Indian Equity Market Summary - 29th March

Indian Equity Market Summary


  • Domestic benchmark indices ended higher on 29th March aided by sustained foreign institutional investor (FII) inflow, stronger rupee and hopes of positive outcome of the US-China trade talks.
  • Indian equity indices' sharp gains was amid short-covering on March future and options (F&O) expiry.
  • Strong buying was witnessed in metal, pharmaceuticals and auto counters.
  • All sectoral indices, barring metal, ended in the positive territory; with banks, finance, realty, and information technology stocks gaining the most.



Domestic Equity Benchmark Indices (Returns %)

India29 Mar
1 Day Ago1 Week Ago1 Month Ago1 Year Ago
Sensex 38673
0.33
1.33
 7.82
17.30
Nifty 5011624
0.47
1.46
7.70
14.93

Nifty Equity Benchmark Indices (Returns %)

Index29 Mar
1 Day1 Week1 Month1 Year
Mid Cap18259
0.97
2.92
9.19
 -2.66
Small Cap6673
0.282.0112.44
-14.37
Auto 8335
1.23
-0.02
0.24
22.97
Bank30427
0.02
 2.85
 13.58
25.40
Energy16484
0.61
2.05 11.24
24.75
FMCG30321
0.26
0.41
3.62
 16.05
Infra3208
 0.32
0.69
9.95
-3.63
IT15628
0.39
0.50
-0.66
 24.91
Metal3044
2.37
2.04
 6.01
 -13.34
Pharma9347
1.60
 1.60
5.20
11.83
Realty269
0.96
 0.84
16.92
-8.45

Nifty P/E

Latest P/E *FY19EFY20E
29.01X
21.89X
17.35X

FII / Mutual Fund data

(Rs Cr)11 Mar
MTDYTD
FIIs3521.48
33116.08
47940.01
Mutual Funds1711.18
-7010.80
2157.94

Economic Indicators

YoY(%)CurrentQuarter AgoYear Ago
Monthly Inflation (CPI)2.57% (Feb-19)
2.33% (Nov-18)
4.44% (Feb-18)
IIP 1.70% (Jan-19)
8.41% (Oct-18)
7.50% (Jan-18)
GDP6.60% (Oct-Dec 18)
7.00% (Jul-Sep 18)
7.00% (Oct-Dec 17)
Monthly Inflation (WPI)2.93% (Feb-19)
4.47% (Nov-18)
2.74% (Feb-18)

Net Equity Institutional Flows: FII Trading Activity (During Week 1-2 of March 2019)

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Net Equity Institutional Flows: DII Trading Activity (During Week 1-2 of March 2019)

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Last Updated: 31st March 2019

Next Update: 15th April 2019

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