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Technical View: Nifty starts 2018 with a bearish candle; tread with caution

Investors are advised to stay cautious and book partial profits on their long positions. Any follow up selling in the next trading sessions could tilt the trend in favour of bears at least in the short term.

January 01, 2018 / 16:22 IST
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Bulls remained in control of D-Street for the most part of the trading day on Monday but bears took control of D-Street in the last 60 minutes of trade. The index formed a large bear candle on the daily candlestick charts.

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The index slipped below its crucial psychological support of 10500 and its 5-days exponential moving averages (DEMA) placed at 10,474, and any follow-up selling in the next trading session shall confirm a short-term reversal.

The Nifty50 which opened at 10,531 rose to an intraday high of 10,537 but then bears took control and pushed the index below 10,500 to touch its intraday low of 10,423. The index finally closed 95 points lower at 10,435.