In the morning, the benchmark indices rose sharply on the back of resilience in index pivotals. With more than 2 per cent, BSE Power and BSE Auto sectors are in the lead. Today, corporations such as Bajaj Finance (up by 2.22 per cent) will release their quarterly results. The share of Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Company is currently trading at 129.75, up by 4.59 per cent. Also, the shares of Adani Wilmar gained 5 per cent as the company is set to announce its quarterly results on May 2.

Nifty dropped below the crucial 17,000 mark. Barring banks and auto shares, selling pressure was seen across the board. Today, the share in focus is Borosil Renewables, which plunged over 4 per cent. The gaining stocks in focus are Jayant Agro, ICICI Bank, and Apcotex. Equity indices trimmed initial losses in the morning trade. Kohinoor Foods was locked in an upper circuit of 5 per cent at Rs 13.2 on BSE. The company's board will consider raising funds through the rights issue. On BSE, Kohinoor Foods was stuck in a 5 per cent upper circuit at Rs 13.2. 

On April 22, 2022, post the reports of quarterly earnings, the shares of Aditya Birla Money, Hindustan Zinc, Tata Metaliks, Tejas Networks, and Wendt (India) climbed 1.14 per cent, 0.66 per cent, 0.98 per cent, 1.46 per cent & 1.19 per cent, respectively. Meanwhile, ahead of its quarterly earnings set to release on April 23, 2022, the shares of ICICI Bank plunged 1.40 per cent.  

Notable large-cap bulls include RIL, Coal India, and Adani Ports. Nifty PSU Bank and Consumer Durables outpaced the market by more than a per cent each. Metal stocks have seen a slight decline. In terms of sectoral indices, Nifty Realty outperformed, surging over a per cent while other indices were in the green. Angel One jumped nearly 7 per cent. The company reported a 100.8 per cent rise in consolidated net profit.

Markets are trading higher with auto, IT, and oil & gas companies leading the way. Nifty is above 17,000 while Sensex is up by over 350 points. On April 20, Angel One, Tata Elxsi, ICICI Securities, JTL Infra, Reliance Industrial Infrastructure, Ellora Trading, HCKK Ventures, Indbank Merchant Banking Services, and IND Bank Housing will report their respective quarterly earnings. The top F&O gainers this morning are Metropolis Healthcare Ltd, Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd, ACC Ltd, Motherson Sumi Systems Limited, and Ambuja Cements Limited. 

The Indian benchmark indices are trading sideways with extreme volatility. On April 18, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 6,387.45 crore while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net purchasers worth Rs 3,341.96 crore. The stock in focus today is AU Small Finance Bank, which jumped 4 per cent, as lender's board will consider a bonus share issue on April 26, 2022. Also, Apollo Hospitals gained 5.63 per cent in the first half of the session as a huge turnover on BSE was seen as the stock trades at a high P/E of 59.58 points. 

On Wednesday, the Indian markets kicked off the day on a bullish note, reversing the previous dismal session. The continued see-saw fight of Brent crude oil prices, on the other hand, is influencing investors around the world, where the prolonged crisis between Russia & Ukraine have left global markets in a frenzy.

The Indian benchmark indexes are now trading at low levels. Bank stocks are down for the second day in a row. In mid-morning trade, the domestic equity barometers managed to reduce some losses and came off the day's low. Shiva Texyarn increased by 10.11 per cent to Rs 250. The Indian Government's Ministry of Defence has issued an order to the firm. Gufic BioSciences increased 11.86 per cent to Rs 277.25 per share. Meanwhile, Isavuconazonium Sulfate API injection licence has been granted by the Central Licensing Approving Authority.

On Monday, Indian markets plummeted due to negative global cues and concerns about inverted US bond yields as well as the ongoing concerns from the COVID-19 epidemic. 

In the US markets, Dow Jones and NASDAQ traded higher by 0.06 per cent & 0.43 per cent, respectively. On BSE, the shares of Deep Industries zoomed 12 per cent to Rs 260.90 in today’s trading session. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that India’s digital currency can replace cash transactions to some extent in India. The buyers outnumbered sellers to show positivity in the market. On BSE, 2,206 shares rose while 917 shares fell. The FII sold shares worth Rs 5,009.62 crore and the DII bought shares worth Rs 1,774.70 crore on April 07.