High
ITCITC
Significant profit decrease due to margin pressure from excise duty hikes and rising input costs, confirmed by a 52-week low and technical breakdown.
below 50DMA support
Daily Brief
Daily Brief - Mon, 17 Aug, 2026, 08:54 IST
Market Outlook
Indian benchmark indices NIFTY 50 and SENSEX concluded marginally lower with a negative market breadth. Most sectoral indices, including Pharma and Metal, experienced declines, indicating a cautious sentiment. Despite this, both FIIs and DIIs were net buyers, offering some support. Investors should brace for a potentially subdued start, with attention on key sectors and flow trends.
Key Takeaways
- NIFTY 50 closed down 0.12% and SENSEX down 0.09%, reflecting minor losses across benchmarks.
- Market breadth was negative with 13 advances and 45 declines.
- NIFTY PHARMA (-0.90%) and NIFTY METAL (-0.71%) were among the worst-performing sectors.
- FIIs and DIIs both recorded net buying, with inflows of 508.12cr and 356.4cr respectively.
- Top gainers included APOLLOHOSP.NS (+3.7%) and BHARTIARTL.NS (+2.7%), while ASIANPAINT.NS (-2.1%) and SHREECEM.NS (-1.8%) were top losers.
- India VIX remained low at 11.305.
FII / DII Activity
FII Net
+508.12 cr
DII Net
+356.4 cr
As of 2026-08-14
Market Cues
NIFTY 50
24,366
-0.12%SENSEX
78,009.25
-0.09%NASDAQ
26,729.164
-0.28%GOLD
4,437.3
+0.38%INDIA VIX
11.305
-0.99%Market Sectors
NIFTY BANK
57,491.1
-0.25%NIFTY IT
31,357.75
-0.31%NIFTY PHARMA
26,445.55
-0.90%NIFTY AUTO
29,207.9
-0.63%NIFTY METAL
12,941.7
-0.71%NIFTY ENERGY
38,554.2
-0.35%NIFTY REALTY
895.65
-0.31%NIFTY FIN SERVICE
28,568.5
-0.46%NIFTY FMCG
48,615.05
-0.46%Top Gainers & Losers
Top Gainers
| Ticker | Name | LTP | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| APOLLOHOSP | Apollo Hospitals | 8,920.50 | +3.73% |
| BHARTIARTL | Bharti Airtel | 1,992.10 | +2.73% |
| ADANIPORTS | Adani Ports & SEZ | 1,700.00 | +2.53% |
| ADANIENT | Adani Enterprises | 3,035.10 | +2.37% |
| HAVELLS | Havells India | 1,298.00 | +2.20% |
Top Losers
| Ticker | Name | LTP | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASIANPAINT | Asian Paints | 2,696.30 | -2.15% |
| SHREECEM | Shree Cement | 24,795.00 | -1.78% |
| HINDALCO | Hindalco Industries | 1,029.50 | -1.60% |
| IOC | Indian Oil | 139.40 | -1.48% |
| ONGC | Oil & Natural Gas Corp | 236.40 | -1.46% |
52-Week High & Low
Near 52-Week High
PIDILITINDPidilite Industries
1,693.00−0.85%
BAJAJ-AUTOBajaj Auto
11,700.00−1.37%
APOLLOHOSPApollo Hospitals
8,920.50−1.43%
EICHERMOTEicher Motors
8,066.50−1.99%
Near 52-Week Low
DABURDabur India
405.25+0.47%
HDFCBANKHDFC Bank
727.00+0.69%
HDFCLIFEHDFC Life Insurance
535.85+1.01%
ITCITC
278.20+1.16%
Mid-Session
Mid-Session - Mon, 17 Aug, 2026, 14:36 IST
Session Summary
The market is broadly down due to global cues, geopolitical tensions, and inflation concerns. Several portfolio holdings, including ITC, BDL, Mankind Pharma, Max Healthcare, HDFC Bank, Tata Motors PV, Ambuja Cement, and JSW Steel, have triggered genuine sell signals driven by company-specific weaknesses, technical breakdowns, profit-booking, or negative financial reports, warranting careful review.
Alerts(8)
High
BDLBDL
Significant 1.5% drop with very high volume (2.7x avg) indicating substantial selling, likely profit-booking following strong earnings and prior rally, despite positive sector outlook, and 'Sell' rating from Goldman Sachs.
volume>2x avg
Medium
MANKINDMANKIND
Decline against a positive sector backdrop, bearish sentiment from Moneycontrol analysis, and technical breach below 50DMA support indicating internal weakness.
below 50DMA support
High
MAXHEALTHMAXHEALTH
Q1 profit missed estimates amidst rising costs, short-term pressures from rising debt and margin compression, and senior management changes, combined with technical breach below 50DMA.
below 50DMA support
High
HDFCBANKHDFCBANK
Under severe pressure, hitting a 52-week low, declining over 27% YTD, facing a federal securities class action lawsuit, and continued technical breach below 50DMA.
below 50DMA support
Medium
TMPVTMPV
Continued company-specific weakness or sustained selling pressure, following a sharp retreat in the previous session, and declining today despite the Nifty Auto sector being in the green.
