Market Highlights, July 24: Post Budget jitters, Bajaj twins drag Sensex 280 pts, Nifty below 24,450

Stock Market Highlights on Wednesday, July 24: Selling in Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv, HUL, Nestle India, Adani Ports, SBI, Kotak Bank, and IndusInd Bank weighed on the frontline indices

3:53 PM

Tech View :: 'Sell on Rise strategy ideal for Nifty, bank Nifty'

Nifty50

On the daily charts, we can observe that the Nifty traded within the range of the previous trading session. The intraday pullback fizzled out at the key hourly moving averages placed in the range 24,480 – 24,520.

The trend for the Nifty has changed to range-bound between 24,800 – 23,800. The daily momentum indicator has a sell signal and thus ideal strategy would be to 'Sell on Rise' around resistance zone 24,500 – 24,550. On the downside, we expect support at 24,200 – 24,000 from short term perspective.

 

Bank Nifty

Bank Nifty witnessed follow through selling pressure and has been leading the recent fall. We expect the weakness to continue. Sell on rise around 51,800 – 51,700 should be ideal strategy to trade in Bank Nifty. On the downside, the target is placed at 50,600.

Views by: Jatin Gedia – Technical Research Analyst at Sharekhan by BNP Paribas

3:44 PM

Currency Check :: Rupee ends 2 paise weaker vs US dollar at 83.717

3:42 PM

Broader markets :: SmallCap index outperforms peers, rises nearly 2%

3:40 PM

Sectoral trends :: Indices end mixed; Media index shines, Bank drags

3:39 PM

Sensex Heatmap :: 20 of 30 index stocks end in red

3:37 PM

Closing Bell :: Nifty ends below 24,450

3:37 PM

Closing Bell :: Sensex falls 280 pts

3:29 PM

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3:23 PM

ALERT :: CG Power enters into definitive agreement for acquisition of 55% stake of G G Tronics

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India needs to monetise assets to support spending, says JPMorgan

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3:00 PM

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2:52 PM

ALERT:: V-Guard Q1 net soars 54%; stock rises 4%

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2:43 PM

Krsnaa Diagnostics shares rise 5% on order win from MP Govt to set up MRIs

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2:33 PM

Thyrocare Tech stock skyrockets 17% post Q1FY25 results; details here

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2:27 PM

ALERT:: Mahindra Life stock gains 3% as income grows 10-fold

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2:17 PM

ALERT:: Petronet LNG Q1 net jumps 45%; stock up 2%

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2:09 PM

Schaeffler India zooms 7% on robust June quarter show; topline grows 15%

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2:01 PM

ALERT:: Welspun Living Q1 net rises 15%; stock up 3%

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1:48 PM

Bajaj Finance stock falls 3% as analysts see limited upside post Q1FY25

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1:37 PM

ALERT:: Rane (Madras) Q1 net soars 154%; stock zooms 9%

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1:26 PM

Budget 2024: Customs duty hike to increase costs for 4G, 5G network rollout

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1:18 PM

ALERT:: KPIT Tech Q1 net jumps 52%; stock gains 4%

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1:07 PM

IOL Chemicals zooms 5% on drug nod from European regulator: details here

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12:55 PM

ICICI Prudential stock soars 8%, hits over 2-year high on healthy Q1 results

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12:42 PM

Torrent Pharma tanks 4% post Q1FY25 results; analysts update target prices

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12:33 PM

ALERT:: Sensex at day's low, down nearly 600 pts

12:25 PM

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11:44 AM

United Spirits soars 7%; market cap touches Rs 1 trn on strong Q1 results

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11:29 AM

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, UBS, CLSA: Budget 2024 fine print decoded

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