Indian Market Overview – July 11, 2025

📰 Indian Market Overview

Daily Market Pulse by BIZnews Bharat – Market Desk

📊 Market Opening View

Indian equity benchmarks opened flat to slightly negative today, with the Nifty 50 hovering near 25,290 and Sensex showing muted moves amid mixed global cues. Investor sentiment took a mild hit after TCS’s Q1 results missed expectations, but select sectors are showing resilience.

While global headwinds such as U.S. tariff worries weigh on tech sentiment, domestic themes in power finance, retail banking, healthcare services, and engineering exports are providing stock-specific momentum.

🔍 Top 5 Stocks Likely to Gain Today & Why

1. Power Finance Corporation (PFC) & REC Ltd

• What’s Driving It: Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on both PFC and REC with an Overweight rating, projecting a potential upside of up to 22%.
• Key Reason: Strong loan disbursal pipeline for energy and infra projects, coupled with expected rise in public capex in FY26.
• Market Impact: Institutional buying interest may lift both stocks amid bullish sector outlook.

2. Equitas Small Finance Bank (Equitas SFB)

• What’s Driving It: Featured in several brokerage “Top Picks” lists for July, based on stable NIMs (Net Interest Margins) and improved asset quality.
• Key Reason: Steady growth in the retail loan portfolio and strong performance in semi-urban/rural lending segments.
• Market Impact: Seen as a resilient small finance bank with consistent traction in disbursement.

3. Medi Assist Healthcare Services

• What’s Driving It: Positive outlook from analysts on growth in third-party health insurance processing and digital claims management.
• Key Reason: Increased demand for digital-first healthcare and institutional health coverage post-COVID continues to support topline expansion.
• Market Impact: Healthcare-tech segment is gaining investor interest; Medi Assist is a front-runner in the TPA (Third Party Administrator) space.

4. Sagility India

• What’s Driving It: The company recently secured new engineering service contracts from a U.S.-based client, and is guiding for higher operating margins in Q2.
• Key Reason: Its transformation into a high-value outsourcing player in engineering and digital operations has improved investor perception.
• Market Impact: Buzz in mid-cap engineering service providers may fuel short-term bullish sentiment.

5. TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) (Cautious Watch)

• What’s Driving It: While Q1 FY26 results fell short on revenue, TCS maintained its margin guidance and announced a ₹18/share interim dividend.
• Key Reason: Management commentary was confident about H2 recovery in deal flow, particularly in BFSI and cloud segments.
• Market Impact: Some analysts see today’s dip as a potential setup for sector-wide rotation; short-term volatility expected.

🏢 Sectoral Insight: What’s Moving the Market

• Power & Infra Finance: Renewed investor confidence in PFC/REC backed by policy clarity and strong capital allocation for grid infrastructure.
• Small Finance Banks: Improved rural credit data and declining NPAs favor lenders like Equitas.
• Healthcare Tech: Digitization of health insurance services is creating momentum for scalable platforms like Medi Assist.
• Engineering Services: Global outsourcing contracts continue to drive growth for mid-cap players like Sagility.
• IT & Tech: Sector remains under pressure post-TCS results, but medium-term guidance remains intact.

📌 Summary

Despite a soft start for headline indices, stock-specific stories are shaping today’s market buzz. With focus shifting toward earnings resilience and sectoral tailwinds, these 5 companies are likely to attract intraday and short-term interest.

Stocks to watch today:

• PFC & REC – Morgan Stanley’s bullish call
• Equitas SFB – Retail loan growth and SFB sector interest
• Medi Assist – Digital healthcare demand
• Sagility India – Contract wins and margin expansion
• TCS – Despite miss, positive guidance and dividend support

⚠️ Disclaimer: This report is for informational purposes only. It does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation to buy/sell any securities. BIZnews Bharat carefully brings you information from its sources so that you are alert before any investment.