below 50DMA support
Low
AMBUJACEMAMBUJACEM
Minor 0.5% drop with slightly above-average volume and breach of 50DMA support, indicating some underlying weakness beyond general market sentiment.
below 50DMA support
Medium
JWLJWL
Identified as one of the major losers in Nifty 50 early trade, with a 1.6% drop and technical breach below 50DMA support, suggesting specific weakness.
below 50DMA support
Portfolio Scan
| Ticker | Price | Change | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ABREL ABREL | ₹1,402.4 | -0.04% | -0.0% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg |
ACE ACE | ₹1,103.95 | +1.67% | +1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
AMBUJACEM AMBUJACEM | ₹415.35 | -0.51% | -0.5% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
APOLLOHOSP APOLLOHOSP | ₹8,860 | -0.73% | -0.7% vs prev close, vol 2.6x avg — flags: volume>2x avg |
ASTRAL ASTRAL | ₹1,536.8 | -1.25% | -1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
BDL BDL | ₹1,378 | -1.50% | -1.5% vs prev close, vol 2.7x avg — flags: volume>2x avg |
BHARTIARTL BHARTIARTL | ₹1,981.7 | -0.52% | -0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg |
BRIGADE BRIGADE | ₹591 | -0.19% | -0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
BSOFT BSOFT | ₹309.2 | -0.83% | -0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
CASTROLIND CASTROLIND | ₹187.5 | +0.48% | +0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
CENTRALBK CENTRALBK | ₹31.25 | -0.45% | -0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
DALBHARAT DALBHARAT | ₹1,848.95 | +0.36% | +0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
DIXON DIXON | ₹14,158 | +0.20% | +0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
DLF DLF | ₹671.25 | +0.94% | +0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg |
FIRSTCRY FIRSTCRY | ₹207.4 | +0.64% | +0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
GODREJCP GODREJCP | ₹933.2 | -0.12% | -0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
HAVELLS HAVELLS | ₹1,306.6 | +0.66% | +0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg |
HCLTECH HCLTECH | ₹1,331.9 | -2.07% | -2.1% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
HDFCBANK HDFCBANK | ₹727.05 | +0.01% | +0.0% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
HEROMOTOCO HEROMOTOCO | ₹5,754.95 | -0.69% | -0.7% vs prev close, vol 1.5x avg |
HINDALCO HINDALCO | ₹1,049.2 | +1.91% | +1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
HINDUNILVR HINDUNILVR | ₹2,066.7 | -0.50% | -0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
ICICIBANK ICICIBANK | ₹1,418.7 | +0.12% | +0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
IIFL IIFL | ₹629.7 | -0.23% | -0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
INFY INFY | ₹1,143.6 | -2.19% | -2.2% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
IREDA IREDA | ₹116.35 | -0.13% | -0.1% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
ITC ITC | ₹273.15 | -1.82% | -1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
ITCHOTELS ITCHOTELS | ₹167.79 | +1.73% | +1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
JINDALSTEL JINDALSTEL | ₹1,111.6 | +1.84% | +1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
JIOFIN JIOFIN | ₹249.35 | +0.12% | +0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
JKPAPER JKPAPER | ₹382.4 | +0.66% | +0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.1x avg |
JWL JWL | ₹252.35 | -1.60% | -1.6% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
KALYANKJIL KALYANKJIL | ₹609.2 | +0.16% | +0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
KAMATHOTEL KAMATHOTEL | ₹192.55 | -1.70% | -1.7% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg |
KOTAKBANK KOTAKBANK | ₹394.35 | +0.82% | +0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
LICI LICI | ₹412.3 | -0.29% | -0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
LODHA LODHA | ₹1,245 | +0.40% | +0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
M&M M&M | ₹3,411.9 | -0.79% | -0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg |
MANKIND MANKIND | ₹2,394.2 | -1.07% | -1.1% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
MAXHEALTH MAXHEALTH | ₹997 | -1.15% | -1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
NEWGEN NEWGEN | ₹535.1 | 0.00% | +0.0% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
NHPC NHPC | ₹76.65 | -0.33% | -0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
PRESTIGE PRESTIGE | ₹1,590.7 | -0.11% | -0.1% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg |
PSB PSB | ₹23.46 | -0.55% | -0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
PVRINOX PVRINOX | ₹1,194.2 | +1.72% | +1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
RELIANCE RELIANCE | ₹1,313.55 | +0.42% | +0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg |
SBIN SBIN | ₹1,063.5 | -0.39% | -0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
TATASTEEL TATASTEEL | ₹185.95 | +1.39% | +1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg |
TCS TCS | ₹2,317.4 | -1.85% | -1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
TMPV TMPV | ₹331.55 | -0.79% | -0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
TVSMOTOR TVSMOTOR | ₹4,381.2 | +1.72% | +1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
ULTRACEMCO ULTRACEMCO | ₹11,692 | +0.63% | +0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
VBL VBL | ₹436.65 | +0.38% | +0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
VMM VMM | ₹105.2 | 0.00% | +0.0% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
WIPRO WIPRO | ₹182.25 | -0.84% | -0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |