Market at day's high; private bank shares advance

The frontline indices traded with robust gains in mid-afternoon trade. The Nifty scaled above the 24,500 level. Sensex crossed 80,300 level. Private bank shares advanced after declining in past two consecutive trading sessions.

At 13:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex surged 1,193.43 points or 1.51% to 80,305.07. The Nifty 50 index soared 362.70 points or 1.50% to 24,506.45.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index gained 1.58% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rallied 1.66%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,455 shares rose and 1,427 shares fell. A total of 114 shares were unchanged.

Economy:

India's total exports (Merchandise and Services combined) for July 2024 is estimated at $62.42 billion, registering a positive growth of 2.81% vis-'-vis July 2023.Total imports (Merchandise and Services combined) for July 2024 is estimated at $72.03 billion, registering a positive growth of 7.14% vis-'-vis July 2023. Merchandise exports during July 2024 were $33.98 billion as compared to $34.49 billion in July 2023. Merchandise imports during July 2024 were $57.48 billion as compared to $53.49 billion in July 2023.

Merchandise exports during April-July 2024 were $144.12 billion as compared to $138.39 billion during April-July 2023. Merchandise imports during April-July 2024 were $229.70 billion compared to $213.53 billion during April-July 2023. Merchandise trade deficit during April-July 2024 was $85.58 billion compared to $75.15 billion during April-July 2023.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty Private Bank index gained 1.73% to 25,274.05. The index fell 1.63% in past two consecutive trading sessions.

ICICI Bank (up 2.62%), City Union Bank (up 2.22%), Kotak Mahindra Bank (up 1.85%), IndusInd Bank (up 1.85%), IDFC First Bank (up 1.57%), HDFC Bank (up 1.52%), Axis Bank (up 1.33%), Bandhan Bank (up 1.32%), RBL Bank (up 0.67%) and Federal Bank (up 0.4%) advanced.

Numbers to track:

The yield on India's 10-year benchmark federal paper jumped 1.98% to 6.994 as compared with previous close 6.858.

In the foreign exchange market, the rupee edged lower against the dollar. The partially convertible rupee was hovering at 83.9650, compared with its close of 83.9400 during the previous trading session.

MCX Gold futures for 5 September 2024 settlement rose 0.62% to Rs 70,571.

The US Dollar index (DXY), which tracks the greenback's value against a basket of currencies, was down 0.13% to 102.34.

The United States 10-year bond yield fell 0.54% to 3.913.

In the commodities market, Brent crude for October 2024 settlement lost 49 cents or 0.60% to $80.55 a barrel.

Stocks In Spotlight:

Suprajit Engineering zoomed 16.50% after the company's consolidated net profit jumped 15.16% to Rs 38.14 crore in Q1 FY25 as compared with Rs 33.12 crore in Q1 FY24. Revenue from operations grew by 8.12% to Rs 734.86 crore in Q1 FY25 as against Rs 679.68 crore posted in the corresponding quarter last year.

Sunteck Realty advanced 2% after the company reported a net profit of Rs 22.78 crore in Q1 FY25 as against a net loss of Rs 6.74 crore posted in Q1 FY24. Revenue from operations surged to Rs 316.28 crore in Q1 FY25 as compared to Rs 70.57 crore recorded in the corresponding quarter previous year.

Ola Electric Mobility hit an upper circuit of 20%. The company reported net loss of Rs 347 crore in Q1 FY25 as compared with Rs 267 crore in Q1 FY24. Revenue from operations jumped 32.26% to Rs 1,644 crore in Q1 FY25 as compared with Rs 1,243 crore in Q1 FY24. Meanwhile, the company entered into electric motorcycle segment by launching Roadster, Roadster X and Roadster Pro.