Daily Report

Daily Report - Tue, 4 Aug, 2026, 10:57 IST

Market Summary

The Indian market witnessed a largely negative session with Nifty 50 declining while Sensex remained marginally positive, indicating underlying divergence. Broad market weakness was evident with significant declines in banking, IT, and realty sectors, alongside poor market breadth. However, domestic institutional investors showed strong buying interest, absorbing some of the selling pressure.

Key Takeaways

  • Nifty 50 closed down 0.82%, while Sensex was largely flat at +0.05%.
  • Nifty Bank, IT, and Realty sectors were significant underperformers, all down nearly 1% or more.
  • Metal and Energy sectors showed resilience, ending in positive territory.
  • Market breadth was notably negative with 46 decliners against 12 advancers.
  • DIIs were strong net buyers at 1571.18cr, while FIIs also bought 922.26cr.
  • VIX remained low at 11.985, suggesting subdued volatility expectations.

Top Stories & Market Intelligence

  • Macro & Policy - Economic Times

    RBI MPC Meeting Underway; Repo Rate Expected to Remain Unchanged

  • Global Cues - Reuters

    Global Geopolitical Tensions Push Crude Oil Prices Higher, Posing Inflation Risks for India

  • Earnings - Moneycontrol

    Q1 FY27 Earnings Season Nears End; Focus on Mid & Small-Caps

  • Sectoral - Financial Express

    Rate-Sensitive Sectors Brace for RBI Policy Impact Amid Expected Pause

  • Stocks in Focus - Moneycontrol

    Hot Stocks on Business Portals: Suzlon, Adani Group, IRFC, Tata Motors PV, BHEL, Dr Reddy, Vodafone Idea

    SUZLON, ADANIENT, ADANIPOWER, IRFC, TATAMOTORS, BHEL, DRREDDY, VODAFONEIDEA
  • Macro & Policy - Livemint

    India's Retail Inflation Rises to 4.38% in June, Wholesale Inflation at 9.87%

  • Global Cues - Economic Times

    US Fed Hawkish Stance and Rising Oil Prices Impact Rupee and Foreign Fund Inflows

  • Earnings - Business Standard

    Adani Enterprises, L&T Q1 FY27 Earnings Below Expectations

    ADANIENT, LT, ADANIPORTS

Corporate Actions & Calendar

DateTickerTypeName
2026-08-20VISHNUCHEMdividendVishnu Chemicals Ltd.
2026-08-20KSEdividendKSE Ltd.
2026-08-20GET&DdividendGE Vernova T&D India Ltd.
2026-08-20POWERINDIAdividendHitachi Energy India Ltd.
2026-08-20ZENTECdividendZen Technologies Ltd.
2026-08-20AKCAPSERVdividendAK Capital Services Ltd.
2026-08-20LICHSGFINdividendLIC Housing Finance Ltd.
2026-08-20OMAXAUTOdividendOmax Autos Ltd.
2026-08-20AMARJOTHIdividendAmarjothi Spinning Mills Ltd.
2026-08-20DEEPINDSdividendDeep Industries Ltd.

FII / DII Activity

FII Net

+922.26 cr

DII Net

+1,571.18 cr

As of 2026-08-03

Market Cues

NIFTY 50

24,572.3

-0.82%

SENSEX

78,675.68

+0.05%

NASDAQ

25,913.896

+2.13%

GOLD

4,110.9

+0.09%

INDIA VIX

11.985

+0.50%

Market Sectors

NIFTY BANK

57,689.95

-0.96%

NIFTY IT

31,336.1

-1.20%

NIFTY PHARMA

26,537.2

-0.47%

NIFTY AUTO

29,014.85

-0.53%

NIFTY METAL

12,974.7

+0.47%

NIFTY ENERGY

38,969.3

+0.08%

NIFTY REALTY

904.15

-0.97%

NIFTY FIN SERVICE

29,241.5

-0.72%

NIFTY FMCG

49,520.15

-0.89%

Top Gainers & Losers

Top Gainers

TickerNameLTPChange
HEROMOTOCOHero MotoCorp5,508.00+0.88%
HINDALCOHindalco Industries1,003.30+0.84%
APOLLOHOSPApollo Hospitals8,872.50+0.60%
VEDLVedanta268.50+0.47%
GAILGAIL India175.10+0.46%

Top Losers

TickerNameLTPChange
GRASIMGrasim Industries3,156.90-3.16%
DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories8,325.00-3.03%
DABURDabur India413.85-2.81%
BAJAJ-AUTOBajaj Auto11,572.00-2.40%
TITANTitan Company4,887.60-2.25%

52-Week High & Low

Near 52-Week High

NESTLEINDNestle India
1,528.50−0.48%
PIDILITINDPidilite Industries
1,643.50−0.83%
TITANTitan Company
4,887.60−0.96%
BAJFINANCEBajaj Finance
1,148.80−1.31%
BAJAJ-AUTOBajaj Auto
11,572.00−1.52%
DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories
8,325.00−1.60%
APOLLOHOSPApollo Hospitals
8,872.50−1.81%

Near 52-Week Low

HDFCLIFEHDFC Life Insurance
541.75+0.05%
Session Close Surveillance

Market Close & Portfolio Surveillance

16:15 IST

Session Summary

Genuine sell signals were identified for DLF.NS and PRESTIGE.NS due to negative real estate sector pressure, a strong signal for LICI.NS from a drastic unexplained price drop on massive volume, and a concerning technical signal for IREDA.BO with high volume selling.

