Navia Weekly Roundup (Sep 01 – 05, 2025)
Week in the Review
The Indian market erased some of the previous week’s losses, rising 1 percent in the volatile week amid positive data points, including a 17-year high manufacturing PMI, a services PMI at a 15-year high, GST rate reforms, continued DII buying, and supportive global markets on the expectation of a rate cut by the Fed. However, investors remained worried as exports could be dampened after the US levied a 50% tariff on Indian goods.
Indices Analysis
For the week, the BSE Sensex index rose 1.07 percent to finish at 80,710.76, while Nifty50 added 1.06 percent to close at 24,741.
The BSE Large-cap Index rose 1.4 percent, led by Mahindra and Mahindra, Jindal Steel, Tata Steel, Eicher Motors, Swiggy, Bajaj Finance, and TVS Motor Company.
BSE Mid-cap Index gained nearly 2 percent, led by Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail, Ola Electric Mobility, Brainbees Solutions, Steel Authority of India, Rail Vikas Nigam, and NMDC.
The BSE Small-cap index added 2.5 percent with Netweb Technologies India, One Mobikwik Systems, Jai Corp, Hemisphere Properties India, Vimta Labs, Atul Auto, Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation, Rategain Travel Technologies, Zydus Wellness rising between 20-39 percent.
Selling from Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) continued 10th consecutive week, as they sold equities worth Rs 5,666.90 crore. On the other hand, Domestic Institutional Investors (DII) continued their buying in the 21st consecutive week, as they bought equities worth Rs 13,444.09 crore.
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Sector Spotlight
Among sectors, the BSE Metal index added nearly 6 percent, the BSE Auto index rose 5.2 percent, the BSE Consumer Discretionary index gained 3.6 percent, while the BSE Information Technology index shed 1 percent.
Top Gainers and Losers
Currency Chronicles
USD/INR:
The USD/INR rate closed at ₹88.14 per dollar, gaining 0.06% during the week, reflecting a bullish market sentiment.
EUR/INR:
The EUR/INR rate closed at ₹103.30 per euro, gaining 0.11% during the week, reflecting a bullish market sentiment.
JPY/INR:
The JPY/INR rate closed at ₹0.59 per yen, losing by 0.36% during the week, reflecting a bearish market sentiment.
Stay tuned for more currency insights next week!
Commodity Corner
Crude Oil Futures session end at 5,597. The chart shows a sharp rally till early August, followed by a steep correction downtrend. Recently, prices staged a recovery, moving in a rising channel, but faced rejection near 5,815 resistance and broke the channel on the downside. The recent breakdown from the rising channel suggests bullish momentum is weakening. Price is currently consolidating just above support levels. If it fails to reclaim 5,642–5,695, further downside is likely.
In the last session, Gold closed at 105,967. It has been in a very strong uptrend since mid-August. Price moved inside a steep rising channel, making higher highs and higher lows. Price moved inside a steep rising channel, making higher highs and higher lows. After the sharp rally, price is consolidating in a narrow range → suggests pause in momentum. Still above trendline support, so the uptrend remains intact. A breakdown below 106,000 could trigger deeper pullback.
MCX Natural gas was in a falling channel through July–August. It recently broke out above the channel with strong momentum, confirming a trend reversal to bullish. Strong bullish candles after breakout → suggests buying pressure. However, near-term overbought conditions may cause a pullback to 268.8 support before another move higher. As long as Natural Gas holds above 271, the trend remains bullish.
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