Market Wrap: D-St ends third week in inexperienced on overseas inflows, US commerce deal optimism; Sensex provides 260 pts, Nifty above 24,340


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Indian benchmark indices closed greater on Friday, marking their third consecutive weekly acquire, supported by optimism over a possible India-US commerce deal and regular overseas inflows, as overseas portfolio traders continued their shopping for streak for the eleventh straight session.

The benchmark BSE Sensex added 259.75 factors or 0.32% to shut at 80,501.99, whereas the broader Nifty 50 index closed at 24,346.70, greater by 12.50 factors or 0.05%.


Sector Watch

The Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex rose practically 1% earlier within the session earlier than trimming positive aspects. An increase in heavyweight Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and monetary shares offset losses in key auto names following muted month-to-month gross sales information.

Adani Ports and Particular Financial Zone jumped 4%, rising as the highest gainer on the Nifty 50 after reporting better-than-expected quarterly earnings and forecasting greater progress for fiscal 2026 on the again of robust port volumes.


Nifty Auto ended 0.1% decrease. Maruti Suzuki India bucked the pattern, rising 1.2% after reporting a 7% year-on-year improve in April gross sales, with each home and export volumes bettering.PNB Housing Finance gained 4% following a big block deal. Media stories indicated Carlyle Group was seeking to offload its 10.44% stake within the firm.JSW Metal plunged 6% after the Supreme Courtroom annulled its Rs 19,700 crore acquisition of Bhushan Energy & Metal, deeming the 2021 deal “unlawful” and ordering the corporate’s liquidation.

For the week, the Nifty rose 1.3% and the Sensex superior 1.6%, notching a 3rd straight weekly acquire.

Reliance Industries surged 9.4% over the week—its greatest weekly efficiency in practically 5 years—after reporting robust earnings on April 25.

Investor sentiment has been boosted by indicators of progress on an India-U.S. commerce deal, with President Donald Trump suggesting potential agreements with India, South Korea, and Japan.

Overseas portfolio traders remained energetic consumers, buying Indian equities for 11 straight periods via Wednesday—the longest such streak in two years—after turning internet consumers in April following three months of outflows.

Professional View

Within the final week, the benchmark indices continued their optimistic momentum, stated Amol Athawale, VP- Technical Analysis, Kotak Securities, including that “through the week, the market comfortably traded above the 200-day SMA (Easy Transferring Common). Technically, it has shaped a bullish candle on weekly charts and can also be holding an uptrend continuation formation on each day charts, which is basically optimistic.”

The Nifty has witnessed a bout of volatility through the week, slipping sharply after dealing with rejection across the 24,550 stage, stated Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities, including that on the each day chart, a protracted upper-wick candle suggests promoting stress at greater ranges.

“Going ahead, assist is positioned at 24,250; a fall under this stage may set off a correction towards 24,000. Moreover, the index could stay range-bound throughout the 24,000–24,550 band. Solely a decisive breakout above 24,550 could result in a good rally within the index,” stated De.

International Markets

International shares rallied on Friday as indicators of potential U.S.-China commerce talks lifted sentiment, easing issues sparked by weak earnings from tech giants Apple and Amazon.

Beijing stated the U.S. had repeatedly proven willingness to barter on tariffs and that its door remained open for dialogue—remarks that helped calm markets rattled by extended commerce tensions.

The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.9% as of 1013 GMT, rebounding after two straight month-to-month declines. Different regional indexes additionally traded greater.

MSCI’s Asia-Pacific index outdoors Japan touched its highest since March 20, erasing losses since U.S. President Donald Trump launched a tariff offensive in early April. Japan’s Nikkei gained over 1%, whereas Hong Kong’s Dangle Seng climbed 1.7%. Mainland China was shut for a vacation.

In the meantime, information this week confirmed the U.S. economic system contracted for the primary time in three years in Q1, and China’s manufacturing facility exercise fell at its quickest tempo in 16 months in April.

In commodities, gold costs climbed to $3,261 per ounce.

FII/DII Tracker

Overseas institutional traders (FIIs) prolonged their shopping for streak for an eleventh straight session, although with a modest internet buy of Rs 50 crore. Home institutional traders (DIIs) have been extra aggressive, internet shopping for equities value Rs 1,792 crore.

Crude Influence

Oil costs slipped on Friday as merchants booked income forward of an upcoming OPEC+ assembly and remained cautious over prospects of a U.S.-China commerce de-escalation.

Brent crude fell 42 cents, or 0.7%, to $61.71 a barrel by 0922 GMT, whereas U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) dropped 46 cents, or 0.8%, to $58.78.

Foreign money Watch

The Indian rupee briefly surged to a close to six-month excessive of 83.78 towards the U.S. greenback on Friday, buoyed by robust portfolio inflows and short-covering within the foreign money, earlier than retreating, with the rupee ultimately settling at 84.58, down 0.1% on the day.

Regardless of the pullback, the foreign money gained 1% for the week, supported by sustained overseas inflows into equities and optimism over a possible U.S.-India commerce settlement.

In the meantime, the greenback index, which measures the dollar towards a basket of six main currencies, slipped 0.39% to 99.85.

Market Cap

The market capitalization of all listed corporations on the BSE decreased by Rs 1.31 lakh crore to Rs 422.81 lakh crore.