Alerts(4)

Medium
DLFDLF

Significant drawdown aligning with negative real estate sector sentiment.

drawdown>3%
Medium
IREDAIREDA

Concerning technical signal with moderate decline, significantly high volume, and break below 50DMA.

volume>2x avgbelow 50DMA support
High
LICILICI

Drastic price decline on exceptionally high volume, suggesting a significant underlying negative event.

drawdown>3%volume>2x avgbelow 50DMA support
Medium
PRESTIGEPRESTIGE

Significant decline aligning directly with negative real estate sector sentiment.

drawdown>3%

Portfolio Scan

TickerPriceChangeNote
ABREL
ABREL
₹1,424.1-0.56%-0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
ACE
ACE
₹1,100.15-0.34%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
AMBUJACEM
AMBUJACEM
₹436.05-1.79%-1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
APOLLOHOSP
APOLLOHOSP
₹8,921.5+1.15%+1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
ASTRAL
ASTRAL
₹1,448+0.86%+0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
BDL
BDL
₹1,263+0.64%+0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
BHARTIARTL
BHARTIARTL
₹1,970.1-0.02%-0.0% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
BRIGADE
BRIGADE
₹580.15-0.19%-0.2% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg
BSOFT
BSOFT
₹323.25+0.51%+0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
CASTROLIND
CASTROLIND
₹187+0.67%+0.7% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg
CENTRALBK
CENTRALBK
₹31.25-0.70%-0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
DALBHARAT
DALBHARAT
₹1,800-1.55%-1.6% vs prev close, vol 0.1x avg
DIXON
DIXON
₹13,988+0.69%+0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
DLF
DLF
₹643.4-3.76%-3.8% vs prev close, vol 1.5x avg — flags: drawdown>3%
FIRSTCRY
FIRSTCRY
₹214.73+0.06%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
GODREJCP
GODREJCP
₹1,058.2-2.55%-2.6% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg
HAVELLS
HAVELLS
₹1,295+0.78%+0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
HCLTECH
HCLTECH
₹1,356.2-0.43%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg
HDFCBANK
HDFCBANK
₹742-1.46%-1.5% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HEROMOTOCO
HEROMOTOCO
₹5,540+2.18%+2.2% vs prev close, vol 1.7x avg
HINDALCO
HINDALCO
₹1,020+2.52%+2.5% vs prev close, vol 1.6x avg
HINDUNILVR
HINDUNILVR
₹2,096.5-1.94%-1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ICICIBANK
ICICIBANK
₹1,454.6-0.37%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
IIFL
IIFL
₹607.65-1.65%-1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
INFY
INFY
₹1,167.5-1.06%-1.1% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
IREDA
IREDA
₹120.45-1.99%-2.0% vs prev close, vol 2.7x avg — flags: volume>2x avg, below 50DMA support
ITC
ITC
₹289+0.70%+0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
ITCHOTELS
ITCHOTELS
₹165.45+0.14%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
JINDALSTEL
JINDALSTEL
₹1,124+1.71%+1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
JIOFIN
JIOFIN
₹265+0.76%+0.8% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
JKPAPER
JKPAPER
₹382.75-0.78%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
JWL
JWL
₹260.1-1.72%-1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
KALYANKJIL
KALYANKJIL
₹591.4-2.73%-2.7% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
KAMATHOTEL
KAMATHOTEL
₹172.8+1.56%+1.6% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
KOTAKBANK
KOTAKBANK
₹398+0.13%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
LICI
LICI
₹391.3-8.68%-8.7% vs prev close, vol 11.2x avg — flags: drawdown>3%, volume>2x avg, below 50DMA support
LODHA
LODHA
₹1,235+0.10%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.1x avg
M&M
M&M
₹3,405+0.58%+0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
MANKIND
MANKIND
₹2,461-0.54%-0.5% vs prev close, vol 1.7x avg
MAXHEALTH
MAXHEALTH
₹1,077-2.13%-2.1% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
NEWGEN
NEWGEN
₹561.6-0.08%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.1x avg
NHPC
NHPC
₹80.42+0.76%+0.8% vs prev close, vol 1.5x avg
PRESTIGE
PRESTIGE
₹1,595-4.49%-4.5% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: drawdown>3%
PSB
PSB
₹23.88+0.59%+0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
PVRINOX
PVRINOX
₹1,188.1+4.09%+4.1% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
RELIANCE
RELIANCE
₹1,293-1.22%-1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
SBIN
SBIN
₹1,042.7-0.22%-0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
TATASTEEL
TATASTEEL
₹190.2+0.58%+0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
TCS
TCS
₹2,460-0.55%-0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
TMPV
TMPV
₹345.3-0.33%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
TVSMOTOR
TVSMOTOR
₹4,360-0.66%-0.7% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
ULTRACEMCO
ULTRACEMCO
₹12,050-0.03%-0.0% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
VBL
VBL
₹439-1.35%-1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
VMM
VMM
₹111.3+0.09%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
WIPRO
WIPRO
₹1870.00%+0.0% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg