The Nifty experienced a decline of 183 points, closing near the 22,700 level, and formed a "dark cloud cover" candlestick pattern, a bearish signal. The Indian market saw its worst session in nearly three weeks on Wednesday, dragged down by losses in heavyweight financials and IT stocks.
Nifty on Monday ended 25 points lower to form a minor bearish candle on the daily chart. The up move was not supported by the momentum as on the hourly time frame there is a negative crossover, analysts said.
Indian blue-chip equity indices ended flat on Friday, with NSE Nifty 50 and S&P BSE Sensex gaining 2.2% and 2.02% for the week, led by financials and metal stocks.
Financial stocks powered up Indian blue-chip indices on Thursday, taking them to all-time highs. Short-term moving averages are expected to support the indices on any decline. Nifty formed a long bull candle on the daily chart. The MACD showed bearish signs on the counters of Vadilal Industries, Bharat Rasayan, Godrej Properties, Maithan Alloys, Mrs Bectors Food Specialities, Astral, and Ajanta Pharma.