Sensex, Nifty 50 End Flat on Profit Booking: 10 Key Highlights from Indian Stock Market Today

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Stock Market Today: The Indian stock market ended flat on Friday as Sensex and Nifty 50 gave up early gains due to profit booking. Concerns over US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, foreign capital outflows, and global uncertainty kept investor sentiment cautious despite hopes of a US Fed rate cut.

At the close, the Sensex slipped 7 points to 80,710.76, while the Nifty 50 added 7 points to 24,741. The BSE Midcap index slipped 0.10%, while the Smallcap index edged higher by 0.09%.

Why Did Sensex and Nifty 50 End Flat Today?

The muted closing came largely on account of profit booking, with traders booking gains ahead of the weekend. Despite supportive global cues, fears over Trump’s tariff announcements weighed on markets.

Trump recently imposed secondary sanctions on India for purchasing Russian oil, while hinting at further steps under “phase two” and “phase three.” Market experts said sentiment was mildly positive as indices rebounded from intraday lows, with strong mid- and small-cap participation.

Top Gainers and Losers in Nifty 50

Top Gainers: Eicher Motors (+2.41%), Mahindra & Mahindra (+2.34%), Shriram Finance (+1.68%).
Top Losers: ITC (-1.92%), Cipla (-1.69%), HCL Tech (-1.61%).
Out of the 50 Nifty constituents, 28 ended in the green.

Sectoral Indices: IT, FMCG Fall; Auto, Metal Gain

Losers: Nifty IT (-1.44%), FMCG (-1.42%), Realty (-1.16%).
Gainers: Nifty Auto (+1.25%), Metal (+0.68%), Media (+0.59%).
Nifty Bank managed a nominal gain of 0.07%, while Financial Services rose 0.14%.

Market Breadth: 135 Stocks at 52-Week Highs

BSE Advance-Decline: Out of 4,260 traded stocks, 2,134 advanced, 1,957 declined, while 169 remained unchanged.
52-Week Highs: Mahindra & Mahindra, Cummins India, and Eternal among 135 stocks.
52-Week Lows: Vikram Solar, Raymond Realty, and Brand Concepts among 64 stocks.

Meanwhile, Vodafone Idea (171.9 crore shares), Ola Electric (47.5 crore shares), and YES Bank (9 crore shares) were the most active on NSE by volume.

Nifty 50 Technical Outlook

According to experts, Nifty 50 is trading in a 24,500–24,900 range. A breakout above 25,000 could push the index towards 25,200–25,250, while a breakdown below 24,400 may trigger a decline towards 24,000.

Brokerages suggest a buy-on-dips, sell-on-rallies strategy as markets remain range-bound with stock-specific opportunities dominating.

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