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The Indian benchmark indices opened sharply higher today(16th march 2022), with a strong recovery from the previous session's losses. The BSE Sensex rose 800 points to 56,575, while the Nifty 50 jumped 230 points to 16,893 levels in early deals. The strong start for the indices comes amid upbeat global sentiment as US stocks rose significantly overnight and Asian shares were also seen staging recovery from their two-day losses. On the Sensex, HDFC, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, Maruti, ICICI Bank, Bajaj twins, HDFC Bank, M&M, Asian Paints, and Wipro were leading the upmove, trading up to 3.5 percent higher. Grasim and Tata Motors were the additional gainers on the Nifty50. Read more

In the past few months, the Nifty Bank Index has consistently struggled to rise above the 36,000 marks. A move above the 36,497 levels, which is the five-month high for the index, can take it up further. The daily and weekly charts suggest that a breakout above the above-mentioned level can see the index hit the 37,000 marks and then record a new all-time high by crossing 37,708 levels. As long as the support of 35,750 is defended on a closing basis, the upside sentiment is likely to see more interest of market participants in bank stocks. One can easily expect a 10 -15 percent jump in the index within a short time. A quick analysis of the constituents of the index suggests that there is more headroom among most stocks. Among the lot, Punjab National Bank (PNB), Federal Bank, and IDFC First Bank can move up over 20 percent each from the current levels, the charts suggest. Read more

At Close, Sensex was down 345.51 points or 0.94 per cent at 36329.01, and the Nifty shed 93.90 points or 0.87 per cent at 10705.75. IndusInd Bank was the biggest gainer in Sensex followed by State Bank of India, Tata Steel and Hindustan Unilever. Infosys, HCL Tech, Maruti, Bajaj Finance, and NTPC were major losers in Sensex pack. About 1225 shares have advanced, 1492 shares declined, and 159 shares are unchanged. Nifty PSU Bank index was up 3.11% and Nifty Pharma index, up 1.11%. Nifty IT, Nifty Auto, Nifty media were in the red.

At close, the Sensex was down 1,068.75 points or 3.44% at 30028.98, while Nifty was down 313.60 points or 3.43% at 8823.25 on lockdown extension. ICICI Bank and IndusInd Bank were top Sensex losers, followed by Axis Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Finance and HDFC Bank. While Infosys, TCS, HCL Tech and ITC were the only gainers on the index. About 580 shares have advanced, 1702 shares declined, and 159 shares are unchanged. Except, Nifty IT, all the sectoral indices were traded in the red. Nifty Bank index slipped 1,272 points or 6.75 per cent followed by the auto, metal and Infra. BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices fell between 3-4 per cent.