This week saw the Nifty 50 surge to a new all-time high for the ninth consecutive week, showcasing strong market momentum. However, Friday's decline erased most of the gains made earlier in the week.
Despite this, defensive sectors like FMCG and IT once again provided stability amidst the bearish sentiments looming over the markets. Small-cap and mid-cap stocks faced sell-offs, indicating a cautious approach by investors.
Next week is packed with major events that could stir up market volatility. Reliance and HDFC Bank are set to announce their Q1FY25 results, and the budget release is also on the horizon.
Nifty 50 ended the week 0.12% higher at 24,531. Nifty IT and Nifty FMCG surged the most with gains of 2.31%, and 2.28% respectively.
Scroll down to understand more of such market news and perspectives for the week gone by in easily understandable charts. Don’t miss our new insights on seasonality. Seasonality is the tendency for stocks to perform better during some periods of the year.
The above chart shows the stellar performance of HCL Technologies in Q1FY25.
The shares of Infosys opened 5% higher on Friday on account of strong Q1FY25 result.
Here's how IREDA performed in Q1FY25!
The chart below illustrates Bank of Maharashtra’s record-breaking performance, achieving its highest profit after tax.
Here’s a snapshot of HDFC AMC’s strong financial performance in Q1FY25!
The chart shows railway and related stocks that could be impacted by the budget.
Here’s how Dmart performed during Q1FY25!
The accompanying chart presents the financial performance of Rallis India in Q1FY25.
Bajaj Auto’s quarterly results and 2W and CV volume breakdown are presented below:
Here are the highlights of Swaraj Engine’s exceptional quarterly performance:
The chart displays the performance of JSW Infrastructure for Q1FY25.
The below chart depicts the Q1FY25 performance of L&T Finance.
The weekly return of sectoral indices is presented below
The weekly return of strategy indices is presented below
Nifty Metals unable to hold 10,000-level
Finolex Industries holds 320 levels
Avanti Feeds has outperformed 90% of the time with an average return of 10.02%
Balaji Mines has outperformed 90% of the time with an average return of 13.42%
Divis Laboratories has outperformed 90% of the time with an average return of 14.71%.
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