Significant drop despite strong Q1 FY27 earnings, attributed to sequential numbers, higher tax rates, and speculative interest, indicating fundamental and technical shifts.
Daily Report
Daily Report - Fri, 31 Jul, 2026, 11:17 IST
Market Summary
The Indian market closed marginally positive, with NIFTY 50 gaining 0.17%, primarily driven by robust FII inflows. Sectoral performance was bifurcated, seeing strong buying interest in Auto, Realty, and Financial Services, while the IT sector experienced significant selling pressure. This led to a mixed market breadth despite the overall index uptick and a low VIX at 11.8025.
Key Takeaways
- NIFTY 50 and SENSEX closed marginally up, supported by FII buying.
- Auto (+1.69%), Realty (+0.9%), and Financial Services (+0.8%) were top performing sectors.
- IT sector saw significant declines, with NIFTY IT down 1.69% and major IT stocks among top losers.
- FIIs recorded strong net buying of 3623.51cr, while DIIs were net sellers at 1864.03cr.
- Market breadth was almost even (30 advances / 28 declines), reflecting mixed sentiment.
Top Stories & Market Intelligence
- Macro & Policy - Economic Times
India's June 2026 inflation rises to 4.38%, exceeding RBI target
BANKINDIA - Global Cues - Reuters
US stock markets rebound on strong Microsoft earnings
- Earnings - Moneycontrol
Over 50 companies to announce Q1 FY27 results today
BAJAJFINSV, ITC, MARUTI, SUNPHARMA, IOC, ABB, GAIL, SHREECEM - Sectoral - Economic Times
Nifty Auto, Oil & Gas, IT sectors lead gains on July 30
- Corporate Actions - Business Standard
Mankind Pharma approves ₹150 crore corporate guarantee for subsidiary
MANKIND - Stocks in Focus - Moneycontrol
Maruti Suzuki, ITC, Sun Pharma, Indian Oil, Bajaj Finserv in focus for Q1 results
MARUTI, ITC, SUNPHARMA, IOC, BAJAJFINSV - Macro & Policy - Business Standard
Government interventions boost subsidies, structural reforms anticipated
- Global Cues - Bloomberg
Asian markets mixed, chip stocks rally in Japan and Korea
Street Consensus & Brokerage Radar
| Ticker | Brokerage | Action | Target | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHARTIARTL | Angel One | buy | 2,000 | Recommended buy with a target price range of ₹2,000-₹2,240. |
| ZEEL | Centrum Finverse | buy | 120 | Recommended buy. |
| HAVELLS | Centrum Finverse | buy | 1,310 | Recommended buy for an upside target of ₹1,310. |
| HINDALCO | Globe Capital | buy | 1,025 | Recommended buy for an upside target of ₹1,025. |
| AVALON | Choice Broking | buy | 1,919 | Recommended buy at ₹1759. |
| KARNATAKAB | Choice Broking | buy | 310 | Recommended buy at ₹291. |
| TNPETRO | Choice Broking | buy | 105 | Recommended buy at ₹97.97. |
| ATULAUTO | Choice Broking | buy | 550 | Recommended buy at ₹516. |
| ADORWELD | Choice Broking | buy | 1,600 | Recommended buy at ₹1480. |
| M&M | Univest | hold | 3,280 | Identified watch target. |
| INFY | Univest | hold | 1,740 | Identified watch target. |
| SBIN | Univest | hold | 845 | Identified watch target. |
Corporate Actions & Calendar
| Date | Ticker | Type | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | BHARTIARTL | results | Bharti Airtel |
| 2026-08-03 | BASFINDIA | results | BASF India Ltd |
| 2026-08-03 | BHARATBIJ | results | Bharat Bijlee Ltd |
| 2026-08-03 | GODREJPROP | results | Godrej Properties Ltd. |
| 2026-08-03 | MARICO | results | Marico Ltd. |
| 2026-08-03 | PIDILITIND | results | Pidilite Industries Ltd. |
