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Market Trading Guide: Apollo Pipes among 3 stock recommendations for Tuesday
Sensex and Nifty plunged nearly 2% as rising crude oil prices, weak global cues and escalating West Asia tensions triggered heavy selling. Foreign fund outflows and a weaker rupee added pressure. Analysts recommend Apollo Pipes, Aurobindo Pharma and Tata Steel for potential short-term gains.
Tata Steel, Vedanta, Hindustan Copper fall up to 8% as Iran-Israel war hits metals' prospects
Tata Steel plunged 8% to Rs 194.43 amid a broader commodities selloff and sharp decline in metal stocks. Escalating Iran–Israel tensions, soaring crude prices, FII selling and slowdown fears dragged Sensex and Nifty lower despite the stock’s strong one-year outperformance.
Watch | Sanjay Parekh on where he sees value in banks, IT, cement and telecom stocks
Sohum Asset Managers’ Founder & CIO, Sanjay Parekh, says markets look sluggish despite improving macro conditions, with Q3 Nifty earnings near 8–9%. He sees recovery in CVs (Ashok Leyland), credit growth at ICICI Bank and gradual picka a up in cement and steel. Portfolio stays domestic-focused: overweight telecom, NBFCs, industrials, cement, utilities, ports and logistics; underweight oil & gas and banks, zero FMCG. Watching IT names like Infosys and TCS, mid-cap tech (Persistent, Coforge, Mastek), defence HAL, quick commerce Zomato and Swiggy, and capital goods L&T, JSW Energy.
Vishal Mega Mart promoter Samayat Services sells 14% stake for Rs 7,635 crore
Singapore government, MAS and HDFC Mutual Fund pick up over 6% stake in bulk deals at Rs 117 per share.
Vishal Mega Mart bulk deal: Govt of Singapore, HDFC MF buy stakes as promoter sells 14% for Rs 7,636 crore
The Government of Singapore, HDFC Mutual Fund and the Monetary Authority of Singapore bought promoter shares worth thousands of crores in Vishal Mega Mart as Samayat Services LLP offloaded a 14% stake via bulk deals. The stock fell despite solid quarterly profit and revenue growth.
Hindalco Industries Ltd spurts 2.84%, rises for third straight session
Hindalco Industries Ltd is quoting at Rs 931.35, up 2.84% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The stock is up 42.51% in last one year as compared to a 12.34% gain in NIFTY and a 39.36% gain in the Nifty Metal index.
Closing Bell: Market sinks on ceasefire worries; Nifty below 23,800, Sensex tanks 950 pts
On the sectoral front, oil & gas, PSU Bank, Infra, Consumer Durables, and Private Bank shed between 0.4-2%, while metal, power, pharma added 0.5-1%. L&T, Interglobe Aviation, HDFC Bank, Shriram Finance, Jio Financial are among biggest losers on the Nifty, while gainers included Dr Reddy's Labs, Hindalco, Bajaj Auto, Bharat Electronics, ONGC. Nifty Midcap and Smallcap ended on a flat note.
Closing Bell: Nifty above 23,100, Sensex gain 509 pts; IT, metal, realty shine
Biggest Nifty gainers were Wipro, Hindalco Industries, HCL Technologies, TCS, Infosys, while losers included Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Adani Enterprises, Interglobe Aviatoion, Apollo Hospitals, Adani Ports. Except Consumer Durables and PSU Bank, all other sectoral indices ended in the green with Information Technology rose 2.5%, Metal index gained 1.5%, Realty index up 1.7% and Media index jumped 1%. The Nifty midcap index was up 0.3 percent, while smallcap index ended flat.
Sensex Today | Stock Market Live: Sensex jumps over 900 pts, Nifty climbs above 23,300; PSU banks, metal, IT stocks lead rebound
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian benchmark indices bounced back on March 20 with Nifty50 index reclaiming 23300 amid falling crude oil prices on hopes of de-escalation in the Middle East. All the sectoral indices are trading in the green with metal, power, PSU Bank, IT indices jumped 2-3%. Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap indices rose 1-2% each.
Taking Stock: Sensex, Nifty end flat as late selling erases gains; metals lead losses
Sectorally, FMCG and private banking stocks outperformed, whereas all other major indices ended in the red, with media, realty, energy, metal, oil & gas, and PSU bank indices falling 1-2%.
Closing Bell: Day 2 of gains pushes Nifty above 23,550, Sensex up 568 pts led by auto, metal, realty
Nifty midcap index rose 1 percent, while smallcap index added 0.65 percent. Eternal, Tata Steel, M&M, HDFC Life and Bharat Electronics were among top gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Wipro, Tata Consumer, Infosys, Cipla, ITC. Among sectors, except FMCG ( down 0.7%) and IT (down 1%), all other indices ended in the green with capital goods, telecom, auto, infra, media, metal, realty, private bank up 1-2 percent.
Taking Stock: Nifty ends near 23,150 in volatile trade; pharma, private banks rally
ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Grasim, M&M, JSW Steel were among top gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Infosys, HCL Tech, Adani Ports, Trent, Eternal.