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JP Morgan maintains Nifty target at 27,000, favors power stocks

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19% revenue growth
across MSCI India
16% PAT increase

JP Morgan has reiterated its Nifty 50 target of 27,000, citing strong earnings growth in Q1 FY27, the best since June 2024. The brokerage is optimistic about domestic cyclicals, particularly Hitachi Energy, ABB, and NTPC, which are poised to benefit from rising demand in power and data centers. Overall, earnings momentum is expected to strengthen, with 19% revenue growth and 16% PAT increase across MSCI India.

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The market after the news

NTPC closed −0.2% on the day of the news, from ₹337.10 to ₹336.55; Nifty −0.3% over the same session; futures OI +0.4%.

Bulletin at 07:08 IST on 19 Aug 2026. Every change is measured from ₹337.10, the last close before it, on 18 Aug. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • NTPC close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
NTPC closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it314.18337.10360.02axis spans 15%before the news · 18 Aug337.10Nifty 50NTPCbulletinD0+1+3+512 Aug24 Aug2 SeptFutures open interest, lotspeak 90,000Reference close ₹337.10. 16 sessions from 12 Aug to 2 Sept; the price axis spans 15 percent.
price axis fixed at 4 × the 14-session true range around the close before the news · values printed at each marked session
Closes after the news against the close before it, with Nifty 50 over the same span
SessionClose ₹Change %Nifty %
Before18 Aug₹337.10basebase
On the day19 Aug₹336.55▼ −0.2%▼ −0.3%+0.2 pp difference
+1 session20 Aug₹337.50▲ +0.1%▲ +0.3%−0.2 pp difference
+3 sessions24 Aug₹339.50▲ +0.7%▲ +0.3%+0.4 pp difference
+5 sessions26 Aug₹334.60▼ −0.7%▲ +0.2%−1.0 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▼ −0.2%−0.81 on 19 Aug
Day's range, % · ₹
1.6%≈ 5.3 high to low
Volume on the day
0.81×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▲ +0.4%+340 lots · short build-up · price −0.2%
Futures OI open, lots
88,00019 Aug · 25 Aug expiry
Futures premium, ₹
−0.85−0.3% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.48from 0.50 the session before
Max pain
345from 345 the session before

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