| 2026-08-03 | TIMKEN | results | Timken India Ltd. |
| 2026-08-03 | UBL | results | United Breweries Ltd. |
| 2026-08-03 | WONDERLA | results | Wonderla Holidays Ltd. |
| 2026-08-03 | TREJHARA | results | Trejhara Solutions Ltd. |
| 2026-08-04 | BOSCHLTD | dividend | Bosch |
| 2026-08-04 | BALKRISIND | dividend | Balkrishna Industries |
| 2026-08-05 | DISAINDIA | dividend | Disa India |
| 2026-08-05 | HDFCBANK | agm | HDFC Bank |
| 2026-08-05 | HEROMOTOCO | agm | Hero Motocorp |
| 2026-08-05 | ALEMBICPH | agm | Alembic Pharmaceuticals |
| 2026-08-05 | ASMTECH | agm | ASM Technologies |
| 2026-08-05 | BAJAJCORP | agm | Bajaj Corp |
| 2026-08-05 | BHEL | agm | BHEL |
| 2026-08-05 | BRIGADE | agm | Brigade Enterprises |
| 2026-08-05 | CLOWGLESTEAM | agm | ClowgleSteam |
| 2026-08-05 | COSMOFILMS | agm | Cosmo Films |
| 2026-08-05 | DEEPAKNTR | agm | Deepak Nitrite |
| 2026-08-06 | IPCALAB | dividend | Ipca Laboratories Ltd. |
| 2026-08-06 | GRASIM | dividend | Grasim Industries Ltd. |
| 2026-08-06 | PIIND | dividend | PI Industries Ltd. |
| 2026-08-06 | CHENNPETRO | dividend | Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. |
| 2026-08-06 | JASCH | dividend | Jasch Gauging Technologies Ltd. |
| 2026-08-06 | STEELCAST | dividend | Steel Cast Ltd. |
| 2026-08-06 | BNRATHI | dividend | B N Rathi Securities Ltd. |
| 2026-08-06 | RUBICON | dividend | Rubicon Research Ltd. |
| 2026-08-06 | BDHUNI | dividend | BDH Industries Ltd. |
| 2026-08-06 | JOJO | split | JOJO Ltd. |
| 2026-08-06 | TOHEALPHARMA | split | TOHEAL PHARMA |
| 2026-08-07 | BATLIBOI | results | Batliboi |
| 2026-08-09 | AMARARAJA | results | Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd. |
| 2026-08-09 | BOSCHLTD | results | Bosch Ltd. |
| 2026-08-09 | GTNTEX | results | GTN Textiles Ltd. |
| 2026-08-09 | PATSPIN | results | Patspin India Ltd. |
| 2026-08-09 | NIRLON | results | Nirlon Ltd. |
| 2026-08-09 | GLOCAP | results | Global Capital Markets Ltd. |
| 2026-08-12 | HCLTECH | agm | HCL Technologies |
| 2026-08-13 | 3MINDIA | results | 3M India Ltd. |
| 2026-08-13 | LAKSHMIMILL | results | Lakshmi Mills Company Ltd. |
| 2026-08-13 | CHOLAHLDNG | results | Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd. |
| 2026-08-13 | ALKEM | results | Alkem Laboratories Ltd. |
| 2026-08-13 | KRYPTON | results | Krypton Industries Ltd. |
| 2026-08-13 | SAMRATPH | results | Samrat Pharmachem Ltd. |
| 2026-08-13 | RAUNAQINT | results | Raunaq International Ltd. |
| 2026-08-13 | HINDPETRO | dividend | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. |
| 2026-08-13 | FEDERALBNK | dividend | Federal Bank Ltd. |
| 2026-08-13 | MINDACORP | dividend | Minda Corporation Ltd. |
| 2026-08-13 | MANGLMCEM | dividend | Mangalam Cement Ltd. |
| 2026-08-13 | NCC | dividend | NCC Ltd. |
| 2026-08-13 | ALKALIMET | dividend | Alkali Metals Ltd. |
| 2026-08-13 | XCHANGING | dividend | Xchanging Solutions Ltd. |
| 2026-08-13 | HAL | dividend | Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. |
| 2026-08-13 | CREST | dividend | Crest Ventures Ltd. |
| 2026-08-13 | APOLLOHOSP | dividend | Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. |
| 2026-08-14 | SBILIFE | agm | SBI Life Insurance |
FII / DII Activity
FII Net
+3,623.51 cr
DII Net
−1,864.03 cr
As of 2026-07-30
Market Cues
NIFTY 50
24,358.2
+0.17%SENSEX
77,969.73
+0.05%NASDAQ
25,122.178
+2.78%GOLD
4,162.8
