High
HINDALCOHINDALCO
Significant drawdown, leading decline in Non-Ferrous Metals sector.
drawdown>3%
Daily Brief
Daily Brief - Thu, 13 Aug, 2026, 09:53 IST
Market Outlook
The Indian market closed with a negative bias, with NIFTY 50 and SENSEX recording modest declines. Most sectoral indices followed suit, indicating broad-based weakness, though Auto and FMCG showed resilience. Despite FII outflows, robust DII buying provided significant domestic support, while the VIX remained low, suggesting contained volatility expectations.
Key Takeaways
- NIFTY 50 and SENSEX closed in negative territory.
- Market breadth was notably negative, with 41 declines against 16 advances.
- FIIs were net sellers with -1002.5cr, significantly offset by DII buying of 5841.66cr.
- Auto (+0.25%) and FMCG (+0.08%) were the only sectors to end in the green.
- Nifty Metal (-0.73%) and Nifty Pharma (-0.62%) experienced the largest sectoral declines.
- VIX remains low at 11.7275, indicating stable market sentiment regarding volatility.
FII / DII Activity
FII Net
−1,002.5 cr
DII Net
+5,841.66 cr
As of 2026-08-12
Market Cues
NIFTY 50
24,343.55
-0.38%SENSEX
77,747.32
-0.28%NASDAQ
26,588.488
+0.54%GOLD
4,469
+0.63%INDIA VIX
11.728
+0.32%Market Sectors
NIFTY BANK
57,670.7
-0.37%NIFTY IT
31,193.4
-0.44%NIFTY PHARMA
26,595.35
-0.62%NIFTY AUTO
29,437.9
+0.25%NIFTY METAL
13,075.9
-0.73%NIFTY ENERGY
38,605.1
-0.44%NIFTY REALTY
886.8
-0.34%NIFTY FIN SERVICE
28,741.75
-0.29%NIFTY FMCG
48,469.85
+0.08%Top Gainers & Losers
Top Gainers
| Ticker | Name | LTP | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECHM | Tech Mahindra | 1,638.20 | +0.81% |
| NESTLEIND | Nestle India | 1,514.80 | +0.52% |
| APOLLOHOSP | Apollo Hospitals | 8,631.00 | +0.40% |
| ITC | ITC | 277.10 | +0.34% |
| M&M | Mahindra & Mahindra | 3,414.30 | +0.31% |
Top Losers
| Ticker | Name | LTP | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ULTRACEMCO | UltraTech Cement | 11,580.00 | -2.62% |
| HINDALCO | Hindalco Industries | 1,054.05 | -2.27% |
| DIVISLAB | Divi's Laboratories | 8,447.50 | -1.77% |
| GRASIM | Grasim Industries | 3,249.40 | -1.77% |
| SHREECEM | Shree Cement | 25,155.00 | -1.62% |
52-Week High & Low
Near 52-Week High
PIDILITINDPidilite Industries
1,686.20−0.98%
DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories
8,447.50−1.60%
BAJAJ-AUTOBajaj Auto
11,664.00−1.68%
Near 52-Week Low
HDFCBANKHDFC Bank
728.10+0.50%
ITCITC
277.10+0.76%
HDFCLIFEHDFC Life Insurance
537.10+1.24%
DABURDabur India
408.60+1.30%
Mid-Session
Mid-Session - Thu, 13 Aug, 2026, 15:07 IST
Session Summary
Only HINDALCO.NS presents a genuine sell signal due to a significant drawdown and sector weakness; other alerts are noise or positive signals.
