Nifty50 Performance Interpretation – May 2019
Nifty Performance                                             Reason
May 6 (▼ by - 0.97% )   US-China trade spat – The benchmark indices made a subdued start to the week with
                        metal stocks taking the heaviest hit after US President Donald Trump's comment that
                        he would raise tariffs on $200 billion of goods to 25 per cent on Friday from 10 per
                        cent.
                        General elections - Investors also turned cautious amid the start of fifth phase.
                        Q4 numbers - The other reason that added to the fall could be the announcement of
                        Q4 numbers. Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, HCL Tech are scheduled to declare their
                        March quarter results this week
May 8 (▼ by - 1.20% )   US President Donald Trump’s latest threat to ramp up trade tariffs on China stoked
                        worries that trade talks may be derailed and this rattled both domestic as well as
                        world markets.
                        Another reason is elections. Investors, especially institutions, are not going long
                        ahead of the outcome of the national election
May 13(▼ by - 1.16% )   Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed in the red for the ninth consecutive
                        session today amid falling Asian markets after trade talks between the US and China
                        concluded on Friday without an agreement.
                        Weak economic data (the Index of Industrial Production ) by Central Statistics
                        Office.
May 14(▲ by 0.66% )     Domestic benchmark indices snapped nine-day losing streak on Tuesday as
                        comments from Washington and Beijing helped soothe investor worries about a
                        deepening trade row. Comments from US President Donald Trump that he expects
                        trade negotiations to be successful eased some worries.
May 17(▲ by 1.33% )     General Election - With the last phase of elections scheduled for Sunday, the all-
                        round buying across the sectors reflects market's anticipation that exit polls may
                        indicate formation of a stable government.
                        Quarterly numbers shine- Four Nifty companies posted their March quarter numbers
                        today. Out of them, three posted stellar gains, thus infusing a sense of optimism in
                        Indian equities.
May 20 (▲ by 3.69% )    Exit poll forcast - Exit polls showed that the Narendra Modi-led NDA is returning to
                        power with a thumping majority in the Lok Sabha elections. Foreign portfolio
                        investors (FPIs) bought stocks worth ₹1,734 crore in the cash segment
May 21(▼ by - 1.01% )   Benchmark indices were dragged down by profit booking on May 21, a day after
                        clocking strong gains on the back on exit polls for Lok Sabha Election 2019. Its
                        contradict to Global stocks gain as U.S. eases Huawei restrictions
May 24 (▲ by 1.60% )    Election result - The impact of the 2019 Lok Sabha results shows bechmark indices
                        Sensex and Nifty ended near day’s high level on May24 after BJP (Bharatiya Janata
                        Party)-led NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government got clear mandate. The
                        FPIs have stepped up buying in stocks as there is an anticipation that there could be
                        announcement regarding reforms in this Budget itself