The US has threatened to impose reciprocal tariffs on its key buying and selling companions, together with India, on April 2.
“All eyes at the moment are on Trump’s April 2 tariff announcement,” Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Analysis), Mehta Equities Ltd, stated.
Amongst macroeconomic knowledge bulletins this week, PMI (Buying Managers’ Index) knowledge for manufacturing and companies sectors would even be tracked by traders.
“With the upcoming holiday-shortened week, market individuals will flip their consideration to international developments within the absence of main home triggers. The implementation of reciprocal tariffs from April 2 and its broader implications on international commerce will probably be carefully monitored,” Ajit Mishra, SVP, Analysis, Religare Broking Ltd, stated.
“Going ahead, the pattern in FII flows will rely primarily on Trump’s reciprocal tariffs anticipated on April 2nd. If the tariffs should not extreme, the rally could proceed,” V Ok Vijayakumar, Chief Funding Strategist, Geojit Investments Restricted, stated. The change in FII (International Institutional Traders) technique from sustained promoting to modest shopping for which was seen within the week ending March 21 continued with elevated depth for the week ending March 28, he added. Traders would even be monitoring the rupee-dollar pattern and motion of world oil benchmark Brent crude.
“This week is predicted to supply larger readability on tariff developments, enabling traders to evaluate their affect on the worldwide economic system. Key financial indicators to look at embrace US job opening knowledge and India’s PMI, each of which can present insights into financial momentum of their respective areas.
“In the meantime, investor focus is shifting towards quarterly earnings experiences, that are anticipated to offer a clearer image of earnings restoration,” Vinod Nair, Head of Analysis, Geojit Investments Ltd, stated.
Final week, the BSE benchmark gauge climbed 509.41 factors, or 0.66 per cent, and the NSE Nifty went up 168.95 factors, or 0.72 per cent.
Within the 2024-25 fiscal 12 months, the BSE bellwether gauge jumped 3,763.57 factors, or 5.10 per cent, and the Nifty climbed 1,192.45 factors, or 5.34 per cent.
The market capitalisation of BSE-listed corporations surged Rs 25,90,546.73 crore to Rs 4,12,87,646.50 crore (USD 4.82 trillion) in FY25.