Daily Brief

Daily Brief - Fri, 18 Sept, 2026, 12:59 IST

Market Outlook

The Indian market witnessed modest gains across NIFTY 50 and SENSEX, largely driven by strong performance in Realty, Metal, Energy, and Financial Services sectors. However, a significant drag came from the IT sector, which experienced notable declines. Domestic institutional buying provided crucial support, offsetting foreign institutional selling.

Key Takeaways

  • Overall market saw modest gains with positive breadth.
  • IT sector faced significant selling pressure, with major IT stocks among top losers.
  • Realty, Metal, Energy, and Financial Services were the top performing sectors.
  • Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) provided strong support, counteracting FII outflows.
  • Cement stocks and HDFCBANK were notable individual gainers.

FII / DII Activity

FII Net

−3,208.8 cr

DII Net

+3,617.8 cr

As of 2026-09-17

Market Cues

NIFTY 50

23,323.2

+0.23%

SENSEX

74,541.62

+0.31%

NASDAQ

26,418.299

+1.69%

GOLD

4,384.6

-0.34%

INDIA VIX

11.588

-5.72%

Market Sectors

NIFTY BANK

56,299.75

+0.44%

NIFTY IT

28,673.35

-1.65%

NIFTY PHARMA

26,627.3

+0.18%

NIFTY AUTO

27,222.45

+0.23%

NIFTY METAL

12,987.35

+1.00%

NIFTY ENERGY

37,692.45

+0.83%

NIFTY REALTY

848.3

+1.68%

NIFTY FIN SERVICE

27,559.8

+0.60%

NIFTY FMCG

45,683.8

+0.24%

Top Gainers & Losers

Top Gainers

TickerNameLTPChange
PIDILITINDPidilite Industries1,593.30+2.69%
SHREECEMShree Cement22,485.00+2.39%
ULTRACEMCOUltraTech Cement10,995.00+2.15%
HDFCBANKHDFC Bank727.60+2.05%
ADANIENTAdani Enterprises2,974.90+1.77%

Top Losers

TickerNameLTPChange
TCSTata Consultancy Services2,122.00-3.11%
TECHMTech Mahindra1,537.90-1.48%
COALINDIACoal India412.05-1.42%
HCLTECHHCL Technologies1,240.70-1.40%
INFYInfosys1,044.20-1.36%

52-Week High & Low

Near 52-Week High

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

Near 52-Week Low

WIPROWipro
164.20+0.36%
MARUTIMaruti Suzuki
12,190.00+0.52%
RELIANCEReliance Industries
1,244.10+0.71%
HAVELLSHavells India
1,096.20+1.40%
BRITANNIABritannia Industries
5,013.50+1.63%
HINDUNILVRHindustan Unilever
1,959.00+1.70%
TATACONSUMTata Consumer Products
1,004.00+1.83%

Mid-Session

Mid-Session - Fri, 18 Sept, 2026, 18:32 IST

Session Summary

Genuine sell signals emerged today from IT stocks like TCS and Infosys due to governance issues and sector weakness, along with TMPV and ITC on technical breaches.

Alerts(4)

High
TCSTCS

Declined by 3.9% with high volume (2.5x average) due to a corporate governance dispute where Tata Trusts labeled the extension of Chairman N Chandrasekaran's tenure as illegal, coupled with broader weakness in the IT sector.

significant drawdownbreaking 50DMA support
Medium
TMPVTMPV

Dropped by 3.4% likely linked to the negative news surrounding the Tata Group regarding the Tata Trusts dispute, which affected several Tata stocks.

drawdown alertfalling below 50DMA support
Medium
INFYINFY

Fell by 0.7% with high volume (2.6x average) and breached 50DMA support, noted as one of the weakest performers in the Sensex pack amidst overall selling pressure in the IT sector.

breached 50DMA support
Low
ITCITC

Decreased by 1.5% and fell below 50DMA support, identified as a loser in market reports today without any countervailing positive news.

fell below 50DMA support

Portfolio Scan

TickerPriceChangeNote
ABREL
ABREL
₹1,266.2+0.70%+0.7% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ACE
ACE
₹1,229.25+2.02%+2.0% vs prev close, vol 1.8x avg
AMBUJACEM
AMBUJACEM
₹388.3+1.32%+1.3% vs prev close, vol 1.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
APOLLOHOSP
APOLLOHOSP
₹8,770.25+0.23%+0.2% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg
ASTRAL
ASTRAL
₹1,427.7+2.06%+2.1% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
BDL
BDL
₹1,173+2.00%+2.0% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
BHARTIARTL
BHARTIARTL
₹1,893.3+3.12%+3.1% vs prev close, vol 2.5x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
BRIGADE
BRIGADE
₹621.35-0.10%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg
BSOFT
BSOFT
₹280.1-1.32%-1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
CASTROLIND
CASTROLIND
₹196.9+2.74%+2.7% vs prev close, vol 3.9x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
CENTRALBK
CENTRALBK
₹31.76+4.51%+4.5% vs prev close, vol 2.9x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
DALBHARAT
DALBHARAT
₹1,765.7+4.48%+4.5% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
DIXON
DIXON
₹13,005-2.14%-2.1% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
DLF
DLF
₹644.35+0.68%+0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
FIRSTCRY
FIRSTCRY
₹172.15+1.71%+1.7% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
GODREJCP
GODREJCP
₹880+0.80%+0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HAVELLS
HAVELLS
₹1,132.4+3.70%+3.7% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HCLTECH
HCLTECH
₹1,238-1.43%-1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HDFCBANK
HDFCBANK
₹731+2.52%+2.5% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg
HEROMOTOCO
HEROMOTOCO
₹5,300-0.47%-0.5% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
HINDALCO
HINDALCO
₹986.5+0.61%+0.6% vs prev close, vol 2.7x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
HINDUNILVR
HINDUNILVR
₹1,932-0.53%-0.5% vs prev close, vol 1.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ICICIBANK
ICICIBANK
₹1,338.9-0.65%-0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
IIFL
IIFL
₹600.2+0.61%+0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
INFY
INFY
₹1,051.4-0.68%-0.7% vs prev close, vol 2.6x avg — flags: volume>2x avg, below 50DMA support
IREDA
IREDA
₹112+2.71%+2.7% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ITC
ITC
₹262.3-1.47%-1.5% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ITCHOTELS
ITCHOTELS
₹158.8+2.90%+2.9% vs prev close, vol 2.2x avg — flags: volume>2x avg, below 50DMA support
JINDALSTEL
JINDALSTEL
₹1,119.5-0.79%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg
JIOFIN
JIOFIN
₹229.89+0.26%+0.3% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
JKPAPER
JKPAPER
₹430.6+3.00%+3.0% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
JWL
JWL
₹229.95-0.54%-0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
KALYANKJIL
KALYANKJIL
₹581.85+0.07%+0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
KAMATHOTEL
KAMATHOTEL
₹229.3+4.49%+4.5% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
KOTAKBANK
KOTAKBANK
₹412.5-0.96%-1.0% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg
LICI
LICI
₹407.7+1.92%+1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
LODHA
LODHA
₹1,115.1+1.18%+1.2% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
M&M
M&M
₹3,053.05-0.87%-0.9% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
MANKIND
MANKIND
₹2,318+1.00%+1.0% vs prev close, vol 1.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
MAXHEALTH
MAXHEALTH
₹1,049.3+1.19%+1.2% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg
NEWGEN
NEWGEN
₹497.4+1.60%+1.6% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
NHPC
NHPC
₹76.5+1.90%+1.9% vs prev close, vol 1.8x avg
PRESTIGE
PRESTIGE
₹1,435.1-0.35%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
PSB
PSB
₹22.1+1.01%+1.0% vs prev close, vol 2.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
PVRINOX
PVRINOX
₹1,324.7+4.09%+4.1% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg
RELIANCE
RELIANCE
₹1,233.95-0.55%-0.6% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
SBIN
SBIN
₹996.2+0.76%+0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
TATASTEEL
TATASTEEL
₹184.75-1.73%-1.7% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
TCS
TCS
₹2,105-3.88%-3.9% vs prev close, vol 2.5x avg — flags: drawdown>3%, volume>2x avg, below 50DMA support
TMPV
TMPV
₹303.8-3.45%-3.4% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: drawdown>3%, below 50DMA support
TVSMOTOR
TVSMOTOR
₹4,171.3+1.70%+1.7% vs prev close, vol 1.5x avg
ULTRACEMCO
ULTRACEMCO
₹11,014+2.32%+2.3% vs prev close, vol 1.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
VBL
VBL
₹421.95+1.56%+1.6% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
VMM
VMM
₹102.65+1.39%+1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
WIPRO
WIPRO
₹166-0.21%-0.2% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support