«Market is witnessing consolidation at higher levels in the absence of any positive trigger. We expect this trend to continue in the near term as a series of macro data around the world and FOMC meeting minutes will be released during the week which could keep markets subdued,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Option data suggests a broader trading range in between 19000 to 19800 zones while an immediate trading range in between 19200 to 19600 zones. 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 88.5 points, or 0.45 per cent, lower at 19,385.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for negative start on Wednesday.
Tech View: If Nifty falls below the 19250 mark, it might incite a corrective movement towards the 19100-19150 range in the near future. Conversely, resistance can be identified at the 19550 level on the higher side. India VIX: India VIX, which is a measure of the fear in the markets, rose 4.1% to settle at 12 levels.US stocks dipWall Street's main stock indexes closed sharply lower on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected retail sales data stoked worries interest rates could stay higher for longer, while U.S. big banks dropped on a report that Fitch could downgrade some lenders.
S&P 500 dips 1.16%, Nasdaq down 1.14%, Dow falls 1.02%Asian stocks fallAsian stock markets fell following declines across the board in the US as inflation and growth concerns sapped risk sentiment.
S&P 500 futures were little changed as of 10:21 a.m. Tokyo time. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% Nasdaq 100 futures were little changed. The Nasdaq 100 fell 1.2% Japan’s Topix fell 0.9% Read more on economictimes.indiatimes.com