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India’s IT stocks are being shunned by institutional investors despite the fact some are up to 25% below their 52-week peak levels. The Nifty IT Index is still trading at a 10% premium compared to its 10-year average valuations, with the likes of IT giants TCS, Infosys, HCL Tech, Wipro and Tech Mahindra still trading above pre-Covid valuation levels. Midcap IT stocks are trading at a 25% premium compared to large caps. Hemant Kapasi, head of equities at Sanctum Wealth, said the IT industry may experience a time correction over the next few quarters rather than a significant correction in valuations.

The 200-day DMA is used as a key indicator by traders for determining the overall trend in a particular stock.

A 5-year swing high represents the highest price a stock has reached within a five-year timeframe. This level acts as a significant resistance point where the price has historically struggled to go beyond. This occurrence may be seen as a bullish sign, indicating the potential for further upward movement in the stock.

Five Indian stocks including Punjab National Bank, Hindustan Aeronautics, L&T Finance Holdings and RBL Bank have been banned from trade on 26 June 2023 due to their futures and options contracts surpassing open interest caps. The ban reverses when open interest falls below 80%. The ban does not impact those who trade in index. On Friday, Indian indices the S&P BSE Sensex and Nifty50 finished with declines, while Nifty Bank ended lower by 0.23% at 43,622.90. Technical Analyst Rajesh Bhosale advised that investors should consider buying opportunities after any short-term corrections.

The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA), under the corporate affairs ministry, is also planning to ease the process for investors to get the unclaimed shares and dividends, the official told ET, adding that this will curtail the requirement of certain superfluous documentations.

The Nasdaq 100 is heading for its best H1 ever, with a surge of 36% so far this year. But Wall Street is concerned that the rally may be derailed by the Federal Reserve tightening its policy. Despite recession fears and bank failures, investors have remained optimistic as the US economy shows resilience and the earnings outlook improves. However, analysts warn that the rally in tech stocks appears overblown due to rich valuations and only a few high-flying companies such as Apple, Microsoft and Nvidia. Historically, a strong first-half for the stock market has been a good omen for the rest of the year.

In its filing to the exchanges on Monday ahead of market opening hours, the lender said that the proposal to delist ICICI Securities will be in accordance with Sebi (Delisting) regulations.

Equity benchmarks ended the last week with a bearish trend in global equities and concerns over rate hikes by central banks, causing the 30-share BSE Sensex to fall 259 points to settle at 62,979, while Nifty was also down 105 points at 18,665. IndusInd Bank rose by 2.88%, and Hindalco was down 3% while APL Apollo Tubes’ shares declined 3.45%. Investors could consider short-term selling pressure if IndusInd Bank’s stock price dips below Rs.1,250; Hindalco has to overcome its 200-DMA at Rs.430 to gain significant strength, while on BPCL a resistance area of Rs.370-380 needs to be overcome.

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.

Multiple attempts to push beyond the record peak, turned to be futile, with the rejection trades thereof ended up with sharp falls on the last two days of the week. The 200+ points fall from the top has forced a close, slightly below the 20 day moving average, which is the first time since late March, during which the 2000 point rally has been in play.