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Daily Market Update
27-Mar-20261 min readvipin kumar

Brent Crude pulls back to below $106 as Trump’s Iran deadline extension tempers rally- Daily Market Update 27th March 2026

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Oil prices retreated on Friday after US President Donald Trump extended the timeline for possible action against Iran’s energy infrastructure, giving markets a brief breather after days of sharp gains. Brent crude slipped to below $106 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate was near $94 a barrel in early trade. The pullback came after a massive run-up in prices, with Brent having surged more than 45% so far this month.

Overview and Outlook

Global Stock Market Today

  • US equity markets settled lower in range 1% to 2.38%.
  • European equity markets too ended lower in range 0.99% to 1.52%.
  • Majority of Asian equity markets are trading in red.
  • GIFT Nifty is down by 150 points, Nifty futures likely to open around 23150 levels.

 

News highlights from across the globe

  • Wall Street indices settled on a negative note as Investors scrambled for safety on ​fears of escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, which has sent oil prices soaring and exacerbated inflation concerns.
  • Majority of Asian markets are trading with a negative bias as traders stayed cautious even after President Donald Trump again delayed his deadline for Iran to reach a deal. Asian shares fell over 1% after both US benchmarks slid to the lowest level since September on Thursday.
  • Oil prices dropped as Trump again extended the deadline to strike Iran, giving the market near-term relief while prolonging uncertainty over the course of the war. Brent fell nearly 2% to below $106 a barrel after a jump of around  6% on Thursday

 

Important news updates from the domestic front

  • Cochin Shipyard executes a joint‑venture agreement with HBL Engineering, holding a 40% stake in the JV, which will develop e‑mobility technologies and energy‑storage solutions for the maritime sector.
  • Coal India files the prospectus of its arm, Central Mine Planning & Design Institute (CMPDIL), with the Registrar of Companies.
  • Garden Reach Shipbuilders appoints Commodore Indrajit Dasgupta as Executive Director.
  • Aurobindo Pharma‘s arm, CuraTeQ Biologics signs a distribution agreement with STADA Arzneimittel AG for marketing and distribution of two biosimilars in select European markets.
  • City Union Bank opens three new branches, one in Rajasthan and two in Tamil Nadu taking the total branch count to 935.
  • Capital Small Finance Bank appoints Munish Jain as Whole‑Time Director designated as Executive Director.
  • Nazara Technologies allots 9.9 lakh bonus shares of its arm, PaperBoat, in a 93:1 ratio.
  • JSW Cement incorporates an overseas arm named JSW Cement Middle East L.L.C.
  • ICICI Bank states that ICICI Venture Funds Management has redeemed all residual units of ICICI Strategic Investments Fund; the fund’s financials are consolidated with the bank and it ceases to be a group entity.
  • LIC receives a tax demand of Rs. 7,100 crore, including interest, from the Income Tax Department.
  • Cholamandalam Investment & Finance awards a Rs. 540 crore construction contract to Kalpataru Projects International.
  • RailTel Corporation receives a Rs. 29 crore work order from the State Crime Records Bureau, Bhopal.
  • Tata Steel receives a stay from the Jharkhand High Court on further proceedings.
  • NHPC approves a FY27 borrowing plan of up to Rs. 8,000 crore through debt.
  • Deepak Fertilisers enters into a pact with Equinor ASA and Deepak Globalchem to novate a long‑term LNG supply agreement to its arm, DGPL.
  • JSW Steel completes acquisition of a 92% stake in its arm, JSW Natural Resources.
  • City Union Bank reports that a refund claim has been reduced by Rs. 97 crore, resulting in nil tax demand.

 

Nifty Overview & Outlook

The benchmark Nifty index ended sharply higher at 23306 spot levels after adding around 400 points to its previous closing values.

Broader markets outperformed the benchmark as Mid and Small cap indices gained 2.3% & 2.6% respectively.

All sectoral indices, tracked at NSE, ended in green; majority amongst them were sharply higher. Nifty Consumer Durables, Metals, PSU Banks, Realty and Chemicals rose in range 2.5% to 3.5%.

The pullback rally that started on 23rd March has reached the gap resistance zone (23380-23620 spot levels) created on 19th March. Gift Nifty is indicating a gap down opening for the domestic markets. A sustained trading below 23000 spot levels could drag it 22500 and lower levels in near term.

 

Derivatives Overview & Outlook

On Wednesday, Finnifty futures rose on long buildup as it added 1.2% of open interest along with some short covering among Nifty and Banknifty futures, shed around 1% and 3% of open interest respectively. On the other hand, Midcapnifty futures rose 2% without any significant change in the open interest.

Performance on the sectoral front was mix. Amongst them, long buildup were seen among Realty, Telecom and Textile stocks along with short covering among Cement, Finance and Infrastructure stocks.

On option front, both put and call addition was seen at multiple strikes. Maximum positions are at 24000 CE followed by 24500 CE and 22000 PE followed by 23000 PE.

 

Institutional Trading Activity

On Wednesday, FIIs sold stocks worth Rs 1805 Cr in the cash segment, bought index futures worth Rs 1602 Cr and sold stocks futures worth Rs 24 Cr. DIIs were net buyers in the cash segment to the tune of Rs 5430 Cr.

 

Nifty Futures, Banknifty Futures and Finnifty Futures Key Levels

Nifty – Resistances 23480-23800; Supports 23000-22800

Banknifty – Resistances 54200-54500; Supports 53500-53200

Finnifty – Resistances 25200-25400; Supports 24800- 24500

 

F&O stocks in ban today – SAIL

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