Post-Market Report: Indian Equities Close Lower Amidst Global Cues and Sectoral Selling
Published: 2025-07-03 17:00 IST | Category: Markets | Author: Abhi
Market Performance Today
The Indian stock market experienced a volatile session on Thursday, July 3, 2025, ultimately closing lower. The Sensex ended the day at 83,239.47, down 170.22 points or 0.20% from its previous close. Similarly, the Nifty 50 declined by 48.10 points, or 0.19%, to settle at 25,405.30. This marked the second consecutive session of losses for both key benchmarks.
Top Movers (Sectors and Stocks)
The day saw a mixed bag of sectoral performance.
- Gaining Sectors: The Nifty Auto index emerged as the top performer, gaining over 1%. The Nifty FMCG and Nifty IT indices also saw gains, rising by 0.33% and 0.21% respectively. The Media index was notably up by 1.45%.
- Losing Sectors: Financial and Metal sectors faced significant selling pressure, contributing to the market's decline. The Nifty PSU Bank index was the top loser, falling by 0.4%. Realty also closed in negative territory.
Among individual stocks on the Sensex:
- Top Gainers: Maruti, Infosys, NTPC, Asian Paints, Eternal (Zomato), and Hindustan Unilever were among the prominent gainers.
- Top Laggards: Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Adani Ports, Trent, State Bank of India, Titan, and Tata Consultancy Services were among the stocks that dragged the indices down. Nykaa shares also saw a notable drop of 5% after a block deal.
Key Drivers of Today's Market
Several factors influenced the market's movement on Thursday:
- Mixed Global Cues: Indian markets opened positively, mirroring gains in Asian markets following a US-Vietnam trade deal, with investors anticipating a similar US-India agreement. However, mixed global signals and caution ahead of an impending tariff deadline contributed to the later decline.
- Profit Booking and Selling Pressure: A wave of last-hour selling, particularly in financial and metal shares, erased earlier gains and pushed the benchmarks into the red.
- FII Activity: Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) continued to offload equities, contributing to the selling pressure.
- Q1 Earnings Anticipation: Market attention is gradually shifting towards the upcoming Q1 earnings season, which is expected to have high expectations.
- Economic Data: The Services PMI for June jumped to a 10-month high of 60.4, indicating strong business activity and job growth.
- Rupee Strength: The Indian Rupee strengthened to a one-month high, supported by strong inflows and optimism surrounding a potential India-US trade deal.
- Derivatives Activity: Long unwinding was observed in Nifty and Bank Nifty futures, with significant call writing at the 25700-25800 levels suggesting strong resistance for the Nifty.
Broader Market Performance
The broader market largely mirrored the cautious sentiment of the frontline indices. While the Nifty MidCap and Nifty SmallCap indices closed relatively flat or marginally in the red, the BSE Midcap index managed to gain 0.15% and the BSE Small cap index was up by 0.49%.
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