Sharp selloff! Nifty Bank drops over 700 points, slips below 45,000. What should investors do?

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The Nifty Bank plunged more than 700 points to break below its crucial support placed at 45,000 on Monday, tracking muted cues and sharp selling in banking stocks..

The Nifty50, on the other hand, plunged 166 points to close at 21,616...

Sharp selloff was seen in stocks like Bandhan Bank, IndusInd Bank, Kotak Bank, and ICICI Bank while SBI and Bank of Baroda closed flat but with a positive bias...

The index faces immediate resistance at 45,100, and a breakthrough could trigger short covering moves towards 45,500 levels, he said.. Conversely, the immediate support is at 44,800, and breaching this level may intensify selling pressure towards the 44,000 mark, highlighted Shah...

Bank Nifty also witnessed a correction; however, as the day ended it witnessed a pullback and close around 44,900 where the 200-day moving average is placed, said Jatin Gedia technical research analyst at Sharekhan by BNP Paribas...

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