“At this point, the only solace for bulls is the fact that some buying emerged as the index entered into the bullish gap area present between 17,764 and 17,724 levels, registered on August 14, which was defended at least on a closing basis. Therefore, if the bulls fail to defend 17,710 levels in the ensuing week, more weakness is likely,” he said.
Bank stocks fall up to 4% after RBI repo rate cut; gold loan NBFCs hit hard
Public sector banks were among the biggest losers, with Bank of India, Union Bank of India, Indian Bank, and Bank of Baroda dropping nearly 4%.