The Indian markets had a tough week, with persistent selling pressure dominating sentiment. Concerns over the HMPV virus outbreak kept investors cautious, dragging the broader indices lower. The heightened uncertainty was reflected in India VIX, which spiked over 10% during the week, underlining the market's nervousness.
Amid the volatility, jewellery and realty stocks grabbed attention as they unveiled their quarterly business updates, while FMCG stocks saw buying interest as investors shifted towards defensives. IT stocks rebounded sharply on Friday, with TCS kicking off the Q3FY25 earnings season on a strong note.
The Nifty 50 ended the week 2.39% lower at 23,431. Among major indices only Nifty IT ended the week on a positive note surging by 2.02%.
Scroll down to understand more of such market news and perspectives for the week gone by in easily understandable charts.
The shares of TCS rises by over 6% on Friday following the release of its Q3FY25 results.
Structural growth drivers, coupled with easing global uncertainties and the Federal Reserve\'s rate cuts, have created a favorable environment, particularly for companies with substantial exposure to the U.S. market.
The interplay between public health concerns and sectoral performance reflects how unforeseen health developments can significantly influence diverse economic segments.
Here’s the list of leaders and laggards for the CY24 in Nifty Pharma.
Strong sales growth achieved by Titan in various segments during Q3 is summarised below:
The chart displays the current operational highlights and future targets of Kalyan Jewellers.
The above chart provides an overview of P N Gadgil Jewellers Limited’s quarterly business update for Q3FY25.
The above chart displays the key operational update of Macrotech Developers in Q3FY25.
The chart displays the operational performance of Sobha For Q3FY25.
A breakup of Tata Motors’ subsidiary JLR’s Q3 sales volume is presented below:
Here’s the operational update of Indian bank for Q3FY25.
The chart displays the growth in toll revenue of IRB for December and Q3FY25.
The chart evaluates the operational performance of Shyam Metalics for December.
FMCG sector emerges as a promising bet in the current overvalued market, here’s a brief analysis:
The below chart presents the drawdown % & days - Nifty 50 remained underwater.
Presented below is the return of sectoral and market cap based indices for this week:
Presented below is the return of strategy indices for this week:
The data charts highlight India\'s GDP estimates for FY 2024-25, showing the slowest growth rate since the post-pandemic period.
Here’s how much the 2 & 4 wheelers sales stood in the Calendar Year 2024.
The Indian Services Purchasing Manager\'s Index (PMI) rises Month on Month (MoM) from 58.4 in Nov’24 to 59.3 in Dec’24.
Have a look at the highlights of category-wise automobile retail sales for the last month and year:
The accompanying chart present the net inflows & outflows for the month of Dec-24.
The chart shows the top 5 sectors that witnessed FPI’s highest inflow and outflow in the latest quarter.
The sectors shown in the chart have witnessed consecutive 4 fortnightly inflows of FPI money.
The sectors shown in the chart have witnessed consecutive 4 fortnightly outflows of FPI money.
The chart below displays sectors that witnessed the highest and lowest change in the weightage of sectoral FPI holdings to the total FPI holdings compared to the previous fortnight.
The below chart presents the highest & lowest percentage inflow of investment in the latest fortnight compared to the previous period AUC (Asset Under Custody) of FPI.
Retail Star Yes Bank Experiences a Slowdown.
TVS Motor Dips Following Bearish Chart Pattern, Breaches 200 DEMA.
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