Positive setup was seen in HPCL, Ambuja Cement, Eicher Motors, BPCL, ICICI Bank, IOC, GAIL, Canara Bank, REC, L&T, HDFC Bank, DLF, Bajaj Auto, Bharti Airtel, etc, among others. Since it is the beginning of the new expiry, Options data is scattered at various strike prices. On the weekly options front, the maximum Call OI is placed at 21,000 and then towards 20,700 strikes.
Retail inflation at 6.2 per cent dims early rate cut hopes
India’s retail inflation unexpectedly jumped to a 14-month high of 6.2% in October, driven by soaring vegetable, fruit, and edible oil prices. This surge breaches