+1.61%INDIA VIX
11.803
-2.90%Market Sectors
NIFTY BANK
57,194.1
+0.08%NIFTY IT
30,668.5
-1.69%NIFTY PHARMA
26,522.45
+0.67%NIFTY AUTO
28,756.4
+1.69%NIFTY METAL
12,740.95
+0.31%NIFTY ENERGY
38,544.25
+0.60%NIFTY REALTY
907.6
+0.90%NIFTY FIN SERVICE
28,949.4
+0.80%NIFTY FMCG
49,174.2
-0.94%Top Gainers & Losers
Top Gainers
| Ticker | Name | LTP | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAJFINANCE | Bajaj Finance | 1,126.30 | +6.91% |
| BAJAJFINSV | Bajaj Finserv | 1,996.70 | +4.57% |
| M&M | Mahindra & Mahindra | 3,423.00 | +4.24% |
| DIVISLAB | Divi's Laboratories | 8,004.50 | +2.16% |
| GAIL | GAIL India | 176.69 | +1.76% |
Top Losers
| Ticker | Name | LTP | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRITANNIA | Britannia Industries | 5,371.00 | -2.78% |
| TCS | Tata Consultancy Services | 2,372.00 | -2.46% |
| INFY | Infosys | 1,131.90 | -2.01% |
| WIPRO | Wipro | 183.52 | -1.51% |
| ITC | ITC | 281.30 | -1.32% |
52-Week High & Low
Near 52-Week High
Near 52-Week Low
Market Close & Portfolio Surveillance
Session Summary
Two genuine sell signals identified: Mankind Pharma (MANKIND.BO) due to a significant drop despite strong earnings, and HDFC Bank (HDFCBANK.NS) due to ongoing investigations into potential securities law violations.
Alerts(2)
US shareholder law firm investigations into potential federal securities law violations over alleged irregular payments pose significant fundamental risk and impact investor sentiment.
Portfolio Scan
| Ticker | Price | Change | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ABREL ABREL | ₹1,418.1 | +2.90% | +2.9% vs prev close, vol 2.1x avg — flags: volume>2x avg |
ACE ACE | ₹1,070.1 | +0.97% | +1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg |
AMBUJACEM AMBUJACEM | ₹432.2 | -0.46% | -0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg |
APOLLOHOSP APOLLOHOSP | ₹8,955 | -0.35% | -0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
ASTRAL ASTRAL | ₹1,448.6 | -1.58% | -1.6% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg |
BDL BDL | ₹1,252.8 | +1.12% | +1.1% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
BHARTIARTL BHARTIARTL | ₹1,972 | +0.78% | +0.8% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg |
BRIGADE BRIGADE | ₹579.9 | +2.59% | +2.6% vs prev close, vol 4.6x avg — flags: volume>2x avg |
BSOFT BSOFT | ₹302.4 | -1.31% | -1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg |
CASTROLIND CASTROLIND | ₹185.25 | +0.24% | +0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
CENTRALBK CENTRALBK | ₹30.97 | -0.16% | -0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
DALBHARAT DALBHARAT | ₹1,798.9 | +0.28% | +0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.1x avg |
DIXON DIXON | ₹14,049 | -2.02% | -2.0% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
DLF DLF | ₹659.3 | +0.68% | +0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
FIRSTCRY FIRSTCRY | ₹212.26 | +0.16% | +0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
GODREJCP GODREJCP | ₹1,070.4 | -0.16% | -0.2% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg |
HAVELLS HAVELLS | ₹1,260.7 | -0.08% | -0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg |
HCLTECH HCLTECH | ₹1,346.5 | -0.50% | -0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
HDFCBANK HDFCBANK | ₹748.15 | -0.77% | -0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
