Sensex, Nifty updates 16 December 2024: The Sensex declined 384.55 points (0.47%) to 81,748.57, and the Nifty fell 100.05 points (0.4%) to 24,668.25, amid mixed sectoral performance and heightened market volatility. Despite losses, market breadth was positive, with 2,346 advances against 1,796 declines on the BSE.
Vodafone and 26 other stocks are exiting the Nifty 500 index while Trent and Bharat Electronics joined the Nifty 50, from which LTI Mindtree and Divi's Laboratories exited. Effective from September 30, 2024, these changes will come into effected.
Shares of JK Paper Ltd. tumbled over 11% on Thursday after its profit declined in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 due to a surge in wood cost. The company's net profit declined 54.9% year-on-year to Rs 141 crore in the quarter ended June 2024, according to an exchange filing.
The Nifty's upward trajectory persists, with any potential dips or consolidation presenting buying opportunities, according to the prevailing bullish pattern.
Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities, noted that the Nifty had slipped lower in early trades, but bulls were able to defend around the 55 EMA on the hourly chart. He indicated that the trend would remain positive for the short term as long as it remained above 23,300, where a buy-on-dips strategy might favor traders.
Indian benchmark equity indices, Sensex and Nifty50, logged record closing highs for a second straight session on Friday, driven by state-run companies and energy stocks on hopes of continued capital expenditure spending by the new government.