Daily Report

Daily Report - Mon, 24 Aug, 2026, 08:57 IST

Market Summary

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.

Top Stories & Market Intelligence

  • Macro & Policy - Economic Times

    RBI MPC Maintains Repo Rate Amid Inflation Concerns

  • Global Cues - Reuters

    Global Markets Present Mixed Signals Amid Geopolitical Tensions

  • Earnings - Business Standard

    Nifty 500 Companies Report Robust Q1 FY27 Earnings Rebound

  • Sectoral - Livemint

    Metals, Financials, and Realty Emerge as Top Performing Sectors

  • Corporate Actions - Moneycontrol

    Mayank Cattle Food to Trade Ex-Bonus for 1:1 Issue

    MAYANKCATT
  • Stocks in Focus - Economic Times

    Choice Broking Recommends Several Breakout Stocks for Buying

    HINDZINC, NETWEB, ICICIPRULI, PRIME, POWERGRID
  • Macro & Policy - Moneycontrol

    FPI Inflows Surge in August Driven by Earnings Revival and Rupee Stability

  • Corporate Actions - Business Standard

    TD Power Systems and Waterways Leisure Tourism Announce Stock Splits

    TDPOWERSYS, WATERWAYS

Street Consensus & Brokerage Radar

TickerBrokerageActionTargetRationale
HDFCLIFEChoice Brokingbuy—Positive outlook based on market analysis.
BELChoice Brokingbuy444Positive outlook based on market analysis.
NESTLEINDChoice Brokingbuy—Positive outlook based on market analysis.
JSWSTEELAnand Rathibuy1,345Positive outlook based on market analysis.
CAMSAnand Rathibuy470Positive outlook based on market analysis.
RVNLAnand Rathibuy240Positive outlook based on market analysis.
SBINAnand Rathibuy1,097Positive outlook based on market analysis.
ASHOKLEYMotilal Oswalbuy198Positive outlook based on market analysis.
JUBLFOODMotilal Oswalbuy625Positive outlook based on market analysis.
SIEMENSMotilal Oswalbuy4,100Positive outlook based on market analysis.
TATAMOTORSJM Financialbuy535Positive outlook based on market analysis.
VOLTASElara Capitalaccumulate1,410Positive outlook based on market analysis.

Corporate Actions & Calendar

DateTickerTypeName
2026-08-24NSEagmNSE
2026-08-25APOLLOHOSPagmApollo Hospitals
2026-08-26JIOFINagmJIO FINANCIAL SERVICES
2026-08-26ETERNALLTDagmEternal Ltd
2026-08-27INDUSINDBKagmINDUSIND BANK
2026-08-28BELagmBHARAT ELECTRONICS
2026-08-31ONGCagmONGC
2026-08-31MARUTIagmMARUTI SUZUKI
2026-08-31COALINDIAagmCOAL INDIA
2026-08-24NATIONALUMdividendNational Aluminium Company Limited
2026-08-24GKENERGYdividendGK Energy Limited
2026-08-24INTGEMdividendInternational Gemological Institute Limited
2026-08-24SENCOdividendSenco Gold Limited
2026-08-24INDAPESTdividendIndia Pesticides Limited
2026-08-24AMJLANDdividendAmj Land Holdings Limited
2026-08-24PUDUMPAPERdividendPudumjee Paper Products Limited
2026-08-24GILLETTEdividendGillette India Limited
2026-08-24SJVNdividendSJVN Limited
2026-08-25DEEPAKFERTdividendDeepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation Limited
2026-08-25PREMCOdividendPremco Global Limited
2026-08-25DIFFENGINEERSdividendDiffusion Engineers Limited
2026-08-27YASHHIGHVdividendYash Highvoltage
2026-08-27PFCdividendPower Finance Corpn
2026-08-24TDPOWERSYSsplitTD Power Systems Limited
2026-08-25WATERWAYSLTsplitWaterways Leisure Tourism
2026-08-27DSPSILVERETFsplitDSP SILVER ETF
2026-08-27DSPGOLDETFsplitDSP GOLD ETF
2026-08-27SPICEISLANDsplitSPICE ISLAND
2026-08-27ROTOGRAPHICSsplitROTOGRAPHICS
2026-08-28SPICEISLANDsplitSpice Islands Inds
2026-08-28SILVERADDsplitSILVERADD
2026-08-28GOLDADDsplitGOLDADD
2026-08-24MAYANKCFbonusMayank Cattle Food
2026-08-24ABHISHEKINTEGbonusAbhishek Integration

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

TickerNameLTPChange
VEDLVedanta279.00+4.10%
POWERGRIDPower Grid Corp272.40+2.87%
HDFCLIFEHDFC Life Insurance554.80+2.36%
KOTAKBANKKotak Mahindra Bank402.80+1.37%
NESTLEINDNestle India1,477.10+1.31%

Top Losers

TickerNameLTPChange
BRITANNIABritannia Industries5,365.00-3.30%
MARUTIMaruti Suzuki13,565.00-1.77%
HCLTECHHCL Technologies1,302.50-1.21%
ONGCOil & Natural Gas Corp236.40-0.88%
ITCITC269.40-0.83%

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%
Session Close Surveillance

Market Close & Portfolio Surveillance

16:15 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

TickerPriceChangeNote
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.