

Best stock recommendations for today: MarketSmith India's top picks for 24 March
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. 1. Apollo Micro Systems Ltd - Current market price: ₹125.18 | Buy range: ₹123–126 | Profit goal: ₹155 | Stop loss: ₹112 | Timeframe: 2–3 months.
Read this | Voltas preps to beat the heat with robust Q4 volumes. What about margin? 2. Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd - Current market price: ₹139.14 | Buy range: ₹138–140 | Profit goal: ₹165 | Stop loss: ₹ 128 | Timeframe: 2–3 months India’s benchmark Nifty 50 index notched its fifth consecutive session of gains on 21 March, Friday, reclaiming the 23,350 level.
The index opened on a muted note at 23,158 but sustained its bullish momentum, closing at 23,350. This price action formed another bullish candle on the daily chart, marked by a higher-high and higher-low structure, signaling continued strength. Sectoral performance was largely positive, with most major indices ending in the green.
Consumer Durables and Metals were the only laggards, posting marginal losses. Market breadth remained strong, with an advance-decline ratio of approximately 3:1, indicating broad-based participation. The Nifty 50 closed above its 50-day moving average (DMA) and broke out of a downward-sloping trendline connecting the highs of September and December 2024.
The 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) is trending higher at 66, reinforcing bullish sentiment. Meanwhile, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) has shown a positive crossover but remains below the central line, signaling that caution is still warranted. Read this | Steel stocks rally on safeguard duty proposal—but the real test lies ahead Following the O’Neil methodology, MarketSmith India upgraded the market status to ‘Confirmed Uptrend’ from ‘Rally Attempt’, citing a follow-through day on March 18.
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