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EQUITY - MARKET SCREENER

Nifty below 24,800 level; private bank shares decline
28-Jul-25   12:31 Hrs IST
The key equity benchmark traded with modest losses in early afternoon trade. The Nifty traded below the 24,800 level. Private bank shares declined for the third consecutive session.

At 12:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 220.35 points or 0.27% to 81,242.74. The Nifty 50 index lost 50.45 points or 0.20% to 24,787.30.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index shed 0.13% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 0.66%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,486 shares rose and 2,419 shares fell. A total of 208 shares were unchanged.

Economy:

India's forex reserves dipped by $1.18 billion to $695.49 billion for the week ending July 18, data by the Reserve Bank of India showed on Friday.

For the week ended July 18, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, slipped by $1.201 billion to $587.609 billion, the data released on Friday showed.

However, the gold reserves increased by $150 million to $84.499 billion during the week, the RBI said.

The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) were down by $119 million to $18.683 billion, the apex bank said.

India's reserve position with the IMF declined by $13 million to $4.698 billion in the reporting week, the apex bank data showed.

Derivatives:

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rose 3.63% to 11.69. The Nifty 31 July 2025 futures were trading at 24,807.90, at a premium of 20.06 points as compared with the spot at 24,787.30.

The Nifty option chain for the 31 July 2025 expiry showed a maximum call OI of 166.8 lakh contracts at the 25,000 strike price. Maximum put OI of 115.2 lakh contracts was seen at the 24,800 strike price.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty Private Bank index fell 1.13% to 27,293.30. The index fell 2.65% in three consecutive trading sessions.

Kotak Mahindra Bank (down 6.64%), Axis Bank (down 0.87%), IndusInd Bank (down 0.7%), Bandhan Bank (down 0.58%) and Yes Bank (down 0.05%) declined.

On the other hand, RBL Bank (up 1.45%), ICICI Bank (up 0.93%) and IDFC First Bank (up 0.57%) edged higher.

Stocks in Spotlight:

Aadhar Housing Finance jumped 5.03% after the company's consolidated net profit jumped 18.56% to Rs 237.28 crore on 18.94% increase in revenue from operations to Rs 848.18 crore in Q1 FY26 over Q1 FY25.

Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) fell 3.96% after the company's standalone net profit declined 11.07% to Rs 164.13 crore on a 10.45% drop in revenue from operations to Rs 732.60 crore in Q1 FY26 over Q1 FY25.

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