Daily Brief

Daily Brief - Thu, 16 Jul, 2026, 10:52 IST

Market Outlook

The Indian market concluded with NIFTY 50 and SENSEX posting modest gains, largely driven by a strong performance in the IT sector. This was despite notable weakness observed in the Financial Services and Banking indices. Positive market breadth suggests underlying buying interest, though FIIs remained net sellers. Expect IT to potentially continue its momentum, while financials might face pressure.

Key Takeaways

  • NIFTY 50 (+0.30%) and SENSEX (+0.18%) closed in green, while NIFTY BANK (-0.10%) was marginally down.
  • IT sector was the top performer, gaining +1.66%, with HCLTECH, TECHM, and WIPRO among top gainers.
  • Financial Services and Banking indices exhibited weakness, seeing top losers like SBILIFE and AXISBANK.
  • Market breadth was strongly positive with 45 advances against 13 declines.
  • FIIs were net sellers (-735.83cr), largely offset by DII buying (+704.93cr).

FII / DII Activity

FII Net

−735.83 cr

DII Net

+704.93 cr

As of 2026-07-15

Market Cues

NIFTY 50

24,150.35

+0.30%

SENSEX

77,327.97

+0.18%

NASDAQ

26,269.227

+0.62%

GOLD

4,066.9

-0.07%

INDIA VIX

12.87

-3.01%

Market Sectors

NIFTY BANK

57,701.65

-0.10%

NIFTY IT

29,004.6

+1.66%

NIFTY PHARMA

26,087.6

+0.32%

NIFTY AUTO

26,859.8

+0.81%

NIFTY METAL

12,587.95

+0.41%

NIFTY ENERGY

39,689.1

+0.78%

NIFTY REALTY

915.25

+0.01%

NIFTY FIN SERVICE

29,001.4

-0.44%

NIFTY FMCG

48,555.95

+0.56%

Top Gainers & Losers

Top Gainers

TickerNameLTPChange
SRFSRF2,882.10+3.84%
HCLTECHHCL Technologies1,202.00+2.91%
BPCLBharat Petroleum315.35+1.86%
TECHMTech Mahindra1,526.00+1.82%
WIPROWipro177.66+1.72%

Top Losers

TickerNameLTPChange
SBILIFESBI Life Insurance1,824.00-2.27%
DLFDLF652.65-0.78%
HDFCLIFEHDFC Life Insurance564.35-0.77%
AXISBANKAxis Bank1,302.40-0.75%
APOLLOHOSPApollo Hospitals8,880.00-0.60%

52-Week High & Low

Near 52-Week High

DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories
7,376.000.19%
APOLLOHOSPApollo Hospitals
8,880.000.78%
SUNPHARMASun Pharmaceutical
1,945.800.86%
TITANTitan Company
4,634.000.98%

Near 52-Week Low

VEDLVedanta
260.80+1.05%
ITCITC
278.05+1.11%

Mid-Session

Mid-Session - Thu, 16 Jul, 2026, 15:53 IST

Session Summary

Two Indian stocks, ITC Hotels and NEWGEN, show genuine sell signals due to significant drawdowns on high volume, requiring immediate investigation.

Alerts(2)

High
ITCHOTELSITC Hotels

Significant -5.1% drawdown on high volume (2.1x avg) despite positive Q1 results ('sell the news' reaction).

drawdown>3%volume>2x avg
High
NEWGENNEWGEN

Significant drawdown of -3.2% accompanied by very high volume (2.7x avg) with no specific positive news.

drawdown>3%volume>2x avg

Portfolio Scan

TickerPriceChangeNote
ABREL
ABREL
1,456.6+2.10%+2.1% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg
ACE
ACE
1,001.3-0.28%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
AMBUJACEM
AMBUJACEM
433.6-0.38%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
APOLLOHOSP
APOLLOHOSP
8,886.25-0.53%-0.5% vs prev close, vol 2.1x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
ASTRAL
ASTRAL
1,377+1.26%+1.3% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
BDL
BDL
1,263.05-0.63%-0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
BHARTIARTL
BHARTIARTL
1,921.8+0.18%+0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
BRIGADE
BRIGADE
554.7-0.98%-1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.1x avg
BSOFT
BSOFT
289.6+1.49%+1.5% vs prev close, vol 3.3x avg — flags: volume>2x avg, below 50DMA support
CASTROLIND
CASTROLIND
184.6+0.38%+0.4% vs prev close, vol 2.4x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
CENTRALBK
CENTRALBK
32.59-0.34%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
DALBHARAT
DALBHARAT
1,829.25+0.20%+0.2% vs prev close, vol 2.0x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
DIXON
DIXON
14,507+6.27%+6.3% vs prev close, vol 3.3x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
DLF
DLF
648.1-1.47%-1.5% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg
FIRSTCRY
FIRSTCRY
213.19+0.27%+0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
GODREJCP
GODREJCP
1,057.7+0.47%+0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
HAVELLS
HAVELLS
1,170.6-0.58%-0.6% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg
HCLTECH
HCLTECH
1,188.05+1.73%+1.7% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg
HDFCBANK
HDFCBANK
808.3-0.88%-0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
HEROMOTOCO
HEROMOTOCO
4,896.85+0.41%+0.4% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
HINDALCO
HINDALCO
959.3+0.37%+0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HINDUNILVR
HINDUNILVR
2,098.4-0.20%-0.2% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ICICIBANK
ICICIBANK
1,418.2+0.14%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
IIFL
IIFL
567.1+4.32%+4.3% vs prev close, vol 2.3x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
INFY
INFY
1,082.4+0.57%+0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
IREDA
IREDA
120.85-0.41%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ITC
ITC
279.35+0.98%+1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ITCHOTELS
ITCHOTELS
174.12-5.11%-5.1% vs prev close, vol 2.1x avg — flags: drawdown>3%, volume>2x avg
JINDALSTEL
JINDALSTEL
1,028-1.36%-1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
JIOFIN
JIOFIN
235.65-0.40%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
JKPAPER
JKPAPER
369.7-1.36%-1.4% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg
JWL
JWL
254.9-0.33%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
KALYANKJIL
KALYANKJIL
546.6-0.27%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg
KAMATHOTEL
KAMATHOTEL
179.55-0.47%-0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
KOTAKBANK
KOTAKBANK
377.15-0.33%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
LICI
LICI
438.3-0.33%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
LODHA
LODHA
1,178.1+1.36%+1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg
M&M
M&M
3,120.45+1.20%+1.2% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
MANKIND
MANKIND
2,545-0.06%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
MAXHEALTH
MAXHEALTH
1,098.2-0.41%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
NEWGEN
NEWGEN
541.6-3.17%-3.2% vs prev close, vol 2.7x avg — flags: drawdown>3%, volume>2x avg
NHPC
NHPC
78.91-0.27%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
PRESTIGE
PRESTIGE
1,641.7-2.63%-2.6% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg
PSB
PSB
24.75+0.41%+0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
PVRINOX
PVRINOX
1,005.7-0.13%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
RELIANCE
RELIANCE
1,293-0.19%-0.2% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
SBIN
SBIN
1,031.2+0.11%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
TATASTEEL
TATASTEEL
185.5+0.13%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
TCS
TCS
2,201+0.54%+0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
TMPV
TMPV
331.8-0.36%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
TVSMOTOR
TVSMOTOR
3,563.5-1.35%-1.4% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg
ULTRACEMCO
ULTRACEMCO
11,771-0.35%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg
VBL
VBL
466.55+0.51%+0.5% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
VMM
VMM
112.46-1.30%-1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
WIPRO
WIPRO
177.8+1.83%+1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support