Retail index long positions as on May 27, 2024 - five days ahead of vote counting - stood at 3.13 lakh contacts, as compared to 1.92 lakh contracts and 1.99 lakh contracts during such earlier periods
Indian politics is complicated enough to predict without throwing stock prices into the mix as well, Mihir Sharma writes
Foreign investors wait on the sidelines, seeking clarity on the next government's composition and strength
Nandish Shah of HDFC Securities recommends to Buy Bank Nifty 47,500 Put at Rs 546 and simultaneously sell 47,000 put at Rs 360 for May 22 Expiry
Rollover analysis May series: HNIs are starting May series with record high OI in single-stock futures; Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research expects Nifty to hit highs after range-bound trade.
Typically, a high India VIX indicates that the market is expecting increased volatility, whereas a low India VIX suggests anticipation of low volatility
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday said it will introduce derivative contracts on Nifty Next 50 index from April 24. The Nifty Next 50 index represents 50 companies from Nifty 100 after excluding the Nifty 50 companies. In a statement, NSE said it "has received approval for derivatives on Nifty Next 50 index from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and will launch these contracts from April 24, 2024". The exchange will offer three serial monthly index futures and index options contract cycles. The cash-settled derivatives contracts will expire on the last Friday of the expiry month. "The introduction of derivatives on the Nifty Next 50 index will complement the existing index derivatives product suite. The Nifty Next 50 index will represent the space between the Nifty 50 index comprising the top large & liquid stocks and the Nifty Midcap Select index comprising the top large & liquid mid-capitalised stocks," Sriram Krishnan, Chief Business Development .
The short-term trend of the Nifty index is weak as it is placed below its 5,11 and 20-day EMA
FIIs continued to roll their bullish bets on Index and have slightly reduced their longs in Single Stock Futures, says Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research report.
Meanwhile, the Bank Nifty is likely to counter resistance around 44,300 in today's trade.
BSE did not comment on the possible impact of NSE's decision on its revived volumes
Removal of non-F&O stocks could lead to addition/subtraction of 11 stocks, triggering a Rs 5,000-crore churn
Meanwhile, the Bank Nifty may witness a sharp fall if the index fails to sustain above 43,500 level.
According to the current rule around impact cost, a stock's median quarter-sigma order size over the past six months cannot be not less than Rs 25 lakh
The derivative analyst from HDFC Securities recommends buying Nifty 17,300 Call and simultaneously selling 17,500 Call for the May 05 expiry.
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The average daily swing for the NSE Nifty 50 index was 1.45 per cent, the highest in the last 10 months.
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The derivative analyst from HDFC Securities recommends this strategy based on the following four rationales