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Sensex and Nifty50 closed higher on Wednesday. The Nifty50 closed above the 20,000 mark for the first time in the previous trading session. India VIX was up by 1.18% from 11.69 to 11.82 levels.

«Overall, we would suggest investors to shift their focus from mid and small caps to large caps in the near term, as the risk-reward is favourable over there,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions:STATE OF THE MARKETSGIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a positive startGIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded 36 points, or 0.18 per cent, at 20,182, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for positive start on Thursday.

Sensex and Nifty50 closed flat on Tuesday. India VIX was up by 3% from 11.34 to 11.69 levels in the previous trading session. Volatility was on the rise and the index witnessed some profit booking after the rally of the last few sessions. On the weekly options front, the maximum Call OI is placed at 20100 and then towards 20200 strikes while the maximum Put OI is placed at 19900 and then towards 20000 strikes. Minor Call writing is seen at 20100 and then towards 20200 strikes while Put writing is seen at 20000 and then towards 19950 strikes. “Options data suggests a shift in a higher trading range in between 19750 to 20300 zones while an immediate trading range in between 19850 to 20150 zones,” Chandan Taparia, Analyst-Derivatives at Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited, said. “Nifty witnessed a profit booking decline after touching a fresh all-time high of 20110 and took support near 19900 zones on Tuesday.

«Overall, we expect the focus to shift from mid and small caps to large caps in the near term, as investors may turn cautious on the broader market,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions:STATE OF THE MARKETSGIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a positive startGIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded 43.5 points, or 0.22 per cent, at 20,073.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for positive start on Wednesday.

Mid-cap and small-cap shares crumbled on Tuesday, leading the sell-off in the stock market, as worries about these segments being overheated after the recent record-breaking rally prompted investors and traders to dump them. The Nifty Midcap 150 index dropped 3% and Nifty Small-cap 250 fell 3.9%, Nifty Microcap 250 declined 5.2% on Tuesday — their biggest single-day declines since December 23, 2022. NSE's Nifty ended 3.15 points lower at 19,993.2 after hitting an all-time high of 20,110.3 earlier in the day. BSE's Sensex gained 94 points or 0.14% to close at 67,221.1 — a new record closing.

equity indices soared to record closing levels on Monday with the Nifty crossing 20,000 for the first time, albeit briefly, as investors and traders continued to ride the recent bullish wave that has catapulted various stocks to multi-year highs. All bets are still on the stock market extending its winning run with domestic flows showing no signs of ebbing.

The market is following historical trends, which are often easy to overlook.

«With monsoon gradually improving and India hosting the G20 summit over the weekend, sentiments are buoyant and may lift the market towards its life high and 20k mark over the next few days,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions:STATE OF THE MARKETSGIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a muted startGIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded 7.5 points, or 0.04 per cent, muted at 19,930.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for muted start on Monday.

Investor interest seems to be insatiable in PSU stocks, be it defence, shipping or even banking. Many of the PSU defence and shipping stocks have turned out multi-baggers, be it BEL, BHEL, Coal India, HAL, NHPC, NTPC, PFC, REC, Mazagon Dock, to name a few, says Aamar Deo Singh, Head Advisory at Angel One. At current levels, fresh entry might not work in favour of proper risk-reward, so rather one should wait for correction, to look at fresh entry, he adds.Are you surprised with the start of the September series considering all the negativity of the August series? Markets are always filled with surprises but if one is on the right side of the trend, the surprises could be pleasant.

Sensex rose nearly 400 points while the Nifty50 closed above 19700 levels on Thursday. India VIX was down by 1.83% from 10.67 to 10.87 levels in the previous session. Volatility has been cooling off from the last three weeks and comforting the bulls at support zones. On the weekly options front, the maximum Call OI is placed at 19800 and then towards 19900 strikes while the maximum Put OI is placed at 19600 and then towards 19500 strikes. Call writing is seen at 20000 and then towards 19900 strikes while Put writing is seen at 19600 and then towards 19500 strikes. “Options data suggests a shift in broader trading range in between 19400 to 20000 zones while an immediate trading range in between 19500 to 19900 zones,” Chandan Taparia, Analyst-Derivatives at Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited, said. “Nifty formed a strong Bullish candle on the daily frame on Thursday with a longer lower shadow indicating strong support-based buying.

Nifty closed higher for the fifth straight day despite weak global cues on recovery in the second half due to short covering on the weekly expiry day. «Nifty has shown good momentum in September so far and is inching closer towards its life highs where it could face some resistance. However, we expect outperformance in the broader market to continue with interest in niche sectors,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions:STATE OF THE MARKETSGIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a positive startGIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded 15 points, or 0.08 per cent, higher at 19,782.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for positive start on Friday.

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equities rallied for a second consecutive day following strong macro data and firm global cues. Investors would keep an eye on services PMI data from Europe, UK and India, due later today. «Going ahead, domestic positives should continue to support indices with broader market sustaining momentum. Sectoral rotation would continue with niche and underperforming sectors likely to do well,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions:STATE OF THE MARKETSGIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a muted startGIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded 8.5 points, or 0.04 per cent, higher at 19,607.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for muted start on Tuesday.

unemployment rate increased to 3.8% in August, while the average hourly salary is on the decline. With regard to the September meeting, the Fed is probably going to hold rates, according to the statistics. This was overall encouraging news for the global equity markets.

Nifty is located around the 19,200 and 19,600 zones, respectively. On the other hand, the areas of support and resistance for the Bank Nifty are 43,600 and 45,000, respectively, Aamar Deo Singh, Head Advisory, Angel One, tells ETMarkets. It is recommended to stay light until we see a clear trend emerging because the short-term and medium-term charts are not in sync in such situations, which usually results in turbulent trading sessions, he says.

₹20.6k crore in cash market for the August month. FIIs long ratio is now at 50 per cent vs 59 per cent index futures implying more of hedged short positions into the September series. With the VIX being at lower levels of 11-12 per cent first dip towards 19,100-19,000 might be more prudent for fresh long positions, said the brokerage in its report.

India VIX was up by 2.22% from 11.80 to 12.06 levels on Thursday. Volatility moved in its previous day’s range and comforted the bears. Since it is the beginning of the new series, options data is scattered at various far strikes in the monthly series.

«We expect the market to remain sideways on the back of mixed cues from global as well as domestic markets,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions:STATE OF THE MARKETSGIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a negative startGIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded 22.5 points, or 0.12 per cent, lower at 19,406.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for muted start on Friday.

Traders held back from carrying forward aggressive bets on Nifty futures to September on Thursday — when the August contracts expired — on expectations of modest moves in the benchmark index in the near future. Though the index closed below a key support of 19,260, analysts are not anticipating it would fall below 19,000 for now, prompting traders to restrict their wagers to specific stocks or themes. The rollover — process of carrying forward index and stock futures positions from an expiring derivatives series to the subsequent ones — in Nifty futures to September stood at 78% as against the three-month average of 82%.

India VIX was up by 2.63% from 12.08 to 12.39 levels in the previous session.

Investors would closely watch the GDP data due later in the evening. «Given mixed global cues and derivatives monthly expiry, Nifty is likely to remain in consolidation mode while sector rotation would lead to stock-specific action,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions:STATE OF THE MARKETSGIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a muted startGIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded 10 points, or 0.05 per cent, lower at 19,468.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for muted start on Thursday.