Losers: Realty and Media sectors declined 0.5% each.
Sectoral Trends
Sector Name
% Change
Sector Name
% Change
NIFTY PHARMA
1.6
NIFTY AUTO
0.9
NIFTY HEALTHCARE INDEX
1.5
NIFTY METAL
0.8
NIFTY FINANCIAL SERVICES
1.0
NIFTY BANK
0.6
NIFTY PRIVATE BANK
0.9
NIFTY CONSUMER DURABLES
0.2
Top News
Metal stocks rallied on March 17, pushing the Nifty Metal index up nearly 1%, as a weaker dollar and concerns over US reciprocal tariffs boosted sentiment, with APL Apollo Tubes leading gains at 3%.
Moody’s warned that South and Southeast Asian companies in automotive, steel, chemicals, and business services sectors are most exposed to the US’s upcoming reciprocal tariffs from April 2, particularly in countries like India with a high trade deficit.
HUDCO surged 3.5% after signing an ₹11,000-crore loan agreement with Andhra Pradesh’s Capital Region Development Authority for building Amaravati, the state’s greenfield capital.
Top Gainers and Losers
Top Gainers
% Change
Top Losers
% Change
DRREDDY
3.9
WIPRO
-1.5
SBILIFE
3.9
BPCL
-1.1
BAJAJFINSV
3.7
HEROMOTOCO
-1.1
Technical Outlook: Key Indices
Indices Name
Support
Resistance
Nifty
22,320
22,620
Bank Nifty
47,600
48,800
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