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Daily Market Update
31-Jan-20251 min readvipin kumar

Budget session of Parliament will commence today with Economic Survey 2025- Daily Market Update 31st Jan 2025

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Economic Survey 2024-2025 on January 31, 2025, after President Droupadi Murmu initiates the FY 2025-26 Budget session of the Parliament with an address to both houses.

Overview and Outlook

Global Stock Market Today

  • US equity markets settled on a flat to positive note.
  • European equity markets ended higher in range 0.4% to 1%.
  • Asian equity markets are trading in green.
  • GIFT Nifty is little changed, Nifty futures likely to open around 23420 levels.

 

News highlights from across the globe

  • Markets in Japan and Australia are trading higher on Friday, tracking overnight moves on Wall Street. Meanwhile most Asian countries in the region are closed for lunar holiday.
  • The brent crude was 0.44% higher at $77.21 a barrel

 

Important news updates from the domestic front

  • Larsen & Toubro (Consolidated, YoY) – Revenue up 17.3% to Rs 64,668 crore vs Rs 55,128 crore. Ebitda up 8.6% to Rs 6,255 crore vs Rs 5,759 crore. Margin at 9.7% vs 10.4%. Net profit up 14% to Rs 3,359 crore vs Rs 2,947 crore.
  • Navin Fluorine (Consolidated, YoY) – Revenue up 21.2% to Rs 606 crore vs Rs 500 crore. Ebitda up 94.7% to Rs 147 crore vs Rs 75.7 crore. Margin at 24.3% vs 15.1%. Net profit up 7.2% to Rs 83.6 crore vs Rs 78 crore. Q3FY24 profit includes exceptional gain of Rs 52 crore due to sale of land.
  • Tata Consumer Products (Consolidated, YoY) – Revenue up 16.8% to Rs 4,443.56 crore vs Rs 3,803.92 crore. Ebitda down 1.3% to Rs 564.73 crore vs Rs 572.38 crore. Margin at 12.7% vs 15.04%, down 233 bps. Net profit at Rs 278.88 crore vs Rs 278.87 crore. Profit includes exceptional loss of Rs 6.1 crore vs
  • Biocon board approves purchase of 1.5% stake in Biocon Biologics for Rs 550 crore, raising its stake to 90.2%.
  • ICICI Lombard receives GST demand order of Rs 62 crore, including penalty and interest.
  • Ircon International wins Rs 164-crore EPC contract in JV with Amril for road construction in Manipur, to be completed in 36 months.
  • JK Cement reports accident at Panna Expansion, with four casualties and minor injuries to 14 workers.
  • Paradeep Phosphates signs MoU with the Odisha government for Rs 4,000-crore investment to expand phosphatic fertiliser capacity over five years.
  • Western Carrier wins Rs 170-crore work order from Hindustan Zinc for four years.
  • Wipro signs five-year, multi-million-dollar IT transformation and cost optimisation contract with Etihad Airways.

 

Nifty Overview & Outlook

Benchmark Nifty index settled higher at 23250 levels after adding 86 points to its previous closing values.

Broader markets underperformed the benchmark as Mid and Small cap indices ended on a flat note.

Performance on the sectoral front was mix. Realty, Oil & Gas, Health Care and Pharma indices led the advances, gained in range 1.21% to 1.78%. On the other hand, Consumer Durables, FMCG and IT index led the declines, fell in range 1% to 1.84%.

Nifty index is trading in line with our expectations of sideways move with positive bias as mentioned in our previous updates. Going ahead, we reiterate our sideways view on Nifty index in 22800-23450 range. Cross and sustenance above 23450 will open the doors for next directional move.

 

Derivatives Overview & Outlook

Yesterday , Nifty, Banknifty and Finnifty futures shed 13.7%, 12.9% and 31.2% of open interest respectively as short covering whereas some long unwinding was seen in Midcapnifty futures with decrease in open interest by 10.7%.

Performance on the sectoral front was mix. Amongst them, short covering was seen among Automobile, FMCG, Oil & Gas, Pharma and Realty stocks, whereas some long unwinding was seen among Cement, Finance, Media and Technology stocks.

On option front, Nifty will start the new weekly contract of February series with a maximum position at 25950 CE followed by 25000 CE and 21100 PE followed by 23000 PE.

 

Institutional Trading Activity

Yesterday, FIIs sold stocks worth Rs 4583 Cr in the cash segment, sold index futures worth Rs 4148 Cr bought stocks futures worth Rs 362 Cr. DIIs were net buyers in the cash segment to the tune of Rs 2166 Cr.

 

Nifty Futures, Banknifty Futures and Finnifty Key Levels

Nifty – Resistances 23350-23440; Supports 23150-23080

Banknifty – Resistances 49400-49600; Supports 49100-48900

Finnifty – Resistances 23200- 23300; Supports 23080-23000

 

F&O Security in Ban Today: NIL

 

Important Results Today : BANDHANBNK, CUB, EQUITASBNK, INDUSINDBK, LICHSGFIN, MARICO, NESTLEIND, PNB, RELAXO, UPL.

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