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IT stocks rebound as Nifty IT gains 1.4%

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a recovery
19 Aug 2023
to an intraday
1.47%
intraday high
30,659.80 points
over the past
3.4%

IT stocks saw a recovery on 19 Aug 2023, with the Nifty IT index rising 1.47% to an intraday high of 30,659.80 points. This rebound follows three days of losses, driven by buying interest in stocks like Coforge, Persistent, and HCL Tech. Despite this uptick, the sector remains down 3.4% over the past five sessions.

Investors are capitalizing on lower prices, which may indicate a potential shift in sentiment for the sector amid ongoing global market challenges.

Not investment advice. For informational purposes only.

OI Charts is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser or research analyst. This bulletin was written by the OI Charts desk from the public sources listed here. It is commentary on market conditions, not a basis for any investment decision and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Prices as of 20 Aug 2026, 07:01 IST.

Sourcesnews.google.com

The market after the news

COFORGE closed +3.8% on the day of the news, from ₹1,813.10 to ₹1,882.00; Nifty +0.6% over the same session; futures OI +4.3%.

Bulletin at 07:01 IST on 20 Aug 2026. Every change is measured from ₹1,813.10, the last close before it, on 19 Aug. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • COFORGE close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
COFORGE closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it156818132058axis spans 31%before the news · 19 Aug1813Nifty 50COFORGEbulletinD0+1+3+513 Aug25 Aug3 SeptFutures open interest, lotspeak 33,000Reference close ₹1,813.10. 16 sessions from 13 Aug to 3 Sept; the price axis spans 31 percent.
price axis fixed at 4 × the 14-session true range around the close before the news · values printed at each marked session
Closes after the news against the close before it, with Nifty 50 over the same span
SessionClose ₹Change %Nifty %
Before19 Aug₹1,813.10basebase
On the day20 Aug₹1,882.00▲ +3.8%▲ +0.6%+3.2 pp difference
+1 session21 Aug₹1,891.70▲ +4.3%▲ +0.7%+3.6 pp difference
+3 sessions25 Aug₹1,892.80▲ +4.4%▲ +1.1%+3.3 pp difference
+5 sessions27 Aug₹1,901.80▲ +4.9%▲ +0.1%+4.8 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▲ +1.2%+21.94 on 20 Aug
Day's range, % · ₹
3.4%≈ 62 high to low
Volume on the day
1.22×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▲ +4.3%+1,400 lots · long build-up · price +3.8%
Futures OI open, lots
33,00020 Aug · 25 Aug expiry
Futures premium, ₹
−3.90−0.2% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
1.02from 1.03 the session before
Max pain
1,780from 1,720 the session before

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