The Indian markets had a quiet week, with no major events driving significant moves. The broader markets showed a subdued performance, as smallcap and midcap stocks faced consistent sell-on-rise pressure throughout the week.
Despite the lackluster action in equities, India VIX dropped over 11%, signaling a decline in market volatility and a weaker sense of fear among investors. On the commodities front, silver outshone gold with a weekly gain of 1.42%, drawing attention from investors looking for better returns in precious metals.
The Nifty 50 ended the week 0.96% higher at 23,813. Nifty Pharma and Nifty FMCG surged the most during the week by 2.25% and 1.52% respectively.
Scroll down to understand more of such market news and perspectives for the week gone by in easily understandable charts.
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The chart displays the operational and financial capabilities of Ultratech and Star Cement- the latest acquisition in the cement industry.
The chart displays the operational and financial capabilities of Ultratech and India Cement.
The chart evaluates the financial performance of cement companies for Q2FY25 on various financial parameters.
The chart evaluates the reason behind the surge in steel stock prices on 23rd December 2024.
Highlights of market positioning of top airline companies in November 2024 are presented below:
The data table provides historical insights into Nifty 50’s performance following weeks when the index experienced a significant decline of over 4% between January 1, 2015, and December 20, 2024.
The accompanying chart presents the Nifty 50’s forward returns post-breaking in a streak of fall.
Here’s the major indices performance for January of the past 10 years.
How Nifty 50 has performed in Q4 in the last 10 & 15-year period.
Here’s a quick overview of the historical returns of different sectors in the 4th quarter of FY.
An overview of risk and reward of key sectoral indices and Nifty 50 constituents in 2024 is outlined below:
Presented below weekly return of sectoral and market cap indices for this week:
Presented below weekly return of strategy indices for this week:
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