Expiry week could lead to some selling pressure
The Statesman|August 28, 2023
It was an eventful week at the markets which kept people glued to their seats as to which way they would move.
Expiry week could lead to some selling pressure

Till Friday, they were positive for the week and then just gave way ending with small losses for the week. However, at the end of the week they have given enough indicators that going forward, markets could weaken further.

Markets gained on two of the five trading sessions, lost on two and remained flat on the fifth, showing how even-stevens things were. BSESENSEX lost 62.15 points or 0.10 per cent to close at 64,886.51 points while NIFTY lost 44.35 points or 0.23 per cent to close at 19,265.80 points. The broader markets saw BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 gain 0.11 per cent, 0.22 percent and 0.40 per cent. BSEMIDCAP was up 1.50 per cent and BSESMALLCAP was up 2.19 per cent.

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