Some action should pick up in the market this week coming into the Sept. series.
Thursday's closure was a tame and smooth affair after a good show on Wednesday, and though the NIFTY rallied on Friday, it could not sustain or even reach 2370. This shows weakness which is the broader outlook for it in any case.
However, the gap to 2380-2400 still remains, and in the course of the next little while, the NIFTY should be attempting it again. If it can sustain there right away is anyone's call, though unlikely as any rise towards these levels will meet with stiff resistance at selling pressure.
As 2300-2320-2335-2345-2355 are already established as important supports, the market has a range of 2300 to 2400 within which to consolidate with intermittently choppy and flat sessions.
For today, the NIFTY is placed at 2355, and being the first day of the week, a stand off may be a possibility with not a lot of movement either way.
If so, the expected range would be between 2340 and 2365.
Should things get choppy, the down side and up levels are aleady mentioned.
However, some good buying may materialise in Reliance, ITC, Hind Lever and TCS along with Dabur to help things on the up. ONGC has been volatile the last few sessions and may remain so.
Crrude has shot up and this will not help the markets.