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Indian Indices: Asian indices opened mildly with losses as North Korea conducting missile test over the weekend witnessed sentiment turn weak. This even as US data indicates the Federal Reserve would raise rates in June, which has seen the bond yields rise to over 2.42% on the US 10 year bond. This week should see some caution initially with any dip being a chance to buy as the global bull market remains intact.

Nifty hit 9450 and reacted sharply during midsession to close around 9400 with foreign buying being matched by local selling. Banks both Private and PSU bore the brunt of selling while Auto, Realty and select IT saw fresh buying. For today expect mixed reaction on the index while stock/sector outperformance may continue as local profit booking gathers momentum.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 30317.57, up by 129.42 points or 0.43% after trading in a range of 30273.62 and 30357.96. There were 22 stocks advancing against 8 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in green; the BSE Mid cap index was up by 1.03%, while Small cap index was up by 0.74%.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 9442.25, up by 41.35 points or 0.44% after trading in a range of 9423.10 and 9445.35. There were 34 stocks advancing against 17 stocks declining on the index.

Technical view: Nifty found strong support around 9372, which was Friday's low and will act as initial support on the downside while 9450 will act as resistance on the upside. Bank Nifty also finds strong support around 22550 while 22800 will now act as resistance on the upside.

MothersonSumi (BUY Above 415 with Stop Loss at 407 for Target of 430): The stock has been in a solid uptrend for the past five months. On analysing the daily chart, Motherson was stuck in a narrow trading range for the past two weeks; however, the stock has finally broken out from this gestation period and has given a continuation pattern breakout. The price outburst has been accompanied with increase in volumes, which further accentuates out bullish stance on the stock.

Derivative Snippets

Infosys has deferred salary hikes for employees to July and even later in case of senior executives as the Indian tech industry struggles to cope with uncertain environment and visa-related issues in key markets like the US.

In the last trading session, markets closed on a negative note dragged by banking stocks. Nifty ATM/OTM call and put option strikes saw short selling, indicating of a trading range between 9300-9500. Bank Nifty 23000 CE saw some unwinding of long positions, making 23000 levels as an important resistance for the index.

FIIs were net buyers in cash market segment to the tune of Rs 842 Cr.FIIs index future long short ratio at 2 x v/s 2.3x.

Nifty Movers: The top gainers on Nifty were Hindalco up by 3.82%, Tata Steel up by 2.61%, Dr. Reddy’s Lab up by 2.32%, Ultratech Cement up by 1.92% and Kotak Mahindra Bank up by 1.90%. On the flip side, Infosys down by 1.47%, BhartiInfratel down by 1.45%, AurobindoPharma down by 0.99%, Eicher Motors down by 0.66% and Wipro down by 0.60% were the top losers.

Top Sectoral& Stock Screening: The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Metal up by 1.79%, Basic Materials up by 1.65%, Realty up by 1.28%, Bankex up by 0.94% and Utilities up by 0.84%, while Consumer Durables down by 1.02%, Telecom down by 0.85%, IT down by 0.70% and TECK down by 0.66% were the losing indices on BSE.

On the global front: On the global front, Asian shares were trading mostly in green, despite headwinds from a weekend missile test by North Korea and concerns over further spread of ransomwarecyberattacks globally. China’s factory output and fixed asset investment growth cooled more than expected in April, adding to signs that momentum in the world’s second-biggest economy is slowing from a strong start in the first quarter.

Global Signals:The Asian markets were trading mostly in green; KOSPI Index increased 1.89 points or 0.08% to 2,287.91, Shanghai Composite increased 7.84 points or 0.25% to 3,091.35, Taiwan Weighted increased 35.68 points or 0.36% to 10,022.50 and Hang Seng increased 149.17 points or 0.59% to 25,305.51.On the other hand, Nikkei 225 decreased 34.46 points or 0.17% to 19,849.44, Jakarta Composite decreased 15.74 points or 0.28% to 5,659.47 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI decreased 2.2 points or 0.12% to 1,773.67.