
Stock recommendations for 11 May from MarketSmith India
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Stock market recap: The benchmark Nifty 50 had a volatile and weak trading session on Friday, 8 May, opening with a sharp gap-down at 24,233.65 and closing 146.15 points lower, or 0.60%, at 24,180.50, slipping below the key 24,200 mark.Sentiment remained under pressure amid escalating geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran, which heightened global risk aversion and pushed Brent crude oil prices higher. The surge in crude also weighed on the Indian rupee, which weakened to 94.48 against the dollar, stoking concerns over sustained foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows.Heavy profit-booking in banking and oil heavyweights such as State Bank of India and HDFC Bank further dragged the index lower, while modest gains in defensives like IT were not enough to offset the broader market weakness.Buy: eClerx Services Ltd (current price: ₹1,668)Action Construction Equipment Ltd (current price: ₹947)Nifty 50 performance on 8 MayThe Nifty 50 witnessed a weak and volatile trading session, opening on a negative note at 24,233.65 amid cautious global cues.
The index remained under pressure throughout the day, touching an intraday high of 24,253.80 before slipping to a low of 24,126.65 and eventually settling at 24,176.15, down 150.50 points or 0.62%.The inability to sustain above the 24,250 zone triggered profit booking at higher levels, particularly in heavyweight banking and financial counters. Although the index attempted a mild intraday recovery from lows near 24,125, selling pressure resurfaced in the latter half of the session, keeping sentiment subdued.
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