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Oil and its derivatives account for 40-70% of raw material costs of these sectors, which leaves (their) margins vulnerable to rising crude prices,” said Devarsh Vakil, head of prime research at HDFC Securities.Indian markets have faced similar pressure before. When Brent crude surged 73% to a peak of $130 per barrel between December 2021 and March 2022, shortly after the Russia-Ukraine war began, India Inc.’s profit margins came under swift pressure.A Mint analysis of Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) data shows that operating profit margins of oil refiners, rubber product makers, tyre and tube manufacturers, and paint companies compressed by an average 140 basis points between the December quarter of FY22 and the June quarter of FY23.While most sectors began to feel mild pressure as early as Q4FY22, the squeeze peaked for rubber products and tyre and tube makers in Q1FY23.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Defence and public sector undertakings' (PSU) stocks surged 5-7% on Wednesday as risk appetite improved ahead of the Union budget, driven by a confluence of supportive triggers. Stronger-than-expected earnings from Bharat Electronics Ltd, optimism around domestic defence manufacturing policies and hope of announcements on PSU divestment in the FY27 budget lifted investor sentiment, market experts said.

On Wednesday, the BSE Bankex index closed 1% lower, having rallied 7.7% in the previous seven sessions. Meanwhile, the BSE Information Technology index also dropped by over 1% in the last session, following a 4.7% surge between March 17 and 25.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The tobacco industry is feeling the heat. Rising tobacco leaf prices have squeezed cigarette makers' margins over the past year, and experts anticipate little relief in the fourth quarter of FY25.

$7 trillion economy by 2030. Will this year’s budget emphasize social spending while reviving the rural economy and facilitating job creation?As we approach Budget 2024, anticipation is high regarding what will be the government's focus and what could be potential beneficiary sectors.

MUMBAI : Benchmark indices vaulted to record highs on Friday after India’s economy surprised the markets with a faster-than-anticipated pace in the December quarter, a momentum expected to continue led by large cap stocks. Banks, capital goods, and oil and gas stocks catapulted the Nifty index to a record high of 22,353.30 points, and the Sensex to 73,819.21 on Friday. This was driven by provisional domestic institutional investors buying of ₹3,814.53 crore and proprietary trader purchases of ₹618.58 crore, BSE data show.

Here's how analysts read the market pulse: “Asian Development Bank retained forecasts for India's economic growth at 6.4% for FY24 and 6.7% for FY25, citing robust domestic demand that would continue to support the region's recovery. Nse Cash market volumes were lower as compared to recent averages. «Nifty remains in the strong uptrend.

₹300 trillion during intraday trades on Wednesday, helped by FPI buying and broader market gains. The market capitalization of 5,261 companies (excluding DVRs, REITs, InVITs, ETFs and partly paid shares) crossed the ₹300-trillion level in intraday trade, though they closed below the mark at ₹299.9 trillion. Foreign portfolio investors bought a provisional ₹1,603.15 crore even as domestic institutions booked profits and sold a provisional ₹439 crore.

Indiabulls Housing Finance again entered the F&O ban for trade on Monday, July 3, 2023. However, the stock will be available for trading in the cash market. The future & options contracts of any stock enter the ban period when the open interest (OI) on it crosses 95% of the market-wide positions limits or MWPL.

Devarsh Vakil, Deputy Head of Retail Research, HDFC Securities