Daily Brief

Daily Brief - Mon, 3 Aug, 2026, 11:25 IST

Market Outlook

The Indian market concluded with broad-based gains across major indices, driven by robust institutional buying from both DIIs and FIIs. Key sectors like IT, FMCG, and Financial Services significantly contributed to the rally, while market breadth remained strong. This positive sentiment, coupled with a relatively low VIX, suggests potential for continued upward momentum before the open.

Key Takeaways

  • NIFTY 50 closed up 0.88% at 24598.35, with SENSEX gaining 0.83%.
  • IT (+1.56%), FMCG (+1.42%), and Financial Services (+1.05%) were the leading sectors.
  • Market breadth was strongly positive with 49 advances against 9 declines.
  • DIIs were significant net buyers at 2260.37cr, supported by FII buying of 277.48cr.
  • Top gainers included Divis Lab (+5.0%) and ITC (+2.9%).
  • India VIX remained subdued at 11.975.

FII / DII Activity

FII Net

+277.48 cr

DII Net

+2,260.37 cr

As of 2026-07-31

Market Cues

NIFTY 50

24,598.35

+0.88%

SENSEX

78,744.59

+0.83%

NASDAQ

25,373.854

+1.00%

GOLD

4,107

-1.29%

INDIA VIX

11.975

+1.87%

Market Sectors

NIFTY BANK

57,815.2

+0.96%

NIFTY IT

31,188.95

+1.56%

NIFTY PHARMA

26,657.5

+0.46%

NIFTY AUTO

28,949.45

+0.71%

NIFTY METAL

12,841.75

+0.97%

NIFTY ENERGY

38,878.1

+0.38%

NIFTY REALTY

905.4

+0.44%

NIFTY FIN SERVICE

29,360.3

+1.05%

NIFTY FMCG

49,817.9

+1.42%

Top Gainers & Losers

Top Gainers

TickerNameLTPChange
DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories8,460.00+5.02%
ITCITC289.10+2.88%
TCSTata Consultancy Services2,432.20+2.82%
INFYInfosys1,160.90+2.73%
BAJAJFINSVBajaj Finserv2,083.80+2.70%

Top Losers

TickerNameLTPChange
GAILGAIL India173.17-4.56%
SUNPHARMASun Pharmaceutical1,963.90-1.34%
BHARTIARTLBharti Airtel1,954.60-0.88%
APOLLOHOSPApollo Hospitals8,898.00-0.66%
TECHMTech Mahindra1,644.00-0.44%

52-Week High & Low

Near 52-Week High

TITANTitan Company
4,891.900.25%
DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories
8,460.000.47%
PIDILITINDPidilite Industries
1,630.200.47%
NESTLEINDNestle India
1,520.000.82%
BAJAJ-AUTOBajaj Auto
11,493.000.84%
BAJFINANCEBajaj Finance
1,159.001.48%
APOLLOHOSPApollo Hospitals
8,898.001.67%

Near 52-Week Low

HDFCLIFEHDFC Life Insurance
550.20+1.33%

Mid-Session

Mid-Session - Mon, 3 Aug, 2026, 17:23 IST

Session Summary

One genuine sell signal was identified for HDFC Bank due to poor earnings and ongoing investigations, while other alerts were deemed noise amidst generally positive market sentiment.

Alerts(1)

High
HDFCBANKHDFCBANK

Despite broader market positivity, HDFC Bank is under significant pressure due to disappointing Q1 FY27 earnings and ongoing US law firm investigations into alleged federal securities law violations, indicating underlying weakness and lack of investor confidence.

below 50DMA support

Portfolio Scan

TickerPriceChangeNote
ABREL
ABREL
1,432.1+0.99%+1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
ACE
ACE
1,103.95+3.16%+3.2% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
AMBUJACEM
AMBUJACEM
444+2.73%+2.7% vs prev close, vol 1.6x avg
APOLLOHOSP
APOLLOHOSP
8,820-1.51%-1.5% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
ASTRAL
ASTRAL
1,435.6-0.90%-0.9% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg
BDL
BDL
1,255+0.18%+0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
BHARTIARTL
BHARTIARTL
1,970.5-0.08%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
BRIGADE
BRIGADE
581.25+0.23%+0.2% vs prev close, vol 2.2x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
BSOFT
BSOFT
321.6+6.35%+6.3% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg
CASTROLIND
CASTROLIND
185.75+0.27%+0.3% vs prev close, vol 1.6x avg
CENTRALBK
CENTRALBK
31.47+1.61%+1.6% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
DALBHARAT
DALBHARAT
1,828.35+1.64%+1.6% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg
DIXON
DIXON
13,892-1.12%-1.1% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg
DLF
DLF
668.55+1.40%+1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
FIRSTCRY
FIRSTCRY
214.61+1.11%+1.1% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
GODREJCP
GODREJCP
1,085.9+1.45%+1.4% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg
HAVELLS
HAVELLS
1,285+1.93%+1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
HCLTECH
HCLTECH
1,362.1+1.16%+1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg
HDFCBANK
HDFCBANK
753+0.65%+0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HEROMOTOCO
HEROMOTOCO
5,422+0.73%+0.7% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg
HINDALCO
HINDALCO
994.9+2.10%+2.1% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg
HINDUNILVR
HINDUNILVR
2,138+1.75%+1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
ICICIBANK
ICICIBANK
1,460+1.71%+1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
IIFL
IIFL
617.85+1.51%+1.5% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg
INFY
INFY
1,180+4.42%+4.4% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
IREDA
IREDA
122.9+2.76%+2.8% vs prev close, vol 2.8x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
ITC
ITC
287+2.14%+2.1% vs prev close, vol 2.7x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
ITCHOTELS
ITCHOTELS
165.22+1.76%+1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
JINDALSTEL
JINDALSTEL
1,105.1+0.24%+0.2% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
JIOFIN
JIOFIN
263+2.55%+2.6% vs prev close, vol 1.5x avg
JKPAPER
JKPAPER
385.75-1.23%-1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg
JWL
JWL
264.65+2.24%+2.2% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
KALYANKJIL
KALYANKJIL
608-0.75%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
KAMATHOTEL
KAMATHOTEL
170.15+1.89%+1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
KOTAKBANK
KOTAKBANK
397.5+1.84%+1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
LICI
LICI
428.5+0.89%+0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
LODHA
LODHA
1,233.8-0.84%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg
M&M
M&M
3,385.5-0.32%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
MANKIND
MANKIND
2,474.45+0.18%+0.2% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
MAXHEALTH
MAXHEALTH
1,100.4+0.17%+0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
NEWGEN
NEWGEN
562.05+1.12%+1.1% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
NHPC
NHPC
79.81+1.44%+1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
PRESTIGE
PRESTIGE
1,670+3.33%+3.3% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
PSB
PSB
23.74+2.37%+2.4% vs prev close, vol 1.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
PVRINOX
PVRINOX
1,141.4+0.96%+1.0% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg
RELIANCE
RELIANCE
1,309+0.13%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg
SBIN
SBIN
1,045+1.71%+1.7% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
TATASTEEL
TATASTEEL
189.1-0.37%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
TCS
TCS
2,473.7+4.57%+4.6% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
TMPV
TMPV
346.45+1.97%+2.0% vs prev close, vol 1.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
TVSMOTOR
TVSMOTOR
4,389+1.76%+1.8% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg
ULTRACEMCO
ULTRACEMCO
12,054+1.27%+1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
VBL
VBL
445+0.61%+0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
VMM
VMM
111.2+3.83%+3.8% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
WIPRO
WIPRO
187+1.85%+1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg