Activity in the F&O market for the weekly expiry on March 31 shows 16000 to act as support now. 

Paisalo Digital zoomed 12.96 per cent in today’s session to emerge as the biggest gainer in ‘A‘ Group. 

Major dragging sectors were consumer durables, information technology, Pharma, and FMCG. While the Realty, PSU Bank, Oil & gas sector gained amid weak market. Also, the market remained volatile on account of the amplified geopolitical tensions. The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility went down by 2.09 per cent to 23.43 levels.

On Friday, BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 traded range-bound in the negative territory for second half on Friday. However, the ended the session mildly off lows as energy prices, including crude oil futures, relaxed after the US and European Union signed agreement to share energy needs.

Nifty recovered about 75 points to close at 17,153, down by 0.40 per cent while Sensex lost over 233 points.

BSE Investments Limited (BSEIL), a 100 per cent subsidiary of BSE acquired 5.88% stake in Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). 

Sectoral indices on the BSE that are performing well are BSE Realty, BSE Metal, and BSE Oil & Gas. The sectors that are dragging the broader index are BSE FMCG, BSE Consumer Durables, and BSE Auto. The gold prices fell by 0.17 per cent trading 52,075. Whereas crude oil was trading at USD 121.9 per barrel, up by 0.25 per cent. On the BSE, 1,443 shares have advanced, 1,824 shares declined, whereas 126 shares are unchanged.

List of the stocks where sell positions are being covered in the F&O segment.

Following are the stocks where profit booking is seen taking place in the F&O segment.

Weighing down by financials, consumer durable, FMCG and while energy, realty and metal stocks outperformed counterparts tracking mixed global cues. Buyers outnumbered sellers to show positivity in the market. On the BSE, 1,644 shares rose and 1,531 shares fell. A total of 138 shares were unchanged. Metal shares advanced for the sixth day in a row. The FII sold shares worth Rs 1740.71 crore and the DII bought shares worth Rs 2091.07 crore on March 24.