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Indian Indices:Asian indices are set to open flat as overnight the US indices gave up most gains with Energy stocks leading the winners. However sell off in Banks and Financials saw the indices close flat as risk in Syria kept the market participants edgy. Bond yields edged up even as oil prices hit fresh 1 month highs.

The Central bank as per consensus left rates unchanged, which saw markets close with marginal losses. The banks being awash with liquidity is seeing positive reaction both on the bond and the currency markets with the Rupee hitting 64.5 a nearly 20 month high. The liquidity gush due to strong foreign buying is seeing strong inflows with bullishness in both stocks and the currency.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 29844.88, down by 82.46 points or 0.28% after trading in a range of 29763.02 and 29863.74. There were 11 stocks advancing against 19 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in green; the BSE Mid cap index rose 0.13%, while Small cap index was up by 0.21%.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 9235.50, down by 26.45 points or 0.29% after trading in a range of 9212.60 and 9240.15. There were 16 stocks advancing against 35 stocks declining on the index.

Technical view: Nifty finds strong support @ 9218, which was yesterday's low while 9330 will act as strong resistance. Bank Nifty also finds strong support @ 21350 while 21850 will act as resistance on the upside.

Titan (Buy above 488, for Target of 505, Stop Loss at 480): The stock has broken out from a rising channel pattern on the daily chart and has also sustained above the same in yesterday's trade. On hourly basis the breakout is confirmed as the stock recovered to close near days high with increase in volumes. Momentum oscillators suggest the upward thrust to continue. We advise to Buy Titan above Rs 488, Stop Loss at Rs 480 and Target of Rs 505.

Derivative Snippets

In the last trading session, markets ended on a flat note after witnessing a volatile swing. Long unwinding was observed in Nifty futures along with some minor short selling in OTM call and put option strikes.

FIIs were net buyers in cash market segment to the tune of Rs 143 Cr.

FII’s index future long/short ratio at 3.2x vs 3.6x.

Nifty Movers: The top gainers on Nifty were Indian Oil Corporation up by 2.66%, BPCL up by 1.90%, Larsen & Toubro up by 1.60%, BhartiAirtel up by 1.39% and Tech Mahindra was up by 1.12%. On the flip side, Sun Pharma down by 2.54%, Adani Ports & SEZ down by 2.26%, Zee Entertainment down by 1.83%, Bank of Baroda down by 1.32% and Tata Motors - DVR down was by 1.29% were the top losers.

Top Sectoral& Stock Screening: The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Telecom up by 1.20%, Realty up by 1.05%, Capital Goods up by 0.92%, Oil & Gas up by 0.71% and Industrials up by 0.23%, while Healthcare down by 0.78%, FMCG down by 0.33%, Power down by 0.32%, Metal down by 0.29% and Utilities was down by 0.20% were the top losing indices on BSE.

On the global front: On the global front, stocks slumped and safe haven bonds and the yen jumped in Asia on Friday after the United States launched cruise missiles against an air base in Syria, potentially escalating the conflict and spooking investors globally. The US markets closed modestly higher in last session but were off the highs of the day, as traders looked ahead to the release of the Labour Department’s closely watched monthly jobs report on Friday.

Global Signals:Asian markets were trading mostly in red; Hang Seng decreased 136.61 points or 0.56% to 24,137.11, Taiwan Weighted shed 44.45 points or 0.45% to 9,853.35, Jakarta Composite fell 30.03 points or 0.53% to 5,650.21, KOSPI Index slipped 2.03 points or 0.09% to 2,150.72 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI was down by 1.52 points or 0.09% to 1,738.04.

On the flip side, Shanghai Composite increased 8.09 points or 0.25% to 3,289.09 and Nikkei 225 was up by 95 points or 0.51% to 18,692.06.