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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's benchmark index, Nifty 50, extended its losing streak to three consecutive sessions, closing at 23,431.50. The index opened the session on a muted note at 23,551.90, tracking global market cues, and remained range-bound for most of the day.
However, selling pressure in the final hour dragged it closer to 23,400. On the daily chart, Nifty formed a bearish candle with a lower-high and lower-low price structure. Sector-wise, IT was the only major index to end in the green, while others closed lower.
The weekly chart also reflected weakness, with the index forming a bearish candle featuring a lower-high and lower-low structure. Importantly, it closed below the 50-week moving average (WMA). The market breadth was notably weak, with the advance-decline ratio heavily skewed toward decliners, settling at approximately 1:5.
From a technical perspective, the Nifty 50 failed to sustain above its 50-week moving average and breached a critical support level today—an upward-sloping trendline connecting the lows of 21 November and 31 December 2024. The 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) is trending downward, currently positioned around 38 on the daily chart, while the Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) indicator continues to signal negativity. According to O'Neil's market direction methodology, the Nifty gained over 1.7% with higher volumes last Thursday, prompting an upgrade of the market condition to a Confirmed Uptrend.
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