Based on the rollover data, Nifty may stay on the positive side. For January Expiry, important levels to watch for are 18500 on the higher side whereas 17600 can act as support on the lower side.

In the Nifty 50 index, 25 stocks ended in the green, while 24 stocks closed in the red in today's trade.

The Nifty Bank index closed 0.14 per cent down at 42076.75.

Dr. Reddys, ITC, Coal India Ltd, HUL and SBI were among the top losers on NSE in today's trade.

The Nifty IT index closed 0.87 per cent up at 29849.3.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.03 per cent up at 13019.85.

The Nifty IT index was trading 0.91 per cent up at 29861.95.

Phantom Digital Effects Ltd., Bohra Industries, FIEM Industries, Allcargo Logistics and Hindustan Foods, hit their fresh 52-week highs at 11:10AM.

In the Nifty 50 index, 28 stocks were trading in the green, while 22 stocks were trading in the red.

The Nifty Bank index was trading 0.33 per cent down at 41998.75.

The Nifty Auto index was trading 0.52 per cent up at 13108.1.

Dr. Reddys, ICICI Bank, Power Grid, ITC and Bharti Airtel were among the top losers on NSE.

The Nifty Realty index was trading 0.31 per cent up at 449.65.

In the Nifty pack, 32 stocks were trading in the green, while 18 stocks were trading in the red.

​​The mood is jittery ahead of the September series derivative expiry on Thursday and the Reserve Bank of Indias policy meeting on Friday when the central bank is expected to raise rates. But, analysts do not rule out a technical rebound around 17,000-17,150.

The Nifty IT index closed 1.35 per cent up at 29416.95.

Maruti Suzuki, Sun Pharma, Kotak Bank, Tata Motors and Coal India Ltd were among the top losers on NSE in today's trade.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.77 per cent down at 12682.0.

The Nifty Realty index closed 0.76 per cent down at 441.6.

The Nifty Bank index closed 0.09 per cent down at 37989.25.

The Nifty Auto index was trading 1.78 per cent down at 12792.35.

The Nifty IT index was trading 0.59 per cent up at 29195.9.

The Nifty Bank index was trading 0.61 per cent down at 37793.85.

The Nifty Pharma index was trading 0.38 per cent down at 12731.8.

Britannia, Dr. Reddys, HDFC Bank, Maruti Suzuki and M&M were among the top losers on NSE in today's trade.

The Nifty Bank index closed 1.95 per cent up at 35358.7.

The Nifty Realty index closed 1.21 per cent up at 425.1.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.15 per cent down at 12713.45.

FIEM Industries, Superhouse Ltd, PSP Projects, Aether Industries Ltd. and Lumax Auto Tech, hit their fresh 52-week highs during the day.

The Nifty Auto index closed 0.38 per cent up at 12408.7.

Britannia, ITC, Hero MotoCorp, HDFC Life and M&M were among the top losers on NSE.

Motor Gen Fin, Automotive Axle, Marathon Nextgen, FIEM Industries and Silver Touch Tech, hit their fresh 52-week highs during the day.

JSW Steel, ONGC, TCS, Tata Steel and Cipla were among the top losers on NSE in today's trade.

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