Rally was seen in power and utilities indices, which were up over 1% each, followed by gains in auto and metal stocks. Some profit taking was seen in banks, telecom and consumer durables.
The S&P BSE Sensex fell nearly 200 points on Tuesday while the Nifty50 closed in the red after hitting a record high of 22,783. Sectorally, buying was seen in power, realty, and auto while energy, oil & gas, healthcare, and IT stocks saw some selling pressure.
The Sensex rose over 900 points while the Nifty50 closed with gains of over 200 points. Sectoraly, buying was seen in utilities, public sector and banks while realty stocks saw some selling pressure.
SBI shares had been in a consolidation zone of Rs 720-790 for almost two months now and on Thursday it gave a channel breakout with good volumes. With the Daily Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the verge of entering an extremely bullish zone, this stock can touch the Rs 850-860 zone in the short term.
Finolex shares have given a Cup & Handle breakout on the monthly charts and can be bought at above Rs 275 by aggressive traders for a target of Rs 325, and a stop loss can be placed below Rs 229.