Daily Report

Daily Report - Thu, 17 Sept, 2026, 13:19 IST

Market Summary

Indian markets closed on a positive note, with NIFTY and SENSEX showing modest gains driven by strong performances in Realty, Pharma, and Auto sectors. Domestic institutional investors provided significant support, absorbing foreign institutional selling. Traders should watch for continued sectoral rotation and DII activity as key drivers.

Key Takeaways

  • NIFTY and SENSEX closed positive, up 0.44% and 0.31% respectively.
  • Realty (+1.6%), Pharma (+1.3%), and Auto (+1.24%) sectors were the top performers.
  • Nifty Bank and Nifty IT indices ended marginally in negative territory.
  • Market breadth was positive with 43 advances against 15 declines.
  • DIIs were net buyers (+3908.23cr) offsetting FII selling (-2032.61cr).
  • HDFCLIFE and SBILIFE were top gainers, while ONGC and BAJAJ-AUTO were top losers.

Top Stories & Market Intelligence

  • Macro & Policy - Economic Times

    RBI may hike policy repo rate to 6.5% amid rising inflation concerns

  • Global Cues - Reuters

    Indian markets muted after US Fed hikes interest rates by 25 bps, signals further increases

  • Earnings - Business Standard

    Tempsens Instruments India to announce Q1 results today

  • Sectoral - Economic Times

    Indian equity benchmarks trade marginally higher after opening in red

  • Corporate Actions - Moneycontrol

    NSE IPO worth ₹22,561.57 crore opens today, expected to absorb market liquidity

  • Stocks in Focus - Moneycontrol

    Highway Infrastructure, GR Infraprojects, Mazagon Dock, Alembic Pharma, Groww in focus due to recent orders, deals, regulatory updates

    GRINFRA, MAZAGONDOCK, ALEMBICPH
  • Macro & Policy - Reuters

    Indian government reduces windfall taxes on petrol, diesel, and ATF exports

  • Global Cues - Moneycontrol

    Elevated crude oil prices and West Asia geopolitical risks weigh on market sentiment

Street Consensus & Brokerage Radar

TickerBrokerageActionTargetRationale
AEGISLOGAakash K Hindochabuy—Recommended as a top stock to buy today, September 17, 2026.
AARTIPHARMAAakash K Hindochabuy—Recommended as a top stock to buy today, September 17, 2026.
JUSTDIALAakash K Hindochabuy—Recommended as a top stock to buy today, September 17, 2026.
BHARTIARTLAxis Securitiesbuy2,530Maintained 'Buy' recommendation with an upside potential of 40%.
VBLAxis Securitiesbuy530Maintained 'Buy' recommendation with an upside potential of 32%.
CCLAxis Securitiesbuy1,425Maintained 'Buy' recommendation with an upside potential of 32%.
ICICIBANKAxis Securitiesbuy1,800Maintained 'Buy' recommendation with an upside potential of 24%.
BAJFINANCEAxis Securitiesbuy1,305Maintained 'Buy' recommendation with an upside potential of 23%.
DALMIABHAAxis Securitiesbuy2,260Maintained 'Buy' recommendation with an upside potential of 22%.
CUBAxis Securitiesbuy280Maintained 'Buy' recommendation with an upside potential of 22%.
KOTAKBANKAxis Securitiesbuy500Maintained 'Buy' recommendation with an upside potential of 19%.
ETERNALAxis Securitiesbuy390Maintained 'Buy' recommendation with an upside potential of 19%.
NESTLEINDAxis Securitiesbuy1,765Maintained 'Buy' recommendation with an upside potential of 18%.
PONDYOXIDEICICI Directbuy625Buy rating with a target price, indicating 38% upside from current levels.
WAREEJoindre Capital Servicesbuy3,112Buy rating with a target price, indicating 24.43% upside from current levels.

