market sentiment

The Indian market extended losses for a second consecutive week on Friday, dragged down by concerns over a delayed U.S. trade deal and disappointing quarterly results from Tata Consultancy Services.

The Nifty 50 declined 1.22% to close at 25,149.85, while the BSE Sensex slipped 1.12% to 82,500.47 for the week. On the day, the Nifty shed 0.8%, closing at 25,149.85, while the Sensex was also down 0.8% at 82,500.47.

Here’s how analysts read the market pulse:

The domestic market experienced a negative close due to a sober start to Q1 earnings season and a ramp-up in the tariff threat by the US to impose a 35% tariff on Canada, said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments, adding that investors may continue to be focused on quarterly earnings for a buy-on-dips strategy.

“However, in the near term, the current premium valuation and the global headwinds like low spending & tariff uncertainties may restrain new inflows. The IT index underperformed due to deferment in orders and new investments, which may impact FY26 earnings estimates,” said Nair.

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US markets

Wall Street closed lower on Friday, dragged down by Meta Platforms and renewed trade tensions after former President Donald Trump escalated his tariff rhetoric against Canada. Trump announced plans to impose a 35% tariff on Canadian imports starting next month, along with blanket tariffs of 15–20% on most other trade partners, stoking uncertainty around U.S. trade policy.
The S&P 500 slipped 0.33% to 6,259.75, while the Nasdaq shed 0.22% to 20,585.53. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell the most among the three, dropping 0.63% to 44,371.51.

European Markets

European stocks ended lower on Friday, pressured by declines in banking and healthcare shares, as markets reacted to a turbulent week dominated by tariff threats from former U.S. President Donald Trump. Investor sentiment was further clouded by anticipation of a formal communication on levies from Trump to the European Union.The pan-European STOXX 600 fell 1%, snapping a four-day winning streak and recording its steepest single-day drop in over three months.

Tech View

The Nifty continues to remain weak as the index slipped below the previous swing low on the hourly chart, said Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities, adding that the index has fallen below the 21 EMA on the daily timeframe.

“Momentum also remains weak in the short term, with the RSI in a negative crossover. However, after the recent decline, the index has approached the support of the 200-hourly moving average. A move above 25,150-25,160 in the initial trading hour could trigger a rally towards 25,250 and 25,400. On the downside, support is placed at 25,090 and 24,900,” said De.

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Most active stocks in terms of turnover

Glenmark Pharma (Rs 3,427 crore), Bharti Airtel (Rs 2,522 crore), TCS (Rs 2,516 crore), HUL (Rs 1,821 crore), Infosys (Rs 1,812 crore), BSE (Rs 1,710 crore) and HDFC Bank (Rs 1,244 crore) were among the most active stocks on BSE in value terms. Higher activity in a counter in value terms can help identify the counters with highest trading turnovers in the day.

Most active stocks in volume terms

JP Power (Traded shares: 49.97 crore), Vodafone Idea (Traded shares: 34.18 crore), Sagility India (Traded shares: 6.94 crore), YES Bank (Traded shares: 4.32 crore), IREDA (Traded shares: 4.05 crore), NTPC Green Energy (Traded shares: 3.76 crore) and NMDC (Traded shares: 3.55 crore) were among the most actively traded stocks in volume terms on NSE.

Stocks showing buying interest

Shares of Glenmark Pharma, Netweb Technologies, Asahi India Glass, Piramal Enterprises, HUL, Anand Rathi Wealth and EID Parry were among the stocks that witnessed strong buying interest from market participants.

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52 Week high

Over 133 stocks hit their 52 week highs today while 42 stocks slipped to their 52-week lows.

Stocks seeing selling pressure

Stocks which witnessed significant selling pressure were IREDA, ABB Power, Elecon Engineering, Metropolis Healthcare, BSE, BEML and Raymond Lifestyle.

Sentiment meter bearish

The market sentiments were bearish. Out of the 4,165 stocks that traded on the BSE on Friday, 2,516 stocks witnessed declines, 1,503 saw advances, while 146 stocks remained unchanged.

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