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Indian Indices: Asian markets opened in the green as overnight US cues prompted buying in equities with Dow Jones scaling another fresh high. The return of risk on trade is seeing stocks & indices touch fresh highs with the Brazilian 'Bovespa' leading from the front. The Index has given returns of over 15% YTD (year to date) & over 66% on a yearly basis.

Nifty scales 8900 for the 1st time in 5 months with Bank Nifty closing @ 20860 which is the highest all time closing high recorded. The left out feeling is seeing huge pent up buying which is keeping indices overbought with any fall being brought into. Oil &gas, banks, auto's& financials are contributing to the gains while IT stocks saw profit booking after a heady rally in the last week.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 28611.63, down by 49.95 points or 0.17% after trading in a range of 28603.41 and 28726.10. There were 14 stocks advancing against 16 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 0.24%.The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 8868.75, down by 10.45 points or 0.12% after trading in a range of 8865.25 and 8897.15. There were 26 stocks advancing against 25 stocks declining on the index.

Technical view: Nifty will now attempt the previous high of 8968 hit in September 2016 which will act as resistance while support now emerges closer to 8840 which was the earlier resistance. Bank Nifty is in blue sky territory with new highs being seen & will attempt 21200 while support now comes around 20576.

Trading ideas :INDIACEM (Buy above Rs 173, for target of Rs 182, SL at Rs 168): Stock has broken out from a cup and handle pattern, which has aided India Cement resume its prior uptrend. The breakout has been accompanied with impressive volumes. Other oscillators also indicate that the current momentum would extend. We advise to Buy INDIACEM above Rs 173, Stop Loss at Rs 168 and Target of Rs 182.

Derivative Snippets: Markets traded with a positive bias, as the index call option writers continue to cover their short positions for the third straight day. Nifty 8800 CE to 9000 CE strikes witnessed massive short covering.

FIIs were net sellers in cash market segment to the tune of Rs. 1435 crores.

FII’s index future long/short ratio at 2.2x vs 2.5x with an addition of ~22K short contracts.

The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) committee has suggested setting up of a fiscal council to oversee and verify the credibility of the government’s Budget numbers and fiscal targets for any given year.

Nifty Movers: The top gainers on Nifty were Reliance Industries up by 7.22%, Axis Bank up by 2.31%, Coal India up by 2.14%, BhartiInfratel up by 2.10% and Bosch up by 1.99%.

On the flip side, Infosys down by 1.78%, NTPC down by 1.25%, TCS down by 1.05%, Tata Steel down by 0.91% and Eicher Motors down by 0.82% were the top losers.

Top Sectoral& Stock Screening:  The top gainers on the Sensex were Reliance Industries up by 7.28%, Axis Bank up by 2.19%, Coal India up by 2.05%, BhartiAirtel up by 1.91% and Asian Paints up by 1.81%. On the flip side, Infosys down by 1.59%, NTPC down by 1.16%, TCS down by 0.96%, Tata Steel down by 0.76% and GAIL India down by 0.73% were the top losers.

On the global front: On the global front, Asian shares were trading mostly in green, joining a record-setting night for world markets as investors cheered upbeat factory activity in Europe and solid earnings on Wall Street. China’s home price growth slowed for the fourth straight month as demand cooled further in the biggest cities, signaling government curbs to defuse a bubble in the sector were starting to pay dividends.

Global Signals: The Asian markets were trading mostly in green; FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI increased 0.76 points or 0.04% to 1,707.31, KOSPI Index increased 3.01 points or 0.14% to 2,105.94, Taiwan Weighted increased 18.19 points or 0.19% to 9,782.12 and Hang Seng increased 207.54 points or 0.87% to 24,171.17.On the other hand, Nikkei 225 decreased 11.38 points or 0.06% to 19,370.06, Jakarta Composite decreased 6.5 points or 0.12% to 5,334.49 and Shanghai Composite decreased 4.4 points or 0.14% to 3,248.93.