The trends on Gift Nifty indicate a positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 22,915 level, a premium of nearly 68 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

The Nifty 50 index is trading 205.75 points or 0.89% lower at 22,886.45. As many as 41 index stocks are in the red, while nine other advance. Power Grid (-3.9%), Tech Mahindra (-3.19%) and Wipro (-2.80%) are the top losers.

In the next week, it is believed that Indian stocks consolidation phase is in the final stage, with resilience of large-cap stocks indicating a positive sign. Investors are guided to remain patient and adopt a accumulating strategy.

Broader markets also mirrored the benchmarks as the Nifty Smallcap100 and Nifty Midcap100 indices ended down by 3.84 per cent and 2.75 per cent, respectively

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a gap-down start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 22,932 level, a discount of nearly 180 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.