Daily Report

Daily Report - Wed, 26 Aug, 2026, 08:59 IST

Market Summary

The Indian market concluded on a positive note with NIFTY 50 and SENSEX posting gains, primarily supported by robust domestic institutional buying. Sectoral performance was varied, as Pharma and IT led the advances, while Banking, Metal, and Energy indices experienced marginal declines. The positive market breadth and continued DII inflows suggest a stable to cautiously optimistic start to today's trading session.

Key Takeaways

  • NIFTY 50 closed up +0.48% at 24334.55 and SENSEX gained +0.15%.
  • Pharma (+0.85%) and IT (+0.57%) were the top performing sectors.
  • NIFTY BANK (-0.02%), NIFTY METAL (-0.07%), and NIFTY ENERGY (-0.07%) saw slight declines.
  • Market breadth was positive with 35 advances against 23 declines.
  • DIIs were strong net buyers at 2493.41cr, complemented by FII net buying of 1181.66cr.
  • VIX remains low at 11.075, indicating subdued volatility.

Top Stories & Market Intelligence

  • Macro & Policy - RBI Bulletin

    RBI Flags Growth & Inflation Risks Amidst Resilience, Maintains Hawkish Stance

  • Global Cues - Reuters

    US Stocks Rise on Declining Oil Prices and Easing Treasury Yields

  • Earnings - Moneycontrol

    Simbhaoli Sugars, Vikas Ecotech Among Companies to Announce Q1 FY27 Results Today

    SIMBHALS, VIKASLIFE
  • Sectoral - Business Standard

    Healthcare, Pharma, PSU Banks Lead Gains; Insurance and Private Banks Lag on Tuesday

    NIFTYHEALTH, NIFTYPHARMA, NIFTYPSUBANK, NIFTYTEL, NIFTYSERV, NIFTYFINSRV, NIFTYPVTBANK
  • Corporate Actions - Economic Times

    Time Technoplast Considers Merger with TPL Plastech; Cipla's Inzpera Healthsciences Amalgamated

    TIMETECHNO, TPLPLASTEH, CIPLA
  • Stocks in Focus - Economic Times

    Cipla Receives Seven US FDA Observations for Pithampur Facility

    CIPLA
  • Macro & Policy - Economic Times

    India's Inflation Rises to 4.45% in July 2026, Remains Within RBI's Comfort Zone

  • Global Cues - Reuters

    Most Asian Markets Trade Higher Following Positive Wall Street Performance

Corporate Actions & Calendar

DateTickerTypeName
2026-08-27PFCdividendPower Finance Corporation Ltd.
2026-08-27DOMSdividendDOMS Industries
2026-08-27MANAKCOATdividendManaksia Coated Metals & Ind.
2026-08-28NBCCdividendNBCC (India) Limited
2026-08-31GLENMARKdividendGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
2026-09-04COALINDIAdividendCoal India Ltd.
2026-08-26WATERWAYSsplitWaterways Leisure Tourism Ltd.
2026-08-28SPICEISLsplitSpice Islands Industries
2026-08-28ROTOsplitRotographics (India) Ltd.
2026-08-28SILVERADDsplitSILVERADD
2026-08-28GOLDADDsplitGOLDADD

FII / DII Activity

FII Net

+1,181.66 cr

DII Net

+2,493.41 cr

As of 2026-08-25

Market Cues

NIFTY 50

24,334.55

+0.48%

SENSEX

77,656.09

+0.15%

NASDAQ

26,151.299

+0.66%

GOLD

4,717.6

+0.42%

INDIA VIX

11.075

-3.90%

Market Sectors

NIFTY BANK

57,514.2

-0.02%

NIFTY IT

30,771.8

+0.57%

NIFTY PHARMA

26,564

+0.85%

NIFTY AUTO

29,216.9

+0.40%

NIFTY METAL

13,372.3

-0.07%

NIFTY ENERGY

38,310.85

-0.07%

NIFTY REALTY

917.8

+0.08%

NIFTY FIN SERVICE

28,565.55

+0.35%

NIFTY FMCG

47,706.95

+0.38%

Top Gainers & Losers

Top Gainers

TickerNameLTPChange
ADANIENTAdani Enterprises3,110.00+3.72%
DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories8,744.50+2.92%
APOLLOHOSPApollo Hospitals8,889.00+2.15%
BPCLBharat Petroleum318.10+1.99%
ADANIPORTSAdani Ports & SEZ1,702.70+1.83%

Top Losers

TickerNameLTPChange
HDFCLIFEHDFC Life Insurance546.70-1.13%
CIPLACipla1,422.00-1.11%
ONGCOil & Natural Gas Corp234.00-1.08%
HEROMOTOCOHero MotoCorp5,624.50-1.06%
DLFDLF682.95-0.88%

52-Week High & Low

Near 52-Week High

DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories
8,744.50−0.00%
BAJAJ-AUTOBajaj Auto
11,927.00−0.00%
TITANTitan Company
5,124.80−0.84%
JSWSTEELJSW Steel
1,320.30−1.10%
APOLLOHOSPApollo Hospitals
8,889.00−1.78%

Near 52-Week Low

DABURDabur India
395.05+0.74%
HINDUNILVRHindustan Unilever
2,024.20+0.90%
HDFCBANKHDFC Bank
727.50+1.73%
Session Close Surveillance

Market Close & Portfolio Surveillance

16:15 IST

Session Summary

Only VBL.NS presented a genuine high-severity sell signal due to a significant price drop on high volume and fundamental concerns, while other 'below 50DMA support' alerts were identified as market noise.

