Daily Brief
Daily Brief - Mon, 24 Aug, 2026, 08:57 IST
Market Outlook
The Indian market witnessed a largely flat closing, with NIFTY 50 and SENSEX posting marginal gains. Banking and Metal sectors provided support, while IT and FMCG lagged. FIIs were net sellers, though DII buying significantly absorbed the selling pressure.
Key Takeaways
- NIFTY 50 and SENSEX closed with minimal gains.
- NIFTY Bank (+0.46%) and NIFTY Metal (+0.86%) were top-performing sectors.
- NIFTY IT (-0.46%) and NIFTY FMCG (-0.74%) were among the lagging sectors.
- FIIs were net sellers (-542.71cr), countered by robust DII buying (+2124.14cr).
- Market breadth was slightly negative (27 adv / 29 dec).
- VEDL and POWERGRID led gains, while BRITANNIA and MARUTI were top losers.
FII / DII Activity
FII Net
−542.71 cr
DII Net
+2,124.14 cr
As of 2026-08-21
Market Cues
NIFTY 50
24,252
+0.08%SENSEX
77,540.83
+0.00%NASDAQ
26,180.455
+0.43%GOLD
4,680.6
+2.39%INDIA VIX
11.195
+4.09%Market Sectors
NIFTY BANK
57,761.95
+0.46%NIFTY IT
30,532.25
-0.46%NIFTY PHARMA
26,359.75
-0.21%NIFTY AUTO
29,124.6
-0.60%NIFTY METAL
13,172.6
+0.86%NIFTY ENERGY
38,252.2
+0.26%NIFTY REALTY
911.6
+0.40%NIFTY FIN SERVICE
28,558.85
+0.23%NIFTY FMCG
47,510.95
-0.74%Top Gainers & Losers
Top Gainers
| Ticker | Name | LTP | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEDL | Vedanta | 279.00 | +4.10% |
| POWERGRID | Power Grid Corp | 272.40 | +2.87% |
| HDFCLIFE | HDFC Life Insurance | 554.80 | +2.36% |
| KOTAKBANK | Kotak Mahindra Bank | 402.80 | +1.37% |
| NESTLEIND | Nestle India | 1,477.10 | +1.31% |
Top Losers
| Ticker | Name | LTP | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRITANNIA | Britannia Industries | 5,365.00 | -3.30% |
| MARUTI | Maruti Suzuki | 13,565.00 | -1.77% |
| HCLTECH | HCL Technologies | 1,302.50 | -1.21% |
| ONGC | Oil & Natural Gas Corp | 236.40 | -0.88% |
| ITC | ITC | 269.40 | -0.83% |
52-Week High & Low
Near 52-Week High
DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories
8,597.00−0.89%
BAJAJ-AUTOBajaj Auto
11,700.00−1.37%
TITANTitan Company
5,086.10−1.58%
Near 52-Week Low
HINDUNILVRHindustan Unilever
2,015.00+0.33%
DABURDabur India
400.50+0.72%
HDFCBANKHDFC Bank
726.95+1.66%
ITCITC
269.40+1.66%
Mid-Session
Mid-Session - Mon, 24 Aug, 2026, 14:40 IST
Session Summary
Today's portfolio analysis revealed no new genuine sell signals; all triggered alerts were deemed noise or continuation of existing trends.
Portfolio Scan
| Ticker | Price | Change | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ABREL ABREL | ₹1,434.7 | +2.02% | +2.0% vs prev close, vol 4.2x avg — flags: volume>2x avg |
ACE ACE | ₹1,166.65 | -1.31% | -1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
AMBUJACEM AMBUJACEM | ₹407.8 | -1.62% | -1.6% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
APOLLOHOSP APOLLOHOSP | ₹8,640 | -0.22% | -0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
ASTRAL ASTRAL | ₹1,535 | +0.43% | +0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
BDL BDL | ₹1,357.7 | -0.24% | -0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg |
BHARTIARTL BHARTIARTL | ₹1,936.3 | -0.50% | -0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
BRIGADE BRIGADE | ₹652.05 | +1.99% | +2.0% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
BSOFT BSOFT | ₹300.35 | -1.02% | -1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
CASTROLIND CASTROLIND | ₹187.1 | -0.32% | -0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
CENTRALBK CENTRALBK | ₹31.3 | +0.06% | +0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg |
DALBHARAT DALBHARAT | ₹1,862.25 | -0.84% | -0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
DIXON DIXON | ₹14,550 | -2.02% | -2.0% vs prev close, vol 1.6x avg |
DLF DLF | ₹683.75 | +0.83% | +0.8% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg |
FIRSTCRY FIRSTCRY | ₹194.42 | -0.97% | -1.0% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
GODREJCP GODREJCP | ₹927.7 | -0.57% | -0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
HAVELLS HAVELLS | ₹1,266.8 | -0.09% | -0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
HCLTECH HCLTECH | ₹1,317.6 | +1.04% | +1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
HDFCBANK HDFCBANK | ₹726.4 | -0.08% | -0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
HEROMOTOCO HEROMOTOCO | ₹5,670 | -0.70% | -0.7% vs prev close, vol 1.5x avg |
HINDALCO HINDALCO | ₹1,052.9 | +1.83% | +1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg |
HINDUNILVR HINDUNILVR | ₹2,023.1 | +0.40% | +0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
ICICIBANK ICICIBANK | ₹1,412.5 | -0.53% | -0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
IIFL IIFL | ₹700.6 | +3.06% | +3.1% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg |
INFY INFY | ₹1,123.9 | +0.26% | +0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg |
IREDA IREDA | ₹115.15 | +0.26% | +0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
ITC ITC | ₹268.9 | -0.19% | -0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
ITCHOTELS ITCHOTELS | ₹164.5 | -0.29% | -0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
JINDALSTEL JINDALSTEL | ₹1,143.9 | +1.43% | +1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg |
JIOFIN JIOFIN | ₹242.65 | -0.55% | -0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
JKPAPER JKPAPER | ₹393.45 | +0.42% | +0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg |
JWL JWL | ₹247.8 | +0.34% | +0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
KALYANKJIL KALYANKJIL | ₹606.9 | +0.56% | +0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
KAMATHOTEL KAMATHOTEL | ₹225.5 | +8.59% | +8.6% vs prev close, vol 4.9x avg — flags: volume>2x avg |
KOTAKBANK KOTAKBANK | ₹398.55 | -1.06% | -1.1% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg |
LICI LICI | ₹423.3 | +0.25% | +0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
LODHA LODHA | ₹1,255.95 | +1.74% | +1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
M&M M&M | ₹3,408.2 | -0.26% | -0.3% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg |
MANKIND MANKIND | ₹2,373.55 | +0.07% | +0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
MAXHEALTH MAXHEALTH | ₹987.3 | -1.27% | -1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
NEWGEN NEWGEN | ₹530.1 | +1.45% | +1.5% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
NHPC NHPC | ₹76.09 | -0.14% | -0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
PRESTIGE PRESTIGE | ₹1,630 | -0.06% | -0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
PSB PSB | ₹23.27 | -0.81% | -0.8% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
PVRINOX PVRINOX | ₹1,219.2 | +0.20% | +0.2% vs prev close, vol 2.0x avg |
RELIANCE RELIANCE | ₹1,304 | -0.76% | -0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
SBIN SBIN | ₹1,034.8 | -1.33% | -1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg |
TATASTEEL TATASTEEL | ₹185.65 | +1.67% | +1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg |
TCS TCS | ₹2,282.5 | -0.85% | -0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
TMPV TMPV | ₹313.25 | -1.40% | -1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
TVSMOTOR TVSMOTOR | ₹4,366.7 | -0.53% | -0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
ULTRACEMCO ULTRACEMCO | ₹11,541 | -0.25% | -0.3% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
VBL VBL | ₹425.75 | -1.01% | -1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
VMM VMM | ₹112.6 | +8.87% | +8.9% vs prev close, vol 9.3x avg — flags: volume>2x avg |
WIPRO WIPRO | ₹181.5 | +0.55% | +0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg |
No alerts triggered this session.