BBANKNIFTY1! Banknifty futures: Open of 57,999 scaled an intraday High of 58,112 and tested a Low of 57,751 Component-wise, Private Sector Banks acted as the primary draggers pulling the index downward, while Public Sector Banks (PSUs) showed relative resilience to help cushion the steep corrections. BN has also turned into a buy on dips structure, underperforming the broader indices however. Above 58037- next target is 58887; below 58037- supports at 57650 & 56879
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BBANKNIFTY1! Banknifty futures: mild selling pressure. cooling off by 0.24% to settle the session at 57,722. Opening price of 57,830.00, scaling to a session High of 58,074.00, before tracking a Low of 57,581. PSU banks supported the index while private banks dragged. RBI MPC tomorrow and it’s not usually quiet. Expect volatility till mid day; BN is still a sell on rise till we see a sustained break of 58138; the break will open up the target at 58887; if it holds, then supports at 58650- then the crowded support zone around 57450; and then at 56879
BBANKNIFTY1! Banknifty futures: registered mild gains to snap its volatile patch, opening at ₹57,225 scaling an intraday high of ₹57,411 testing a low of ₹57,139 and closing marginally higher at ₹57,264 (+0.21%). biggest movers driving the index higher were SBI and Axis Bank. whereas HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank faced overhead distribution and acted as the primary draggers. BN remains a sell on rise; resistances at 57650 & then at the pivot at 58138; support at 57879: geopolitics remains supportive.
BBANKNIFTY1! Banknifty futures: opened higher, but remained pressured most of the day unlike the broader index; closed a Doji exactly at the 50 WMA- 57330; The rally was single-handedly fueled by HDFC Bank and select banking financial stocks [1.36]. On the downside, Axis Bank [1.13] alongside flat-to-muted pressure across some PSU banks; remains a sell on rise; resistances at 57650 & 58037; key pivot is at 58138; supports are at the lower end of the channel & at 56879 & then 56202
BBANKNIFTY1! Banknifty futures: opening was flat, but was very obviously weaker than nifty through the day. It was an expiry day too. Traded flat but broke down later in the day; closed outside the upward channel for the first time too; ICICI Bank: Dragged the index down the most, contributing -191.63 points. State Bank of India (SBI): The biggest PSU laggard, dragging -33.21 points. The contrast with nifty was quite large. Remains a sell on rise; support at 56202; resistances at 56879 & then 57300
BBANKNIFTY1! Banknifty futures: BN has lost 2400 points in a week with the worst drag from HDFC bank; Friday however saw BN recover quite smartly; BN gapped down lower and found support at 56202; then the recovery lead by HDFC and Federal tested the resistance at 56879 and closed just below it and just about inside the channel bottom; the structure is a sell on rise on a daily timeframe; above 56879- resistance at 57650; support at 56292; on a weekly timeframe- the pivot is at 54977; back to geopolitics now with most big earnings out of the way.
BBANKNIFTY1! Banknifty futures: suffered a sharp decline, falling by 1.35% to close at 57,198; opened the day vulnerable at 57,768 barely managed a weak push to an intraday high of 57,779 and subsequently cratered under intense selling pressure to touch an intraday low of 57,019.The session's primary draggers were the Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) Banks, with the Nifty PSU Bank Index shedding 1.8%. This was closely followed by private lenders, as the Nifty Private Bank Index plunged 1.4%. The support at 56879 is key. A break opens up a bearish structure; support at 56202 below this level; resistances at 58650 & 58037
BBANKNIFTY1! Banknifty futures: BN bore the brunt of intense selling pressure as the market reacted heavily to a historic cluster of weekend corporate earnings and surging global crude oil prices. Opened lower and then tested the pivot at 57650 where it finally found support; finally closed above the resistance at 58037; bore the brunt of intense selling pressure as the market reacted heavily to a historic cluster of weekend corporate earnings and surging global crude oil prices. PSU banks however did well; remains a buy on dips; above 58037- next target is at 58887; below it, support at 57650
BBANKNIFTY1! Banknifty futures: Buy on dips working well; BN outperformed the broader index; briefly hit an intraday Low of 57,702.00 before a wave of intense buying propelled it to an intraday High of 58,600. private banking heavyweights acted as the primary drivers, with Kotak Mahindra Bank (+3.39%) and Federal Bankemerging as the single biggest contributors to the upward momentum. Buy on dips; the target of 58887 has been elusive. A test and break will open up 59593; supports at 58037 & then the pivot at 57650. Geopolitics is the risk to the view.
BBANKNIFTY1! Banknifty futures: witnessed a broad bearish undertone on July 16, 2026, finishing the session lower at 52,192 with an OHLC profile that marked an Open of 52,433 an intraday High of 52,510, and a steep tumble to a Low of 52,102.The banking index faced severe structural pressure as major heavyweights triggered a downside spiral, with HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank acting as the primary draggers driving the intraday collapse. 57650 held for now. Structure remains a buy on dips. With the geopolitical pressures being the key reason for one to be cautious. Resistance at 58037- and above this the next target is 58887; support at 57650- below this at 56879- this is key.