Daily Brief

Daily Brief - Tue, 21 Jul, 2026, 11:02 IST

Market Outlook

The Indian market concluded on a slightly negative note with NIFTY 50 and SENSEX down marginally. Despite the headline indices, market breadth leaned positive, indicating some resilience in the broader market. FIIs were net sellers, offset by DII buying, suggesting a mixed sentiment ahead of the open.

Key Takeaways

  • NIFTY 50 declined by 0.21% and SENSEX by 0.30%, with most sectoral indices in the red.
  • Market breadth was positive with 33 advances against 23 declines.
  • FIIs were net sellers with -1121.04cr, while DIIs were net buyers at 1312.03cr.
  • NIFTY IT was a significant laggard (-0.65%), with INFY and TCS among top individual losers.
  • Energy, Realty, and Metal sectors managed to post slight gains.
  • VIX is at 12.7675, indicating relatively low volatility.

FII / DII Activity

FII Net

−1,121.04 cr

DII Net

+1,312.03 cr

As of 2026-07-20

Market Cues

NIFTY 50

24,187.2

-0.21%

SENSEX

77,477.72

-0.30%

NASDAQ

25,508.072

-0.05%

GOLD

4,011.8

-0.17%

INDIA VIX

12.768

-1.64%

Market Sectors

NIFTY BANK

57,875.15

-0.12%

NIFTY IT

28,971.55

-0.65%

NIFTY PHARMA

25,959.1

-0.17%

NIFTY AUTO

26,949.95

-0.29%

NIFTY METAL

12,549.75

+0.05%

NIFTY ENERGY

39,714.85

+0.13%

NIFTY REALTY

918.3

+0.09%

NIFTY FIN SERVICE

28,980.15

-0.11%

NIFTY FMCG

49,051.15

-0.03%

Top Gainers & Losers

Top Gainers

TickerNameLTPChange
INDUSINDBKIndusInd Bank1,054.80+2.12%
SRFSRF2,920.00+1.68%
HAVELLSHavells India1,218.70+1.53%
BAJAJFINSVBajaj Finserv1,889.80+1.52%
GAILGAIL India174.88+1.08%

Top Losers

TickerNameLTPChange
INFYInfosys1,070.80-1.50%
HDFCBANKHDFC Bank766.10-1.48%
CIPLACipla1,425.60-1.11%
MARUTIMaruti Suzuki13,365.00-1.10%
TCSTata Consultancy Services2,226.70-1.08%

52-Week High & Low

Near 52-Week High

SUNPHARMASun Pharmaceutical
1,954.100.44%
TITANTitan Company
4,658.900.45%
APOLLOHOSPApollo Hospitals
8,905.501.15%
INDUSINDBKIndusInd Bank
1,054.801.31%
ADANIENTAdani Enterprises
3,195.401.53%
DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories
7,293.501.95%

Near 52-Week Low

No stocks within 2% of their 52-week low.

Mid-Session

Mid-Session - Tue, 21 Jul, 2026, 16:06 IST

Session Summary

A high-severity sell alert for HDFC Bank was triggered due to disappointing Q1 earnings and breaking below its 50-day moving average, while other potential signals require further monitoring.

Alerts(1)

High
HDFCBANKHDFCBANK

Explicitly listed as a top loser on Nifty due to disappointing Q1 earnings in the private banking sector and persistent weakness since Monday after poor Q1 margin performance.

below 50DMA support

Portfolio Scan

TickerPriceChangeNote
ABREL
ABREL
1,445.3+0.24%+0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
ACE
ACE
1,035.2+4.56%+4.6% vs prev close, vol 8.8x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
AMBUJACEM
AMBUJACEM
440.85+0.70%+0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
APOLLOHOSP
APOLLOHOSP
8,920.6+0.12%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
ASTRAL
ASTRAL
1,415.1+1.36%+1.4% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
BDL
BDL
1,273.15+1.22%+1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
BHARTIARTL
BHARTIARTL
1,948.4+0.43%+0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
BRIGADE
BRIGADE
567.85+0.73%+0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.1x avg
BSOFT
BSOFT
285.7-1.86%-1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
CASTROLIND
CASTROLIND
184.95+0.30%+0.3% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg
CENTRALBK
CENTRALBK
32.03-0.12%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
DALBHARAT
DALBHARAT
1,865.4+1.06%+1.1% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
DIXON
DIXON
14,118-3.23%-3.2% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: drawdown>3%
DLF
DLF
673.65+0.76%+0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
FIRSTCRY
FIRSTCRY
208.99-0.88%-0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
GODREJCP
GODREJCP
1,054.2-1.00%-1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
HAVELLS
HAVELLS
1,217.6+1.44%+1.4% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg
HCLTECH
HCLTECH
1,239.5+1.52%+1.5% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
HDFCBANK
HDFCBANK
761.45-2.08%-2.1% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HEROMOTOCO
HEROMOTOCO
5,031.25+1.08%+1.1% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg
HINDALCO
HINDALCO
951.4+0.38%+0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HINDUNILVR
HINDUNILVR
2,142.5+0.13%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
ICICIBANK
ICICIBANK
1,463.1+0.20%+0.2% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg
IIFL
IIFL
571.8+2.53%+2.5% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg
INFY
INFY
1,073.5-1.25%-1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
IREDA
IREDA
121.15-0.49%-0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ITC
ITC
281-0.60%-0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ITCHOTELS
ITCHOTELS
164.37-1.60%-1.6% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg
JINDALSTEL
JINDALSTEL
1,044.7+1.10%+1.1% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
JIOFIN
JIOFIN
240.03+0.46%+0.5% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
JKPAPER
JKPAPER
375.95+1.08%+1.1% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
JWL
JWL
250.6-0.42%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
KALYANKJIL
KALYANKJIL
577+1.23%+1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
KAMATHOTEL
KAMATHOTEL
172.02-1.57%-1.6% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg
KOTAKBANK
KOTAKBANK
385.95+1.02%+1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
LICI
LICI
429.7-0.76%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
LODHA
LODHA
1,199.25+0.87%+0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
M&M
M&M
3,202.25+1.18%+1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
MANKIND
MANKIND
2,577.75+0.45%+0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
MAXHEALTH
MAXHEALTH
1,100.4-0.18%-0.2% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
NEWGEN
NEWGEN
546.6-2.31%-2.3% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
NHPC
NHPC
80.36-0.83%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 1.9x avg
PRESTIGE
PRESTIGE
1,706.9+2.26%+2.3% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
PSB
PSB
24.72-0.68%-0.7% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg
PVRINOX
PVRINOX
1,001.1-1.78%-1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
RELIANCE
RELIANCE
1,303.65-1.48%-1.5% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
SBIN
SBIN
1,044.4-1.47%-1.5% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
TATASTEEL
TATASTEEL
187.25+0.46%+0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
TCS
TCS
2,221.1-1.33%-1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
TMPV
TMPV
333.75-0.77%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
TVSMOTOR
TVSMOTOR
3,792+5.62%+5.6% vs prev close, vol 2.2x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
ULTRACEMCO
ULTRACEMCO
12,094+1.60%+1.6% vs prev close, vol 3.2x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
VBL
VBL
463.45-0.97%-1.0% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
VMM
VMM
113.54+2.10%+2.1% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
WIPRO
WIPRO
174.85-0.85%-0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support