Indices Saw a Decline in February: Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company
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Mumbai, March 8, 2025: According to Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company’s Global Market snapshot report, Nifty Smallcap 250 declined by -12.66%, followed by Nifty Midcap 150 which saw a decline of -10.58%. The Broader market indices saw a downturn, the Nifty Microcap 250 stood at-14.32%. While Nifty 50 closed at-6%. These outcomes suggest that smaller-capitalization segments experienced comparatively larger adjustment. The Nifty 500 Index declined by 7.88% in February 2025, reflecting contractions across multiple sectors.
The observed market trajectory suggests a cautious sentiment among investors, potentially influenced by macroeconomic conditions, sector-specific developments, and global financial market trends.
Defence, Reality, IT, Energy sectors down by -19.74%, -13.40%, -12.53%, -11.44%, respectively in February 2025. However, Defence sector has shown growth of 15.35% during past year. Banking sector declined by -2.51% in February 2025, however it has shown 4.82% growth in past year.
Factor-based strategies reflected broader market movement, while fixed-income instruments, including Nifty 5 yr. Benchmark G-Sec (+0.53%), exhibited relative stability.
The Nifty 500 Index declined by 7.88% in February 2025, reflecting contractions across multiple sectors. Consumer Discretionary and Industrials were the key contributors to the decline with returns of-1.51% and-1.34% respectively.
Global Market Update
TheS&P500Indexdeclined by-1.42%and the NASDAQ 100by-2.76%. Developed markets displayed mixed movements, where Switzerland (+3.47%) and United Kingdom (+3.08%) registered gains, while Japan (-1.38%) showed a contraction.
The Consumer Discretionary sector (-1.07%) and Communication Services (-0.62%) contributed significantly to the downtrend. Conversely, Consumer Staples (+0.30%) and Financials (+0.18%) showed resilience.
Commodity markets experienced fluctuations, with Crude Oil declining by 3.82% and Silver by 1.49%, while Gold (+0.80%) registered increases.
Cryptocurrency markets showed contraction, with Bitcoin down 22.72% and Ethereum down 33.64%.