HEROMOTOCO HEROMOTOCO | ₹5,382.7 | +1.08% | +1.1% vs prev close, vol 1.9x avg |
HINDALCO HINDALCO | ₹974.45 | +0.42% | +0.4% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
HINDUNILVR HINDUNILVR | ₹2,101.3 | -0.31% | -0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
ICICIBANK ICICIBANK | ₹1,435.4 | +0.10% | +0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg |
IIFL IIFL | ₹608.65 | +0.13% | +0.1% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
INFY INFY | ₹1,130.1 | -2.16% | -2.2% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg |
IREDA IREDA | ₹119.6 | -0.17% | -0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
ITC ITC | ₹281 | -1.42% | -1.4% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
ITCHOTELS ITCHOTELS | ₹162.37 | +1.14% | +1.1% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
JINDALSTEL JINDALSTEL | ₹1,102.4 | +0.80% | +0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg |
JIOFIN JIOFIN | ₹256.46 | +3.85% | +3.9% vs prev close, vol 1.9x avg |
JKPAPER JKPAPER | ₹390.55 | +3.22% | +3.2% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
JWL JWL | ₹258.85 | -0.06% | -0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
KALYANKJIL KALYANKJIL | ₹612.6 | -3.47% | -3.5% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: drawdown>3% |
KAMATHOTEL KAMATHOTEL | ₹166.99 | -0.03% | -0.0% vs prev close, vol 1.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
KOTAKBANK KOTAKBANK | ₹390.3 | +0.23% | +0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
LICI LICI | ₹424.7 | +0.44% | +0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg |
LODHA LODHA | ₹1,244.2 | -3.33% | -3.3% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: drawdown>3% |
M&M M&M | ₹3,396.35 | +3.58% | +3.6% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg |
MANKIND MANKIND | ₹2,469.9 | -4.15% | -4.2% vs prev close, vol 3.9x avg — flags: drawdown>3%, volume>2x avg |
MAXHEALTH MAXHEALTH | ₹1,098.5 | -2.34% | -2.3% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg |
NEWGEN NEWGEN | ₹555.85 | +0.40% | +0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
NHPC NHPC | ₹78.68 | +0.69% | +0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
PRESTIGE PRESTIGE | ₹1,616.2 | +1.34% | +1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg |
PSB PSB | ₹23.19 | +0.87% | +0.9% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
PVRINOX PVRINOX | ₹1,130.6 | -0.08% | -0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
RELIANCE RELIANCE | ₹1,307.3 | +1.00% | +1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg |
SBIN SBIN | ₹1,027.4 | +0.20% | +0.2% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg |
TATASTEEL TATASTEEL | ₹189.8 | +1.52% | +1.5% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg |
TCS TCS | ₹2,365.6 | -2.72% | -2.7% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg |
TMPV TMPV | ₹339.75 | +1.72% | +1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
TVSMOTOR TVSMOTOR | ₹4,313.1 | +2.49% | +2.5% vs prev close, vol 2.2x avg — flags: volume>2x avg |
ULTRACEMCO ULTRACEMCO | ₹11,903 | +0.47% | +0.5% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg |
VBL VBL | ₹442.3 | -2.01% | -2.0% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
VMM VMM | ₹107.1 | -0.73% | -0.7% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
WIPRO WIPRO | ₹183.6 | -1.48% | -1.5% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg |