Bears now in control
The markets opened in the red on the back of weak global cues and continued its downward slide thereafter to finally end near the lows of the day. The Sensex closed down 900.84 points or 5.12% at 16,677.88, while the Nifty lost 270.50 points or 5.18% to close at 4953.0. Broad market indices performed inline with the frontline indices but their losses were to a smaller extent as the BSE Midcap and Smallcap index were down 4.11% and 4.05% respectively. Market breadth was pathetic, as A/D ratio was 0.17:1 on the BSE. NSE cash turnover was Rs.12,754crs. Vs. Rs. 15816.64cr on Friday.
Sectorally, it was a sea of red. However, the losses for the BSE Auto and Healthcare Index were muted. The BSE Realty, Bankex and Power lost in excess of 6%. Gainers from the index pivotals included Cipla, HUL, Ranbaxy and Maruti only. Major losers from the BSE-30 included SBI, DLF, HDFC, BHEL and Hindalco.
Today's sell-off has led to the main indices closing below some strong supports and also below the 200 day EMA. We expect further downsides in the coming sessions as the bears seem to have full control. In terms of strategy, traders are recommended to wait for the market to bottom out and enter into a fresh uptrend before aggressively entering into fresh long positions.
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