High
ABRELAditya Birla Renewables
Significant price drop (4.1% vs prev close) with exceptionally high trading volume (3.0x average) against a strong positive market, suggesting underlying company-specific issues.
volume > 2x avg
Daily Brief
Daily Brief - Thu, 20 Aug, 2026, 08:44 IST
Market Outlook
Indian benchmarks closed in negative territory, with NIFTY 50 and SENSEX seeing moderate declines amid a broadly negative market breadth. Despite strong buying from DIIs, overall market sentiment appeared cautious, though the IT sector showed resilience. Traders should monitor sector rotation closely, particularly with energy stocks under pressure.
Key Takeaways
- NIFTY 50 and SENSEX ended moderately lower.
- Market breadth was significantly negative (16 adv/42 dec).
- IT sector outperformed, gaining 0.73%, led by HCLTECH and WIPRO.
- NIFTY Energy was the weakest sector, down 1.18%.
- DIIs were strong net buyers (3973.72cr), while FIIs bought 407.99cr.
- VIX remained stable at 11.32.
FII / DII Activity
FII Net
+407.99 cr
DII Net
+3,973.72 cr
As of 2026-08-19
Market Cues
NIFTY 50
24,078.3
-0.32%SENSEX
76,909.68
-0.42%NASDAQ
26,331.09
+0.16%GOLD
4,581.1
+3.63%INDIA VIX
11.32
-0.61%Market Sectors
NIFTY BANK
57,239.8
-0.04%NIFTY IT
30,433.1
+0.73%NIFTY PHARMA
26,313.8
-0.18%NIFTY AUTO
29,185.4
-0.27%NIFTY METAL
13,023.25
-0.02%NIFTY ENERGY
38,124.45
-1.18%NIFTY REALTY
895.35
-0.05%NIFTY FIN SERVICE
28,320.5
-0.38%NIFTY FMCG
47,473.9
-0.55%Top Gainers & Losers
Top Gainers
| Ticker | Name | LTP | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCLTECH | HCL Technologies | 1,324.80 | +2.06% |
| JSWSTEEL | JSW Steel | 1,285.80 | +1.44% |
| SUNPHARMA | Sun Pharmaceutical | 1,900.00 | +1.33% |
| WIPRO | Wipro | 179.55 | +0.84% |
| KOTAKBANK | Kotak Mahindra Bank | 390.25 | +0.67% |
Top Losers
| Ticker | Name | LTP | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRF | SRF | 2,578.60 | -1.95% |
| COALINDIA | Coal India | 400.00 | -1.70% |
| POWERGRID | Power Grid Corp | 263.50 | -1.68% |
| SHREECEM | Shree Cement | 24,340.00 | -1.56% |
| PIDILITIND | Pidilite Industries | 1,650.00 | -1.43% |
52-Week High & Low
Near 52-Week High
DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories
8,560.00−1.31%
BAJAJ-AUTOBajaj Auto
11,645.00−1.84%
TITANTitan Company
5,068.00−1.93%
Near 52-Week Low
DABURDabur India
399.75+0.44%
ITCITC
267.05+0.45%
HINDUNILVRHindustan Unilever
2,020.70+0.62%
HDFCBANKHDFC Bank
720.00+0.69%
HDFCLIFEHDFC Life Insurance
536.30+1.09%
Mid-Session
Mid-Session - Thu, 20 Aug, 2026, 14:33 IST
Session Summary
ABREL.NS and IREDA.BO are identified as genuine SELL signals due to significant price drops with high volume and a CBI investigation respectively, while other alerts are considered noise.
Alerts(2)
High
IREDAIndian Renewable Energy Development Agency
CBI investigation registered against a borrower, Gensol Engineering Ltd, involving allegations of over 672 crore loss to IREDA due to diversion of loan funds and forged documents.
below 50DMA support
Portfolio Scan
| Ticker | Price | Change | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ABREL ABREL | ₹1,452 | +4.08% | +4.1% vs prev close, vol 3.0x avg — flags: volume>2x avg |
ACE ACE | ₹1,172.55 | -0.75% | -0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
AMBUJACEM AMBUJACEM | ₹411.95 | +1.09% | +1.1% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
APOLLOHOSP APOLLOHOSP | ₹8,697 | -1.16% | -1.2% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg |
ASTRAL ASTRAL | ₹1,541.8 | -0.20% | -0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
BDL BDL | ₹1,320.35 | -2.12% | -2.1% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg |
BHARTIARTL BHARTIARTL | ₹1,949.6 | +1.44% | +1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
BRIGADE BRIGADE | ₹606.95 | +3.57% | +3.6% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
BSOFT BSOFT | ₹308 | +0.79% | +0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
CASTROLIND CASTROLIND | ₹188.65 | -0.11% | -0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
CENTRALBK CENTRALBK | ₹31.08 | +0.52% | +0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
DALBHARAT DALBHARAT | ₹1,914.9 | +2.13% | +2.1% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
DIXON DIXON | ₹14,810 | +2.41% | +2.4% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg |
DLF DLF | ₹680.8 | +1.63% | +1.6% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg |
FIRSTCRY FIRSTCRY | ₹196.63 | +0.07% | +0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
GODREJCP GODREJCP | ₹945.8 | +1.70% | +1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
HAVELLS HAVELLS | ₹1,275.2 | -0.92% | -0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
HCLTECH HCLTECH | ₹1,324.85 | +0.18% | +0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.1x avg |
HDFCBANK HDFCBANK | ₹725.9 | +0.82% | +0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
HEROMOTOCO HEROMOTOCO | ₹5,705.65 | +0.19% | +0.2% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
HINDALCO HINDALCO | ₹1,025.3 | -1.31% | -1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg |
HINDUNILVR HINDUNILVR | ₹2,042.8 | +1.09% | +1.1% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
ICICIBANK ICICIBANK | ₹1,409.9 | +0.56% | +0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg |
IIFL IIFL | ₹639.45 | +1.36% | +1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg |
INFY INFY | ₹1,132.7 | +1.15% | +1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg |
IREDA IREDA | ₹115.2 | +1.10% | +1.1% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
ITC ITC | ₹269.45 | +0.90% | +0.9% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
ITCHOTELS ITCHOTELS | ₹166.6 | +1.90% | +1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
JINDALSTEL JINDALSTEL | ₹1,123.3 | +0.74% | +0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg |
JIOFIN JIOFIN | ₹245.4 | +0.93% | +0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
JKPAPER JKPAPER | ₹387 | +2.11% | +2.1% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
JWL JWL | ₹250.1 | +0.62% | +0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
KALYANKJIL KALYANKJIL | ₹599.55 | +0.73% | +0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
KAMATHOTEL KAMATHOTEL | ₹190.91 | +0.79% | +0.8% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg |
KOTAKBANK KOTAKBANK | ₹398.45 | +2.10% | +2.1% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg |
LICI LICI | ₹421.7 | +2.08% | +2.1% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg |
LODHA LODHA | ₹1,242 | +2.99% | +3.0% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
M&M M&M | ₹3,440.6 | +0.83% | +0.8% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
MANKIND MANKIND | ₹2,403.05 | +0.50% | +0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
MAXHEALTH MAXHEALTH | ₹998.8 | +0.18% | +0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
NEWGEN NEWGEN | ₹532.05 | +2.29% | +2.3% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
NHPC NHPC | ₹76.04 | +0.05% | +0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
PRESTIGE PRESTIGE | ₹1,600.1 | +1.16% | +1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
PSB PSB | ₹23.37 | +0.69% | +0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
PVRINOX PVRINOX | ₹1,218.5 | +1.47% | +1.5% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
RELIANCE RELIANCE | ₹1,313.95 | +0.49% | +0.5% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
SBIN SBIN | ₹1,047.9 | -0.07% | -0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
TATASTEEL TATASTEEL | ₹183.25 | -0.41% | -0.4% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
TCS TCS | ₹2,298.5 | +0.42% | +0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
TMPV TMPV | ₹321 | -0.31% | -0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
TVSMOTOR TVSMOTOR | ₹4,377.6 | +0.38% | +0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
ULTRACEMCO ULTRACEMCO | ₹11,616 | +1.45% | +1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg |
VBL VBL | ₹438.85 | +1.62% | +1.6% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
VMM VMM | ₹102.93 | -0.45% | -0.5% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
WIPRO WIPRO | ₹181.15 | +0.92% | +0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |