"In the holiday truncated week, traders are expected to stay light as earnings season gets into full swing leading to stock specific action," said Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal.
"We expect Markets to consolidate in a broader range with a positive bias as overall Q3 earnings are estimated to remain healthy," said Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal.
Thirteen stocks, including Balrampur Chini, Bandhan Bank, Chambal Fertilizers, Escorts Kubota, Hindustan Copper, Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), The India Cements, Indus Towers, National Aluminium Company, Piramal Enterprises, PVR Inox, and Steel Authority of India (SAIL), were under the F&O ban list. Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) is back on the ban list, while Delta Corp and Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers (GNFC) have moved out.