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Government policies are supporting the economy, and Nischal Maheshwari is becoming constructive on the market again. He identifies banking, consumer, and chemical sectors as areas of interest. He notes positive measures like tax and interest rate cuts and increased spending. Maheshwari believes it s a good time to start adding to portfolios.

Jai Bala points out significant signs of market decline, focusing on Nifty IT and US techs, suggesting strong downward momentum. Key support levels lie between 21,800 and 21,280. He remains cautious about calling a market bottom, emphasizing the importance of waiting for clear reversal indicators. Autos, banks, and FMCG sectors appear particularly vulnerable.

India s smallcap and midcap stocks have plunged significantly, marking the worst crash since the Covid market meltdown of March 2020. In February, the BSE Smallcap index fell 14%, while the Nifty Midcap 100 tumbled 10.8%. With valuations still high, key technical breakdowns, and earnings disappointments, further market turbulence is anticipated.

IOB share price: In the past year, IOB s shares have fallen by 31.09%. Year-to-date (YTD), the stock has decreased by 16.12%, and over the last six months, it has dropped by 28.33%.

NCC Ltd share price: NCC also stated that the order was received as part of the company s regular business operations and is expected to be completed within the next 36 months.

At a rollover of 83.5%, which was the highest in the last five months, we did enter the new series with a large section of traders persisting with their existing views. A day after February expiry, the total Nifty OI was seen about 25% higher than a day after January expiry, pointing to the large open positions that may have also led to the magnitude of the fall on Friday.

As FII relentlessly sell Indian equities, the markets must spend increasing efforts on what are the tailwinds available now. For one, the recent budget announcements on tax cuts and increase in KCC limits can give solid consumption boost.

Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Group Chairman of Inditrade Capital, highlights the resilience of financial market companies like KFin Tech and CAMS, as well as power financiers like PFC, REC, and IREDA. He suggests taking advantage of market corrections to invest in these sectors, given strong long-term prospects and rising demand for new power plants in India.

Maruti Suzuki s total sales grew by 1% to 1,99,400 units, driven by a 3.5% rise in domestic sales to 1,74,379 units, despite a 13.5% decline in exports to 25,021 units. Production increased by 5.1% to 1,87,414 units.