High
BHARTIARTLBHARTIARTL
Explicitly identified as a top laggard on both Sensex and Nifty with a significant price drop (-3.3%) and higher-than-average volume (1.6x avg), despite positive company-specific news.
drawdown>3%below 50DMA support
Daily Report
Daily Report - Mon, 21 Sept, 2026, 13:33 IST
Market Summary
Indian markets closed positive, with Nifty 50 gaining 0.36% and Sensex up 0.75%, buoyed by significant buying from both FIIs and DIIs. Key sectors such as Realty, Pharma, and FMCG led the charge, while Nifty IT and Metal sectors saw slight declines. The market breadth was nearly balanced, with the VIX remaining low at 11.2625.
Key Takeaways
- Nifty 50 and Sensex ended higher, reflecting broad market positivity.
- Realty, Pharma, and FMCG sectors were strong performers, each gaining over 1%.
- Nifty IT and Nifty Metal recorded minor losses.
- Both FIIs (599.54cr) and DIIs (1019.69cr) were net buyers.
- Market breadth was slightly positive with 31 advances against 27 declines.
- VIX stood at 11.2625, indicating low volatility expectations.
Top Stories & Market Intelligence
- Macro & Policy - Economic Times
RBI conducts VRRR auction, eases FPI KYC rules; analysts anticipate two rate hikes by Dec 2026
- Global Cues - Reuters
Indian markets open amidst mixed global cues; oil prices ease but Middle East tensions persist
- Earnings - Moneycontrol
No major Q2 FY2027 earnings reports specifically highlighted for September 21, 2026
- Sectoral - Business Standard
Indian benchmarks open green; Capital goods, healthcare, oil & gas, banking lead gains; IT, pharma stocks show positive outlook
INFY, WIPRO - Corporate Actions - Livemint
Mazagon Dock signs MoU for greenfield shipyard in Andhra Pradesh
MAZDOCK - Stocks in Focus - Reuters
Nestle India falls after regulatory action over baby-food products
NESTLEIND - Corporate Actions - Business Standard
Rail Vikas Nigam receives ₹404.88 crore order from East Coast Railway
RVNL - Stocks in Focus - Economic Times
Tata Group stocks in focus amid chairman reappointment challenge
TATAMOTORS, TCS, TATACONSUM
Street Consensus & Brokerage Radar
| Ticker | Brokerage | Action | Target | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360ONE | Motilal Oswal Wealth Management Research Desk | buy | 1,300 | Maintained 'BUY' |
| HAL | Goldman Sachs | buy | 5,870 | Retained 'BUY' rating |
| RAMCOCEM | DAM Capital | buy | 1,070 | Recommended a 'BUY' |
| BSE | MarketSmith India | buy | — | Buy Recommendation |
| HINDPETRO | MarketSmith India | buy | — | Buy Recommendation |
| BHEL | MarketSmith India | buy | — | Buy Recommendation |
| IFCI | MarketSmith India | buy | — | Buy Recommendation |
| PRAJIND | MarketSmith India | buy | — | Buy Recommendation |
| EASEMYTRIP | MarketSmith India | reduce | — | Avoid due to poor fundamentals |
