Daily Brief

Daily Brief - Thu, 6 Aug, 2026, 10:59 IST

Market Outlook

Indian markets closed marginally positive with NIFTY and SENSEX showing slight gains, primarily supported by banking and pharma sectors. However, the broader market breadth was negative, indicating underlying cautious sentiment. DII buying provided support amidst FII selling pressure.

Key Takeaways

  • NIFTY and SENSEX posted slight gains of +0.01% and +0.19% respectively.
  • Banking and Pharma sectors showed strength, rising +0.27% and +0.36%.
  • IT, Auto, and Energy sectors were among the underperformers.
  • Market breadth was negative with 18 advancers against 40 decliners.
  • DIIs were net buyers (+2883.17cr), offsetting FII selling (-943.42cr).
  • VIX remained stable at 12.2775.

FII / DII Activity

FII Net

−943.42 cr

DII Net

+2,883.17 cr

As of 2026-08-05

Market Cues

NIFTY 50

24,627.65

+0.01%

SENSEX

78,731.14

+0.19%

NASDAQ

26,363.44

-0.83%

GOLD

4,308

+3.74%

INDIA VIX

12.278

+1.80%

Market Sectors

NIFTY BANK

57,895.1

+0.27%

NIFTY IT

31,259.9

-0.46%

NIFTY PHARMA

26,658.55

+0.36%

NIFTY AUTO

29,258.95

-0.52%

NIFTY METAL

13,214.55

-0.32%

NIFTY ENERGY

38,631.45

-0.51%

NIFTY REALTY

896.85

-0.21%

NIFTY FIN SERVICE

29,318.3

+0.16%

NIFTY FMCG

49,298.05

-0.17%

Top Gainers & Losers

Top Gainers

TickerNameLTPChange
RELIANCEReliance Industries1,306.30+2.05%
CIPLACipla1,483.00+1.66%
TITANTitan Company4,971.70+1.21%
INDUSINDBKIndusInd Bank1,029.50+1.03%
APOLLOHOSPApollo Hospitals8,977.50+0.76%

Top Losers

TickerNameLTPChange
POWERGRIDPower Grid Corp271.05-3.80%
NTPCNTPC343.35-1.87%
HINDALCOHindalco Industries1,024.70-1.47%
TATAPOWERTata Power377.70-1.38%
ONGCOil & Natural Gas Corp236.89-1.38%

52-Week High & Low

Near 52-Week High

PIDILITINDPidilite Industries
1,663.700.14%
NESTLEINDNestle India
1,525.800.59%
TITANTitan Company
4,971.700.67%
APOLLOHOSPApollo Hospitals
8,977.500.79%
JSWSTEELJSW Steel
1,321.900.98%
GRASIMGrasim Industries
3,215.001.38%
BAJAJ-AUTOBajaj Auto
11,687.001.43%
BAJFINANCEBajaj Finance
1,156.201.72%
ICICIBANKICICI Bank
1,454.301.74%
DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories
8,432.501.78%

Near 52-Week Low

HDFCLIFEHDFC Life Insurance
540.65+0.44%
HDFCBANKHDFC Bank
734.45+1.07%

Mid-Session

Mid-Session - Thu, 6 Aug, 2026, 16:28 IST

Session Summary

Several portfolio holdings, including LICI.NS and MANKIND.BO, show genuine sell signals due to significant price drops on high volume or negative reactions to earnings, while others like HDFCBANK.NS, HINDUNILVR.NS, and TMPV.BO exhibit genuine weakness signals reflecting ongoing concerns.

Alerts(5)

High
LICILife Insurance Corporation of India

Significant price drop (-1.4%) on extremely high volume (6.0x avg) and below 50DMA, indicating fundamental weakness despite a positive broader market.

volume>2x avgbelow 50DMA support
High
MANKINDMankind Pharma

Moderate price drop (-0.9%) with very high volume (5.6x avg) immediately following Q1 2026 earnings release, suggesting a negative market reaction to results or outlook.

volume>2x avg
Medium
HDFCBANKHDFC Bank

Small price drop (-0.1%) but below 50DMA, reflecting persistent underperformance, governance concerns, and negative sentiment from recent Q1 FY27 earnings due to margin pressure.

below 50DMA support
Medium
HINDUNILVRHindustan Unilever

Slight price drop (-0.3%) and below 50DMA, reflecting lingering market concerns from recent Q1 FY27 results about margin pressure and profitability.

