Nifty & USD/INR Report 1st August, 2012

Daily Nifty Analysis

Nifty Analysis_01.08.2102_xDirect India

Indian equities ended the volatile session higher with some buying seen in index heavy weights. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come out with its first quarter Monetary Policy review, albeit policy stance for this meet is in line with general consensus. Again, RBI has maintained its status quo stance and kept the rates unchanged and cut SLR by 1%. At the close, the benchmark 30-share index, BSE Sensex gained 92.50 points or 0.54% at 17,236.18 with 17 components registering rise. Meanwhile, the broad based NSE Nifty climbed by 29.20 points or 0.56% at 5,229.00 with 30 components posting rise.

There is an Immediate Resistance at 5,24040-5,260 levels on the upside, expect selling pressure to continue at higher levels unless index manages to sustain and close above it. The breaks of crucial support of 5,210-5,190 levels expect declines to 5,140 & 5,120 levels in the near term.

View on Indian Rupee

USD/INR Analysis_01.08.2012_xDirect India

The Indian Rupee extended losses on Monday falling to its lowest levels in almost a week led by weak cues across the Asian and European stocks markets and post the acute drop in the Euro on Friday which slipped to its two year lows below the 1.2300 level. Broad weakness in the domestic stock markets also put pressure on the local currency which finished with a loss of a percentage yesterday. It seems even though a slight positive reaction in the European currencies did not aid any boost to risk appetite neither towards appreciation to INR value. We therefore require a more of a fundamental trigger that would enable an upside in the same.

The USDINR pair seems to hold its daily Fibonacci support at 55.74 and if it continues to do so then we are looking at 55.92, 56.08 and then 56.14.

However a break of intraday low which is also the support (Fibonacci) then 55.65 followed by 55.50 would be tested. We keep our bias on the upside.

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