The Nifty auto sector has rallied 40 per cent from March 2022 lows and this stock is consolidating by forming lower highs and equal lows in the range of Rs 536 on higher side and Rs 366 on lower side.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2023.

 At 12.30 pm on Friday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading lower by a per cent as the markets seem to accommodate the upcoming rate hike by US Federal Reserve amongst recession fears.  

Euro/USD broke its 20-year low, while HDFC twins merger waits as Tata Motors win case against Evey. In a major development, shareholders of Britannia Industries rejected the promoter’s investment proposal, also the Service Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), came highest since April 2011, and recovery is seen in demand for the auto sector.