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Since 2012, the Muhurat day trading sessions of 2012, 2016 and 2017 have been the only three occasions when Sensex ended up eroding wealth on Diwali. The year 2017 has been the worst Diwali in the last decade with Sensex losing 0.6% or 194 points, while in 2016, it ended flat with a loss of just 11 points.

Investing in US treasury has a twin advantage at a time when the US Federal Reserve is increasing rates and the dollar is getting stronger, said Bank of Baroda chief economist Madan Sabnavis. It helps gain higher returns in the long term. "Also, investment value remains strong. Any other currency will face depreciated value on principal in the present environment," he said.

The volatility index, India VIX, has slipped to 17.4 levels, indicating that volatility is gradually subsiding, thus providing a comfort factor to the bulls. Chart patterns suggest that the zone of 17,400-17,450 will be strong support going forward. Until the index sustains above the level of 17,400, we may witness continuation of this rally up to 17,850-17,950.

With the inflation data in the US pointing towards a possible rate hike, any commentary to that effect will see a reaction from the markets.

ICICI Bank reported a 31-basis-point increase in NIM to 4.31% in the September quarter from a year earlier. NIM is the difference between the yield a bank earns on loans and the interest it pays on deposits, and is considered a key matrix to judge bank profitability. One basis point is 0.01 percentage point.

Benchmark index Nifty50 closed positive for the sixth consecutive session and continued with its higher-high and higher-low formation.

In the last few years, any reference to an increase in interest rates in the US led to a short-term rout in stock markets of many countries including India, and thus the acceptance of the above phrase on Fed sneezing.

In coming days, 500 points of range-bound sessions cannot be ruled out, we feel trader can go for short Strangle where profit will be made within the range of 17,250 to 17,850. However, one needs to be careful on both sides also, as the strategy will start making losses if Nifty moves above or below the given range.

TCPL reported consolidated revenue and EBITDA growth of 10.9% and 5% YoY, respectively. However, recurring PAT declined 20.5% YoY. Constant currency growth was 10%. The gross and EBITDA margin of the company declined 101bps and 73bps. While standalone revenues, EBITDA and PAT were up 7.2%, 25.1% and 20.9% YoY, respectively.

We at Sharekhan Technical Research, have come up with the Muhurat Trading Picks report. It’s a basket of 6 solid trading ideas, which is a mix of long & short trading recommendations. On the long side, we are recommending Nestle India & Eicher Motors from the large-cap space whereas Aegis logistics & Deepak Fertilizers are our midcap picks.