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Positive macroeconomic data and normal monsoon forecasts boosted equity markets at the end of last week, with IT, realty and FMCG all seeing gains. RIL saw a 3% rise, but Page Industries saw a drop of 8.78%. Senior Technical Analyst, Swastika Investmart, Pravesh Gour, recommends buying RIL stocks as it has seen a breakout of inverse head and shoulder formation on the longer timeframe with strong volume, suggesting a potential bullish reversal. Med Plus is risky but currently trading above its moving averages, and Page Industries is a good buy for the long term.

Golden Cross is an important technical indicator of bullishness. It occurs when the short-term moving average crosses over the major long-term moving average on the upside.

Option data suggests a broader trading range in between 18200 to 18800 zones while an immediate trading range in between 18300 to 18650 zones.

European banks likely to be affected by the impasse between the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may bypass the contentious overseas regulations by holding less than half of the domestic entity, sources close to the development said.

The buyout fund will be buying 90% of the company, with the housing finance company retaining a 10% stake that it may sell over a two-year period. A formal announcement is expected by June end, ahead of the mega merger between HDFC Bank and HDFC to create the world’s fourth-largest bank. Both sides are finalising legal documentation, said the people cited above.

​On weekly chart, the index has formed a long bullish candle forming a higher high-low than the previous week and has closed above the previous week’s high, indicating positive bias.

In an email to about 20 fund officials and senior professionals, Sebi has asked them to suggest ways to lessen the compliance burden on the funds, which, many in the industry believe, has led to a regulatory overkill.

The US dollar, which has benefited from angst around the statutory borrowing limit, will be in focus as another week of trading begins at 5 a.m. Monday in Sydney. Liquidity is set to be thin with US and UK markets closed Monday for national holidays, although futures contracts referencing US Treasuries and the S&P 500 Index will trade.

The government provided a blanket exemption from angel tax to various structures such as pension and sovereign wealth funds, among others investing in India from 21 countries, but corporate entities were left out, making them potentially liable to the levy.

To put it very simply, we will want to be known as a company that funds entrepreneurs. We would continue to be known as the company that actually funds people who find it hard to get money from the organised sector.