05 March 2025

Highlights

The markets bounced back sharply, with BSE Sensex rising 1.01% and NSE Nifty50 gaining 1.15%, marking a strong recovery. Among sectors, Nifty Metal led the charge, soaring 4.04%. In stocks, Craftsman Automation surged 12.63%, emerging as the top gainer, while Anand Rathi Wealth declined 6.54%, making it the biggest loser of the day.

Headline Indices

Sectors at a Glance

Top Gainers

Company	Today’s Chg	LTP
Nifty MetalNIFTY METAL	+4.04%+337.45	8685.20
Nifty MediaNIFTY MEDIA	+3.14%+44.05	1448.10
Nifty PSU BankNIFTY PSU BANK	+3.00%+171.55	5890.45

*Prices shown may have delay up-to 15 minutes

What moved the market?

What’s UpWhat’s Down

Company	Price	Change(%)
Craftsman Automation Ltd.	₹5,103.45	+12.63%
IIFL Finance Ltd.	₹313.70	+10.61%
Adani Green Energy Ltd.	₹848.70	+10.43%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.	₹709.45	+9.71%
Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.	₹515.65	+8.34%

Company	Price	Change(%)
Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd.	₹1,895.70	-6.54%
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd.	₹299.90	-4.43%
BSE Ltd.	₹4,299.10	-3.47%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.	₹8,298.70	-3.35%
Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.	₹833.30	-3.19%

*Prices shown may have delay up-to 15 minutes

India VIX₹13.67 -1.16%

Nifty Midcap 150₹18,240.15 +2.43%

Nifty Smallcap 250₹14,291.05 +2.71%

Top News of the day

• India’s edible oil imports hit a four-year low in February, driven by a decline in soy oil and sunflower oil imports, though palm oil imports rebounded from a 14-year low in January. With stocks depleting for the second straight month, India may need to increase purchases in the coming months.
• India is prepared to handle the expected peak power demand of 270 GWh this summer by mandating 17 GW of imported coal plants to operate at full capacity till April and instructing hydro projects to conserve water for sudden demand surges.
• FMCG demand is showing signs of recovery, supported by urban consumption growth, tax relief, and RBI’s repo rate cut. However, inflation and high raw material costs persist. Experts predict a gradual recovery, with full improvement potentially taking up to six months.

Market Highlights

Coforge Ltd.₹7,814.20 +8.34%

Coforge and Sabre are taking their $1.56 billion partnership to the next level, driving AI-powered travel tech innovation. Plus, Coforge is expanding globally, acquiring Rythmos Inc. (USA) for $30M and TMLabs (Australia) for AUD 20M to strengthen its data, cloud, and Service

JSW Energy Ltd.₹509.10 +5.79%

CCI approves JSW Energy’s acquisition of KSK Mahanadi Power under the Resolution Plan cleared by NCLT Hyderabad, following the company’s earlier intimation on February 14, 2025.

Welspun Specialty Solutions Ltd.₹31.30 +4.37%

Welspun Specialty Solutions Ltd won the L1 bid for a ₹231.77 crore contract from BHEL, Trichy, to supply 4,050 tonnes of stainless steel seamless boiler tubes, pending final approval.

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.₹336.25 +3.10%

RVNL secured a ₹729.82 crore project from HPSEBL to develop distribution infrastructure in Himachal Pradesh’s Central Zone under the Revamped Distribution Scheme, with a completion timeline of two years.

GE Vernova T&D India Ltd.₹1,385.25 +1.79%

GE Vernova T&D has received an order worth ₹500 crore from Power Grid Corporation under the bulk procurement to supply and install 765kV Class Transformers & Reactors of various capacities.

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.₹6,214.40 +0.42%

Apollo Hospitals partnered with Ion Beam Applications (IBA) to introduce Proteus One in India, investing ₹250 crore over three years to expand proton beam therapy, increasing treatment capacity by 350 patients annually.

Corporate Actions