Corporate Actions & Calendar

DateTickerTypeName
2026-09-23New Swan MultitechdividendNew Swan Multitech
2026-09-23JG ChemicalsdividendJG Chemicals
2026-09-23Agribio SpiritsdividendAgribio Spirits

FII / DII Activity

FII Net

−2,032.61 cr

DII Net

+3,908.23 cr

As of 2026-09-16

Market Cues

NIFTY 50

23,319.8

+0.44%

SENSEX

74,563.76

+0.31%

NASDAQ

25,978.424

-0.01%

GOLD

4,302.7

-1.93%

INDIA VIX

12.313

-6.49%

Market Sectors

NIFTY BANK

56,247.85

-0.08%

NIFTY IT

29,068.5

-0.07%

NIFTY PHARMA

26,484.9

+1.30%

NIFTY AUTO

27,228.05

+1.24%

NIFTY METAL

12,848.5

+0.86%

NIFTY ENERGY

37,415.45

+0.62%

NIFTY REALTY

835.45

+1.60%

NIFTY FIN SERVICE

27,470.95

+0.66%

NIFTY FMCG

45,770.5

+0.46%

Top Gainers & Losers

Top Gainers

TickerNameLTPChange
HDFCLIFEHDFC Life Insurance558.55+5.35%
SBILIFESBI Life Insurance1,762.80+3.82%
DLFDLF643.30+3.29%
DRREDDYDr. Reddy's Laboratories1,173.30+2.92%
SRFSRF2,544.50+2.60%

Top Losers

TickerNameLTPChange
ONGCOil & Natural Gas Corp232.90-1.65%
BAJAJ-AUTOBajaj Auto11,475.00-1.02%
TITANTitan Company4,863.00-0.93%
HDFCBANKHDFC Bank716.70-0.67%
HCLTECHHCL Technologies1,245.20-0.62%

52-Week High & Low

Near 52-Week High

No stocks within 2% of their 52-week high.

Near 52-Week Low

HAVELLSHavells India
1,090.00+0.82%
RELIANCEReliance Industries
1,245.80+0.85%
WIPROWipro
167.14+1.28%
BRITANNIABritannia Industries
4,999.00+1.34%
SHREECEMShree Cement
22,035.00+1.61%
HINDUNILVRHindustan Unilever
1,959.90+1.75%
MARUTIMaruti Suzuki
12,349.00+1.83%
Session Close Surveillance

Market Close & Portfolio Surveillance

16:15 IST

Session Summary

Genuine sell signals identified for HDFCBANK.NS, HINDUNILVR.NS, ICICIBANK.NS, and PSB.BO due to sectoral pressure and technical breakdowns, while ACE.BO suggests a potential sell into strength due to an unconfirmed high-volume spike.

Alerts(5)

Medium
HDFCBANKHDFCBANK

Banking sector under pressure, HDFC Bank was a top Sensex loser, price drop coupled with breaking 50DMA.

below 50DMA support
Medium
HINDUNILVRHINDUNILVR

FMCG sector under pressure, 1.0% drop on average volume, combined with breaking 50DMA in a weak sectoral environment.

below 50DMA support
Medium
ICICIBANKICICIBANK

Banking sector faced weakness, ICICI Bank trading lower, combined with the 50DMA breach.

below 50DMA support
High
PSBPSB

2.0% decline with above-average volume (1.3x) in a pressured banking sector; Public Sector Banks specifically mentioned under pressure.

below 50DMA support
Medium
ACEACE

Significant 4.7% price jump on very high volume (3.4x avg) without specific positive news, potentially indicating an unsustainable spike to sell into strength.

