Nifty trades trading low this morning below 5K, IT shares slide

The markets are trading lower today tracking weak global markets after disappointing US work data and profit booking seeped in after three sessions of gains a week ago. The Nifty was down 50 points, at four, 992 and the Sensex slipped 160 points, from 16, 656.

Selling pressure is seen in Infosys (down two. 2%), Reliance Industries (down 2. 3%) and ICICI Financial institution (down 1. 5%) after pullback last week in a few of these frontline stocks was a bit overdone. The three heavyweights dragged the Sensex down by almost 90 points each morning session.

Ashish Chaturmohta from IIFL Private Wealth stated, "The Nifty has an immediate resistance at 5120 amounts, sustaining above, which further short covering can be observed. On the downside, 4, 970 holds as an essential support, if breached can test 4920-4880 levels. inch

Going forward the markets will take cues in the Reserve Bank of India policy on rates middle September. Amar Ambani, Head of Research, IIFL -India personal clients said, "The monsoon has picked up pace previously few days but food inflation has crossed 10%, the industry cause for concern. The RBI is likely in order to hike the rates by another 25 bps upon September 16. The crucial thing for the markets is always to see if the RBI signals an end in order to its tightening cycle or not. "

On Fri, markets in the United States slumped 2% following data from Labor Department showed zero jobs development in August, raising concerns that the US economic climate was still very fragile. In Asia, Nikkei, the Hang Seng slipped and also the Shanghai Composite were down almost 2% each. Monetary and exporter shares were leading the losses. About the global front, the European Central Bank meeting on rates of interest, due on Thursday, will also be closely viewed.

BSE IT index was the top loser, lower over 2%. HCL Technologies was down 1. 6%, TCS rejected 1. 5%, and Wipro was off 0. 5% as well as

BSE Consumer Durable was the only index that was trading in the green, up 0. 4%. Blue Star was the very best gainer, up 1. 7%, Gitanjali Gems added 1. 6% as well as VIP Industries was up 1. 2%.

From the actual broader markets, the midcap and the smallcap indices had been down over 0. 5% each.

Prominent losers about the Sensex were - Hindalco, down 2. 5%, DLF ended up 1. 9% and Sterlite declined 1. 8%. Main gainers were Hero Motor Corp, up 1. 5%, Cipla as well as Jindal Steel added 0. 7%.

The Market width too is negative, 926 stocks declined for 826 evolving stocks.