Stock market today: Sensex, Nifty 50 jump over 1% each; 5 key reasons why markets are gaining today

The Indian stock market indices extended the rally on Thursday, with the benchmark Nifty 50 surging above the 22,300 level, amid mixed global market cues. The market rally was led by across-the-board gains as all the sectoral indices traded in the green.

At 11:15 am, The BSE Sensex was up 766.18 points, or 1.05%, at 73,762.49, while the Nifty 50 was trading 243.55 points, or 1.1%, higher at 22,367.20. The Nifty Midcap 100 and the Nifty Smallcap 100 indices were also trading with decent gains.

All the sectoral indices traded higher with Nifty Metals, Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Financial Services, Nifty IT and Nifty Auto gaining the most.

Here are 5 key reasons why markets are gaining today:

Rally in global markets

Upward momentum in global peers supported the rally in domestic equity markets. The US stock market indices ended higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 setting a closing record.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 477.75 points, or 1.22%, to 39,760.08, while the S&P 500 jumped 44.91 points, or 0.86%, to 5,248.49. The Nasdaq Composite ended 83.82 points, or 0.51%, higher at 16,399.52.

Heavyweights support

Rally in index heavyweights such as Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Hero MotoCorp, JSW Steel, ICICI Bank, among others supported the rally in the markets. Among Nifty 50 constituents, 45 stocks advanced, while 5 stocks were trading in the red.

Strong macro

Morgan Stanley raised India’s GDP (gross domestic product) growth forecast for the fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25) to 6.8% from its previous estimate of 6.5%, highlighting the country’s strength and stability as hallmarks of the current financial cycle. It also revised its growth forecast for FY24 to 7.9%. The strong strong GDP forecast lifted the sentiment in the markets.

FII Buying

The Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) continued to show their strong buying interest in the Indian stock market, indicating positive sentiment. FIIs net bought shares worth ₹2,170.32 crore, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) purchased stocks worth ₹1,197.61 crore on March 27, provisional data from the NSE showed.

Technical Factors

The Nifty 50 index formed an inverted head and shoulders chart pattern, signaling a bullish reversal. Analysts believe sustaining above the 22,200 level may lead the index to further gains towards 22,400 and 22,500 levels in the coming days. A strong support for the index is placed at the 22,000 level, bolstered by the alignment of the 20, 50, 100, and 200 EMAs (Exponential Moving Average).

“Bank Nifty has been consolidating within the range of 46,500 – 47,000 over the past four trading sessions. A breakout from this range could initiate trending moves in the corresponding direction. An upside breach is anticipated, with expected levels of 47,270 – 47,400 from a short-term perspective. Therefore, one may consider adopting a long position with a stop loss set at 46,500,” said Mandar Bhojane, Research Analyst at Choice Broking.

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