28/03/2023
Nifty Closes in the Red; Broader Markets Underperform; Banking Stocks Outperform
Daily Action
Nifty, -0.2%; Sensex, -0.1%; Nifty Midcap, -0.4%; Nifty Smallcap, -0.9%; Model Portfolio, 0%.
Market Pulse: Rally Attempt
Today, Nifty had a flattish opening and made an intraday high of 17,061 in the first hour of the session. However, the index came under selling pressure during the first half of the session as it reversed more than 120 points from the highs. After hitting the intraday lows, the stock moved sideways and closed in the red.
On the sectoral front, it was a mixed bag. Nifty Realty fell 1.2% and Nifty Auto declined 1%. On the other hand, Nifty Bank and Nifty Private Bank gained 0.4% and 0.3%, respectively. The advance-decline ratio for the day stood at 0.38, largely in favor of decliners.
Last week, we changed the market status to a Rally Attempt from a Downtrend. From here, we would prefer to see a follow-through day before shifting the market status to a Confirmed Uptrend. Should this occur, the focus will be on ideas that show the best relative strength with good accumulation. Stocks that recover the quickest tend to lead the next run. On the flip side, if Nifty breaches its recent low of 16,828, the market status will be moved back to a Downtrend.
Key News:
Idbi Bank approves the appointment of Harish Kuber as Chief Financial Officer.
LTIMindtree gets selected by Cyprus-based Hellenic Bank as a strategic sourcing partner in its transformation journey.
G R Infraprojects emerges as the lowest bidder for two projects in Karnataka worth Rs. 1,613.84 crore by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
Tata Elxsi (Nse) to set up a global engineering center for Japan-based Alps Alpine in a strategic long-term agreement.
Sterlite Technologies signs an amended agreement with Skyvera LLC, to sell its Telecom Products and Software business to Skyvera LLC as an asset sale for $15 M compared to a slump sale basis earlier.