volume>2x avg

Portfolio Scan

TickerPriceChangeNote
ABREL
ABREL
₹1,257.4+1.95%+1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ACE
ACE
₹1,204.95+4.75%+4.7% vs prev close, vol 3.4x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
AMBUJACEM
AMBUJACEM
₹383.25+0.58%+0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
APOLLOHOSP
APOLLOHOSP
₹8,750+0.43%+0.4% vs prev close, vol 2.9x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
ASTRAL
ASTRAL
₹1,398.9+1.19%+1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
BDL
BDL
₹1,150+1.23%+1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
BHARTIARTL
BHARTIARTL
₹1,836+0.05%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
BRIGADE
BRIGADE
₹621.95-0.62%-0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg
BSOFT
BSOFT
₹283.85+0.94%+0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
CASTROLIND
CASTROLIND
₹191.65+1.51%+1.5% vs prev close, vol 1.6x avg
CENTRALBK
CENTRALBK
₹30.390.00%+0.0% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
DALBHARAT
DALBHARAT
₹1,690-0.12%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
DIXON
DIXON
₹13,290+0.83%+0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
DLF
DLF
₹640+2.76%+2.8% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
FIRSTCRY
FIRSTCRY
₹169.25-0.45%-0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
GODREJCP
GODREJCP
₹873+1.16%+1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HAVELLS
HAVELLS
₹1,092+0.19%+0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HCLTECH
HCLTECH
₹1,256+0.39%+0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HDFCBANK
HDFCBANK
₹713-1.18%-1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HEROMOTOCO
HEROMOTOCO
₹5,325+1.45%+1.4% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
HINDALCO
HINDALCO
₹980.5+0.80%+0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HINDUNILVR
HINDUNILVR
₹1,942.2-1.01%-1.0% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ICICIBANK
ICICIBANK
₹1,347.6-0.82%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
IIFL
IIFL
₹596.55+1.85%+1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
INFY
INFY
₹1,058.6-0.13%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
IREDA
IREDA
₹109.05+0.60%+0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ITC
ITC
₹266.2+0.78%+0.8% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ITCHOTELS
ITCHOTELS
₹154.33+0.61%+0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
JINDALSTEL
JINDALSTEL
₹1,128.4+2.30%+2.3% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
JIOFIN
JIOFIN
₹229.3+1.98%+2.0% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
JKPAPER
JKPAPER
₹418.05+0.17%+0.2% vs prev close, vol 2.8x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
JWL
JWL
₹231.2+1.14%+1.1% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
KALYANKJIL
KALYANKJIL
₹581.45+0.09%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
KAMATHOTEL
KAMATHOTEL
₹219.45+4.56%+4.6% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
KOTAKBANK
KOTAKBANK
₹416.5+0.36%+0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
LICI
LICI
₹400+1.14%+1.1% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
LODHA
LODHA
₹1,102.05+1.50%+1.5% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
M&M
M&M
₹3,080+0.20%+0.2% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
MANKIND
MANKIND
₹2,295+2.09%+2.1% vs prev close, vol 0.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
MAXHEALTH
MAXHEALTH
₹1,037+1.17%+1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
NEWGEN
NEWGEN
₹489.55-0.46%-0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
NHPC
NHPC
₹75.07-0.37%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
PRESTIGE
PRESTIGE
₹1,440.1+1.13%+1.1% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
PSB
PSB
₹21.88-1.97%-2.0% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
PVRINOX
PVRINOX
₹1,272.7+1.44%+1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
RELIANCE
RELIANCE
₹1,240.8-0.05%-0.0% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
SBIN
SBIN
₹988.7-0.27%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
TATASTEEL
TATASTEEL
₹188+2.82%+2.8% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
TCS
TCS
₹2,190+0.05%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
TMPV
TMPV
₹314.65+4.52%+4.5% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
TVSMOTOR
TVSMOTOR
₹4,101.7+1.70%+1.7% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg
ULTRACEMCO
ULTRACEMCO
₹10,764+0.60%+0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
VBL
VBL
₹415.45+1.23%+1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
VMM
VMM
₹101.24+0.27%+0.3% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
WIPRO
WIPRO
₹166.35-0.21%-0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support