Daily Brief

Daily Brief - Wed, 23 Sept, 2026, 13:20 IST

Market Outlook

Indian equities demonstrated broad-based strength, closing higher with a strong advance-decline ratio. Domestic institutional investors were significant buyers, offsetting foreign outflows. Expect continued focus on Metal, Realty, and FMCG sectors, while IT might face headwinds. The low VIX suggests subdued volatility.

Key Takeaways

  • Nifty and Sensex closed positively with strong market breadth (adv 48/dec 10).
  • Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) net bought 4120.07cr, offsetting FII net selling of 3809.99cr.
  • Metal (+2%), Realty (+1.32%), and FMCG (+1.1%) sectors led the gains.
  • Nifty IT was the only major sectoral index to decline (-0.79%).
  • Tata Steel (+3.3%) and Bajfinance (+2.6%) were among the top gainers.
  • The VIX remains low at 10.415, indicating subdued market volatility expectations.

FII / DII Activity

FII Net

−3,809.99 cr

DII Net

+4,120.07 cr

As of 2026-09-22

Market Cues

NIFTY 50

23,446.95

+0.51%

SENSEX

74,918.22

+0.52%

NASDAQ

27,244.277

+0.45%

GOLD

4,401.3

+0.57%

INDIA VIX

10.415

-5.30%

Market Sectors

NIFTY BANK

56,561.75

+0.62%

NIFTY IT

28,356.2

-0.79%

NIFTY PHARMA

27,052.15

+0.53%

NIFTY AUTO

27,155.25

+0.25%

NIFTY METAL

13,250

+2.00%

NIFTY ENERGY

37,780.1

+0.14%

NIFTY REALTY

872.9

+1.32%

NIFTY FIN SERVICE

27,668.5

+0.60%

NIFTY FMCG

46,160.6

+1.10%

Top Gainers & Losers

Top Gainers

TickerNameLTPChange
TATASTEELTata Steel191.00+3.26%
BAJFINANCEBajaj Finance1,035.00+2.60%
VEDLVedanta269.40+2.43%
JSWSTEELJSW Steel1,292.90+2.04%
HINDALCOHindalco Industries991.80+1.93%

Top Losers

TickerNameLTPChange
TITANTitan Company4,874.50-1.10%
COALINDIACoal India423.35-1.09%
INFYInfosys1,019.70-0.94%
TCSTata Consultancy Services2,089.40-0.74%
CIPLACipla1,374.80-0.67%

52-Week High & Low

Near 52-Week High

APOLLOHOSPApollo Hospitals
8,975.000.83%
DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories
9,501.501.18%

Near 52-Week Low

TATACONSUMTata Consumer Products
993.10+0.91%
BRITANNIABritannia Industries
4,950.50+0.93%
MARUTIMaruti Suzuki
12,219.00+0.96%
HINDUNILVRHindustan Unilever
1,946.20+1.04%
HAVELLSHavells India
1,093.80+1.17%
WIPROWipro
165.16+1.19%