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Indian Indices: Asian indices may remain range-bound ahead of an event filled Thursday as markets at all time highs prompt cautiousness. Energy stocks to lag while financials to gain as oil hits 4 month lows indicating lower than expected global growth.

Nifty moved up by 30 points as RBI kept rates unchanged, while Bank Nifty did scale new highs. Flows, Rupee strength and bond yields locally @ 6.6% are seeing sentiment at the most positive levels in 2017 which is seeing unbridled bullishness in stocks. Expect rallies above 9700 to be sold into as event risk will limit upside. 

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 31240.39, down by 30.89 points or 0.10% after trading in a range of 31214.35 and 31354.51. There were 11 stocks advancing against 19 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in green; the BSE Mid cap index was up by 0.22%, while Small cap index was up by 0.21%.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 9652.80, down by 11.10 points or 0.11% after trading in a range of 9643.05 and 9688.70. There were 19 stocks advancing against 32 stocks declining on the index.

Technical view: Nifty now finds support closer to 9630 which was yesterday's low while 9730 will act as resistance on the upside. Bank Nifty can also see resistance around 23750 levels while 23350 will act as support.

Maruti (Buy Above 7207 with Stop Loss at 7125.5 for Target of 7370): After being under pressure for four consecutive trading sessions, Maruti has once again shown signs of resuming its uptrend. The stock has broken out from a Flag pattern on the daily charts accompanied with smart uptick in traded volumes. Other oscillators also indicate that the momentum is here to stay.

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In the last trading session, markets resumed its uptrend as banking stocks shimmered. Nifty and Bank Nifty OTM/ATM put option strikes remained under selling pressure as the underlying assets moved higher. Fresh long build-up was seen in Nifty and Bank Nifty ATM call option strikes, indicating of a continued upward momentum.

FIIs were net buyers in cash market segment to the tune of Rs 74 Cr.FIIs index future long short ratio at 5.5x vs 6.2x.

Nifty Movers: The top gainers on Nifty were Tata Steel up by 3.64%, Dr. Reddy’s Lab up by 3.13%, HDFC up by 1.87%, Sun Pharma up by 1.85% and Tata Motors - DVR up by 1.57%.

On the flip side, GAIL India down by 2.88%, TCS down by 2.68%, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone down by 1.96%, BhartiInfratel down by 1.71% and ONGC down by 1.45% were the top losers.

Top Sectoral& Stock Screening:The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Metal up by 1.48%, Healthcare up by 1.12%, Basic Materials up by 0.55%, Auto up by 0.10% and Bankex up by 0.09%, while IT down by 1.18%, TECK down by 1.00%, Oil & Gas down by 0.93%, Utilities down by 0.86% and Energy down by 0.64% were the losing indices on BSE.

On the global front: On the global front, Asian shares were trading mostly in green, as investors focused on risk events later in the day. South Korea’s Kospi was trading in red after North Korea fired a salvo of land-to-ship missiles on Thursday morning. Back home, the NSE Nifty and BSE Sensex were trading below the psychological 9,700 and 31,300 levels respectively.

Global Signals:The Asian markets were trading mostly in green; FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI increased 1.08 points or 0.06% to 1,787.00, Shanghai Composite increased 4.02 points or 0.13% to 3,144.35, Taiwan Weighted increased 5.03 points or 0.05% to 10,215.02, Nikkei 225 increased 16.07 points or 0.08% to 20,000.69 and Hang Seng increased 47.7 points or 0.18% to 26,021.86.On the other hand, KOSPI Index decreased 1.13 points or 0.05% to 2,359.01 and Jakarta Composite decreased 0.85 points or 0.01% to 5,716.48.