corresponding quarter last year. Revenue from operations fell 1.5% to Rs 13,486.96 crore in Q4 FY24 as compared with Rs 13,691.93 crore in Q4 FY23.

Cochin Shipyard surged 11.82% after the company wins a big European contract (Rs 500-1000 crore) to design and build a hybrid service vessel for offshore wind farms. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.

Coromandel International gained 2.33% after the company acquires an additional 7% stake in drone manufacturer Dhaksha Unmanned Systems for Rs 150 crore.

Zydus Wellness rose 0.75%. The company reported 3.4% rise in net profit to Rs 150.3 crore on a 9.6% increase in net sales to Rs 778 crore in Q4 FY23 as compared with Q4 FY23.

Devyani International (DIL) rose 0.71%. The company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 7.46 crore in Q4 FY24 as against a net profit of Rs 60.72 crore recorded in Q4 FY23. However, revenue from operations jumped 38.69% year on year to Rs 1,047.08 crore in the quarter ended 31 March 2024.

PVR INOX slipped 1.43%. The cinema chain operator?s consolidated net loss narrowed to Rs 129.5 crore in Q4 FY24 from Rs 333.4 crore recorded in Q4 FY23. Revenue from operations jumped 9.90% year on year (YoY) to Rs 1,256.4 crore in the quarter ended 31 March 2024.

Global Markets:

Markets in Europe and Asia traded mixed as global investors await the latest U.S. inflation reports.

Japan's wholesale inflation (corporate goods price index) rose slightly by 0.9% year-on-year in April.

US markets ended with mixed results. The Dow Jones snapped its winning streak with a 0.21% dip, while the S&P 500 barely budged. The Nasdaq managed a small gain of 0.29%. Apple and Alphabet (Google's parent company) rose despite early weakness.

Meme stocks like GameStop, AMC, and Koss soared due to speculation surrounding a potential return to social media by Keith Gill, the Roaring Kitty figure who ignited the meme-stock frenzy of 2021.

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