Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty bulls remain in wait-and-watch mode ahead of RIL, big bank results

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: The market has played out a similar script through most of this week. Open higher, head towards the 24,200 - 24,250 zone, find resistance there, and cool off. Barring Tuesday, the Nifty 50 index has not seen a move bigger than 0.1% across Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

It remains locked in the 23,800 - 24,200 - 24,300 range.

All eyes will now be on the next two days when more than one-third of the index will be reporting results for the quarter, starting with Reliance Industries later this evening. The period will culminate with HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Yes Bank, all reporting results on Saturday.

In anticipation of these results, the Nifty Bank has also been volatile with the index managing to hold on to 57,500 on the downside, even as 58,000 has become a barrier. Earnings reactions today come from Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Jio Financial, CEAT, Piramal Finance, among others, while besides RIL, Federal Bank, Havells India, JSW Steel, RBL Bank, Tata Tech also report results today.

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