Daily Report

Daily Report - Thu, 24 Sept, 2026, 13:10 IST

Market Summary

The Indian market witnessed a broad-based decline, with NIFTY 50 and SENSEX falling over 1% each, primarily dragged down by significant losses in Financial Services and Banking sectors. Despite FII selling, DIIs provided substantial support through buying. Traders should note the poor market breadth and the resilience shown by Pharma and Realty sectors ahead of the open.

Key Takeaways

  • NIFTY 50 and SENSEX closed down over 1%, reflecting widespread selling pressure.
  • NIFTY BANK and NIFTY FIN SERVICE were significant underperformers, dropping 1.66% and 1.71% respectively.
  • Market breadth was heavily negative with 10 advances against 48 declines.
  • Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) were net buyers with 2341.46 cr, offsetting Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) selling of 1617.45 cr.
  • NIFTY Pharma (+0.04%) and NIFTY Realty (+0.09%) showed marginal gains amidst the broader downturn.
  • India VIX remained low at 11.6, suggesting contained volatility despite the market decline.

Top Stories & Market Intelligence

  • Macro & Policy - Financial News

    RBI maintains repo rate at 5.25%; global agencies foresee future hikes

  • Global Cues - Financial News

    Indian markets open lower on weak global cues: high crude, rising US yields

  • Earnings - Corporate Filings

    Prasol Chemicals, PALUCK TECHNOLOGIES, PERNIASPOP to announce quarterly results today

  • Sectoral - Financial News

    IT sector gains 2.96% with Tech Mahindra leading; Nifty Finance sector weakest

    TECHM
  • Corporate Actions - Financial News

    India's M&A deal volumes decline 20% but values remain steady in 2026

  • Stocks in Focus - Financial News

    National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) makes its historic debut on bourses

  • Macro & Policy - Financial News

    India's retail inflation rises to 4.82% in August; Crisil projects 5.1% average for FY27

  • Corporate Actions - Corporate Announcement

    Pitti Engineering's merger with Dakshin Foundry becomes effective

    PITTIENG

Street Consensus & Brokerage Radar

TickerBrokerageActionTargetRationale
HAPPYFORGEMotilal Oswal Wealth Management Research Deskbuy2,438Recommended by Motilal Oswal with an implied 13% upside.
BHARTIARTLAxis Securitiesbuy2,530Top pick by Axis Securities with a 40% upside potential.
VARUNBEVAxis Securitiesbuy530Top pick by Axis Securities with a 32% upside potential.
CCLAxis Securitiesbuy1,425Top pick by Axis Securities with a 32% upside potential.
ICICIBANKAxis Securitiesbuy1,800Top pick by Axis Securities with a 24% upside potential.
BAJFINANCEAxis Securitiesbuy1,305Top pick by Axis Securities with a 23% upside potential.
DALMIABHARATAxis Securitiesbuy2,260Top pick by Axis Securities with a 22% upside potential.
CUBAxis Securitiesbuy280Top pick by Axis Securities with a 22% upside potential.
KOTAKBANKAxis Securitiesbuy500Top pick by Axis Securities with a 19% upside potential.
ETERNALAxis Securitiesbuy390Top pick by Axis Securities with a 19% upside potential.
NESTLEINDAxis Securitiesbuy1,765Top pick by Axis Securities with an 18% upside potential.

Corporate Actions & Calendar

DateTickerTypeName
2026-09-24GLOBALagmGLOBAL Education Limited
2026-09-25LAMOSAICagmLAMOSAIC INDIA LIMITED
2026-09-25MIDWESTsplitMidwest Energy
2026-10-06BLSsplitBLS E-Services

FII / DII Activity

FII Net

+1,617.45 cr

DII Net

+2,341.46 cr

As of 2026-09-23

Market Cues

NIFTY 50

23,177.2

-1.15%

SENSEX

73,959.26

-1.16%

NASDAQ

26,936.037

-1.13%

GOLD

4,324.4

+0.14%

INDIA VIX

11.6

+12.13%

Market Sectors

NIFTY BANK

55,612.4

-1.66%

NIFTY IT

28,313.9

-0.07%

NIFTY PHARMA

27,162.05

+0.04%

NIFTY AUTO

26,940.5

-0.80%

NIFTY METAL

13,130.75

-1.29%

NIFTY ENERGY

37,459.7

-0.79%

NIFTY REALTY

871.8

+0.09%

NIFTY FIN SERVICE

27,170.45

-1.71%

NIFTY FMCG

45,953.3

-0.66%

Top Gainers & Losers

Top Gainers

TickerNameLTPChange
CIPLACipla1,410.00+1.95%
SHREECEMShree Cement22,600.00+0.44%
DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories9,660.00+0.37%
SBILIFESBI Life Insurance1,764.10+0.23%
DLFDLF676.45+0.21%

Top Losers

TickerNameLTPChange
HDFCLIFEHDFC Life Insurance532.35-5.19%
BAJFINANCEBajaj Finance991.50-4.96%
AXISBANKAxis Bank1,185.50-4.64%
BAJAJFINSVBajaj Finserv1,774.20-3.92%
INDUSINDBKIndusInd Bank921.80-3.91%

52-Week High & Low

Near 52-Week High

DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories
9,660.00−0.82%
APOLLOHOSPApollo Hospitals
8,969.50−1.11%

Near 52-Week Low

MARUTIMaruti Suzuki
12,111.00+0.07%
RELIANCEReliance Industries
1,229.30+0.24%
BRITANNIABritannia Industries
4,933.00+0.37%
HINDUNILVRHindustan Unilever
1,935.00+0.46%
TATACONSUMTata Consumer Products
989.00+0.61%
WIPROWipro
164.73+0.93%
HAVELLSHavells India
1,098.40+1.60%
Session Close Surveillance

Market Close & Portfolio Surveillance

16:15 IST

Session Summary

A broad market downturn, fueled by macro pressures, highlights genuine sell signals in BDL, FIRSTCRY, LICI, PVRINOX, and SBIN, driven by strong selling conviction and specific negative catalysts.

Alerts(5)

High
BDLBDL

Moderate price drop on significantly high volume while falling below its 50DMA support, indicating a breakdown in technical support with strong conviction from sellers.

below 50DMA supporthigh volume
High
FIRSTCRYFIRSTCRY

Relatively small price drop but extremely high volume accompanying a breach of 50DMA support, indicating concerted selling, possibly due to specific company news or institutional exits.

below 50DMA supportextremely high volume
High
LICILICI

Modest price drop with high volume, particularly concerning given the financial services sector pressure due to proposed IRDAI regulatory changes on commission caps, directly impacting insurance companies like LIC.

high volume
High
PVRINOXPVRINOX

Substantial drawdown of -4.6% on average volume, suggesting company-specific concerns or strong negative sentiment developing beyond general market weakness.

>3% drawdown
High
SBINSBIN

Notable price drop with nearly 2x average volume in a heavily impacted financial sector, indicating strong selling interest and active divestment.

high volume

Portfolio Scan

TickerPriceChangeNote
ABREL
ABREL
₹1,211.8+0.45%+0.4% vs prev close, vol 3.3x avg — flags: volume>2x avg, below 50DMA support
ACE
ACE
₹1,241.45-1.00%-1.0% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg
AMBUJACEM
AMBUJACEM
₹384.1-2.20%-2.2% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
APOLLOHOSP
APOLLOHOSP
₹8,900-1.77%-1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
ASTRAL
ASTRAL
₹1,392-0.20%-0.2% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
BDL
BDL
₹1,155-0.60%-0.6% vs prev close, vol 2.2x avg — flags: volume>2x avg, below 50DMA support
BHARTIARTL
BHARTIARTL
₹1,795.8-2.04%-2.0% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
BRIGADE
BRIGADE
₹605.7-1.68%-1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
BSOFT
BSOFT
₹277.65-1.24%-1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
CASTROLIND
CASTROLIND
₹194.65+0.67%+0.7% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg
CENTRALBK
CENTRALBK
₹31.19-1.45%-1.5% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
DALBHARAT
DALBHARAT
₹1,720.35-1.32%-1.3% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
DIXON
DIXON
₹13,299+0.75%+0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
DLF
DLF
₹670.4-0.68%-0.7% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg
FIRSTCRY
FIRSTCRY
₹179.63-0.43%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 4.3x avg — flags: volume>2x avg, below 50DMA support
GODREJCP
GODREJCP
₹875-0.54%-0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HAVELLS
HAVELLS
₹1,090-0.59%-0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HCLTECH
HCLTECH
₹1,244.85-0.89%-0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HDFCBANK
HDFCBANK
₹728.9-1.13%-1.1% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
HEROMOTOCO
HEROMOTOCO
₹5,281-2.09%-2.1% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
HINDALCO
HINDALCO
₹982-2.17%-2.2% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HINDUNILVR
HINDUNILVR
₹1,933.5-0.85%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ICICIBANK
ICICIBANK
₹1,334.5-0.41%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
IIFL
IIFL
₹617.55-2.49%-2.5% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
INFY
INFY
₹1,014.5-0.59%-0.6% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
IREDA
IREDA
₹110-0.90%-0.9% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ITC
ITC
₹268-0.80%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
ITCHOTELS
ITCHOTELS
₹164.01+1.72%+1.7% vs prev close, vol 2.1x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
JINDALSTEL
JINDALSTEL
₹1,157.8-1.49%-1.5% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
JIOFIN
JIOFIN
₹227.2-2.13%-2.1% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
JKPAPER
JKPAPER
₹411.15-0.99%-1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
JWL
JWL
₹228.05-2.17%-2.2% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
KALYANKJIL
KALYANKJIL
₹573.6-1.82%-1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
KAMATHOTEL
KAMATHOTEL
₹235.69-1.94%-1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
KOTAKBANK
KOTAKBANK
₹405-2.00%-2.0% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg
LICI
LICI
₹406-0.37%-0.4% vs prev close, vol 2.2x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
LODHA
LODHA
₹1,155-0.73%-0.7% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
M&M
M&M
₹2,965-2.31%-2.3% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
MANKIND
MANKIND
₹2,475+0.51%+0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
MAXHEALTH
MAXHEALTH
₹1,046-1.31%-1.3% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg
NEWGEN
NEWGEN
₹493.4-2.14%-2.1% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
NHPC
NHPC
₹76-0.76%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
PRESTIGE
PRESTIGE
₹1,475-1.01%-1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
PSB
PSB
₹21.77-1.45%-1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
PVRINOX
PVRINOX
₹1,256.7-4.61%-4.6% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: drawdown>3%
RELIANCE
RELIANCE
₹1,219-2.25%-2.2% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
SBIN
SBIN
₹978.5-1.57%-1.6% vs prev close, vol 1.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
TATASTEEL
TATASTEEL
₹188.4-1.23%-1.2% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
TCS
TCS
₹2,087-0.12%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
TMPV
TMPV
₹295.6-1.73%-1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
TVSMOTOR
TVSMOTOR
₹4,091-1.06%-1.1% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ULTRACEMCO
ULTRACEMCO
₹11,056-0.89%-0.9% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
VBL
VBL
₹431.25-1.12%-1.1% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
VMM
VMM
₹105.46-0.51%-0.5% vs prev close, vol 1.8x avg
WIPRO
WIPRO
₹163.6-0.73%-0.7% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support