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Below the Market Commentary (closing) for 22nd September 2026 by Pabitro Mukherjee, Deputy Vice President-Research, Bajaj Broking

Market Closing Commentary

Benchmark indices remained under pressure, with the rebound from the day’s lows failing to sustain, leading to a negative close. Volatility remained elevated amid the weekly Nifty expiry, while easing Brent crude oil prices towards the $100 mark provided some relief but failed to lift overall sentiment.

The Nifty 50 closed 0.36% lower at 23,329, while the Sensex declined 0.44% to close at 74,529.

On the sectoral front, Media, Realty and Metal were the key gainers, while IT, FMCG and Banking remained the major laggards.

The broader market also remained subdued, with the Nifty Smallcap 100 declining 0.26% and the Nifty Midcap 100 falling 0.14%.

Nifty Outlook

Index on the daily chart formed a bearish candle signaling selling pressure at higher levels as Nifty snapped its 4 sessions up move and closed lower around 23,350 levels. Index in the last 5 session has been consolidating within last Tuesday sizable bearish candle highlighting consolidation after recent sharp decline.

Nifty is likely to extend its recent consolidation and trade in the broad range of 23,115-23,650 in the coming sessions

On the higher side 23,600-23,650 will act as major resistance being the last week high and the recent breakdown area. The index needs to sustain a higher high and higher low formation and reclaim 23,650 to signal a pause in the ongoing downtrend.

On the downside, a breach below the previous week’s low of 23,115 will resume the corrective phase towards the 23,000 and 22,800 levels.

 

Bank Nifty Outlook

Bank Nifty formed a bearish candle with almost identical high as that of previous session signaling selling pressure at higher levels. Index in the last 5 session has been consolidating within last Tuesday sizable bearish candle highlighting consolidation after recent sharp decline.

Bank Nifty is sustaining above the 56,000 level, which coincides with the lower band of the last 12-week trading range of 56,000–58,700. Despite the stabilisation, the broader structure remains cautious as the index continues to trade below key resistance level of 57,000 and has yet to establish a sustained Higher High–Higher Low formation on weekly chart.

Bank Nifty is likely to extend its recent consolidation and trade in the broad range of 55,700-57,000. A sustained close above 57,000, accompanied by a Higher High–Higher Low formation on the daily chart, would indicate a potential pause in the prevailing downtrend.

Immediate support is placed at 56,000-55,700 levels being the almost identical low of the last 2 weeks lows. A decisive breach below this level could extend the corrective move towards 55,200, followed by 54,800.

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