Daily Report

Daily Report - Thu, 27 Aug, 2026, 18:25 IST

Market Summary

Indian markets witnessed a negative closing yesterday, with NIFTY 50 down 0.48% and SENSEX declining by 0.70%. The market breadth was notably negative, indicating broader weakness despite strong domestic institutional buying. While Pharma and Energy sectors showed resilience, key sectors like Financial Services and Metals faced selling pressure.

Key Takeaways

NIFTY 50 and SENSEX closed lower, down 0.48% and 0.70% respectively.
Market breadth was negative with 18 advances against 38 declines.
NIFTY PHARMA (+0.84%) and NIFTY ENERGY (+0.01%) ended in positive territory.
NIFTY METAL (-0.86%) and NIFTY FIN SERVICE (-0.51%) were among the top sectoral losers.
DIIs were strong net buyers at 6425.16cr, while FIIs also bought 502.63cr.
HDFCBANK (-2.2%) and TATAPOWER.NS (-3.3%) were significant individual losers.

Street Consensus & Brokerage Radar

Ticker	Brokerage	Action	Target	Rationale
APOLLOHOSP	JM Financial	buy	10,446	Buy rating based on a target price of ₹10,446, indicating a potential upside of 20% from the current market price of ₹8,700.
INDHOTEL	JM Financial	buy	850	Buy rating with a target price of ₹850, suggesting a potential upside of 16% from the current market price of ₹727.
TCS	Emkay Global	accumulate	—	Maintained a positive outlook on the stock.
CUMMINSIND	Motilal Oswal Financial Services	accumulate	—	Maintained a positive outlook on the stock.
HAL	Anand Rathi	accumulate	—	Maintained a positive outlook on the stock.
HDFCBANK	Jefferies	buy	—	Bullish outlook with a projected upside of up to 44%.
AXISBANK	Jefferies	buy	—	Bullish outlook with a projected upside of up to 38%.
BANDHANBNK	Jefferies	buy	—	Bullish outlook with a projected upside of up to 38%.
SBIN	Jefferies	buy	—	Bullish outlook with a projected upside of up to 27%.
ROSSELLIND	Choice Broking	buy	—	Recommended as a breakout share.
YATHARTH	Choice Broking	buy	—	Recommended as a breakout share.
INDIGOPNTS	Choice Broking	buy	—	Recommended as a breakout share.
LUMAXIND	Choice Broking	buy	—	Recommended as a breakout share.
KROSS	Choice Broking	buy	—	Recommended as a breakout share.

Corporate Actions & Calendar

Date	Ticker	Type	Name
2026-08-27	DOMS	dividend	DOMS
2026-08-27	MANAKCOAT	dividend	Manaksia Coated Metals & Industries Ltd.
2026-08-27	THOMASCOOK	dividend	Thomas Cook (India) Ltd.
2026-08-26	JNPR	results	Juniper Green Energy Limited

FII / DII Activity

FII Net

+502.63 cr

DII Net

+6,425.16 cr

As of 2026-08-26

Market Cues

NIFTY 50

24,090.85

-0.48%

SENSEX

76,933.59

-0.70%

NASDAQ

26,130.197

-0.08%

GOLD

4,678.8

+0.55%

INDIA VIX

11.068

+4.76%

Market Sectors

NIFTY BANK

57,509.95

-0.47%

NIFTY IT

30,221.15

-0.32%

NIFTY PHARMA

26,848.75

+0.84%

NIFTY AUTO

28,883.5

-0.40%

NIFTY METAL

13,425.2

-0.86%

NIFTY ENERGY

38,103.95

+0.01%

NIFTY REALTY

909.6

-0.06%

NIFTY FIN SERVICE

28,506

-0.51%

NIFTY FMCG

47,030.45

-0.47%

Top Gainers & Losers

Top Gainers

Ticker	Name	LTP	Change
ADANIENT	Adani Enterprises	3,169.00	+1.83%
KOTAKBANK	Kotak Mahindra Bank	424.20	+1.80%
ADANIPORTS	Adani Ports & SEZ	1,714.00	+1.33%
CIPLA	Cipla	1,420.00	+1.23%
ICICIBANK	ICICI Bank	1,443.00	+0.91%

Top Losers

Ticker	Name	LTP	Change
TATAPOWER	Tata Power	352.00	-3.30%
HINDALCO	Hindalco Industries	1,024.00	-2.75%
HDFCBANK	HDFC Bank	711.00	-2.23%
M&M	Mahindra & Mahindra	3,330.00	-2.01%
VEDL	Vedanta	281.00	-1.92%

52-Week High & Low

Near 52-Week High

TITANTitan Company

5,139.30−0.91%

DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories

9,060.00−0.98%

JSWSTEELJSW Steel

1,337.50−1.00%

EICHERMOTEicher Motors

8,100.00−1.58%

BAJAJ-AUTOBajaj Auto

11,720.00−1.74%

Near 52-Week Low

DABURDabur India

386.20+0.04%

HDFCBANKHDFC Bank

711.00+0.14%

HINDUNILVRHindustan Unilever

2,009.00+0.23%

ITCITC

269.00+1.51%

ONGCOil & Natural Gas Corp

232.00+1.91%

Closing Surveillance Pending

Official closing prices, end-of-day breadth, and portfolio risk screening update after the 15:30 IST market close.