The domestic benchmark index, Nifty, opened flat, maintained buying interest, and settled the day on a positive note at 23,250. The volatility index, India VIX, dropped by 6.70% to 17.39, indicating a cool-off in market volatility. Technically, Nifty formed a green candle on the daily chart, indicating strength, with immediate resistance near 23,340, where the … Read more
The markets had a wide-ranging week once again; however, they ended near its high point this time. The Nifty had ranged sessions for four out of five days; the last trading day of the week saw the Nifty swinging wildly before closing near its high point. The trading range also remained wider; the Index oscillated … Read more
Mutual Fund investment: Market fluctuations are a huge reality in the current times. The India VIX, which measures market volatility using the Nifty 50 index, saw a major correction after the Lok Sabha elections. The VIX has eased down to 13.16 from its peak 31.17 on June 4, when the Lok Sabha elections results declared. … Read more
Bulls returned to Dalal Street with full force on Friday, as the Sensex closed over 1,600 points higher, reaching a new all-time high, while the Nifty 50 advanced over 468 points. Both indices successfully erased all losses from June 4. Nifty50 closed 2.05% or 468.75 points higher on Friday at 23,290 while the 30-component BSE … Read more
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) continued their selling spree on Thursday, offloading Indian equities worth Rs 6,867.72 crore even as domestic buyers remained net buyers at Rs 3,718.38 crore. Notwithstanding the sell-off by foreign investors, Indian headline indices on Thursday ended in the green for the second day in a row aided by strong gains in … Read more
Fear index India VIX witnessed its highest single-day gain in 9 years, jumping nearly 40% on intraday basis to the day’s high of 28.62. The gains were seen after counting trends showed a strong fight back by the India Alliance though BJP-led NDA still managed to cross the majority mark. India VIX had settled at … Read more
D-Street fear index India VIX fell 22% to the day’s low of 19.12 on Monday after a screaming call by exit polls suggesting the return of the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led NDA government. At 1:20 pm India Vix stood at 20.21, down by 17.85% from 24.60 on Friday. According to the average of … Read more
Agencies Despite the volatile moves during the past four sessions in the short week, it was the second week in a row that ended on a very flat note. The trading range remained slightly wider as compared to the previous week. Against the 274.55 points range in the week before this one, the index oscillated … Read more
In line with what was anticipated in the previous weekly technical note, the Indian equity markets witnessed profit-taking bouts from higher levels along with spikes in the volatility that is hovering around one of its lowest levels of recent months. ET CONTRIBUTORS It was also expected that the current uptrend might stand disrupted and the … Read more
Low levels of VIX makes the market vulnerable to violent profit-taking bouts at higher levels. And precisely on those lines, the Indian equities saw corrective bouts through the week, with VIX spiking higher on such occasions. The trading range expanded on anticipated lines as Nifty oscillated in a 499-point range over the past five sessions. … Read more