Buy or sell stocks: Following the Israel-Iran ceasefire, the Indian stock market extended its uptrend for another session. The Nifty 50 index finished 200 points higher at 25,244, the BSE Sensex ended 700 points higher at 82,755, while the Bank Nifty index added 159 points and closed at 56,621. Leading the charge among the top performers on the Nifty were Titan, M&M, and Grasim. Conversely, BEL, Kotak Bank, and Eicher Motor ended the session as major losers. Trading volumes on the NSE cash market were lower by 9% compared to the previous session.
Highlighting a broad positive sentiment, the Midcap and Smallcap indices extended their upward journey for the fourth consecutive day. The Nifty Midcap 100 gained 0.44%, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 surged 1.49%. Market breadth remained positive for the second day, with advancing stocks significantly outnumbering declining ones, reflected in a robust BSE advance-decline ratio of 2.34—its highest since May 14th.
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Vaishali Parekh, Vice President of Technical Research at Prabhudas Lilladher, believes the Indian stock market sentiment has improved as the Nifty 50 index has closed above 25,200. The Prabhudas Lilladher expert said a decisive break above 25,250 may trigger a fresh uptrend, and the key benchmark index may soon touch 25,600 levels. On the lower side, 24,800 is immediate support for the 50-stock index.
Speaking on the outlook of the Nifty 50 today, Vaishali Parekh said, “The Nifty 50 index indicated a strong closing above the 25,200 zone after a long wait with further rise expected in the coming sessions with the overall sentiment easing out and bias improving as of now. As mentioned earlier, the index’s decisive breach above the 25,250 zone shall trigger a fresh, further upward move in the coming days, with targets of 25,700 and 26,200 levels visible. On the downside, the near-term support shall be elevated to the 24,800 zone, which needs to be sustained to maintain the overall bias intact.”
“The Bank Nifty index has moved into the positive territory above the 56,000 zone with bias and sentiment improving, expecting further rise in the coming days, and once a decisive breach above the 57,000 zone is confirmed, it shall trigger a fresh upward move with higher targets of 58,500 and 60,000 levels achievable. The 50-EMA zone at the 54,900 level would be an important support, whereas the near-term support is positioned near the 55,400 level, which needs to be sustained as of now,” said Parekh.
Parekh said that support for Nifty today is placed at 25,100, while the resistance is at 25,500. The Bank Nifty would have a daily range of 56,200 to 57,200.
Vaishali Parekh’s stock recommendations today
Regarding stocks to buy today, Vaishali Parekh recommended these three buy-or-sell stocks: Reliance Power, EIH, and Archean Chemical Industries.
1] Reliance Power: Buy at ₹66, Target ₹72, Stop Loss ₹63;
2] EIH: Buy at ₹363, Target ₹390, Stop Loss ₹350; and
3] Archean Chemical Industries: Buy at ₹633, Target ₹660, Stop Loss ₹620.
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