In today’s episode of Indian Market in Minutes from Motilal Oswal Research Desk, host Shivangi Sarda brings you everything you need to know from the world of finance.
Nifty ended volatile expiry-day trade with a 200-point drop, slipping below the 24,500 mark and forming its fourth straight bearish candle. Markets stayed under pressure with persistent selling from higher levels. FIIs sold equities worth ₹3592 Cr, while DIIs provided support with net buying of ₹6346 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 derivatives, SII's activity, index, actionable sectors and stocks to watch out. So stay tuned till the end.
[00:00:21] Hey, this is your host Shivangi Sarda and to start with our first segment for Friday, 29th August 2025, Nifty Index opened on a plattish note but bears took charge from the very beginning and tracked the index below 24,500. The session remained volatile due to the monthly expiry with swings on both sides but largely tilted in favour of the bears. Selling pressure from the higher levels persisted and it closed with losses of around 200 points.
[00:00:49] It formed a bearish candle on the daily frame and has been making lower highs from the last four trading sessions. India Wix was slightly up at 12.18 level, while Nifty Put Call Ratio increased to 0.86. Option data suggests a broader trading range in between 24,000 to 25,000, while immediate range is in between 24,300 to 24,700.
[00:01:14] Moving on to the second segment, in the equity cash market, FIIs were net sellers to the tune of 3,592 crores, while DIIs were buyers worth 6,346 crores. FII's index long-shot ratio decreased to 8.2%.
[00:01:33] Going ahead with the index actionable, derivative seta and price setup suggest, till Nifty holds below 24,650, weakness could extend towards 24,350 and then 24,200, while hurdles are placed at 24,850 zones. Till the time Bank Nifty holds below 54,250, weakness could be seen towards 53,500, while on the upside, hurdle can be seen at 54,500.
[00:02:03] And finally, talking about the sectors and stocks to watch out, positive setup can be seen in Uno Minda, Naikad, Titan, Polycab, Maruti, Cumans and Hero Motor Corp. While some weakness could be seen in Angel One, Inox Wind, Shiram Finance, BDL, Sinjin and REC. Wish you a super day and a lovely weekend ahead. Shimangi Sarda signing off. Follow this podcast for solid advice.
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