The Indian stock market saw the Sensex and Nifty 50 drop from their opening-day highs on Friday. Despite Infosys posting strong quarterly results and raising its revenue forecast, widespread profit booking overshadowed the gains.
As of 9:51 IST:
- Sensex: Down 0.21% to 81,174.93 points
- Nifty 50: Down 0.35% to 24,714.15 points
Market Insights:
Dr. V K Vijayakumar from Geojit Financial Services notes that reasonably priced large-cap stocks are performing well, while overvalued sectors like railways and defense are declining. This trend supports a continued rise in the market without overheating.
Rajesh Palviya’s Stock Picks:
Rajesh Palviya, SVP of Technical and Derivatives Research at Axis Securities, recommends three stocks for Friday:
1. SBI Life Insurance (Current Price: ₹1,651)
- Trend: Strong uptrend with higher tops and bottoms.
- Chart Pattern: Rounding bottom formation at ₹1,570.
- Indicators: Bullish RSI, increased volumes.
- Recommendation: Buy, hold, and accumulate.
- Target: ₹1,700-1,800
- Support: ₹1,600-1,570
2. Orient Cement (Current Price: ₹326)
- Trend: Strong uptrend with higher tops and bottoms.
- Chart Pattern: Pennant formation indicating continuation of uptrend.
- Indicators: Bullish RSI, increased volumes.
- Recommendation: Buy, hold, and accumulate.
- Target: ₹340-355
- Support: ₹300-290
3. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (Current Price: ₹4,297)
- Trend: Bullish sentiments with a rounding bottom formation at ₹4,255.
- Chart Pattern: Recaptured key moving averages (20, 50, 100, 200 day SMA).
- Indicators: Bullish RSI, increased volumes.
- Recommendation: Buy, hold, and accumulate.
- Target: ₹4,440-4,550
- Support: ₹4,230-4,150
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