IANS | 18 Apr, 2024
Nifty declined for the fourth consecutive session on Thursday amid selling pressure in the second half.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have been heavily selling equities worth Rs 15763 crore in the last three days.
Nifty
after opening positive witnessed selling pressure in the second half of
the day and closed with the loss of 152 points at 21996 levels.
Siddhartha
Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, said
barring IT, metals & PSU banks, all sectors ended in red including
mid-cap and small-cap. The market saw some relief at the start of the
session on the back of a healthy outlook by the IMF on the Indian
Economy. However, it failed to sustain at higher levels amid volatility
and declined for the fourth consecutive day.
Strong selling by
FIIs of Rs 15763 crore in the last three days due to the uncertain
global environment also dampened the sentiments, he said.
“Overall,
we expect volatility to continue in the market in the absence of any
major positive trigger, while focus will continue on stock-specific
action amid earnings season,” he said.
Hrishikesh Yedve, AVP
Technical and Derivatives Research at Asit C. Mehta Investment
Intermediates said the Nifty index concluded the day in negative
territory at 21,996, with huge volatility owing to ongoing geopolitical
concerns. From a technical standpoint, if the index sustains above
22,000 levels, then a relief rally towards 22,300-22,500 could be
possible; conversely, sustaining below 21,950 levels could lead to
further weakness towards 21,800-21,700.