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Equity Alert: Indices open sharply up as crude prices fall to $95/bbl

 

MUMBAI--0945 IST--Domestic headline indices opened sharply higher as crude oil prices eased to the $95-per-barrel mark after hovering at over $100 per barrel. Hope of a likely diplomatic solution to the West Asia war has supported the equity market. Indices also tracked the early gains in its Asian peers, which rose on hopes of a truce between the US and Iran. At 0921 IST, the June futures contract of Brent Crude was marginally higher at $95.08 per barrel. 

 

US President Donald Trump has said that the US-Iran peace talks could resume in Islamabad over the next two days, The Guardian reported. The US president was speaking on Tuesday to a New York Post reporter who had gone to Islamabad for the first round of ceasefire talks over the weekend.

 

At 0925 IST, the Nifty 50 was 1.5% higher, or up over 360 points, at 24207.70. The BSE Sensex was 1.6% higher, or up over 1190 points, at 78045.81. Analysts expect the Nifty 50 to face strong resistance at 24300–24400 points during the session. Broader market indices slightly outperformed their benchmark peers, and were up nearly 2%. India VIX indicated an ease in nervousness among investors. The volatility index was down over 9% at 18.6050, after rising sharply for the previous session.

 

All sectoral indices were in the green, with the Nifty IT gaining the most. The sectoral index was up nearly 3%, with all its constituents trading higher. It was followed by the Nifty PSU Bank and the Nifty Metal, up 2?ch.

 

Among the Nifty 50 constituents, InterGlobe Aviation was the top gainer, up over 5%. It was followed by Hindalco Industries, which rose nearly 4%. Information technology stocks also were the major gainers for the 50-stock index. Tata Consultancy Services, up nearly 3%, was the leading IT stock in the index. It was followed by Infosys, up 2.5%. Financial stocks were also trading higher, with Shriram Finance and HDFC Life Insurance Co. up around 3%.

Index heavyweights HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries gained almost 2%. However, ICICI Bank, which was down marginally, capped further gains in the 50-stock index. It was one of the four Nifty 50 constituents that was trading lower. Coal India, Oil and Natural Gas Corp., and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories were the other laggards in the Nifty 50, down 0.3-2.0%. 

 

Shares of RailTel Corp. rose nearly 13% and was the top gaining Nifty 500 constituent. The company had received letters of approval for orders worth INR 5.64 billion from Rail Vikas Nigam, to be executed over the coming two years by Apr. 12, 2028. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. was up nearly 4% as its Jan-Mar net profit rose nearly 58% on year. Among the Nifty 200 and the Nifty 500 constituents, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co. was the key laggard, down nearly 4%. (Arundathi A R)

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Equity Alert: Indices in Asia rise on hopes of peace between US and Iran

 

MUMBAI--0830 IST--Indices in Asia opened higher Wednesday as hopes of a truce between the US and Iran resurfaced, and Brent Crude Oil futures fell for the second consecutive day to near $95 per barrel. US President Donald Trump said Iran wanted to make a deal with the US and that the war is close to being over. "I think it's close to over, yeah. I mean, I view it as very close to over," Trump told Fox Business Network in an interview.

 

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio mediated talks between Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday, the first major diplomatic engagement between the two nations since 1993. Both parties will initiate direct negotiations, according to a press release by the US. "The United States affirmed that any agreement to cease hostilities must be reached between the two governments, brokered by the United States, and not through any separate track," the press release read.

 

On the macroeconomic front, the total value of machinery orders in Japan fell by 5% in February while the private-sector machinery orders, excluding volatile ones for ships and those from electric power companies, increased 13.6% in February.

 

South Korea's benchmark KOSPI gained almost 3% in early trade and outperformed its peer indices in Asia. Shares of KOSPI heavyweights Samsung Electronics Co., SK Hynix, and Hyundai Motor Co. rose 3-4%. 

 

Following were the levels of major Asian indices at 0811 IST:

 

Index	Level	Change in %
CSI 300 Index	4710.1506	0.19
Hang Seng Index	26138.54	1.03
Nikkei 225 Day	58139.05	0.45
TOPIX FIRST SECTION	3767.63	0.33
KOSPI	6144.15	2.96
FTSE Singapore Strait Times	5025.86	0.37
S&P/ASX 200 INDEX	8985.20	0.16

 

(Ruchira Kagita)

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Equity Alert: Nifty 50 to see gap-up opening; support seen at 24000 pts

 

MUMBAI--0808 IST--Benchmark indices are expected to open higher on Wednesday tracking positive cues from their Asian peers, which rose on hopes of a likely diplomatic solution to the war in West Asia. Further, crude oil prices cooled to $94 a barrel from the highs of $99-$100 a barrel seen on Monday. Domestic markets were closed on Tuesday on account of Ambedkar Jayanti. Analysts expect volatility in the market to prevail due to continued change in stance of US President Donald Trump on the West Asia war. 

 

In an interview with the New York Post on Tuesday, Trump praised Islamabad's role in the ongoing negotiations with Iran, saying, "You should stay there, really, because something could be happening over the next two days, and we're more inclined to go there." He added, "It's more likely, you know why? Because the field marshal (Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir) is doing a great job." This comes after the peace talks between the US and Iran ended without a resolution last week, following which Trump ordered to block transit at the Strait of Hormuz. Additionally, an official from the White House told CNBC Tuesday that a second round of negotiations between Washington and Tehran was under discussion.

 

On Monday, foreign portfolio investors were net sellers after being net buyers on Friday for the first time since the US-Iran war began. They net sold Indian equities worth around INR 20 billion. Meanwhile, domestic investors continued to inject capital into equities, with a net investment of over INR 24 billion on Monday.

 

The Nifty 50 is expected to open at 24150-24200 points on Wednesday and find support at 24000 points and face resistance at 24400 points, said Ashish Sherigar, a technical and derivatives analyst at NVS Brokerage. Meanwhile, Bhavya Shah, a technical and derivatives analyst, expects the Nifty 50 to find key support at 24000 points after a gap-up open, where there was buying interest coming in previous instances.   

 

The April futures contract of GIFT Nifty indicates a gap-up opening for the Nifty 50 index. At 0756 IST, the contract traded at 24206.50 points, a premium of around 300 points from Nifty 50's Monday close.  (Gopika Balasubramanium)

 

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Equity Alert: US indices end higher Tue on hope of US, Iran peace talks

 

 

MUMBAI--0751 IST--Indices on the Wall Street ended on a strong note Tuesday after US President Donald Trump said Iran wanted to make a peace deal with the US. An official from the White House said a second round of talks were underway with the West Asian nation, CNBC reported. "I think it's close to over, yeah. I mean, I view it as very close to over," Donald Trump told Fox Business Network in an interview. Lebanon and Israel also held their first diplomatic talks in over three decades. 

 

Following the positive sentiment, Brent crude oil futures slipped to around $95 per barrel. The NASDAQ Composite outperformed its peers to close almost 2% higher. All the Magnificent Seven stocks helped the index move higher. All of these stocks, barring Apple, closed 3–4% higher. The NASDAQ gained for the tenth consecutive session. The S&P 500 closed over 1% higher. This week, the index reversed its losses since the 

outbreak of the US-Iran war towards the end of February.

 

Further, a softer-than-expected rise in producer price inflation boosted market sentiment. The US Producer Price Index rose 0.5% on month in March. Economists had estimated this figure to rise 1.1%. On an on-year basis, the inflation index rose 4%, the highest since February 2023. "Producers are still reporting above-normal price increases which will put upward pressure on inflation the consumer is already seeing," Reuters said quoting Christopher Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS. Despite the softer data, the US Federal Reserve is expected to maintain the status quo on interest rates in the near term.

 

Following are the closing levels of US indices Tuesday:

 

Index	Level	Change in %
S&P 500	6967.38	1.18
NASDAQ Composite	23639.083	1.96
Dow Jones Industrial Average	48535.99	0.66

 

(Ruchira Kagita)

 

US$1 = INR 93.26

IST, or Indian Standard Time, is five-and-a-half hours ahead of GMT

 

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

 

All prices from National Stock Exchange, unless otherwise specified.

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