New Delhi, March 6 -- The recent relief rally in India's stock market could stretch by 1.4% in the short term, said market experts, although they warned about a larger downtrend as foreign investors remain significantly bearish in the domestic cash and derivatives segment.

On Thursday, stock market bulls kept India's benchmark indexes up for a second straight day following 10 straight sessions of battering. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) closed some of their short index futures positions the past two sessions, driving up the market.

While the Nifty 50 gained 0.93% to end Thursday at 22,544.70 points, options data show the index could move in a range of 22,233-22,867 over the next few days, with a bias to the top end of the range.

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