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Nifty (5,871.4)
The Nifty moved up to the intra-week high of 5,924 before giving up some gains on Friday. The index has closed just above the key trend deciding level of 5,862. But there isn’t a strong move above this level yet.
That means it is still positioned at a critical juncture from a short-term viewpoint. There can be either a surge to the peak at 6,112 or a decline to 5,477. Investors can hold their long positions with stop loss at 5,745. Halt above this level can take the index higher to 6,028 or 6,199 in the sessions ahead.
Supports below 5,750 are at 5,700 and 5,650. Fresh long positions should be avoided below 5,650 since that will imply the possibility of further decline to 5,531 or 5,289 in the weeks ahead.