Last week was eventful, though truncated. The BSE 500 index ended with an uptick of 664 points or 2%, following the footsteps of the headline index S&P BSE Sensex that gained 1,500 points or 2% to hit an all-time high of 75,636. The two defence PSU counters and railway play RVNL ended the week with an uptick of 35%, 32% and 27%, respectively.
The week gone by was highly volatile, with Nifty gaining 2.2% or 490 points in four sessions and hitting a lifetime high of 23,000. The week was also in the news for block deals involving over three dozen companies from large, mid and smallcap segments worth Rs 13,059 crore on screen.
The 23,000 level is expected to play a key role in the Nifty s further direction, and sustaining this level can take the index towards the upper band of the Rising Channel (i.e., 23,100-23,200), followed by 23,500, with support at 22,800.