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Indian Indices: Asian markets opened with gains as the Japanese “Nikkei” lead from the front as overnight US indices ignored the escalation in geopolitical risk emanating from UK and rallied to close with gains. European indices hit new fresh highs led by the German “Dax” as positive macro data combined with the recent strength in the Euro saw fresh bouts of buying into European indices.

Nifty saw weakness creep in after staging a sharp rally in mid-session as news of geopolitical tension with Pakistan escalated. The selloff was led by mid-caps, which witnessed fresh bouts of selling on all rallies and lead to big under performance from the broader markets. For today expect Rupee, Bonds and Equities to be under pressure on opening bell as expiry related pressure and also Rupee near 65 levels could see foreign selling aggravate in the near term.  

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 30487.40, up by 122.15 points or 0.40% after trading in a range of 30395.69 and 30521.45. 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 0.01%, while Small cap index was up by 0.33%.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 9415.25, up by 29.10 points or 0.31% after trading in a range of 9386.35 and 9426.00. There were 26 stocks advancing against 25 stocks declining on the index

Technical view: Nifty broke the near term support around 9370 and another day of close below this level can see 9300 being tested. Resistance now comes close to 9450 on the upside. Bank Nifty has made lower top lower bottom patterns and will find support closer to 22350 while 22750 will now act as strong resistance on the upside.

IGL May FUT (Sell Below 979 with Stop Loss at 991 for Target of 957): The stock has been witnessing sustained selling pressure in the past eight weeks and has finally broken below the neckline of a Head & Shoulder pattern on the daily charts. The stock has also slipped below the 100-DMA further accentuating our bearish stance on the stock. Other momentum oscillators also indicate that the current weakness is likely to persist.

Derivative Snippets

Great Eastern Shipping Companyannounced that the debenture issue committee has approved raising up to Rs1.50bn via issuance of non-convertible debentures on private placement basis.

In the last trading session, markets continued to slide lower as geo-political tension weigh in. Bank Nifty 22500PE added fresh long positions, indicating of a sharp fall of around 1% in the Banking Index below the support level 22500 level. Nifty 9500CE continued to remain under selling pressure. Implied volatility of index option surged higher, indicating a rising fear in the market.

FIIs were net sellers in cash market segment to the tune of Rs 401 Cr.FIIs index future long short ratio at 2.1x vs 1.9x

Nifty Movers: The top gainers on Nifty were Tata Motors - DVR up by 3.92%, Tata Motors up by 3.50%, Yes Bank up by 2.06%, Indian Oil Corporation up by 1.89% and HDFC up by 1.81%. On the flip side, HCL Tech down by 2.75%, BhartiInfratel down by 1.87%, Dr. Reddy’ Lab down by 1.47%, Hindalco down by 1.17% and Asian Paints down by 1.12% were the top losers.

Top Sectoral& Stock Screening: The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Industrials up by 1.09%, Oil & Gas up by 0.69%, Auto up by 0.66%, Utilities up by 0.66% and Energy up by 0.58%, while Telecom down by 0.62%, Healthcare down by 0.42%, Metal down by 0.26%, TECK down by 0.09% and Consumer Disc down by 0.08% were the losing indices on BSE.

On the global front: On the global front, Asian shares were trading mostly in green, as investors awaited minutes from the US Federal Reserve and an upcoming OPEC meeting. Moody’s Investors Services downgraded China’s long-term local and foreign currency issuer ratings, citing expectations that the financial strength of the world’s second-biggest economy would erode in the coming years.

Global Signals: The Asian markets were trading mostly in green; FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI increased 3.24 points or 0.18% to 1,770.41, KOSPI Index increased 4.34 points or 0.19% to 2,316.08, Taiwan Weighted increased 36.14 points or 0.36% to 10,043.98 and Nikkei 225 increased 96.63 points or 0.49% to 19,709.91.On the other hand, Jakarta Composite decreased 53.66 points or 0.94% to 5,676.95, Hang Seng decreased 37.89 points or 0.15% to 25,365.26 and Shanghai Composite decreased 13.29 points or 0.43% to 3,048.66.