Nifty Realty index closed up 3.64 per cent at 437.05 today. All the sectoral indices finished in the green with IT, oil & gas, auto, bank, metal, and realty indices rose 2-3 per cent, while capital goods, FMCG, and power indices gained 1 per cent each. Tomorrow, we may observe a volatile session due to weakly expiry and also Fed meeting today where a likely rate hike is expected after COVID-19.  

BSE Smallcap index relatively underperformed broader markets, closing at 27,383.82 with gains of 1.47 per cent.

JK Paper zoomed 10.33 per cent in today’s session to emerge as the biggest gainer in ‘A‘ Group. 

On Wednesday, the benchmark indices ended higher with Nifty closing above the 16900 mark led by buying seen across the sectors. The equity markets are eyeing the outcome of the FED meeting as the current geopolitical developments are creating further inflationary pressure in the global market and it is crucial to take into account the view of central banks.

All the sectoral indices closed in green with Nifty Metal, Nifty Bank, Nifty realty, and Nifty Auto closing significantly higher.

Roshni Nadar Malhotra is currently a chairwoman of HCL Technologies and is also the first woman to head a listed IT company in India. 

The stock of Bata India Ltd advanced more than 4 per cent during Wednesday’s trading session.

For the market, every adversity is an opportunity and thus, this current geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine is also an opportunity in disguise for some.

Shares of JK Cement, Rane Brake Lining and HG Infra Engineering Ltd have rallied in today’s trading session.  

While markets opened high, as of noon, BSE Sensex was up by 1.59 per cent. 

HG Infra Engineering Ltd gained more than 10 per cent 

HG Infra Engineering Limited (HGIEL) is an Indian Road Infrastructure company engaged in the business of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services, maintenance of roads, bridges, flyovers and other infrastructure contract works. The share has rallied more than 10 per cent in the first half of today's trading session. The company has given investors stellar returns of 108.77 per cent over the last year. The share price of the company stood at Rs 283.2 on March 16, 2021, and since then, it has increased investor wealth by more than 2 times.

The Foreign Investor (FII) saw a net outflow of Rs 1249.74 crore and the Domestic Investors (DII) inflow of Rs 98.25 crore was recorded. Crude prices have also come under pressure amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in Wuhan. The price of crude oil has come down under the USD 100 mark at USD 97.46. The Indian rupee has also appreciated against dollar and is trading at 76.30. The gold bullion rate for April 2022 contract is Rs 51,346.