Alerts(1)

High
VBLVarun Beverages Ltd.

Significant price drop (down 3.8%) on exceptionally high volume (5.4x average), indicating strong selling conviction, compounded by recent correction and reports of extended rainfall affecting beverage demand and modest volume growth.

below 50DMA supportdrawdown >3%volume >2x average

Portfolio Scan

TickerPriceChangeNote
ABREL
ABREL
₹1,389.6-1.31%-1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
ACE
ACE
₹1,165+0.91%+0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg
AMBUJACEM
AMBUJACEM
₹421.85+2.12%+2.1% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
APOLLOHOSP
APOLLOHOSP
₹8,804-0.83%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.1x avg
ASTRAL
ASTRAL
₹1,530.3-0.63%-0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
BDL
BDL
₹1,372.6+1.00%+1.0% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg
BHARTIARTL
BHARTIARTL
₹1,915.3-1.63%-1.6% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
BRIGADE
BRIGADE
₹649.7-1.84%-1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
BSOFT
BSOFT
₹293.55+0.79%+0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
CASTROLIND
CASTROLIND
₹186.25-0.35%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
CENTRALBK
CENTRALBK
₹30.86+0.36%+0.4% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
DALBHARAT
DALBHARAT
₹1,869.95+1.87%+1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
DIXON
DIXON
₹14,736-1.69%-1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
DLF
DLF
₹678.85-0.60%-0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
FIRSTCRY
FIRSTCRY
₹192.15+0.06%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
GODREJCP
GODREJCP
₹930.6+0.15%+0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HAVELLS
HAVELLS
₹1,260.4-0.69%-0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
HCLTECH
HCLTECH
₹1,300-0.91%-0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg
HDFCBANK
HDFCBANK
₹727.95+0.06%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HEROMOTOCO
HEROMOTOCO
₹5,651.15+1.00%+1.0% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
HINDALCO
HINDALCO
₹1,055.55+0.43%+0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
HINDUNILVR
HINDUNILVR
₹2,022.5-0.08%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ICICIBANK
ICICIBANK
₹1,436+0.93%+0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
IIFL
IIFL
₹654.9-1.70%-1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
INFY
INFY
₹1,122.2-1.91%-1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
IREDA
IREDA
₹118.4-1.33%-1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ITC
ITC
₹270.7-0.26%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ITCHOTELS
ITCHOTELS
₹166.53+0.17%+0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
JINDALSTEL
JINDALSTEL
₹1,177+1.98%+2.0% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
JIOFIN
JIOFIN
₹242.2-0.39%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
JKPAPER
JKPAPER
₹393.55+1.20%+1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
JWL
JWL
₹247.4+0.08%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
KALYANKJIL
KALYANKJIL
₹612.7+0.02%+0.0% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg
KAMATHOTEL
KAMATHOTEL
₹223.12-1.80%-1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
KOTAKBANK
KOTAKBANK
₹415.85+3.55%+3.5% vs prev close, vol 1.7x avg
LICI
LICI
₹416.6-1.75%-1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
LODHA
LODHA
₹1,279.2-0.14%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
M&M
M&M
₹3,424-0.42%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
MANKIND
MANKIND
₹2,401.3+1.45%+1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
MAXHEALTH
MAXHEALTH
₹1,0160.00%+0.0% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
NEWGEN
NEWGEN
₹524.95-0.12%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
NHPC
NHPC
₹76.23-0.42%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
PRESTIGE
PRESTIGE
₹1,619.6-0.21%-0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
PSB
PSB
₹23.55+0.94%+0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
PVRINOX
PVRINOX
₹1,261.4+2.47%+2.5% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
RELIANCE
RELIANCE
₹1,303.2-0.72%-0.7% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
SBIN
SBIN
₹1,055.3+0.70%+0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
TATASTEEL
TATASTEEL
₹186.35-0.03%-0.0% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
TCS
TCS
₹2,271.8-1.06%-1.1% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
TMPV
TMPV
₹314.8+0.25%+0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
TVSMOTOR
TVSMOTOR
₹4,451.1+0.70%+0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
ULTRACEMCO
ULTRACEMCO
₹11,728+1.63%+1.6% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
VBL
VBL
₹421.3-3.81%-3.8% vs prev close, vol 5.4x avg — flags: drawdown>3%, volume>2x avg, below 50DMA support
VMM
VMM
₹110.34-1.92%-1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
WIPRO
WIPRO
₹177.45-1.36%-1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg