Sensex consolidates

Volatile trade has been continued for the third consecutive day today, especially after a fall in previous four sessions to four-month low. The Nifty too has been consolidating in a narrow range of 5250-5300 since Tuesday.

Experts feel that there would be breakdown, citing gloomy picture across the globe and one more round of rate hike from RBI.

Nilesh Shah, Managing Director and CEO of Envision Capital feels that valuations of Indian equities have become attractive; however, investor mood is still pessimistic. “The Nifty may break its 5,200 lows if Reserve Bank of India (RBI) continues to raise policy rates,” he said.

The 30-share BSE Sensex was trading at 17,584, up 34 points and the 50-share NSE Nifty went up just 5 points to 5,282. However, broader indices continued to reel under selling pressure, with falling 0.5%.