Nifty IT looks poised to breach 2022 peak: Anand James

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A pause in the last few days augurs well for the trend to breach the 2022s peak on the Nifty IT index."ETMarkets.comIT sector has been a long term laggard, and has been among our favourites among turnaround plays..

A pause in the last few days augurs well for the trend to breach the 2022s peak on the Nifty IT index, says Anand James, Chief Market Strategist at Geojit Financial Services..

Anand James: We had entered last week under heavy overbought conditions, and if Wednesday's crash has done anything, it has served to embolden the bulls and improved the risk appetite, having recovered much of what we last had on Wednesday..

Anand James: A bullish engulfing candle on Friday papered over the cracks that was beginning to show when a broad market crash unfolded, serving to signal a continuation in the uptrend that shows several signs of a strong rally..

Anand James: During the last two years, we had entered the last week of the year on low when compared with that of early December or late November..

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