The Thursday’s Expiry Trading in the Indian equity markets was a day of consolidation with positive trending day.
The indices opened gap up and continued to go up slowly and steadily.
HDFC, Bajaj Auto, Infosys, Tech Mahindra and ICICI bank were the major gainers on Expiry Thursday.
ONGC, PowerGrid, Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank, and NTPC were on the losing side.
On Thursday , buying was seen in metals, auto, IT, as well as oil & gas index.
Finally At closing bell on Thursday expiry , the Nifty was at 14724(+106) whereas the Sensex was up 272 points to close at 48,949.
Experts believe that positive global cues, hopes of recovery through vaccine drive did help the bulls to take control on Thursday’s trading session.
It will be interesting to see which way the Indian equity markets turn on the last day of trading week.
The bulls and the bears both will see an opportunity to profit from the Fridays trading session.
Most Analysts believe that the Cues from the Global Markets will play a major role in the direction of the markets in the near term.
The Foreign institutional investors bought on Thursday Rs 1222 Crores whereas Domestic institutional investors Sold Rs 632 Crores.
FII’s resuming to buy will be a key factor going forward in deciding the direction for the Indian equity markets.
Most experts expect the indices to continue to be an upward trending marker for the coming few days if the global markets are positive.
Normally most traders look to book profits on the last day of the week and go with fewer trades for the next week.The second half of the session can be volatile trading session.
There seems to be Sector rotation happening with Banking and Financials ,I.T Stocks gaining strength on Thursday.
Pharma stocks like Glenmark Pharma , Dr Reddy’s, Lupin, Divi’s Lab, Cipla, Sun Pharma, and Cadila are expected to do good.
Cement stocks like Ultra Tech Cement , Ambuja Cement, Grasim , Shree Cement , Dalmia Bharat , Ramco Cement are likely to continue their strength in the coming days.
The private banks like ICICI Bank, Federal Bank, Kotak Bank, Indusind Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank will look to move further up from the Thursday’s session.
NBFC’S – Bajaj Finance , PEL, Bajaj Finserve, Shriram Transport Finance will looking to move upwards as the bulls take control of the fridays trading session.
The I.T Majors like Wipro ,TCS ,Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, are Likely to gain if the global markets remain positive.
Also Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Maruti, Gujarat Pipavav, are expected to regain the positive up move in the near term.
The general Sentiments in the market seemed to have turned positive with traders awaiting global cues to take a call on which way the markets may move in the near term.
The stocks to keep an eye on in the Indian equity markets will be the Financials, Metals Sector , I.T Sector, Pharma Stocks, FMCG Stocks, and Cement sector Stocks.
# 5 Banking Stocks: HDFC Bank, Federal Bank, Icici Bank, RBL Bank, Axis Bank.
#5 NBFC Stocks: Shriram Transport,Bajaj Finance, PEL, HDFC LTD, Mahindra and Mahindra financial.
# 5 Pharma Stocks: Glenmark Pharma, Dr Reddy’s , Lupin, Divi’s Lab, Sun Pharma,.
#5 Information Technology Stocks: Wipro, TCS, Infosys, HCL TECH, LTTS.
#10 Other Main Stocks to watch out for on this Friday Morning in the Indian Equity Markets:
PI Industries , Motherson Sumi, Dr Reddy’s, Maruti, HDFC LTD, Bajaj Finserve, Deepak Nitrate, Graphite, Tata Motors, Tata Chemical.
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After a relatively positive trading day on Thursday, the view is that the Indian equity markets will be looking to consolidate and look to Global cues to decide on the near-term direction.
The positive cues from the US Markets will emboldened the Bulls to take the markets towards 14900-15000 levels…
Best wishes for a Cheerful Friday in the Indian equity markets!
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