Ahead of the market: 10 things that will determine how the stock market moves on Monday

Indian stocks ended the week on Friday with technology and pharmaceutical stocks posting modest gains as investor confidence grew in the U.S. government’s economic reopening and clear macro signals. Investor sentiment was further boosted by rising domestic revenues and key state election results.

The Nifty 50 index rose 0.12 per cent to 25,910.05, while the BSE Sensex rose 0.1 per cent to 84,562.78. Both benchmarks ended the week up about 1.6%.

Here’s how analysts read the market pulse.

“The market closed in the green with support from banks and FMCG stocks, while the NDA’s victory in the Bihar state elections added impetus to investor sentiment,” said Vinod Nair, head of research at Geojit Investments. “The positive turnaround in second quarter FY26 results and mild inflation are further brightening the outlook for second half FY26 earnings,” he added.

“Investors are looking for further catalysts for a decisive move from current levels. Any clues about the upcoming RBI policy meeting and US trade deal are expected to keep market sentiments optimistic,” Nair said.

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The Nasdaq closed in positive territory, while the S&P 500 eased slightly after early losses, with all three major indexes down more than 1%.

european market

European stocks fell on Friday after hawkish signals from U.S. policymakers tempered hopes of an imminent interest rate cut. But the local benchmark still posted its strongest weekly gain since late September.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed 1% lower at 574.81, with bank stocks falling 2.4%.

technology perspective

The Nifty rose in a surprise rally towards the end of the session, said Rupak De, senior technical analyst at LKP Securities. He added that support was found around the 50 EMA on the hourly chart before a sharp intraday recovery.

“Sentiment remains strong for a move towards 26,200/26,350 in the near-term. Although meaningful resistance is located near 26,000, the size of the late-day recovery indicates a sensible upside over the next few days. At the bottom, support is located at 25,700 and as long as the index holds above these levels, bulls are unlikely to face significant resistance,” De said.

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Most active stocks by trading volume

They included Sagility India (Rs 545.6 billion), Tata Motors CV (Rs 525.4 billion), ITC (Rs 257 billion), HDFC Bank (Rs 210.6 billion), Muthoot Finance (Rs 175.9 billion), BSE (Rs 162.4 billion) and HBL Power (Rs 147.6 billion). Most active stock on BSE in terms of value. The higher activity of a counter in terms of value can help identify which counters have the highest turnover for the day.

Most active stocks by trading volume

Vodafone Idea (shares traded: $125.13 million), Sagility India (shares traded: $111.2 million), Tata Motors CV (shares traded: $16.55 billion), Motherson Sumi (shares traded: $6.84 billion), ITC (shares traded: $6.44 billion), YES Bank (shares traded: $5 billion) 80 million) and Suzlon Energy (shares traded: $4.12 billion) were among the most actively traded stocks by volume on the NSE.

Stocks showing interest in buying

Shares of Ipca Labs, Transformers & Rectifiers, Muthoot Finance, HBL Power, Jubilant Food, Bharat Dynamics and Sagility India were among the stocks that showed strong buying interest from market participants.

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52 week high

More than 118 stocks hit 52-week highs and 146 stocks hit 52-week lows today. Among the companies hitting 52-week highs were Vodafone Idea and Asian Paints.

Stocks under selling pressure

Stocks that came under significant selling pressure were Premier Energies, Advent Hotels International, DB Realty, Sonata Software, Gujarat Mineral Development, Apollo Tires and Supreme Industries.

Sentiment Meter: Downtrend

Market sentiment was bearish. Of the 4,319 stocks traded on the BSE on Friday, 2,270 stocks declined, 1,900 rose and 149 were unchanged.

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