Based on the OI percentage, a total of 60 stocks were on the short-covering list. These included Godrej Properties, Eicher Motors, Bharat Forge, Balkrishna Industries, and Divis Laboratories.
The Nifty 50 settled 0.08% lower at 22,434, while Sensex shed 0.04% to 73,877. Nifty 50 formed a small positive candle on the daily chart with a gap down opening and with an upper shadow. Technically this pattern indicates broader range movement in the market near all-time highs, said Nagaraj Shetti, senior technical research analyst at HDFC Securities. The MACD showed bearish signs on the counters of P&G, and Caplin Point among others.