By Shrikant Chouhan
On Tuesday, the benchmark index Nifty closed 54 points lower, while the Sensex was down by 208 points. Among sectors, the Nifty IT index corrected sharply, down 1.5 percent whereas, despite tepid market conditions, the Nifty PSU Bank index outperformed, rallied over 1.20 percent. Technically, after a gap down opening, the market hovered between 18,600-18,650/62,400-62,650 range during the entire day.
Currently, the market is trading near 10 day SMA and the range bound activity near 10 day SMA (Simple Moving Average), indicating strong possibility of trend reversal in the near future. For the bulls now, 18,700/62,800 would be the key level to watch out for; above the same, we could see a fresh uptrend rally till 18,800-18,850/63,100-63,300. On the flip side, fresh round of selling pressure is possible only after dismissal of 18,600/62,400, below which the index could slip until 18,500-18,480/62,100-61,900.
Stock Call: Canara Bank
BUY | CMP: Rs 318.65 | TARGET: Rs 335 | SL: Rs 310
On the daily scale, the stock has presented a robust rally. After a breather of few trading sessions and a pause in the momentum within a range, finally the stock is gaining bullish traction for further upside again. Therefore, short-term texture is looking attractive for bullish continuation formation from the current levels.
Stock Call: India Cements
BUY | CMP: Rs 249.4 | TARGET: Rs 262 | SL: Rs 243
For the past few weeks, the stock is in a range bound mode, with a higher-low series formation. Meanwhile, on the daily scale, it has formed an ascending triangle chart pattern. The structure indicates a breakout from the current levels and the beginning of a new up-move in the counter.
Stock Call: Bajaj Finance
BUY | CMP: Rs 6698.55 | TARGET: Rs 7040 | SL: Rs 6560
After a medium term correction, eventually, the stock took the support and reversed its trend. Post reversal, it has formed double bottom chart formation. The overall pattern offers buying opportunity for the positional traders with a decent risk-reward ratio.
Stock Call: Adani Ports
BUY | CMP: Rs 896.45 | TARGET: Rs 940 | SL: Rs 878
The counter is in a gradual up move, with a higher-low series formation. Additionally, it has formed a Cup and Handle chart pattern with decent volume activity. Therefore, the breakout of the range for moving further upside is very likely to occur in the near term.
(Shrikant Chouhan, Head of Equity research (Retail) , Kotak Securities. Views are author’s own.)