The week saw significant events: the Rupee depreciated by 0.48%, marking one of its steepest weekly falls in recent weeks. Key developments included the release of Consumer Price Index and Index of Industrial Production data, the start of Q3FY25 corporate results, the conclusion of the Israel-Hamas war, and the commencement of the Maha Kumbh festival.
This week’s events had a significant impact on the markets, with Nifty 50 opening 1.47% lower and maintaining negativity throughout the week. It traded below the 200 EMA for 8 consecutive days, marking its second straight week of losses. Sectors such as IT & Realty led the decline, with -5.78% & -2.50% respectively.
Amid market uncertainty, sectors like metals and energy provided some stability, recording gains of 3.13% and 2.79%, respectively
Nifty 50 ended the week at 23,203 with a marginal gain of 0.97%, while Nifty Midcap 150 and Nifty Smallcap 150 posted modest increases of 0.28% and 0.79%, respectively.
Scroll down to understand more of such market news and perspectives for the week gone by in easily understandable charts.
Highlights of Reliance Industries’ strong Q3 FY25 results are presented below:
Here’s how Avenue Super Mart performed during the quarter ending 2024.
Have a look at the glimpse of Shoppers Stop’s Q3 financial performance:
The below chart presents the quarterly performance of Havells India for the period Q3.
The accompanying chart presents the HSCL’s Q3FY25 performance
The performance of LTTS for the period ending Dec-24 quarter is presented below:
Here’s the performance of HDFC AMC in Q3FY25
The shares of Axis Bank fell by 5% post performed in Q3FY25.
The below table shows the Sensex performance pre, post and during the Kumbh Mela.
Recent week\'s returns of Sectoral and Market Cap based Indices are presented below:
Presented below weekly return of strategy indices for this week:
SIP flows have reached Rs. 26,459 Cr in Dec-24, amid decreasing new SIP registrations
The below chart presents the growth in Index of Industrial Production.
Have a look below to know what has been CPI Inflation in India in Dec-24:
Have a look below to know what has been WPI Inflation in India in Dec-24
Though exports have increased in Dec-24, India’s trade deficit has widened. Take a look at the details outlined below:
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