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Sensex and Nifty Markets got a bit jinxed today and ended their four-session green streak on Friday This was due to selling pressure on bank stocks.
Sensex closed at 79,032, down 568 points while Nifty 50 hit a high of 24,174 intraday. Nifty closed down 34 points at 24,010.
Sectoral Performance 5 of 16 NSE sectoral indices ended in red, with Nifty Bank and Nifty Financial Services leading losses of up to 1%. Nifty Healthcare and Nifty Oil & Gas gained over 1%.
Technical outlook Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities said that the sentiment seems strong as the index closed significantly above the critical moving average. However, it looks a bit heavy after a continuous rally and could attract profit booking if Nifty sustains below 24,000.
On charts, the index has formed a small-bodied red candle. As per Rupak De- Nifty could fall towards 23,850-23,700 in the short term upon a decisive fall below 24,000. On the higher end, resistance is visible at 24,200
Global Markets Nikkei 225 up 0.61%, while Hang Seng ended flat with slight gains Shanghai Composite was up 0.73% and FTSE Straits Times Index was down 0.27%.