Factors that will guide the markets this week

With no major domestic market-moving event scheduled this week, stock market investors would largely focus on global trends and foreign fund movement, and may face volatility amid monthly derivatives expiry, analysts said. “We expect volatility to remain high due to the scheduled expiry of February month derivatives contracts. “Besides, participants should keep a close watch on the performance of the global indices, especially the US for cues,” Ajit Mishra, SVP – technical research at Religare Broking Ltd, said.