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Markets Erase Gains as Metals Drag; IDBI Bank Bid Race Heats Up | Closing Bell
Markets surrendered early gains as metal stocks dragged benchmarks lower, with the Nifty hovering near 24,100 despite strength in auto counters. ONGC, Hindalco and Power Grid led the losers, while InterGlobe Aviation, M&M and Maruti Suzuki outperformed. In corporate news, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy met PM Narendra Modi and announced an additional $13 billion investment in India, taking Amazon's planned investment to $48 billion through 2030. Fairfax is reportedly back with a fresh bid for IDBI Bank, valuing the lender at ₹77 per share and potentially unlocking a ₹50,000 crore divestment for the government and LIC. Meanwhile, uncertainty continues around Tata Sons as RBI is yet to decide on its NBFC deregistration request, keeping the possibility of a future listing alive. Catch all the key market moves, corporate developments and top business headlines in this edition of Closing Bell.
IndiGo among top Nifty losers; Asian Paints, IOCL, Apollo Tyres slump as crude surge hits paints, tyre stocks
The sharp fall in crude-sensitive counters comes as oil prices surged amid the widening conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran. Paint companies' stocks were among the worst affected, while Tyre makers and OMCs were also weak. The selling pressure extended to aviation stocks as well.
Tata Steel, JSW Steel among top Nifty losers; metal index tumbles over 4% as US-Iran war stokes fears
The broader sell-off in metal stocks came even as aluminium prices surged globally amid supply disruption concerns linked to the escalating Iran conflict. Aluminium on the London Metal Exchange rose after Qatar-based producer Qatalum halted production.
Closing Bell: Nifty below 25,200, Sensex tanks 961 pts; realty, metal, FMCG top drag
Nifty Midcap and smallcap indices down 1% each. Dr Reddy's Labs, Bharti Airtel, M&M, HDFC Life, Sun Pharma were among the top drags on the Nifty, while gainers were Trent, HCL Tech, Infosys, Apollo Hospitals. Among sectors, auto, bank, FMCG, metal, realty, telecom shed 1-2%, while IT, media, consumer durables ended in the green.
Aequs jumps 5% as Nuvama sees up to 91% upside for the smallcap defence stock
Aequs emerged as the top gainer in the Nifty India Defence index, and was among only three stocks in the index to close in the green.
Aequs extends rise to hit all-time high, up 11% in 2 days as Nuvama sees up to 91% upside
Aequs emerged as the top gainer in the Nifty India Defence index for the second consecutive session.
Nifty recovers 200 points from intra-day lows; IT continues outperformance | Closing Bell
Indian equities erased all the intraday losses with Nifty back above 23,500. TCS, Infosys, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, Trent are among top gainers on the Nifty, while losers are NTPC, Power Grid Corp, Cipla, Dr Reddy's Labs and L&T. Among sectors IT index up 4%, while auto, metal, Consumer Durables, realty up 0.5% each. However, pharma, healthcare, power, media, energy down 0.5-1%. Nifty Midcap and Smallcap indices down marginally. Catch Lovish Darad in conversation with Market Experts.