
The last week of the financial year 2024-25 was positive for the domestic stock market. Last week, the Nifty closed with a gain of about 169 points. The Sensex also saw a gain of more than 500 points. The market saw a gain of almost a week last week. The return of foreign institutional investors, boom in the banking and financial services sector and the expectation of a rate cut by the RBI in April have improved the market mood. However, caution ahead of a possible tariff announcement by the Trump administration on April 2 also limited the gains.
The next week starting from 1 April will be a short one. The market will be closed on Monday, 31 March on the occasion of Eid. However, the market is expected to remain bullish even in this short week. Initially, uncertainty remains due to Trump's tariff announcement. But, after this, there is a possibility of growth due to stability and short covering.
Investors will focus on the March quarter results and the RBI monetary policy committee meeting to be held in the second week of April. In terms of data, US employment rate, manufacturing and services PMI, and monthly auto sales data will be important. Motilal Oswal Financial Services Research Head Siddharth Khemka said, "The outcome of the US-India trade talks, which ended on March 29, may impact the initial market reaction. Overall, the positive sentiment in the market will be strengthened by the expectation of continued buying by FIIs. How was the market last week? Nifty and Sensex gained in the week ended March 28. But the broader market performed comparatively weak. Nifty Midcap fell 0.3% and Nifty Smallcap fell 0.55%. Auto and pharma sectors fell more than 2% last week, as Trump has announced a 25% auto import tariff. This is also to be implemented from April 2. Geojit Investments Research Head Vinod Nair said that the next week will be important in terms of tariff developments. Investors will assess the impact of this on the economy. Employment data in the US, manufacturing data in India will also be monitored. Apart from this, the results of the fourth quarter of the financial year 2025 are also expected to recover income. Will clear the picture. Keep an eye on these 10 things next week 1. US tariff update: The Trump administration will announce the next tariff on April 2. Analysts believe that if the tariffs become stricter, the tariff war may increase at the global level, which will affect the global and US economy. 2. US employment data: February's JOLTs and March's unemployment rate and non-farm payroll data will be monitored. The unemployment rate in February was 4.1%, which may increase in March. 3. Fed Chairman's speech: Jerome Powell's speech on April 4 will be important. After the tariff announcement, it can give an indication on interest rates. 4. Global economic data: The final data of March's manufacturing and services PMI of America, China, Japan and other countries will be seen. 5. Domestic economic data: In India, the final data of HSBC manufacturing PMI (57.6) will come on April 2 and the final data of services PMI (57.7) will come on April 4. Foreign exchange reserves data will also be released on April 4, which was $658.8 billion as of March 21. 6. Auto sales: Monthly sales data for March will be released from April 1. Analysts say that due to Kharmas, there will be weak sales in all segments. 7. FIIs data: FIIs bought Rs 17,426 crore last week and made net purchases of Rs 2,000 crore in March. DIIs bought Rs 6,797 crore. 8. IPO:
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