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Stock picks for August 28

Hemen Kapadia/ Morpheus Inc | August 27, 2003 20:59 IST

The market has posted another new high to finish once again on a strong footing in positive territory.

Banks, capital goods, consumer durables, pharma, IT, FMCG and PSUs all ended with gains of varying degrees.

Volume registered an increase (read as turnover) while the undertone was bullish.

Sensex --Last Close: 4205.56 | Support: 4166, 4028 | Resistance: 4322, 4554

Trading Range -- The Sensex opened at 4173.36, moved up to an intra-day high of 4222.39, declined to an intra-day low of 4173.36 and closed at 4205.56.

Review/Outlook -- The Sensex has once again posted a new high (a 29 month high -- on higher volume) while the intermediate uptrend is going from strength to strength. It has been a broad based rally across sectors while a further upside seems like a distinct possibility.

Polaris Software --Last Close: 127.65 | Support: 117, 80 | Resistance: 145, 163

Trading Range -- The scrip opened at 127.00, moved up to an intra-day high of 131.50, declined to an intra-day low of 126.60 and closed at 127.65.

Review/Outlook -- The scrip has reflected strength by giving an upward breakout from a consolidation phase and with the indicators looking strong, a further upside seems to be on the cards.

Hughes Software --Last Close: 340.65 | Support: 320, 293 | Resistance: 367, 407

Trading Range -- The scrip opened at 329.70, moved up to an intra-day high of 341.90, declined to an intra-day low of 329.70 and closed at 340.65.

Review/Outlook -- The scrip seems to have commenced an intermediate uptrend and with the oscillators signalling a buy, a further upside cannot be ruled out.

Kochi Refineries --Last Close: 159.45 | Support: 146, 121 | Resistance: 174, 221

Trading Range -- The scrip opened at 146.00, moved up to an intra-day high of 165.90, declined to an intra-day low of 145.10 and closed at 159.45.

Review/Outlook -- The scrip has reflected strength by posting a 129-month high and with the oscillators looking positive, further appreciation seems to be on the cards.

SBI --Last Close: 454.95 | Support: 450, 415 | Resistance: 488, 525

Trading Range -- The scrip opened at 440.90, moved up to an intra-day high of 457.45, declined to an intra-day low of 438.70 and closed at 454.95.

Review/Outlook -- The scrip has reflected strength by giving an upward breakout from a consolidation phase and with the indicators looking strong, a further upside seems to be on the cards.

Stock Track
ScripSupportLast CloseResistanceTrend
ACC203, 188213.15219, 243Up
HLL183, 172189.60192, 203Up 
INFOSYS3468, 29853852.003977, 4360UP 
ITC802, 729809.50882, 963Up
MTNL124, 115127.55139, 157Up
RIL374, 345393.10407, 452Up
SATYAM199, 173217.60224, 253Up
SBI450, 415454.95488, 525Up
TELCO260, 232274.50284, 302Up
TISCO231, 220252.75260, 295Tu
GLOSSARY : CMP - Current Market Price, MACD - Moving Average Convergence Divergence, RMI - Relative Momentum Index, RSI - Relative Strength Index, ROC - Rate of Change, EMA - Exponential Moving Average, CMP - Current Market Price, Cls - Closing Price, Support - Level where buying can be expected, Resistance - Level where selling can be expected, Tu - Turning Upwards, Td - Turning Downwards, Sd - Sideways, Up - Uptrend, Dt -Downtrend.

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Sebi Disclosure: The author has no positions in the stocks mentioned above


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