Traders stock up banks, realty on CRR cut hopes

Traders stock up banks, realty on CRR cut hopes

Mumbai: Traders loaded up shares of banks and property developers on Wednesday in a tepid market in anticipation of a cut in the Cash Reserve Ratio – the percentage of a bank’s total deposits required to maintain in cash with the RBI – in the central bank’s three-day Monetary Policy Committee meeting ending on Friday. … Read more

Tech view: Nifty faces resistance at 25,250, short-term trend still positive. How to trade tomorrow

Tech view: Nifty faces resistance at 25,250, short-term trend still positive. How to trade tomorrow

A small negative candle was formed on the Nifty daily chart with a long upper shadow. Technically, this market action signals rejection of bulls at the hurdles. Hence, this pattern could mean chances of further softness in the market. The short-term trend of Nifty is still positive, but the display of lack of strength in … Read more

A journey across the Palk Strait

A journey across the Palk Strait

On a cloudy September morning, five childhood friends in their late 60s gathered at Nagapattinam port in Tamil Nadu, their laughter cutting through the sea breeze. For over four decades, they had travelled across India together, but that day was different. They were boarding the Nagapattinam-Kankesanthurai ferry between India and Sri Lanka for the first … Read more

Traders shy away from Modi-linked stocks in shift to defensives

Traders shy away from Modi-linked stocks in shift to defensives

Investors in India are shunning stocks that were expected to benefit from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s re-election, and instead piling into defensive sectors.An index of the so-called Modi stocks, a term coined by CLSA, has climbed only 2% as the prime minister completed his first 100 days in office after winning a third term in … Read more

Vande Bharat will boost growth in North Andhra region: traders

Vande Bharat will boost growth in North Andhra region: traders

Union Minister for Civil Aviation K. Rammohan Naidu and MLA Bonela Vijayachandra wish passengers of Vande Bharat Express at Parvatipuram on Monday (September 16, 2024) evening. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Public representatives and members of various organisations expressed hope that the Vande Bharat Express introduced between Durg and Visakhapatnam would boost business activity both … Read more

Tech View: Nifty ends above 21 EMA. What traders should do on Thursday

Tech View: Nifty ends above 21 EMA. What traders should do on Thursday

Nifty ended Wednesday with gains of 735.85 points or 3.36% and settled at 22,620.35 led by strong buying activity across sectors but more prominently in banks and autos. The 50-stock index ended above the downside channel support of 22,200. Analyst Ashwin Ramani, Derivatives & Technical Analyst at SAMCO Securities said call writers (bears) are exiting … Read more

Tech View: Will Nifty hit 24,000 on election result day? Here’s how to trade on D-Day

Tech View: Will Nifty hit 24,000 on election result day? Here’s how to trade on D-Day

Nifty ended Monday’s trading session 733 points higher with analysts saying that if the election results are better than expected on Tuesday the headline index can even cross the 24,000 mark. The bulls are in full control of the markets at the current juncture and are using every minor pullback to create long positions. Support … Read more

22% ‘volatility crush’ on D-Street as exit polls scream Modi 3.0

22% ‘volatility crush’ on D-Street as exit polls scream Modi 3.0

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

Tech View: Nifty forms long-legged Doji candle. What should traders do in election result week

Tech View: Nifty forms long-legged Doji candle. What should traders do in election result week

Nifty formed a long-legged Doji candle on the daily charts to breach a 5-day losing streak, ending 42 points higher at 22,531. The 50-DMA is placed at around the 22,400 level, and a slip below this level could shift the test to the 22,300-22,260 zone. However, crossing 22,660 could resume the bullish trend, Om Mehra … Read more

Tech View: Dark cloud pattern seen on Nifty charts. What traders should do on Thursday expiry

Tech View: Dark cloud pattern seen on Nifty charts. What traders should do on Thursday expiry

Nifty on Wednesday ended 183 points lower near the 22,700 level as the index formed a dark cloud cover candlestick pattern on the daily chart. Support for Nifty is now seen at 22,675-700 and 22,500 levels. On the higher side, the immediate resistance zone is at 22,825-850 levels and the next psychological resistance is at … Read more