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Market Update - Friday, 6 Mar

Today is Friday, 6th of March, marking day seven of the conflict, and nothing seems to be letting up. In fact, crude oil is at its highest around $87, and the conflict seems to be in full force going ahead. Markets were a mixed bag today; large caps were getting demolished in a big way while the mid and small caps were still not so bad. Overall, the situation remains grim.

Private banking is the space that was really pulling down the market today, and we saw big private banks go down. It is not as if private banks were doing very well before the war, either.

• The Nifty was down 1.2% overall, marking the lowest close since this conflict started and approaching significant lows since early 2025.

• Nifty Junior, however, was reasonably stable at 0.36%, nowhere near the lows seen on Wednesday.

• Mid caps were down 0.68% and small caps were down 0.28%. It was refreshing to see small and mid caps withstand the onslaught better today.

• The real damage happened in the Nifty Bank, which fell 2.15%, dropping much lower than Wednesday’s low and entering a complete tailspin. This remains a troublesome statistic.

• Gold is absolutely flat and is not going up even in a war-like situation. Perhaps gold has already discounted a significant part of the conflict, or there is too much selling pressure from investors meeting margin calls or reallocating funds.

• Silver is also flat at 0.74%.

Other Market Triggers

• Looking at the heat map, Reliance was a marginal gainer and ONGC was up 0.94%. However, the damage in banking was heavy: ICICI Bank down 3.2%, HDFC Bank down 2.3%, and State Bank of India down 2.2%.

• Axis Bank and Kotak Bank were also down. It seems some big funds are selling specific sectors. Zomato, Sriram Finance, Maruti, Bharti, IT, Seal, Hindustan Levers, and L&T were all down with little saving grace.

• In the Nifty Next 50, we saw big cuts in Chola Finance, Motherson, Adani, Ambuja Cement, Lodha, PNB, Hyundai, IOC, and BPCL.

• Some gains were seen in HAL, United Spirits, Solar Industries, Siemens, CG Power, Mazdoc—which has gone up two days in a row—ABB, and Vedanta.

• In the Mover of the Day segment, Ircon went up 9.9% following a proposal for a merger between IRCON International and RVNL.

• Kirloskar Brothers also rose nearly 8% after securing a large contract from Adani Power for 214 crores.

U.S. Market Updates

• US markets were smashed in the previous session, with the Dow Jones down 1.5%, though the NASDAQ only fell 0.2% and the S&P 500 dropped about half a percent.

• Major losers included UPS, Philip Morris, Deere Company, GE Aerospace, and Goldman Sachs.

• On the NASDAQ heat map, Avgo did well while Walmart and Costco collapsed, with small losses in Google, Apple, and Meta.

What to watch next ?

• We are certainly waiting for some resolution. It may happen tomorrow, or it may not happen for the next few weeks or months—who knows.

• However, the Indian government is assuring about the availability of oil, which is our primary concern right now.

• The priority is that oil should not become scarce even if we have to pay a higher price for it; the availability should be there, and the government is providing that assurance.

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In August 2020, the Dow Jones Industrial Average made a move that seemed perfectly logical at the time: they swapped the "old energy" giant Exxon Mobil for the "new tech" powerhouse Salesforce.

The narrative was clear: Software is eating the world, and fossil fuels are a relic of the past. But the market had a different script. Since that swap, Exxon has skyrocketed by 271%, nearly tripling in value. Meanwhile, Salesforce has struggled, sitting roughly 32% down from that period.

The Dynamics of Index Rebalancing

Why does this happen? When a stock is added to a major index like the Dow or the Nifty 50, it often suffers from its own success.

• Priced to Perfection: By the time a stock qualifies for a major index, it has usually already rallied significantly. The growth is "discounted" (already baked into the price).

• The Weight of Research: Once in the index, a stock is poked, prodded, and analyzed by every major firm. With high institutional ownership and heavy F&O (Futures and Options) activity, the stock becomes "heavy" and harder to move.

• The Freedom of the Exit: Conversely, when a stock is removed, the selling pressure from index funds eventually dries up. With less scrutiny and a leaner valuation, the stock often finds the room it needs to breathe and run again.

The Indian Context: Nifty vs. Nifty Next 50

We see this phenomenon play out frequently in the Indian markets. The Nifty Next 50 (the "Junior Nifty") often outperforms the Nifty 50.

Stocks often deliver their most explosive growth while they are in the Next 50. The moment they get "promoted" to the Nifty 50, their performance frequently flattens out. It’s a paradox: the moment a company officially becomes a "Blue Chip," its era of massive alpha-generation might actually be cooling off.

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