“The short-term trend of Nifty remains choppy. Some more consolidation movement or minor weakness is likely before showing a decisive upside breakout of the crucial overhead resistance around 19,850 levels in the short term. Immediate support is placed at 19,600 levels,” said Nagaraj Shetti of HDFC Securities.
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