Buy or sell stocks, 14 May 2026: The is likely to witness a positive start today, with indicating a gap-up opening supported by improving global sentiment and a strong rebound in technology-led US markets. After days of heightened volatility and sustained selling pressure, global equities are showing signs of short-term stabilization, which could support sentiment in domestic markets during the opening session.
ended sharply higher overnight, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closing at record highs as technology stocks staged a strong recovery and crude oil prices eased marginally. The rally in US equities helped improve overall risk appetite globally, despite lingering concerns around inflation and expectations that the US Federal Reserve could maintain a tighter interest rate stance for longer.
Asian markets are also trading in the green this morning, with Japan’s Nikkei gaining over 320 points and South Korea’s Kospi rising more than 1.2%, reflecting stronger global risk sentiment and selective buying across Asian equities.
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Vaishali Parekh, Vice President — Technical Research at Prabhudas Lilladher, believes the Gift Nifty live chart is signaling a gap-up opening on Dalal Street, but the Nifty 50 index needs to sustain above 23,000 to strengthen bulls’ sentiment. She said the 50-stock index breaching below 23,000 may further intensify the selling pressure on Dalal Street.
Speaking on the outlook of the Nifty 50 today, Vaishali Parekh said the key benchmark index witnessed a slightly volatile session finding resistance near the 23,600 zone and slipped down to end on a flat note with bias and sentiment precariously placed with the index hovering near the weak zone below the 23,800 levels.
“The Nifty 50 index breaching below the 23000 zone can trigger for intensified selling pressure in the coming days and on the downside, the levels of 22600 and 22200 levels would be wide open,” said Parekh.
On the outlook of the Bank Nifty today, the Prabhudas Lilladher expert said, the key index witnessed a rangebound volatile session failing to move past the 54,000 zone during the intraday session and with profit booking slipped down to end near the 53,450 level with bias and sentiment maintained with a very cautious approach.
“The Bank Nifty index is hovering near the crucial support zone of 53,500 level failing which, it can trigger for downside targets of 51,800 and the 50,000 levels in the coming days,” said Parekh.
Vaishali Parekh’s stock recommendations for today
Regarding , Vaishali Parekh recommended these three buy-or-sell stocks: Hindustan Copper, Confidence Petroleum, and Muthoot Finance.
1] Hindustan Copper: Buy at ₹595, Target ₹630, Stop Loss ₹585;
2] Confidence Petroleum: Buy at ₹60, Target ₹65, Stop Loss ₹58; and
3] Muthoot Finance: Buy at ₹3508, Target ₹3600, Stop Loss ₹3480.
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