{"id":205189,"date":"2026-08-14T17:12:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=205189"},"modified":"2026-08-14T17:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:42:20","slug":"nifty-financial-services-prediction-for-monday-17-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-financial-services-prediction-for-monday-17-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Nifty Financial Services Prediction for Monday, 17 August 2026: ICICI Bank +0.40% (finally recovered Friday) Pushes Day 6 Rotation to Friday as SBI Holds and Bajaj Finance Stabilises at Rs 1,083"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nifty Financial Services: Est. 24,950 (-0.2%) (Est. -0.2% 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 Financial Services prediction for Monday is cautious after ICICI Bank’s -1.74% Thursday fall blocked the Day 6 rotation reversal for the second consecutive session at Rs 1,435 resistance. SBI held barely positive (+0.09%) and Bajaj Finance’s Rs 1,083 intraday floor stayed above the Rs 1,080 structural support. For Friday, Friday’s positive scenario requires ICICI Bank to find support at Rs 1,395-1,410 and attempt the third Rs 1,435 breakout.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Nifty Financial Services 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 Financial Services<\/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 Financial Services 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 Financial Services 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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