Improvement in Asian markets encouraged assurance in Indian equities on Friday. ICICI Bank, State Bank of India (SBI), Infosys, Reliance Communication, Housing Development Finance Corp. (HDFC) chaired the advancements.

BSE Sensex settled the week on a positive note at 15,138.40, up 152.70 points, whereas the broad-based NSE Nifty ended at 4,401.55, up 45.2 points.

Technical analyst, Vishwas Agarwal stated that presently the Indian markets are acting according to the worldwide market conditions. Traders are watchful due to recent volatility in the markets, he added.

Weakness in index heavy weight Reliance Industries (RIL) in last 5 trading sessions hassled markets last week.

After touching an intraday high of 15,235.51, the BSE Sensex finally ended the day at 15,138.40, up 152.70 points, whereas the broad-based NSE Nifty ended at 4,401.55, up 45.2 points.

The 30-share index having maintained its impulse in the former session as it carries on to trade in the constructive terrain. Select stocks from cement, pharma, banking, auto and telecom led the advancements.

The BSE Sensex is trading strong at 15,193.66, up 207.96 points. NSE Nifty is ruling at 4,423.70, up 67.35 points (11.15 a.m).

Technical Analyst, Vishwas Agarwal suggested that the support of 4,286 for the NSE and 14,668 for the BSE are key levels to watch.

He also added that if the stock market falls below these levels, then we can think that a top has been formed for the next six months and the market will trade between 3,900 to 4,600.

Today, the BSE Sensex failed to grasp its former gains and settled at 14,985.70, up 49.93 points, after touching an intraday high of 15,134.53.

While commenting on the current irregular trend, technical analyst, Vishwas Agarwal said that the stock markets are progressively turning susceptible to international markets.

“We are in a directionless market, with restricted upsides but any major global down trend can result in a huge set back,” Mr. Agarwal added.

The 30-share index having traded unexciting in the preceding trading hour, is presently trading in the positive zone. The stocks from auto and telecom led the declinations whereas banking stocks gained ground.

Anuj Anandwala, analyst, KJMC Capital Markets, said that improvement might continue on Monday but it will ultimately shrink in the later half. He anticipates banks to trade fine in Monday`s trading session.

Out of the total 2,123 shares traded at the BSE, 1,103 advanced, 971 declined while 49 remained unchanged.

It was a jerky session on Dalal Street. After a hopeful beginning, the indices came below a session of profit booking and trimmed off the majority of the day’s gains. The Nifty ended flat at 4,620 points after gaining just 1.40 points, whereas the Sensex ended the day at 15,795, up 63 points.

The stock markets closed on a flat note after a quite impulsive session. The boarder markets ended in the red with a weak breadth. In the F&O section, the return was the highest ever at Rs 64,281 crore.

IT, capital goods and IT stocks - Reliance Energy, Satyam, BHEL, NTPC, and HDFC Bank ended the day in the green, ended higher. But, selling pressure was seen in auto, FMCG, and pharma stocks.