Daily Brief

Daily Brief - Tue, 25 Aug, 2026, 08:53 IST

Market Outlook

Indian benchmarks NIFTY 50 and SENSEX ended marginally lower, largely weighed down by weakness in banking and financial services. However, strong performance from the Metal and Realty sectors, alongside a positive broader market breadth, suggests a mixed sentiment for the upcoming open. The VIX remains subdued at 11.53.

Key Takeaways

  • NIFTY 50 and SENSEX posted minor losses (-0.14% and -0.22% respectively).
  • NIFTY BANK and NIFTY FIN SERVICE were significant underperformers.
  • Metal (+1.59%) and Realty (+0.60%) sectors led the gains, with JSWSTEEL, HINDALCO, and DLF among top gainers.
  • IT and Energy sectors also closed in positive territory.
  • Market breadth was marginally positive with 30 advances against 27 declines.
  • VIX stands at 11.53, indicating low volatility expectations.

Market Cues

NIFTY 50

24,219.1

-0.14%

SENSEX

77,369.11

-0.22%

NASDAQ

25,980.191

-0.76%

GOLD

4,707.7

+0.58%

INDIA VIX

11.53

+2.95%

Market Sectors

NIFTY BANK

57,525.9

-0.41%

NIFTY IT

30,596.9

+0.21%

NIFTY PHARMA

26,339.3

-0.08%

NIFTY AUTO

29,101.3

-0.08%

NIFTY METAL

13,381.45

+1.59%

NIFTY ENERGY

38,335.85

+0.22%

NIFTY REALTY

917.1

+0.60%

NIFTY FIN SERVICE

28,466.4

-0.32%

NIFTY FMCG

47,527.8

+0.04%

Top Gainers & Losers

Top Gainers

TickerNameLTPChange
JSWSTEELJSW Steel1,327.00+2.57%
HINDALCOHindalco Industries1,058.50+2.37%
IOCIndian Oil138.50+1.91%
TATASTEELTata Steel186.30+1.80%
DLFDLF689.00+1.61%

Top Losers

TickerNameLTPChange
SBILIFESBI Life Insurance1,761.80-1.73%
BAJFINANCEBajaj Finance1,077.00-1.64%
ADANIPORTSAdani Ports & SEZ1,672.10-1.64%
BAJAJFINSVBajaj Finserv2,001.70-1.52%
DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories8,496.00-1.17%

52-Week High & Low

Near 52-Week High

BAJAJ-AUTOBajaj Auto
11,800.000.53%
JSWSTEELJSW Steel
1,327.000.60%
TITANTitan Company
5,079.001.72%

Near 52-Week Low

DABURDabur India
398.45+0.71%
HINDUNILVRHindustan Unilever
2,030.00+1.19%
ITCITC
269.70+1.77%
HDFCBANKHDFC Bank
729.00+1.94%

Mid-Session

Mid-Session - Tue, 25 Aug, 2026, 14:35 IST

Session Summary

IIFL, Mankind, and PVR INOX exhibit genuine sell signals due to significant price drops and unusually high trading volumes, warranting immediate investigation.

Alerts(3)

High
IIFLIIFL

Stock is down -3.7% with volume at 2.8x its average, without immediate clear news, suggesting underlying negative sentiment or fundamental concerns.

drawdown>3%volume>2x avg
High
MANKINDMANKIND

Price drop of -0.8% with exceptionally high volume (3.8x avg), and below 50DMA support, suggesting substantial selling pressure from informed participants or an un-reported event.

below 50DMA supportvolume>2x avg
High
PVRINOXPVRINOX

Stock is down -0.9% with extremely high volume (4.2x its average), without apparent ex-dividend or specific news, indicating strong selling interest.

volume>2x avg

Portfolio Scan

TickerPriceChangeNote
ABREL
ABREL
1,404.5-1.77%-1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
ACE
ACE
1,155.95-0.88%-0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
AMBUJACEM
AMBUJACEM
407.7-0.26%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
APOLLOHOSP
APOLLOHOSP
8,802.7+1.18%+1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
ASTRAL
ASTRAL
1,533.2+0.03%+0.0% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
BDL
BDL
1,364-0.29%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
BHARTIARTL
BHARTIARTL
1,938.5+0.18%+0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
BRIGADE
BRIGADE
668.45+2.10%+2.1% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
BSOFT
BSOFT
289.6-3.21%-3.2% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: drawdown>3%, below 50DMA support
CASTROLIND
CASTROLIND
186.65-0.11%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
CENTRALBK
CENTRALBK
30.74-1.54%-1.5% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
DALBHARAT
DALBHARAT
1,812-2.14%-2.1% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
DIXON
DIXON
14,673+0.71%+0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
DLF
DLF
682.4-0.96%-1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
FIRSTCRY
FIRSTCRY
192.96-0.42%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
GODREJCP
GODREJCP
926-0.31%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HAVELLS
HAVELLS
1,267-0.12%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
HCLTECH
HCLTECH
1,303.8-1.30%-1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
HDFCBANK
HDFCBANK
723.1-0.81%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HEROMOTOCO
HEROMOTOCO
5,608-1.27%-1.3% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
HINDALCO
HINDALCO
1,047.85-1.01%-1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
HINDUNILVR
HINDUNILVR
2,018.3-0.58%-0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ICICIBANK
ICICIBANK
1,420.5+0.39%+0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
IIFL
IIFL
670.5-3.72%-3.7% vs prev close, vol 2.8x avg — flags: drawdown>3%, volume>2x avg
INFY
INFY
1,126.6-0.30%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
IREDA
IREDA
116.2+0.82%+0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ITC
ITC
269.55-0.06%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ITCHOTELS
ITCHOTELS
165.73+0.69%+0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
JINDALSTEL
JINDALSTEL
1,148.9-0.01%-0.0% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
JIOFIN
JIOFIN
241.7-0.12%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
JKPAPER
JKPAPER
390.25-0.78%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
JWL
JWL
245.45-1.05%-1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
KALYANKJIL
KALYANKJIL
613.6+0.93%+0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
KAMATHOTEL
KAMATHOTEL
223.67-1.00%-1.0% vs prev close, vol 2.0x avg
KOTAKBANK
KOTAKBANK
400.7-0.19%-0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
LICI
LICI
421.95+0.02%+0.0% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
LODHA
LODHA
1,269.8+1.18%+1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
M&M
M&M
3,421+0.32%+0.3% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
MANKIND
MANKIND
2,355.55-0.82%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 3.8x avg — flags: volume>2x avg, below 50DMA support
MAXHEALTH
MAXHEALTH
1,004+1.36%+1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
NEWGEN
NEWGEN
521.65-1.28%-1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg
NHPC
NHPC
76.45-0.04%-0.0% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
PRESTIGE
PRESTIGE
1,608.7-1.66%-1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
PSB
PSB
23.23-0.21%-0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
PVRINOX
PVRINOX
1,221.1-0.87%-0.9% vs prev close, vol 4.2x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
RELIANCE
RELIANCE
1,304.5-0.23%-0.2% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
SBIN
SBIN
1,043.8+0.41%+0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
TATASTEEL
TATASTEEL
183.65-1.26%-1.3% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
TCS
TCS
2,285+0.04%+0.0% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
TMPV
TMPV
311.6-0.76%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
TVSMOTOR
TVSMOTOR
4,397+0.77%+0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
ULTRACEMCO
ULTRACEMCO
11,520+0.14%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
VBL
VBL
435.55+1.76%+1.8% vs prev close, vol 1.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
VMM
VMM
112.17-1.17%-1.2% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg
WIPRO
WIPRO
178.6-1.49%-1.5% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg