10 factors driving market on Monday

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Key points

• Sensex rose 315 points to end Friday's session at 73, 896 while Nifty 50 gained 77 points to close at 23, 140.50.
• Top Trending Stocks: SBI Share Cost, Axis Bank Share Rate, HDFC Bank Share Cost, Infosys Share Rate, Wipro Share Cost, NTPC Share Rate.
• Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty concluded higher on Friday, bouncing back to close at 73, 896 and 23, 140.50 respectively.
• Volatile crude and bond yields at elevated levels kept the market recovery capped, remarked Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.
• The ability of benchmark indices to sustain above the psychologically significant 23, 000 level reflects domestic resilience and backing from solid domestic liquidity, Nair remarked.

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Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty concluded higher on Friday, bouncing back to close at 73, 896 and 23, 140.50 respectively. While elevated crude costs and persistent foreign outflows continue to cap near-term market upside ahead of Monday's trade, geojit's Vinod Nair cited solid domestic liquidity holding Nifty above 23, 000.

In practice, the Indian stock market closed in the green on Friday, with Sensex and Nifty rising up to 0.4% a day after the sharp crash that wiped out a significant portion of investors' wealth. Sensex rose 315 points to end Friday's session at 73, 896 while Nifty 50 gained 77 points to close at 23, 140.50. Broader markets remained mixed, with Nifty Midcap 100 in the red and Nifty Smallcap 100 in the green.

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Volatile crude and bond yields at elevated levels kept the market recovery capped, remarked Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services. He observed that worries over inflation, foreign fund outflows and pressure on EM currencies remained intact. Though gains remained confined to a narrow trading range, selective bargain hunting after the recent pullback supported the market retain a positive bias.

For context, the ability of benchmark indices to sustain above the psychologically significant 23, 000 level reflects domestic resilience and backing from solid domestic liquidity, Nair remarked. "While elevated oil prices and global yields may continue to temper risk appetite in the near term, improving valuations and resilient domestic growth prospects are encouraging selective accumulation, helping the market absorb external pressures more effectively, " he continued. As Microsoft and other AI-related stocks gained, US stocks US stocks concluded higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 rising 0.51%, Nasdaq 0.48% and Dow Jones 0.93%. While Qualcomm and Dell advanced 4% and 5%, respectively, microsoft rose 3.7% after unveiling new Copilot capabilities. Akamai Technologies gained 3.2% after an $11.6 billion accord with Anthropic. While the Nasdaq gained 2%, the S&P 500 rose 1.2% for the week. Sentiment remained cautious as Brent crude stayed above $100 a barrel and the 10-year US Treasury yield hit a 19-year high of 5.196%. The S&P 500 traded at just under 19 times projected earnings, its lowest valuation since 2023. European markets European shares concluded higher on Friday, with the STOXX 600 gaining 0.4% and rising 0.5% for the week, snapping a three-week losing streak as oil costs retreated and hopes of a Middle East truce backed sentiment. While banks gained 1.3% and airlines advanced as lower oil rates eased cost worries, energy stocks fell 1.3%. While Konecranes jumped 7.4% after launching a buyback and raising financial targets, UBS rose 3.5%. Nevertheless, investors remained cautious as bond yields continued to rise and German consumer confidence weakened sharply against the backdrop of higher energy costs. Major AI reset ahead? Chris Wood doubts hyperscalers' $990 bn capex estimates, highlights India's reverse AI trade advantage Most active stocks in terms of turnover Policybazaar (Rs 4, 895 crore), Whirlpool India (Rs 2, 583 crore), RIL (Rs 1, 604 crore), HDFC Bank (Rs 1, 457 crore), ICICI Bank (Rs 1, 438 crore), BSE (Rs 1, 432 crore), and Infosys (Rs 1, 022 crore) were among the most active stocks on NSE in value terms. Higher activity in a counter in value terms can support identify the counters with the highest trading turnovers of the day. Most active stocks in volume terms Vodafone Idea (Traded shares: 30.93 crore), Ola Electric (Traded shares: 19.46 crore), Suzlon Energy (Traded shares: 5.71 crore), Policybazaar (Traded shares: 4.16 crore), IFCI (Traded shares: 3.61 crore), Meesho (Traded shares: 3.15 crore) and J&P Power (Traded shares: 3.06 crore) were among the most actively traded stocks in volume terms on NSE. Stocks showing buying interest Whirlpool India, Engineers India, Welspun Corp, Balrampur Chini, Kaynes Tech, HBL Power and HEG were among the stocks that witnessed solid buying interest from market participants. 52-week high Among the ones which hit their 52-week highs on NSE included Engineers India, Welspun Corp, Indegene, Cadila Healthcare, Allied Blenders and MCX India. Stocks seeing selling pressure Stocks which witnessed significant selling pressure were Ola Electric, Meesho, Fortis Healthcare, JK Cement, Paytm, Policybazaar and Max Healthcare. 52-week low Among the ones which hit their 52-week lows on NSE included Policybazaar, India Cements, Tata Motors PV, Motherson Sumi Wiring, SJVN, Latent View and Ircon. $500 billion flywheel! Macquarie lists 3 drivers for solid expansion in capital market stocks, lists top picks Sentiment meter favours bulls Out of the 3, 647 stocks that traded on the NSE on Friday, 1, 925 stocks witnessed advances, 1, 594 stocks saw declines while 128 stocks remained unchanged. Disclaimer: This article has been written by Debaroti Adhikary. This person is not a SEBI-registered Research Analyst or an Investment Adviser. Debaroti Adhikary and his/her 'relative(s)' (as defined under Section 2(77) of the Firms Act, 2013) do not hold any financial interest in the businesses mentioned in this article as of the date of publication. The views/recommendations mentioned in this article, wherever applicable, are those of the respective SEBI-registered Research Analyst/brokerage and have been reproduced/documented with due attribution. They should not be construed as the views or recommendations of The Economic Times Digital or the journalist. Readers are advised to consider the original research report and create their investment decisions based on their own assessment. Brokerage disclaimers here.

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