The short-term trend of Nifty continues to be range-bound. The present consolidation pattern could eventually result in a decisive upside breakout of the hurdle at 19900 levels from here or from slightly lower levels. The anticipated upside breakout could pull Nifty towards the new all-time highs. Immediate support is at 19,650 levels, said Nagaraj Shetti of HDFC Securities.
Drug companies in pink of health, further upside expected
Nifty’s Pharma and Healthcare indices have gained 1.7% and 2.6% respectively in the past month, while the benchmark Nifty declined 2% in this period.