If the Nifty closes below 5,835, the index may head much lower while a close above 5,920 may lead to a short rally
After a volatile session throughout the day, the indices ended in the negative for the third day in a row. Both the Sensex and the Nifty opened well in the positive. The Sensex opened at 19,892 while the Nifty opened 5,938. Both the indices hit their intra day high at the beginning of the session but soon began a downward journey to see some recovery in the last hour of the session. However, sharp selling again resumed towards the end of the session. The NSE saw a volume of 58.44 crore shares.
The indices hit a lower high and a lower low today. The Sensex hit a high of 19,907 and the Nifty hit a high of 5,945. The Sensex hit a low of 19,700 and the Nifty hit a low of 5,870, closing almost at the low of the day. The Sensex closed at 19,748 (fell 57 points, fell 0.29%) while the Nifty closed at 5,886 (fell 21 points, 0.36%).
US stocks rose on Thursday, 25 July 2013. Economic data released on Thursday, 25 July 2013, was mixed. Durable-goods orders in June came in better than expected, but weekly jobless claims posted a modest increase of 7,000 claims to 343,000.
Japan consumer prices rose the most since 2008 in June, an early sign that the world's third-biggest economy may be starting to shake off 15 years of deflation. Consumer prices excluding fresh food increased 0.4% in June from a year earlier, the statistics bureau said in a statement today.
Asian indices had a mixed performance. Nikkei 225 fell the most, 2.97% while Hang Seng was the gainer, rising 0.31%.
Among important news, China ordered companies in 19 industries to cut excess production capacity, raising fear that the demand is set to slow in the biggest consumer of the metal.
Officials working for euro zone finance ministers signed off on the payment of the next batch of aid for Greece on Friday and the money will be disbursed on the approval of member states on Monday, euro zone officials said.
The rupee rose to a five-week high as the Reserve Bank of India's aggressive defense of the currency showed some signs of success, but investors were again set to demand the government pay them handsomely to buy its bonds at an auction on Friday.
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