New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- The Indian stock market benchmark, Nifty 50, ended above 25,700 on Friday, October 17, extending gains to the third consecutive session. On a weekly scale, too, the index rose for the third consecutive week on stable Q2 results and valuation comfort in large-caps.

The coming week is a truncated one due to the Diwali holiday. The BSE and the NSE will be closed on Tuesday, October 21, for Diwali and Laxmi Pujan, and on Wednesday, October 22, for Diwali Balipratipada.

In the coming week, news flows on US tariffs and trade deals, Q2 earnings trends, and the rupee's movement will dictate the market movement.

Jigar S. Patel, Senior Manager of Equity Technical Research at Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers, underscored ...