In a topsy-turvy trade, Indian stock markets managed to end in green on expectations of rate cut and stimulus package led to a rally in rate sensitive sectors friday . National Stock Exchange’s 50-share Nifty ended 0.44 per cent higher at 3046.75. Intraday, it touched a high of 3079.85 and low of 3021.80, a band of around 58 points. The index settled at a P/E ratio of 13.
In futures, Nifty January contract provisionally closed at a premium of 8.6 points to spot. The premium narrowed from 31 points earlier. The Nifty January contract price gained 0.38 per cent and added 20 lakh shares in open interest. The selling quantity was slightly higher than buy quantity, which shows players went short in the contract in late trade. The cost of carry was at 1.55 per cent.
For the second consecutive day, traders unwound short calls at 3000 strike while huge call writing was seen from 3100-3300 strikes. On the other hand, huge put buying was observed at 3000 while bulls wrote puts at 2900 and 2800 strikes. The options data indicates that Nifty will likely trade in 2870-3000 levels in the coming sessions.
“Traders booked profits in late trade as they unwound longs before the opening of major Asian markets on Monday, which were closed for New Year celebration. The government is expected to announce a stimulus package Friday evening but markets have already factored in the rational move. However, any extra over the expected might boost markets in the next session," said Ankit Sinha, CEO-Spark Advisory.
"Given the build up in options, I expect Nifty to remain in a range but with slight negative bias. Nifty has a strong resistance at 3100 levels while it has got a strong support in 2800-2900 zones in near term," Sinha added.
In stocks futures, Reliance Industries January gained 2.15 per cent and added 1.30 lakh shares in open interest. State Bank of India advanced 1.14 per cent and open interest added 2.75 lakh shares. Reliance Natural Resources saw huge unwinding of longs but the contract price rose 3.41 per cent to end at 62.25.
DLF gained 3.05 per cent with 8 lakh shares get added in open interest. Unitech advanced 4.74 per cent and added 38 lakh shares in open interest. Tata Steel slipped 0.37 per cent and shed 47750 shares in open interest. Bharati Airtel fell 2.09 per cent while, Reliance Communications jumped 2.15 per cent.
Total F&O turnover on NSE was Rs 31,631 crore, up 41 per cent from Thursday.
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