Meanwhile, the Bank Nifty may witness a sharp fall if the index fails to sustain above 43,500 level.
The weekly options data suggests that the Nifty may see limited upside on Thursday with resistance likely around 18,250 - 18,275 range.
FPIs have not just built aggressive short positives on the index futures, they have also unwound their long positions in the single stock futures, shows an analysis by Nuvama Institutional Equities
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'Since order was within the operating range, the order matched with existing sell orders in the order book and two trades got executed at a price within the trade execution range,' says stock exchange
The government has approved a scheme under which the eligible non-bank lenders will be provided short-term liquidity through a special purpose vehicle set up by the SBICAP securities
A total of 147 companies, including Apollo Hospitals, Ashok Leyland, and Bank of India are scheduled to announce their quarterly results today
Post-tax returns are likely to be higher if you hold these funds for a year
Earlier in the day, Indian stock markets had seen their worst daily crash since 2008 as the pandemic fuelled growth fears for the country's economy
Stock prices of most firms have tumbled since the Budget
A total of 2.2 million SGX Nifty futures contracts were traded in February