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Financial & Markets Updates- 18 Feb 25
Finally after 8 days losing streak, Indian Markets ended in Green. š¢
After opening just below 22800, markets remained sideways and closed nearly flat at 22960 levelsā¦ A rally in final hour or so was big relief. And this was due to some big buying towards end of day.
Three big boyz pulled the market mainly out as some buying momentum in them was seen.. It was Reliance, Bajaj Finance and HDFC Bank.
As usual FII were net sellere with minus Rs 4294 cr and DII bought heavily towards end of day and were net buyers at Rs 4363 cr.
Although yesterday Finance Minister for first time expressed government concern for investors wrt FII selling and said India continues to deliver strong returns to investors who are booking profits.
India and US have agreed to cut Tariffs on certain goods mutually
If you think, you are the only one seeing own portfolio in red, let me tell u the Big Who’s who of Indian markets, ie India’s large investors in spite of best of best investment team, they also are down by 10 to 29%.
Damani group down by 27%
Jhunjhunwala group- Down by 19%
Kothari gp- Down by 29%
Bhanshali Group- 16%
Damani group portfolio on Oct 1 was 2.31 lakh crore and he has lost 64000 cr and now is at 1.67 crā¦ But still staying invested strong..
So msg is clear to allā¦ Stay invested.. Stay strong.. U r not the one aloneš
SBI MF has launched Jan Nivesh SIP, where one can start SIP with as low as Rs 250 , with daily, weekly and monthly options. Same will be available on Yono app, Groww and Zerodha.
Bajaj is now leading electric two Wheeler seller in market and MG surpasses Tata in four wheelers.
Markets Today
Inspite of recovery of 700+ points by Sensex yesterday, Indian Markets sentiments still remains weak. And same will remain till it decisively crosses 23150-23400 levels. But yesterdays market again Reteriated strong support at 22800 levels and some ability to bounce back.
Asian Markets are down this morning and US markets were closed.
Markets are likely to start flat today ..
Levels to keep eye on
Nifty Bullish above 23000
Bearish below 22850
India’s VIX level which indicates fear rose by 4.7% to end at 15.72%.
Stocks Update
ABB Q3 profits jumps by 56%
L&T and Rafael signed MoU for indigenous TROPHY APS production.
SBI card has announced a dividend of Rs 2.5 with Feb 25 as record date.
GMR airports reported hike in domestic traffic by 11% and International Traffic by 12.5%.
Gold leasing rates have surged amid tariff scare, affecting Jewellery firms margin. Firms like Kalyan Jwellers, Titan my face increased costs and may consider raising prices.
Titan is aiming to buy significant stake in Middle East’s famous jewellery Damas Jewellery for valuation of approx 4500 cr.
HAL declares a dividend of Rs 25 per share
Citi recommends buying Shri ram Finance with tgt price of Rs 720
Bharti Airtel is enhancing it’s undersea cable. Portfolio by landing SMW6 cable system on Indian Shores.
NTPC triples it’s Nuclear Target to 30 GW in upcoming years.
Reliance Industries has been ranked Second best brand globally on Futurebrand Index 2024 , ahead of brands like Apple and Nike. Last year Reliance was ranked 13th.. Samsung remains no 1 brand.
Vedanta is considering split into five businesses to enhance valuation and attract investors in newer sectors. Vote on split/demerger is happening for same
Portfolio by Moneycontrol
Money control Research releases 18 stocks to benefit from an “Eventual Market Revival”šš»šš». These covers all likely upcoming sectors and best of best stocksā¦
Money control Pro also recommends percentage exposure to each stock if u wanna make portfolioā¦. Of this revival stock
1.AMI Organic/Chemical sector – 4%
- Bajaj Auto/Auto sector- 4%
- Concor/Logistics sector- 3%
- Interglobe Aviation/Aviation sect – 5%
- L & T/ Infra sect- 6%
- Lemon Tree hotels/Hospitality- 5%
- SBI/Banking sector- 6%
- Va Tech Wabag- 3%
- Varun Beverage- 4%
- Cochin Shipyard/Shipping Ind- 6%
- BSE – 5%
- Container Corp of India – 5%
- Kotak Mahindra Bank – 5%
- CAMs- 4%
- Global Health-4%
- HEG-4%
- Le TravenuesTech/IXIGO- 4%
- Sky Gold- 3%
And balance percentage to be held as cash for upcoming investment
Gold/Silver
After lull for 3 days, prices of Gold and silver went marginally higher.
Gold was trading at 88000 and silver was trading at 95800 levels.
It’s clear that route of revival of Indian markets is through US and FIIs. A strong buying back by FII and good deal on Tariffs between US and India can bring back some revivals to Indian Markets.
A good market stimulating budget, rate cut by RBI etc failed to revive the Indian Markets.
Sideways momentum is expected even today with hope of good positive ending.
Happy Investing
Note: All investments are subject to market risks. Please check the fundamentals and other stock market parameters carefully in detail before investing. Also, it is always good to consult a qualified financial advisor for stock market investments. Opinions and Recommendations above are Authors’ personal, you are should carry out your own checks & balances and due diligence before investment.