| SANSERA | NeoTrader's Raja Venkatraman | buy | 4,765 | Buy above ₹4265, Stop ₹4065, Target ₹4765 |
| CONFIPET | NeoTrader's Raja Venkatraman | buy | 101 | Buy above ₹92, Stop ₹88, Target ₹101 |
| TILAKNAG | Angel One | buy | — | Bullish view, Last Close: ₹570 |
| PATANJALI | Angel One | buy | — | Market experts recommend buying |
| AUROPHARMA | Angel One | buy | 2,000 | Recommended to buy between Rs 1,700 and Rs 1,734 |
| IPCALAB | Angel One | buy | — | Market experts recommend buying |
FII / DII Activity
FII Net
+599.54 cr
DII Net
+1,019.69 cr
As of 2026-09-18
Market Cues
NIFTY 50
23,431.3
+0.36%SENSEX
74,848.63
+0.75%NASDAQ
26,522.545
+0.39%GOLD
4,415
-0.22%INDIA VIX
11.263
-1.08%Market Sectors
NIFTY BANK
56,541.25
+0.32%NIFTY IT
28,837.7
-0.06%NIFTY PHARMA
27,002.85
+1.10%NIFTY AUTO
27,190.75
+0.23%NIFTY METAL
12,982.9
-0.53%NIFTY ENERGY
37,859.35
+0.23%NIFTY REALTY
854.8
+1.26%NIFTY FIN SERVICE
27,649.45
+0.35%NIFTY FMCG
45,955.4
+1.07%Top Gainers & Losers
Top Gainers
| Ticker | Name | LTP | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCLTECH | HCL Technologies | 1,280.00 | +2.46% |
| HDFCLIFE | HDFC Life Insurance | 562.45 | +2.09% |
| HEROMOTOCO | Hero MotoCorp | 5,395.50 | +2.08% |
| DLF | DLF | 657.00 | +1.96% |
| SBILIFE | SBI Life Insurance | 1,763.00 | +1.85% |
Top Losers
| Ticker | Name | LTP | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHARTIARTL | Bharti Airtel | 1,834.10 | -3.13% |
| HAVELLS | Havells India | 1,101.90 | -2.69% |
| VEDL | Vedanta | 260.45 | -2.67% |
| TATAPOWER | Tata Power | 367.25 | -2.01% |
| ADANIPORTS | Adani Ports & SEZ | 1,788.40 | -1.95% |
52-Week High & Low
Near 52-Week High
APOLLOHOSPApollo Hospitals
8,918.50−1.45%
Near 52-Week Low
MARUTIMaruti Suzuki
12,176.00+0.60%
WIPROWipro
164.66+0.83%
RELIANCEReliance Industries
1,241.70+1.25%
BRITANNIABritannia Industries
5,004.50+1.45%
HINDUNILVRHindustan Unilever
1,956.10+1.55%
TATACONSUMTata Consumer Products
1,003.80+1.81%
HAVELLSHavells India
1,101.90+1.92%
Session Close Surveillance
16:15 ISTMarket Close & Portfolio Surveillance
Session Summary
Four stocks, Bharti Airtel, ITC Hotels, Havells, and LICI, generated genuine sell signals today due to significant price drops, higher volume, and specific negative catalysts or underperformance against sector trends.
Alerts(4)
Medium
ITCHOTELSITCHOTELS
Notable price decline (-1.9%) with above-average volume (1.4x avg), contrasting with the generally positive performance of the broader realty/hospitality sector today.
below 50DMA support
Medium
HAVELLSHAVELLS
Significant price drop (-2.6%), likely influenced by earlier news of potential competitive pressure in its key wire and cable segment.
below 50DMA support
Medium
LICILICI
Significant negative movement (-1.9%) with average volume (1.0x avg), diverging from the positive momentum seen in the broader insurance sector.
