Bulls vs bears on D-St: Is there more downside to Tuesday's market fall?
US bond yields, crude oil price, Chinese power crunch, dragged indices lower on Tuesday. Will bears tighten their grip on the markets today or will market bulls wrestle their way back on Dalal Street?
Nikita Vashisht New Delhi
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Benchmark indices fell over half a per cent yesterday as analysts downgraded China's GDP growth forecasts following a power crunch.
That apart, hardened bond yields also prompted investors to book profits in equities. The US Treasury yields topped 1.5% on Tuesday, the highest since June, while 10-year government bond yields, back home, climbed to 6.22%.
This, coupled with soaring crude oil prices, pushed the S&P BSE Sensex 410 points down at 59,668 while the Nifty50 index dropped 106 points to 17,749.
The indices had hit a low of 59,045 and 17,576, respectively, in the intra-day trade on Tuesday, but bounced back sharply amid gains in energy and metal stocks.
Now, according to tech charts, the medium-term bias remains positive as long as the index does not breach the 58,000 level.
Further, every bounce back above 59,500 may trigger an accumulating pattern for a bigger breakout.
As regards Nifty, the bullish outlook will remain intact as long as the support of 17,250 is held. Moreover, a breakout rally may take the index to the uncharted territory of 18,000 and 18,100 if it breaks above 17,800 decisively.
Against this backdrop, the immediate support of 58,600 for the Sensex and 17,500 for the Nifty will be tracked by market participants today.
On the fundamental side, the outcome of market regulator Sebi's board meeting, stock-specific triggers, and primary market action will guide the markets on Wednesday.
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Topics :MarketsS&P BSE SensexNifty50
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First Published: Sep 29 2021 | 9:58 AM IST
