Domestic equity markets enter the final trading session of the week on the back of 4 consecutive days of gains. S&P BSE Sensex now sits at 49,765 whilst the 50-stock NSE Nifty is at 14,894. On Friday morning, SGX Nifty was sitting deep in the damaging territory, hinting at a weak begin to the day’s trading session. Global cues have been mixed on Friday morning. Investors continue to concentrate on Q4 earnings on Dalal Street. Volatility has remained firmly above 23 levels for the last handful of sessions.
Global watch: Equity indices on Wall Street ended with gains on Thursday, with Dow Jones in the course of .71% larger, followed by a .58% jump by S&P 500 and NASDAQ’s .33% leap. However, the momentum did not carry by means of to Asian markets. Shanghai Composite, Hang Seng, Nikkei 225, KOSPI, and KOSDAQ have been all trading with losses. Topix was flat with a positive bias.
Technical take: The Nifty formed a modest body of damaging candle with upper and reduced shadow, according to Nagaraj Shetti, Technical Research Analyst, HDFC Securities. “Technically, this pattern indicates a formation of high wave-type candle pattern and this signals volatility in the market and confused state of mind among participants near the resistance,” he added. Profit booking from the highs can be anticipated.
Levels to watch out for: The sharp up-move seen by Sensex and Nifty yesterday could limit any downside in the close to future for the indices. The bottom has not shifted to 14,one hundred for Nifty and 47,200 for Sensex, mentioned Shrikant Chouhan, Executive Vice President (Equity Technical Research), Kotak Securities. “On an immediate basis, 14800 and 14700 should be the biggest supports for the market and any correction from current levels to 14800/14700 (49500/49200) would be an opportunity to buy select stocks or indices,” he added. Resistance is placed at 14,950 and 50,000.
FII and DII trades: Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) continued to stay net purchasers of domestic stocks for the second day operating on Thursday. FII pumped in Rs 809 crore, whilst Domestic Institutional Investors (DII) pulled out Rs 942 crore.
Results today: Reliance Industries, Yes Bank, IndusInd Bank, Marico, Indian Hotels, Ajanta Pharma, Trent, Can Finance Homes, Astec Lifesciences, Atul, Shriram City Union Finance, and RPG Life Sciences are some of the corporations that will announce their quarterly outcomes today.