below 50DMA support
Portfolio Scan
| Ticker | Price | Change | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ABREL ABREL | ₹1,237.1 | -2.30% | -2.3% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
ACE ACE | ₹1,230.35 | +0.09% | +0.1% vs prev close, vol 2.9x avg — flags: volume>2x avg |
AMBUJACEM AMBUJACEM | ₹390.75 | +0.63% | +0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
APOLLOHOSP APOLLOHOSP | ₹8,940 | +1.94% | +1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
ASTRAL ASTRAL | ₹1,400.9 | -1.88% | -1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
BDL BDL | ₹1,174.5 | +0.13% | +0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
BHARTIARTL BHARTIARTL | ₹1,830.2 | -3.33% | -3.3% vs prev close, vol 1.6x avg — flags: drawdown>3%, below 50DMA support |
BRIGADE BRIGADE | ₹608.55 | -2.06% | -2.1% vs prev close, vol 0.1x avg |
BSOFT BSOFT | ₹284.25 | +1.48% | +1.5% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
CASTROLIND CASTROLIND | ₹193.4 | -1.78% | -1.8% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg |
CENTRALBK CENTRALBK | ₹31.52 | -0.76% | -0.8% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
DALBHARAT DALBHARAT | ₹1,763.65 | -0.12% | -0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
DIXON DIXON | ₹13,350 | +2.65% | +2.7% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
DLF DLF | ₹660.25 | +2.47% | +2.5% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
FIRSTCRY FIRSTCRY | ₹170.43 | -1.00% | -1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
GODREJCP GODREJCP | ₹867.5 | -1.42% | -1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
HAVELLS HAVELLS | ₹1,103.1 | -2.59% | -2.6% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
HCLTECH HCLTECH | ₹1,280.3 | +3.42% | +3.4% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg |
HDFCBANK HDFCBANK | ₹739.5 | +1.16% | +1.2% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg |
HEROMOTOCO HEROMOTOCO | ₹5,412 | +2.11% | +2.1% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
HINDALCO HINDALCO | ₹981.2 | -0.54% | -0.5% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
HINDUNILVR HINDUNILVR | ₹1,947 | +0.78% | +0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
ICICIBANK ICICIBANK | ₹1,345 | +0.46% | +0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
IIFL IIFL | ₹608.1 | +1.32% | +1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg |
INFY INFY | ₹1,038.5 | -1.23% | -1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
IREDA IREDA | ₹111 | -0.89% | -0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
ITC ITC | ₹267 | +1.79% | +1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
ITCHOTELS ITCHOTELS | ₹155.86 | -1.85% | -1.9% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
JINDALSTEL JINDALSTEL | ₹1,130.6 | +0.99% | +1.0% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
JIOFIN JIOFIN | ₹229.97 | +0.03% | +0.0% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
JKPAPER JKPAPER | ₹422.9 | -1.79% | -1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg |
JWL JWL | ₹228.35 | -0.70% | -0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
KALYANKJIL KALYANKJIL | ₹581.5 | -0.06% | -0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
KAMATHOTEL KAMATHOTEL | ₹236.44 | +3.11% | +3.1% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg |
KOTAKBANK KOTAKBANK | ₹414.8 | +0.56% | +0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg |
LICI LICI | ₹400 | -1.89% | -1.9% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
LODHA LODHA | ₹1,142.75 | +2.48% | +2.5% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
M&M M&M | ₹3,062 | +0.29% | +0.3% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
MANKIND MANKIND | ₹2,429.85 | +4.83% | +4.8% vs prev close, vol 2.0x avg |
MAXHEALTH MAXHEALTH | ₹1,066.6 | +1.65% | +1.6% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg |
NEWGEN NEWGEN | ₹493.4 | -0.80% | -0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
NHPC NHPC | ₹75.79 | -0.93% | -0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
PRESTIGE PRESTIGE | ₹1,474 | +2.71% | +2.7% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
PSB PSB | ₹21.94 | -0.72% | -0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
PVRINOX PVRINOX | ₹1,349.3 | +1.86% | +1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg |
RELIANCE RELIANCE | ₹1,247.7 | +1.11% | +1.1% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
SBIN SBIN | ₹996 | -0.02% | -0.0% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
TATASTEEL TATASTEEL | ₹183.6 | -0.62% | -0.6% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg |
TCS TCS | ₹2,128.7 | +1.13% | +1.1% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
TMPV TMPV | ₹301.5 | -0.76% | -0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
TVSMOTOR TVSMOTOR | ₹4,155 | -0.39% | -0.4% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg |
ULTRACEMCO ULTRACEMCO | ₹11,100 | +0.78% | +0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
VBL VBL | ₹425 | +0.72% | +0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
VMM VMM | ₹101.65 | -0.97% | -1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |
WIPRO WIPRO | ₹164.95 | -0.63% | -0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support |