The week that went by was in complete contrast to the week before as the markets heavily consolidated in a tight range. In the week before this one, the Nifty had seen a significant retracement of over 1167 points; however, over the past five trading days, the index stayed totally devoid of any directional bias and ended the week on a flat note. The volatility also tapered down; the India VIX came off by 6.42% to 13.22 on a weekly basis. The trading range also got much narrower; the index oscillated in a range of 539.70 points. Following some strong consolidation, the headline index closed flat with a minor weekly loss of 50.35 points (-0.20%).
