In today’s episode of Indian Market in Minutes from Motilal Oswal Research Desk, host Shivangi Sarda Malpani brings you everything you need to know from the world of finance.
Markets remained volatile as Nifty opened gap down by 180 points and extended losses in the first half, breaking below the 23,800 mark. However, buying interest at lower levels helped the index recover in the latter half, closing near the crucial 24,000 zone. FIIs remained aggressive sellers with outflows of ₹8,048 Cr, while DIIs provided partial support with inflows of ₹3,487 Cr.
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[00:00:00] Welcome to Indian Market in Minutes from Motilal Oswal Research Test. We will be covering Technical and Debratives, SII's Activity, Index, Actionable, Sectors and Stocks to Watch Out. So stay tuned till the end.
[00:00:22] Hey, this is your host Shivangi Sardamalpani and to start with our first segment for Monday, 4th May, 2026, Nifty Index opened gap down by 180 points and cascaded in the first half of the session. It broke 23,800 and recovered in the second half to close near 24k. It formed a doji sort of a candle on the daily frame and broke its higher-low structure of the last three sessions.
[00:00:48] However, it formed a small-bodied bullish candle on the weekly frame and negated its higher highs formation of the last three weeks. India Wix was up by around 5.9% to 18.5 levels. Nifty put call ratio decreased to 0.98.
[00:01:06] Option data suggests a broader trading range in between 23,600 to 24,400 marks, while immediate range could be in between 23,800 to 24,200 levels. Moving on to the second segment in the equity cash market, FIIs were net sellers to the tune of 8,048 crores, while DIIs were buyers worth 3,487 crores.
[00:01:34] FIIs indexed long-short ratio decreased to 11.5%. Going ahead with the index actionable, DevJF's data and price setup suggest, Till Nifty holds below 24,000, weakness could be seen towards 23,800, while a hold above the same could see some strength towards 24,300 marks.
[00:01:57] Now, till the time Bank Nifty holds below 77,000, weakness could be seen towards 76,500, while a hold above the same could see strength towards 77,700. Now, finally, talking about the sectors and stocks to watch out, positive setup can be seen in Pajaj Auto, KPIT Tech, Torrent Power, Cements, Sun Pharma, Tech Mahindra, and BSC.
[00:02:23] While some weakness could be seen in Pari Energy, K-Fintech, Nalko, Dabar, Boltas, CDSL, and REC. Wish you a super day ahead. Shivangi Sarada Malpani signing off. Follow this podcast for solid advice.
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