Meanwhile, the Natural Gas futures soared nearly 79 per cent in the last 15 trading sessions to a new high of Rs 760; the commodity could witness some profit-taking now.
CLOSING BELL: Equity markets settled near the low point of the day as investors chose to stay on the sidelines ahead of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy outcome on Wednesday
All metal stocks have "Death Cross", and if the current rally shows sustainability, the pullback rally would see added interest, indicate charts.
Shares of HDFC AMC had rallied significantly post its debut in July 2018. However, after hitting a peak at Rs 3,681 in November 2019, the stock has since then declined over 50 per cent.
ICICI Bank can rally to a new high if the stock manages to sustain above its 200-DMA; Infosys and UltraTech Cement too look promising, while Rs 2,350-level remains the key for Reliance Industries.
The MCX Gold futures seem to be taking support around the 200-DMA, on the upside sustained trade above the 20-DMA at Rs 50,700 can trigger a fresh rally.
Stocks to watch today: Axis Bank, Tata Steel will report their June quarter 2022 results (Q1FY23) on Monday, July 25; Infosys delivered net profit for Q1 below street expectations at Rs 5,360 crore.
CLOSING BELL: Ultratech Cement, Grasim, UPL, HDFC, HDFC Bank, Eicher Motors, and ICICI Bank were the top gainers, ralling over 2 per cent each
After the massive slaughtering post April 2022, sugar stocks consolidated in June and are now witnessing a pullback rally.
Stock market live updates: At 7:25 AM, the SGX Nifty Futures quoted at 16,512 levels, indicating a gap-up of 172 odd-points.
While the underneath trend seems positive, Reliance, ONGC and Oil India need to sustain above the major support levels for further gains.
The MCX Crude Oil futures are likely to trade with a negative bias as long as the commodity trades below Rs 8,200. Whereas, Natural Gas futures face near resistance around Rs 604.
CLOSING BELL: The steady depreciation in the value of the rupee against the US dollar is likely to prove expensive for corporate India
CLOSING BELL: The frontline indices climbed on the back of gains in Infosys, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, TCS, Axis Bank, L&T, SBI, and Reliance Industries
Shares of Mindtree seem fairly placed and can rally up to 23 per cent, while ACC, HDFC Bank and ICICI Prudential Life need to conquer key levels for a fresh rally to emerge.
The MCX Gold futures may test its support at the 200-DMA placed at Rs 49,750, while Silver futures may dip towards the 200-WMA placed at Rs 53,900-odd level.
CLOSING BELL: Tata Consumer Products, Titan, Eicher Motors, HUL, Tata Motors, Maruti, M&M, Nestle India, HDFC, L&T, and BPCL topped the charts
Shares of HDFC Bank seem placed in the accumulation zone, while HDFC needs to hold on to key moving averages. Charts also indicate a wait and watch approach for LIC of India.
According to the technical analyst from Anand Rathi, Hindustan Petroleum can be bought near Rs 237, while Whirlpool of India should be bought above Rs 1,680.
CLOSING BELL: Axis Bank, HCL Tech, SBI, Tech M, TCS, Wipro, Infosys, and Ultratech Cement were the top large-cap laggards