The domestic equity benchmarks traded near the flatline with marginal losses in morning trade, as Fed Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that persistent tariff hikes could slow growth and drive long-term inflation. Investor sentiment was also weighed down by rising Indo-Pak tensions. The Nifty traded below the 24,400 level. Market volatility was heightened due to the weekly expiry of the Nifty F&O series today.
FMCG shares witnessed selling pressure for the third consecutive trading session.
At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, shed 4.32 points or 0.01% to 80,744.77. The Nifty 50 index lost 18.60 points or 0.08% to 24,396.
The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.50% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index jumped 1.35%.
The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,539 shares rose and 853 shares fell. A total of 166 shares were unchanged.
Earnings Today:
Titan Company (up 0.54%), Asian Paints (up 0.32%), Larsen & Toubro (up 0.32%), Aarti Industries (up 1.66%), Bharat Forge (down 0.74%), Biocon (down 0.17%), Britannia Industries (up 0.20%), Canara Bank (up 0.48%), Ceigall India (up 1.34%), Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals (up 2.40%), D. B. Corp (down 2.56%), Dilip Buildcon (up 3.65%), EPL (up 2.22%), Escorts Kubota (down 0.34%), Fine Organic Industries (up 1.86%), GHCL (up 1.64%), Harsha Engineers International (up 1.91%), Hindustan Construction Co (up 1.93%), Ideaforge Technology (up 1.53%), IIFL Finance (up 2.73%), Kalyan Jewellers India (up 0.34%), Pidilite Industries (down 0.65%), Sula Vineyards (up 1.08%) and Zee Entertainment Enterprises (up 2.33%) will declare their quarterly results later today.
Buzzing Index:
The Nifty FMCG index declined 0.82% to 56,123.45. The index fell 1.42% in three consecutive trading sessions.
ITC (down 1.47%), Tata Consumer Products (down 1.42%), Dabur India (down 1.42%), Colgate-Palmolive (India) (down 1.26%), Emami (down 1.20%), United Spirits (down 0.79%), Hindustan Unilever (down 0.40%), Marico (down 0.2%), Nestle India (down 0.17%) and Varun Beverages (down 0.05%) slipped.
On the other hand, Radico Khaitan (up 1.64%), Godrej Consumer Products (up 1.56%) and Patanjali Foods (up 0.44%) edged higher.
Stocks in Spotlight:
Sonata Software declined 1.30%. The company’s consolidated net profit increased 2.4% to Rs 107.53 crore in Q4 FY25 as compared with Rs 105.01 crore in Q3 FY25. Net sales increased 19.4% year on year to Rs 2617.20 crore during the quarter ended 31st March 2025.
Mahindra & Mahindra slipped 1.08%. The company’s total production jumped 20.27% to 85,925 units in April 2025 from 71,445 units produced in April 2024. Total sales increased 17.74% to 80,789 units in April 2025 as against 68,614 in April 2024.
Ceinsys Tech rallied 3.49% after it received a work order worth Rs 11.39 crore for project management consultancy of an underground drainage system in Navghar-Manikpur Zone-6 from the Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation.