Nifty last close: 21462.25 (-0.51%)
The equity benchmarks ended lower for the third straight day on January 18
Nifty was seen highly volatile like swing around 400 points
Finally, Nifty was down 109.70 points or 0.51 percent at 21,462.3
Sensex was down 313.90 points or 0.44 percent at 71,186.86
Top losers on the Nifty included LTIMindtree, HDFC Bank, NTPC, Titan Company
while gainers were Sun Pharma, Cipla, Tech Mahindra, Tata Motors and Axis Bank
Among sectors, bank, FMCG, IT, metal and power closed 0.3-1 percent down
Auto, capital goods, healthcare, oil & gas and realty were up 0.3-0.7 percent
Midcap and smallcap indices ended flat
IndusInd Bank Q3 net profit jumps 17% to Rs 2,301 crore, asset quality stays healthy
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth Rs 9,901.56 crore
while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought Rs 5,977.12 crore worth of stocks on January 18
A total of 13 stocks are on the F&O ban list for January 19
US markets ended higher on Jan 18
Dow gained 0.54%, Nasdaq rallied 1.35% and S&P500 added 0.88%
Apple ends rallied 3.5% BoA upgrade to buy
The dollar index is up 0.9 percent to 103.4
Spot gold rose 0.7 percent to $2,019.12 per ounce
Brent crude futures settled up $1.22, or 1.6 percent, to $79.10 a barrel
While US West Texas Intermediate crude futures settled up $1.52, or 2 percent, $74.08
Asian markets were set to higher opening
Nikkei up 1.8% and Hangseng up 0.22%
GiftNifty indicates a gap up opening for the index
Nifty is facing a intraday resistance at 21500 and 21550
If stays above 21550 will try to check 21620
On other hand, Nifty considering a supports 21420 and 21380
Below 21380 finding a next support around 21320
Updated: 08.58 am / 19th Jan 2024
