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Five stocks saw long unwinding on February 14, with Vodafone Idea, National Aluminium, HFCL, Laurus Labs, and Granules declining 5-8%, indicating profit booking or bearish sentiment.

Vikash Kumar Jain from CLSA suggests a measured outlook on financials and broader markets. Despite low FII exposure in Indian banks, Jain highlights potential earnings downgrades and the importance of US yields cooling off for positive market re-rating.

Bitcoin traded at $96,749, up 0.45%, while Ethereum dipped 0.4% to $2,699. BTC held key support at $95,000, facing resistance at $98,000. Altcoins showed mixed trends, with XRP gaining 3% on ETF news. Analysts predict short-term consolidation amid macroeconomic concerns. BTC dominance stood at 59.89%, with trading volumes declining.

​If you take the baseline of first term of President Trump, the action usually starts low, there is a lot of study going on but eventually they do put tariffs in place.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) held a 5.81% stake in NSE-listed companies as of December 31, 2024. The ten stocks with the highest FII ownership include 360 One Wam, Paytm, Delhivery, Ixigo, and Redington, with 360 One Wam leading at 66.15%.

The Nifty Pharma index was trading 2.69 per cent down at 20850.3.

Rahul Chadha believes India has a significant opportunity to benefit from the shifting global economic landscape if it takes decisive action. He highlights India s plans to buy fighter jets and oil from the US and stresses the need for quicker clearance processes to support the China plus one strategy. This could attract more foreign investments in the medium term.

NATCO Pharma shares tumbled 10% on Friday, extending a two-day slump to 28% after weak Q3 results and a target price cut by Nuvama. Profit fell 37.75% YoY, impacted by lower formulations exports and Agrochem weakness. Despite a strong U.S. pipeline and cash reserves, analysts remain cautious on near-term growth.

​Like for example, sentiment is one thing that we do try and track quite closely. We have our own proprietary India Bull Bear Index and that is printing numbers which are the lowest we have seen since COVID.

A slowdown in households investments into local equities could further weigh on the outlook for Asia’s fourth-largest equity market, which has been sliding since late September amid a deepening earnings slowdown and an exodus of global funds.