DSIJ Mindshare

After the Indian markets closed in red on Wednesday amid selling pressure in the final hour. Today, the Indian markets have opened on a positive note following Asian markets. The BSE Sensex has opened at 57,876.81 down by 120 points. Following it, the BSE MidCap has opened upwards at 24,019.33 gaining by 2 points. The BSE SmallCap is on the other hand is trading in the red today morning at 28,122.49 down merely 39 points. 

On Wednesday the Indian indices swing like a pendulum between gains and losses due to the uncertain global scenario. Among the other sectors most finished in the red with PSU bank, metals, and media being the major losers. The broader indices ended mixed wherein midcap traded under pressure while smallcap closed higher by 0.9 per cent. In addition, the scheduled weekly expiry would further add to the decline.

Asian markets across the board experienced short-covering buying as geopolitical risk decreased. In terms of sectoral indices, on BSE, the Capital Goods underachieved sinking 125 points. Bankex was marginally down as investors saw the risk from nearly Rs 22,000 crore fraud by ABG Shipyard against 28 banks. Realty and power index climbed over 1 per cent each. A huge sell-off was seen by the FII yesterday of Rs 2,298.76 crore and the huge buying was seen by the DII of Rs 4,411.60 crore was recorded.  

After witnessing one of the worst falls in 10 months, Sensex closed with a huge profit of 1,736 points, or up 3.08 per cent, and closed of 58,142.05 today. The Sensex MidCap index gained by 626 points and ended the day at 24,025.39 levels. Similarly, the BSE SmallCap also jumped by 542 points and stood at 28,043.69 at day end. The Nifty 50 index also soared by 509 points and closed at 17,352 levels. The Bank Nifty shot up by 1264 points and ended at 38,173.25. The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, slipped by 10.27 per cent i.e. by 2.36 points to 20.62 levels. 

The benchmark indices after a good start increased gains in morning trade. IT, FMCG and auto stocks are the one’s trading strong. The Russia-Ukraine tension has affected the crude oil prices to go up more, while the uncertainties have taken over US Fed's rate hike which is expected to hamper the economic growth. China's monetary authority has pushed 100 billion yuan (US$ 15.7 billion) into the banking system with its medium-term lending facility. A huge sell-off was seen by the FII yesterday of Rs 4,253.70 crore, and the DII of buying was seen of Rs 2,170.29 crore was recorded.