INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Most private bank stocks were trading with decent gains in afternoon trade on Monday, keeping the sectoral index up
The Nifty Private Bank index was trading 1.65 per cent up at 16,076 around 12:50 pm
RBL Bank (up 3.19 per cent), ICICI Bank (up 3.07 per cent) and YES Bank (up 2.16 per cent) were the top gainers in the index.
IndusInd Bank
(up 1.56 per cent), Kotak Mahindra Bank (up 1.55 per cent), Axis Bank (up 1.44 per cent), IDFC Bank (up 1.39 per cent) and HDFC Bank (up
0.33 per cent) too were in the positive terrain
However, Federal Bank (down 0.18 per cent) was incurring losses around that time
Sensex and Nifty were trading higher amid positive global cues and healthy gains in banking, metal and FMCG stocks.
The NSE Nifty50 index
was up 124.30 points at 11,681.40, while the BSE Sensex was up 436.09 points at 38687.89
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 44 were trading in the green, while 6 were in the red
Momentum indicator Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) showed bullish crossover on 50 stocks on NSE, including NMDC, Balrampur
Chini, Adani Transmission, Usha Martin and Dhampur Sugar.
However, the MACD indicator alone may not be sufficient to make an investment or
Traders should make use of other indicators such as Fibonacci series, RSI, candlestick patterns, Bollinger Bands and stochastic to confirm
It is advisable to consult a financial expert before taking any buy or sell call on a stock based on chart reading.
