Daily Report

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

Market Summary

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.

Top Stories & Market Intelligence

  • Macro & Policy - Livemint

    RBI maintains repo rate at 5.25%, signals data-dependent neutral stance

  • Global Cues - Moneycontrol

    Indian equities pare gains to close marginally lower amid mixed global cues

    NIFTY, SENSEX
  • Earnings - Economic Times

    India Inc. reports robust Q1 FY27 earnings with broad-based outperformance

  • Sectoral - Economic Times

    Metal and Realty sectors lead gains while PSU Banks and Media decline

    NIFTY_METAL, NIFTY_REALTY, NIFTY_PSUBANK, NIFTY_MEDIA
  • Corporate Actions - The Economic Times

    SEBI introduces Closing Auction Session for F&O eligible stocks

  • Stocks in Focus - Moneycontrol

    Reliance, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank among top drags on Sensex; Metal stocks lead Nifty gainers

    RELIANCE, BAJFINANCE, ICICIBANK, BHARTIARTL, SBIN, AXISBANK, JSWSTEEL, HINDALCO, TATASTEEL
  • Macro & Policy - Business Standard

    Government acts to curb rising onion prices and approves LPG pipeline projects

  • Earnings - Livemint

    Amara Raja Energy & Mobility reports strong Q1 FY27 results

    AMARAJABAT

Street Consensus & Brokerage Radar

TickerBrokerageActionTargetRationale
ENGINERSINNeoTraderbuy—Analyst recommendation.
JSWSTEELAnand Rathibuy1,345Analyst recommendation with target.
CAMSAnand Rathibuy470Analyst recommendation with target.
RVNLAnand Rathibuy240Analyst recommendation with target.
KOTAKBANKAxis Securitiesaccumulate—Top pick for August 2026 by brokerage.
BAJFINANCEAxis Securitiesaccumulate—Top pick for August 2026 by brokerage.
BHARTIARTLAxis Securitiesaccumulate—Top pick for August 2026 by brokerage.
DMARTAxis Securitiesaccumulate—Top pick for August 2026 by brokerage.
ICICIBANKAxis Securitiesaccumulate—Top pick for August 2026 by brokerage.
VBLAxis Securitiesaccumulate—Top pick for August 2026 by brokerage.
APLAPOLLOAxis Securitiesaccumulate—Top pick for August 2026 by brokerage.
HCGAxis Securitiesaccumulate—Top pick for August 2026 by brokerage.
NESTLEINDAxis Securitiesaccumulate—Top pick for August 2026 by brokerage.
UJJIVANSFBAxis Securitiesaccumulate—Top pick for August 2026 by brokerage.
CHALETAxis Securitiesaccumulate—Top pick for August 2026 by brokerage.
MINDAAxis Securitiesaccumulate—Top pick for August 2026 by brokerage.
DALBHARATAxis Securitiesaccumulate—Top pick for August 2026 by brokerage.
CANBKJarvis Investaccumulate—Fundamentally strong stock for August 2026.
BANKBARODAJarvis Investaccumulate—Fundamentally strong stock for August 2026.
REDINGTONJarvis Investaccumulate—Fundamentally strong stock for August 2026.
NATIONALUMJarvis Investaccumulate—Fundamentally strong stock for August 2026.
CESCJarvis Investaccumulate—Fundamentally strong stock for August 2026.

Corporate Actions & Calendar

DateTickerTypeName
2026-08-25ARDEE Industries LimitedresultsARDEE Industries Limited
2026-08-25AVLdividendAditya Vision Limited
2026-08-25CORDELIAsplitWaterways Leisure Tourism Limited
2026-08-25DEEPAKFERTdividendDeepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation Limited
2026-08-25DIFFNKGdividendDiffusion Engineers Limited
2026-08-25MASFINdividendMASFIN
2026-08-27FMGOETZEdividendFMGOETZE
2026-08-27GENUSPOWERdividendGENUSPOWER

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
11,800.00−0.53%
JSWSTEELJSW Steel
1,327.00−0.60%
TITANTitan Company
5,079.00−1.72%

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%
Session Close Surveillance

Market Close & Portfolio Surveillance

16:15 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