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29/06/26, Intraday Market News


Stock benchmarks Sensex and Nifty declined from day's high to trade in the red on June 29 due to various reasons, including fall in auto, IT shares. Sensex fell 600 points from day's high while Nifty was trading below the psychologically important 24,000-mark.

At 12:42 pm, the Sensex was down 449.86 points or 0.58% at 76,650.61, and the Nifty was down 119.25 points or 0.5% at 23,936.75. About 1,435 shares advanced, 2,402 shares declined, and 178 shares were unchanged.

Sectoral indices showed a mixed performance, with the Nifty Pharma and Nifty Healthcare gaining the most, up almost 2% each. On the other hand, Nifty Auto was the biggest laggard, down 1%. The Nifty IT and Nifty Media logged losses of around 1% each.

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories continued to be the top gainer in the 50-stock index, up over 4%. Cipla and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries were up 2–3%. Healthcare stocks Max Healthcare Institute and Apollo Hospitals Enterprise gained 1.2–2.5%. Torrent Pharmaceuticals and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals rose nearly 3% each in the Nifty 200 index. Zydus Wellness was up nearly 6% in the Nifty 500 index.

Key reasons behind market decline
1) Profit booking

Analysts said while easing geopolitical tensions and stable crude prices supported sentiment, the recent rally left little room for fresh gains.

Nine of the 16 major sectors logged losses. The broader small-caps and mid-caps shed 0.3% and 0.1%, respectively.

The equity benchmarks logged a third straight weekly gain on Thursday, their longest winning streak in seven months, as crude oil prices fell to pre-Iran-war levels and recent measures to support the rupee and attract overseas inflows lifted sentiment.

2) Fall in IT, auto shares

Select information technology and automobile stocks were major drags on the Nifty 50 index. Eicher Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, and Bajaj Auto fell 1.1–1.8%. IT stocks Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys were down nearly 1% each.

IT index fell over 1, dragged by a 10% slide in Persistent Systems after it announced a voluntary public takeover offer to acquire Munich-headquartered digital engineering firm Nagarro SE.

Multiple brokerages flagged rich valuations, debt-funded leverage, integration risks and growth uncertainty around the deal.

3) Technical reason

Analysts said Nifty has to decisively cross 24,100 for markets to trade higher.

"For bulls to regain control, the index needs to decisively close above Thursday's high of 24,262, which could pave the way for a move toward the upper Bollinger Band near 24,365. On the downside, 24,000 and 23,800 remain crucial support levels, and holding above these zones is essential to maintain the positive undertone," said Axis Securities.

4) VIX rises 6%

India VIX, the volatility gauge, rose over 6% to trade at 13.88. Rise in VIX suggests short-term volatility is possible in the markets.

Report by J. Jagannath, Network18

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29/06/26, Intraday Market News

Stock benchmarks  Sensex and Nifty declined from day's high to trade in the red on June 29 due to various reasons, including fall in aut...