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Indian Indices: Asian stocks saw a rebound on opening bell with the Japanese 'Nikkei" index leading the gains as the Yen weakness saw gains for export related stocks. With oil prices also rising in tandem the global equity rally is seeing commodities lead from the front as 'risk on' trade gathers momentum.

Nifty hit a minor roadblock yesterday with a drift below 8900 as profit booking in banks and financial stocks led the index lower. Reliance continues to lead from the front as new highs incite fresh bouts of buying both technically and fundamentally. For today expect Energy, IT and Pharma stocks to lead the gainers while Banks, Infra and Auto's see profit booking on rallies.  

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 28834.45, up by 21.57 points or 0.07% after trading in a range of 28797.21 and 28876.54. There were 18 stocks advancing against 12 stocks declining on the index. The broader indices were trading in green; the BSE Mid cap index was up by 0.13%, while Small cap index was up by 0.42%.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 8899.65, up by 2.95 points or 0.03% after trading in a range of 8891.65 and 8914.75. There were 29 stocks advancing against 22 stocks declining on the index.

Technical view: Nifty finds support around yesterday's low @ 8888 and finds resistance around 8930, any break either side on closing basis will trigger further movement while Bank Nifty broke important support around 20600, which will see any close below 20536 trigger further downside with 20750 acting as strong resistance on the upside.

Trading ideas : Jet Airways (Buy above Rs 445.5, for Target of Rs 462, SL at Rs 436): On the weekly charts, Jet Airways took rising trendline support and has been moving up swiftly. Also, stock has broken out from a classic cup and handle pattern on the daily charts. The breakout is accompanied by higher than average volume build up in past few days. In addition, other momentum oscillators also indicate strength in the current upmove. We advise to Buy JETAIRWAYS above Rs 445.5, Stop Loss at Rs 436 and Target of Rs 462.

Derivative Snippets: Markets finally took a breather as the banking stocks led the fall. Nifty ATM/OTM put strikes added fresh long positions, while the ATM/OTM call strikes added fresh short positions, indicating a further downside.

FIIs were net sellers in cash market segment to the tune of Rs 146 crore.

FII’s index future long/short ratio at 4.8x.

Nifty Movers:  The top gainers on Nifty were BhartiAirtel up by 1.15%, Tech Mahindra up by 1.11%, Bank of Baroda up by 1.06%, BhartiInfratel up by 1.01% and Zee Entertainment up by 0.95%.

On the flip side, BPCL down by 3.16%, Idea Cellular down by 2.23%, Coal India down by 2.08%, Grasim Industries down by 1.27% and Bajaj Auto down by 0.90% were the top losers.

Top Sectoral& Stock Screening:  The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Telecom up by 0.72%, Capital Goods up by 0.41%, Healthcare up by 0.38%, Basic Materials up by 0.37% and Realty up by 0.30%, while Oil & Gas down by 0.75%, Energy down by 0.66%, FMCG down by 0.20%, PSU down by 0.09% and Auto down by 0.01% were the losing indices on BSE.

On the global front: On the global front, Asian shares were trading mostly in green, as investors awaited a speech by US President Donald Trump for signals on tax reform and infrastructure spending. Japan’s industrial output unexpectedly fell in January for the first time in six months, pressured by a slowdown in shipments of cars to the United States in a sign of an economy grappling for a more sure-footed recovery.

Global Signals: The Asian markets were trading mostly in green; Shanghai Composite increased 5.46 points or 0.17% to 3,234.12, KOSPI Index increased 7.29 points or 0.35% to 2,092.81, Jakarta Composite increased 15.65 points or 0.29% to 5,398.52 and Nikkei 225 increased 117.77 points or 0.62% to 19,225.24.

On the other hand, Hang Seng decreased 32.75 points or 0.14% to 23,892.30 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI decreased 0.14 points or 0.01% to 1,693.70.Taiwan Stock Exchange was closed on account of ‘Peace Memorial Day’ holiday.