Alerts(1)
Portfolio Scan
| Ticker | Price | Change | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ABREL ABREL | ₹1,391 | +1.13% | +1.1% vs prev close, vol 4.8x avg — flags: volume>2x avg |
ACE ACE | ₹1,080.9 | -1.37% | -1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
AMBUJACEM AMBUJACEM | ₹418.4 | -0.62% | -0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
APOLLOHOSP APOLLOHOSP | ₹8,578.95 | +0.16% | +0.2% vs prev close, vol 2.1x avg — flags: volume>2x avg |
ASTRAL ASTRAL | ₹1,595 | +8.95% | +8.9% vs prev close, vol 11.5x avg — flags: volume>2x avg |
BDL BDL | ₹1,374.4 | +4.04% | +4.0% vs prev close, vol 2.8x avg — flags: volume>2x avg |
BHARTIARTL BHARTIARTL | ₹1,940.4 | -0.24% | -0.2% vs prev close, vol 1.9x avg |
BRIGADE BRIGADE | ₹590.05 | -0.47% | -0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
BSOFT BSOFT | ₹313.6 | +0.10% | +0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
CASTROLIND CASTROLIND | ₹187.4 | -0.45% | -0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
CENTRALBK CENTRALBK | ₹31.41 | +0.42% | +0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
DALBHARAT DALBHARAT | ₹1,827.3 | -0.61% | -0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.1x avg |
DIXON DIXON | ₹14,035 | +1.70% | +1.7% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg |
DLF DLF | ₹663.3 | +0.23% | +0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg |
FIRSTCRY FIRSTCRY | ₹214.1 | -0.17% | -0.2% vs prev close, vol 1.9x avg |
GODREJCP GODREJCP | ₹937 | +2.97% | +3.0% vs prev close, vol 3.1x avg — flags: volume>2x avg, below 50DMA support |
HAVELLS HAVELLS | ₹1,267.3 | +0.18% | +0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
HCLTECH HCLTECH | ₹1,363.4 | +0.26% | +0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
HDFCBANK HDFCBANK | ₹726.8 | -0.30% | -0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
HEROMOTOCO HEROMOTOCO | ₹5,851.7 | +0.41% | +0.4% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
HINDALCO HINDALCO | ₹1,043.3 | -3.26% | -3.3% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: drawdown>3% |
HINDUNILVR HINDUNILVR | ₹2,089.9 | +1.30% | +1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
ICICIBANK ICICIBANK | ₹1,410.3 | -1.49% | -1.5% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg |
IIFL IIFL | ₹636.2 | +1.67% | +1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg |
INFY INFY | ₹1,168.2 | -0.67% | -0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
IREDA IREDA | ₹117.45 | -0.68% | -0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
ITC ITC | ₹277.35 | +0.43% | +0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
ITCHOTELS ITCHOTELS | ₹166.85 | -0.87% | -0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg |
JINDALSTEL JINDALSTEL | ₹1,094.4 | -1.58% | -1.6% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
JIOFIN JIOFIN | ₹254.85 | -0.47% | -0.5% vs prev close, vol 2.0x avg |
JKPAPER JKPAPER | ₹393.85 | +1.27% | +1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
JWL JWL | ₹259 | -0.12% | -0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
KALYANKJIL KALYANKJIL | ₹611.65 | +2.51% | +2.5% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg |
KAMATHOTEL KAMATHOTEL | ₹187.4 | +5.42% | +5.4% vs prev close, vol 2.7x avg — flags: volume>2x avg |
KOTAKBANK KOTAKBANK | ₹391.25 | +0.19% | +0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
LICI LICI | ₹411.6 | -1.29% | -1.3% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
LODHA LODHA | ₹1,237.9 | +3.16% | +3.2% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
M&M M&M | ₹3,402.55 | -0.48% | -0.5% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg |
MANKIND MANKIND | ₹2,393.9 | -1.27% | -1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
MAXHEALTH MAXHEALTH | ₹1,002.6 | -0.49% | -0.5% vs prev close, vol 1.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
NEWGEN NEWGEN | ₹539.3 | +0.69% | +0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
NHPC NHPC | ₹77.92 | +1.39% | +1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg |
PRESTIGE PRESTIGE | ₹1,607.1 | +1.03% | +1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg |
PSB PSB | ₹23.71 | -0.04% | -0.0% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
PVRINOX PVRINOX | ₹1,175.5 | -1.18% | -1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
RELIANCE RELIANCE | ₹1,315.4 | -0.88% | -0.9% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg |
SBIN SBIN | ₹1,076 | -0.55% | -0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg |
TATASTEEL TATASTEEL | ₹184.1 | -0.73% | -0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg |
TCS TCS | ₹2,369.9 | +0.86% | +0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
TMPV TMPV | ₹348.9 | +1.93% | +1.9% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
TVSMOTOR TVSMOTOR | ₹4,314.7 | -1.38% | -1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
ULTRACEMCO ULTRACEMCO | ₹11,644 | -2.08% | -2.1% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
VBL VBL | ₹438.4 | -0.48% | -0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
VMM VMM | ₹106.88 | -1.04% | -1.0% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
WIPRO WIPRO | ₹183.1 | -0.49% | -0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |