The Indian stock market is facing difficulties this week, with the Sensex dropping below 80,000 points early on Friday. Investors are worried as the market struggles to bounce back from a steady decline caused by foreign investors selling their shares and disappointing company earnings for the second quarter.
At 10:59 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was down by 628.64 points, sitting at 79,436.52, while the NSE Nifty50 fell by 254.30 points to 24,145.10. Many other market indices are also struggling due to high volatility on Dalal Street.
The Sensex and Nifty have been declining because Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have been selling off their investments. So far this month, FIIs have pulled out a significant Rs 98,085 crore from Indian stocks, which has negatively affected market sentiment.
Dr. V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, notes that the common strategy of "buying on dips," which worked well since the Covid lows of 2020, is not effective anymore. He mentions that weak earnings reports and reduced profit estimates for FY25 have made the market mood slightly bearish.
Despite the selling pressure, mutual fund investments are helping to cushion the impact, allowing Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) to absorb some of the heavy selling by FIIs. Vijayakumar is hopeful that growth stocks, particularly in large-cap financial sectors, could show more strength.
On the technical side, Sameet Chavan, Head of Research at Angel One, says the market hasn't changed much, but caution is still needed. The Nifty index closed just below 24,400 and formed a “Doji” pattern, which often indicates market uncertainty.
Chavan expects the Nifty to stay within a narrow range of 24,350 to 24,200 in the short term, with resistance at 24,500-24,600. A breakout above 25,000 could shift the outlook to a more positive one, but until then, any upward movement should be viewed as a temporary recovery.
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