{"id":205176,"date":"2026-08-14T17:11:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=205176"},"modified":"2026-08-14T17:11:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:41:38","slug":"nifty-auto-prediction-for-monday-17-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-auto-prediction-for-monday-17-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Nifty Auto Prediction for Monday, 17 August 2026: Crude Crashes -1.88% to Rs 7,803 Delivering the Week’s Biggest Input Cost Relief for Auto"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nifty Auto: Est. 29,750 (+0.7%) (Est. +0.7% Fri 17 Aug). Crude Rs 7,803 (-0.23%). TCS -0.80% (Day 2 IT stalled). ICICI +0.40% (finally recovered).<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Nifty Auto prediction for Monday is clearly the week’s most straightforward positive ; crude oil’s -1.88% crash to Rs 7,803 on Thursday saves approximately Rs 190-240 per vehicle in tyre, plastic and fuel costs versus Tuesday’s Rs 8,024 peak. Bajaj Finance’s Rs 1,083 intraday floor held for the fourth consecutive session, confirming auto EMI financing is not tightening. The Nifty Auto prediction for Monday targets 29,680-29,780 first resistance with support at 29,480-29,560.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Nifty Auto prediction for Monday<\/strong> for Monday 17 August 2026 is shaped by Thursday’s twin macro developments: MCX Crude Oil crashing -1.88% to Rs 7,803 ; its sharpest single-day fall this week and lowest level since before Tuesday’s Iran-deal-stall surge ; and TCS<\/a> bouncing +1.08% to Rs 2,356, confirming IT sector recovery after Wednesday’s -3.93% crash. Nifty 50<\/a> closed at 24,354.85 (-0.17%) in its fourth consecutive opening-high distribution session, while the Sensex<\/a> defied the trend at 77,931.10 (-0.19%). Bank Nifty<\/a> slipped -0.43% to 57,459.10 after ICICI Bank<\/a> fell -1.74%, blocking the Day 6 banking rotation for a second consecutive day. The Nifty Auto<\/a> index is the primary reference for Friday’s session.<\/p>\n

Ankit Jaiswal, Senior Research Analyst at Univest, and Kunal Singla, Associate Director at Univest, frame the Nifty Auto prediction for Monday around crude oil’s -1.88% Thursday fall as the dominant macro shift heading into Friday. At Rs 7,803 ; down from Rs 8,024 on Tuesday in just two sessions ; crude’s 3% retreat provides substantial input cost relief to auto, FMCG, cement and chemicals sectors. Simultaneously, IT sector recovery (TCS -0.80% (Day 2 IT stalled), HCL Tech +0.34%) provides a second positive catalyst. Together, these two themes make the Nifty Auto prediction for Monday the most opportunity-rich of the week, even as banking consolidates after Thursday’s ICICI Bank +0.40% (finally recovered Friday).<\/p>\n

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