The divergence in performance came as the Nifty Midcap 100 and Smallcap 250 tumbled by up to 2%, with decliners heavily outpacing gainers on the National Stock Exchange. Blue chips stayed buoyant thanks to earnings-driven buying in Trent and IndiGo, alongside gains of over 2% in the Nifty IT index. Technically, the benchmark index established a constructive short-term setup by clearing its 20-day moving average and the critical 22,800 threshold.
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Rising crude oil prices driven by US-Iran tensions and inflation worries sparked broad-ba…: Rising crude oil prices driven by US-Iran tensions and inflation worries sparked broad-based selling in smaller stocks.
Resilient large-cap equities found support through sector rotation into information techn…: Resilient large-cap equities found support through sector rotation into information technology and pharmaceutical shares.
Technical analysts consider the short-term market outlook positive, identifying 23,250 as…: Technical analysts consider the short-term market outlook positive, identifying 23,250 as the next confirmation mark for the Nifty.
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Sensex jumped 308 points to close at nearly 74,460 while Nifty 50 gained 116 points to end the session at 23,053 on Friday. This came even as broader markets crashed, with Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 250 indices dropping up to 2%.
Trent and IndiGo shares soared up to 5% to lead gains on Sensex following their Q2 earnings announcements. Infosys, NTPC, Power Grid, Eternal, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech and HDFC Bank shares meanwhile fell 1-3%. Bucking the trend, SBI, M&M, UltraTech Cement and Tata Steel shares fell 1-2% to lead losses on the benchmark index.
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Nifty IT rallied over 2% to lead gains among the sectoral indices as a sharp drop in global tech giants, including Alphabet and Intel’s share price, following their earnings, boosted the anti-AI sentiment. Nifty Pharma gained 1.55%. Meanwhile, Nifty Consumer Durables plunged nearly 2%.
While the benchmark indices closed in the green, the overall market breadth turned negative as the…
Skyrocketing capital expenditures on artificial intelligence infrastructure are draining corporate cash reserves and sparking severe investor skepticism across the technology industry. Weak quarterly projections and manufacturing hurdles are exacerbating the retreat, threatening to wipe out roughly $300 billion in market value between the two tech giants. The widespread sell-off reflects growing market impatience over delayed profitability from expensive computing infrastructure investments.
Investors monitoring the company witnessed a downward shift in market performance during recent trading. While the asset experienced clear negative momentum, the underlying factors sparking the drop remained unspecified in initial documentation. Stakeholders will need to await further disclosure to evaluate any long-term operational or financial fallout.
Robust performance across international currency holdings and precious metals has pushed the central bank's cumulative annual earnings to 44.2 billion francs. This financial surge substantially improves the prospects for year-end distributions to federal and cantonal authorities across Switzerland. However, officials reiterate that fulfilling the domestic price stability mandate remains the sole operational priority, irrespective of bottom-line volatility.