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Indian Indices: Asian indices opened on a mixed note with Australia and Japan opening in the green after seeing losses for the last 3 days. The other markets continued to see weakness as US indices closed in the red after triple digit losses on the Dow Jones. Oil prices fell along with US bond yields while Gold continued to witness protection buying.

Nifty closed flat after seeing narrow movements through the session with 9100 being the key. Bank Nifty drifted lower as PSU banks saw selling accentuate after seeing a big rally last week. For today expect OMC and Energy stocks to see buying while Banks and Financials may continue to see profit booking.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 29425.80, up by 89.23 points or 0.30% after trading in a range of 29341.68 and 29442.24. There were 16 stocks advancing against 14 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in green; the BSE Mid cap index was up by 0.67%, while Small cap index was up by 0.91%.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 9133.50, up by 30.00 points or 0.33% after trading in a range of 9102.65 and 9135.95. There were 33 stocks advancing against 18 stocks declining on the index

Technical view: Nifty finds strong support @ 9075 which was the low for yesterday while 9150 will act as resistance on the upside. Bank Nifty also sees support @ 21470 while 21700 will act as resistance on the upside. Any breach and close below 9075 and 21470 will accentuate the fall on both indices.

JISLJALEQS (Buy Above 108 for Target of 116, Stop Loss at 104.5):Jain Irrigation has broken out from an inverse head and shoulder pattern on the daily charts. The stock has convincingly sustained above the 50-DMA. Other momentum oscillators indicate strength in the current up move. The breakout was also accompanied with highest ever daily volumes witnessed in the stock over the past few years. We advise to Buy JISJALEQS above Rs 108, Stop Loss at Rs 104.5 and Target of Rs 116.

Derivative Snippets

In the last trading session, Nifty ended on a lacklustre note. Bank Nifty 20APR2017 expiry ATM/OTM call and put option strikes were under selling pressure, indicating of a range bound close to the weekly expiry contracts..

FIIs were net sellers in cash market segment to the tune of Rs 673 Cr. FII’s index future long/short ratio at 2.4x v/s 2.7x. Long positions to the tune of ~33k contracts were created in index put options.

Nifty Movers: The top gainers on Nifty were GAIL India up by 4.37%, Grasim Industries up by 3.51%, HDFC up by 2.52%, Bank of Baroda up by 2.29% and ONGC up by 1.53%.

On the flip side, Yes Bank down by 3.72%, ICICI Bank down by 1.80%, Axis Bank down by 1.59%, Tata Power down by 0.76% and NTPC down by 0.64% were the top losers.

Top Sectoral& Stock Screening: The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Realty up by 1.49%, Consumer Durables up by 1.17%, Basic Materials up by 1.04%, PSU up by 0.76% and Oil & Gas up by 0.63%, while Bankex down by 0.34% was the sole loser on BSE.The top gainers on the Sensex were GAIL India up by 4.12%, HDFC up by 2.54%, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone up by 1.50%, ONGC up by 1.45% and HDFC Bank up by 1.03%.

On the global front: On the global front, Asian shares were trading mostly in green, as signs of resilience emerged in some markets, while steadying commodity prices - especially for oil - prompted some bargain hunting among investors. Japan reported that March exports rose 12% on year, against a 6% increase projected by analysts for the fourth consecutive month of gains, while imports rose 15.8%, well above the 10.4% increase seen. The trade surplus came in at 615 billion yen, wider than the 576 billion yen increase seen.

Global Signals:The Asian markets were trading mostly in green; FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI increased 2.34 points or 0.13% to 1,741.29, KOSPI Index increased 9.87 points or 0.46% to 2,148.27, Nikkei 225 increased 64.01 points or 0.35% to 18,496.21 and Hang Seng increased 101.26 points or 0.43% to 23,927.14.On the other hand, Taiwan Weighted decreased 6.43 points or 0.07% to 9,633.51, Jakarta Composite decreased 5.68 points or 0.1% to 5,600.83 and Shanghai Composite decreased 1.49 points or 0.05% to 3,169.20.