below 50DMA support
Medium
TMPVTata Motors Passenger Vehicles

Moderate negative movement (-0.9%) and below 50DMA, indicating underlying weakness due to disappointing Q1 2026 earnings (EPS lagging, decline in net income/profit margin) and a downgraded outlook.

below 50DMA support

Portfolio Scan

TickerPriceChangeNote
ABREL
ABREL
1,390.8-2.14%-2.1% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
ACE
ACE
1,113.1-2.18%-2.2% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
AMBUJACEM
AMBUJACEM
436.5-1.91%-1.9% vs prev close, vol 1.5x avg
APOLLOHOSP
APOLLOHOSP
8,812.9-1.09%-1.1% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
ASTRAL
ASTRAL
1,442+0.51%+0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
BDL
BDL
1,297+4.43%+4.4% vs prev close, vol 3.7x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
BHARTIARTL
BHARTIARTL
1,948-1.52%-1.5% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
BRIGADE
BRIGADE
573.5+0.48%+0.5% vs prev close, vol 2.4x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
BSOFT
BSOFT
318.2-1.64%-1.6% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
CASTROLIND
CASTROLIND
194.2+1.33%+1.3% vs prev close, vol 3.6x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
CENTRALBK
CENTRALBK
31.48+0.61%+0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
DALBHARAT
DALBHARAT
1,824-0.87%-0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.1x avg
DIXON
DIXON
14,200-0.77%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
DLF
DLF
642-1.09%-1.1% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg
FIRSTCRY
FIRSTCRY
213.89-0.66%-0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
GODREJCP
GODREJCP
1,077.3+0.78%+0.8% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
HAVELLS
HAVELLS
1,285.5-0.35%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
HCLTECH
HCLTECH
1,3410.00%+0.0% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
HDFCBANK
HDFCBANK
734.3-0.10%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 1.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HEROMOTOCO
HEROMOTOCO
5,621-0.69%-0.7% vs prev close, vol 1.5x avg
HINDALCO
HINDALCO
1,027-1.25%-1.3% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg
HINDUNILVR
HINDUNILVR
2,079.5-0.28%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ICICIBANK
ICICIBANK
1,457.5+0.51%+0.5% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg
IIFL
IIFL
609.35-0.14%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
INFY
INFY
1,165-0.77%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
IREDA
IREDA
121.2+0.58%+0.6% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ITC
ITC
285.9-0.37%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
ITCHOTELS
ITCHOTELS
171.08+1.27%+1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
JINDALSTEL
JINDALSTEL
1,101-1.11%-1.1% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg
JIOFIN
JIOFIN
263.1+0.44%+0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
JKPAPER
JKPAPER
389.2+1.03%+1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg
JWL
JWL
262.05+1.29%+1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
KALYANKJIL
KALYANKJIL
598+5.00%+5.0% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
KAMATHOTEL
KAMATHOTEL
172.06-0.41%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
KOTAKBANK
KOTAKBANK
394-1.50%-1.5% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
LICI
LICI
387.55-1.39%-1.4% vs prev close, vol 6.0x avg — flags: volume>2x avg, below 50DMA support
LODHA
LODHA
1,227-1.52%-1.5% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg
M&M
M&M
3,415-1.41%-1.4% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg
MANKIND
MANKIND
2,430.9-0.86%-0.9% vs prev close, vol 5.6x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
MAXHEALTH
MAXHEALTH
1,072.4-0.70%-0.7% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg
NEWGEN
NEWGEN
542.25-2.60%-2.6% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg
NHPC
NHPC
77.95-0.45%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
PRESTIGE
PRESTIGE
1,578-0.94%-0.9% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg
PSB
PSB
23.94+0.67%+0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
PVRINOX
PVRINOX
1,150.4-0.99%-1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
RELIANCE
RELIANCE
1,325+3.43%+3.4% vs prev close, vol 1.6x avg
SBIN
SBIN
1,085+2.84%+2.8% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg
TATASTEEL
TATASTEEL
189.3-1.02%-1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
TCS
TCS
2,373-1.66%-1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
TMPV
TMPV
343.75-0.94%-0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
TVSMOTOR
TVSMOTOR
4,375-1.80%-1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
ULTRACEMCO
ULTRACEMCO
12,075-0.94%-0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
VBL
VBL
444+1.60%+1.6% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
VMM
VMM
109.52-1.33%-1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
WIPRO
WIPRO
185.9-0.08%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg