By Shivangi Sarda
Nifty 50 index opened positive on Wednesday and gained strength as recovery was seen despite hurdles at key levels. It remained within the range of yesterday’s candle and closed with gains of around 180 points. It comparatively remained less volatile and formed a small-bodied Bullish candle on the daily scale.
Bank Nifty opened positive and relatively outperformed the broader market. The banking index bounced well after taking support at its 200 DMA and closed with gains of around 670 points. It made a Bullish candle and an Inside Bar on daily scale.
For weekly Bank Nifty, Maximum Put OI is at 36000 strike and maximum Call OI is placed at 37000 strike. We have seen marginal Call writing in 37000 strike while significant unwinding in 36000 and Put writing is witnessed at 36000 strike. Now it has to cross and hold above 36500, for an up move towards 36750 and 37000 zones whereas support can be seen at 36000 and 35750 zones.
On the sectoral front, apart from profit-booking decline in Pharma stocks, all other sectors traded in the positive territory, out of which Banking and Metal space outperformed the market.
On stocks front, positive stance was seen in Tata Power, ZEEL, Cummins, Tata Motors, Can Bank, Biocon, Axis Bank, SBIN, MFSL, Tech Mahindra, Reliance Industries, Voltas, Godrejcp, LTI, Aarti Ind, LTTS, TCS and APL LTD while weak structure in Cipla, Glenmark, Dabur, Marico, Divislabs and ACC etc. Now it needs to cross and hold 17200 zones for an up move towards key hurdle at 17350 and 17500 zones whereas support can be seen at 17000 and 16800 zones.
(Shivangi Sarda is a Quantitative Analyst, Derivatives and Technical Research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Views expressed are the author’s own. Please consult your financial advisor before investing.)