Daily Big Picture – Nifty Ends 1% Lower Weighed Down by Auto and Banking Stocks

Today’s Action:

The Nifty and the Sensex each fell 1% after opening positive in the morning. Model Portfolio, -1.3%; MSI Ind 47, -0.4%.

Daily Market Review:

The Nifty and the Sensex each fell 1% today. Except Nifty IT, all other indices ended in the red. Nifty PSU banks and Nifty Auto were the top losers. Tata Motors(-4.6%) was the top loser among auto stocks followed by Hero Motocorp (-4.2%). Small PSU banks lost the most among banking stocks, with major losers being Oriental Bk.Of Commerce (-9.0%) and Bank Of India (-5.2%). Hindalco Industries (-4.1%) was the top loser among metal stocks.

Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap lost 1% and 1.1%, respectively, in line with frontline indices. Continue reading “Daily Big Picture – Nifty Ends 1% Lower Weighed Down by Auto and Banking Stocks”

Using the 50-DMA Line for Alternate Entry in Growth Stocks

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