Daily Brief

Daily Brief - Mon, 28 Sept, 2026, 14:18 IST

Market Outlook

The Indian market witnessed broad-based selling pressure, with NIFTY 50 and SENSEX declining significantly by over 1.3%. All major sectoral indices, except IT, closed in the red, indicating widespread weakness. The extremely negative market breadth suggests continued caution is warranted at the open.

Key Takeaways

  • NIFTY 50 and SENSEX both closed down over 1.3%.
  • Market breadth was extremely negative with 5 advances against 53 declines.
  • NIFTY IT was the only sector to close marginally positive (+0.03%), while Realty, Energy, and Financial Services saw the steepest declines.
  • Top losers included Adani group stocks, Tata Consumer, HUL, and SBI.
  • DRREDDY, Infosys, and HCL Tech were among the few gainers, albeit with marginal positive movement.

Market Cues

NIFTY 50

22,803.95

-1.45%

SENSEX

72,914.71

-1.33%

NASDAQ

27,068.717

+0.48%

GOLD

4,298.8

-0.52%

INDIA VIX

13.873

+14.08%

Market Sectors

NIFTY BANK

54,525.1

-1.90%

NIFTY IT

28,170

+0.03%

NIFTY PHARMA

26,841.5

-0.60%

NIFTY AUTO

26,531.6

-1.62%

NIFTY METAL

12,847.1

-1.83%

NIFTY ENERGY

36,752

-1.84%

NIFTY REALTY

852.3

-1.96%

NIFTY FIN SERVICE

26,678.5

-1.69%

NIFTY FMCG

45,304.3

-1.39%

Top Gainers & Losers

Top Gainers

TickerNameLTPChange
DRREDDYDr. Reddy's Laboratories1,223.40+1.87%
INFYInfosys1,004.30+0.41%
HCLTECHHCL Technologies1,259.70+0.14%
HEROMOTOCOHero MotoCorp5,366.00+0.11%
TECHMTech Mahindra1,548.10+0.01%

Top Losers

TickerNameLTPChange
ADANIENTAdani Enterprises2,824.40-3.16%
ADANIPORTSAdani Ports & SEZ1,742.60-2.54%
TATACONSUMTata Consumer Products958.40-2.52%
HINDUNILVRHindustan Unilever1,895.10-2.46%
SBINState Bank of India959.70-2.37%

52-Week High & Low

Near 52-Week High

DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories
9,557.50−1.87%

Near 52-Week Low

RELIANCEReliance Industries
1,200.30+0.01%
HINDUNILVRHindustan Unilever
1,895.10+0.01%
TATACONSUMTata Consumer Products
958.40+0.02%
BRITANNIABritannia Industries
4,897.50+0.59%
HAVELLSHavells India
1,081.50+0.65%
MARUTIMaruti Suzuki
12,038.00+0.79%
WIPROWipro
162.62+1.03%
NTPCNTPC
320.65+1.62%
ONGCOil & Natural Gas Corp
231.47+1.68%
BHARTIARTLBharti Airtel
1,773.70+1.91%

Mid-Session

Mid-Session - Mon, 28 Sept, 2026, 22:21 IST

Session Summary

Most triggered alerts are market noise or sector-specific pressures; only ABREL.NS exhibits genuine selling pressure due to significant drawdown and high volume.

Alerts(1)

High
ABRELABREL

Significant drawdown and high trading volume suggest deliberate selling pressure, amplified by market sentiment, indicating a genuine sell-off despite no specific negative company news.

drawdown>3%volume>2x avgbelow 50DMA support

Portfolio Scan

TickerPriceChangeNote
ABREL
ABREL
₹1,191.5-3.20%-3.2% vs prev close, vol 2.1x avg — flags: drawdown>3%, volume>2x avg, below 50DMA support
ACE
ACE
₹1,213.05-1.18%-1.2% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg
AMBUJACEM
AMBUJACEM
₹374.35-2.46%-2.5% vs prev close, vol 1.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
APOLLOHOSP
APOLLOHOSP
₹8,862-0.31%-0.3% vs prev close, vol 2.8x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
ASTRAL
ASTRAL
₹1,370.5-2.04%-2.0% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
BDL
BDL
₹1,113.9-2.42%-2.4% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
BHARTIARTL
BHARTIARTL
₹1,771.4-0.78%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
BRIGADE
BRIGADE
₹584-2.45%-2.4% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
BSOFT
BSOFT
₹271.1-1.08%-1.1% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
CASTROLIND
CASTROLIND
₹201.1-0.22%-0.2% vs prev close, vol 3.3x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
CENTRALBK
CENTRALBK
₹30.61-1.83%-1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
DALBHARAT
DALBHARAT
₹1,651.4-2.75%-2.8% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
DIXON
DIXON
₹13,640+1.87%+1.9% vs prev close, vol 1.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
DLF
DLF
₹663.55-2.85%-2.8% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
FIRSTCRY
FIRSTCRY
₹184.72+2.15%+2.2% vs prev close, vol 4.3x avg — flags: volume>2x avg, below 50DMA support
GODREJCP
GODREJCP
₹868-1.36%-1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HAVELLS
HAVELLS
₹1,085-1.05%-1.0% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HCLTECH
HCLTECH
₹1,253.7-0.45%-0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HDFCBANK
HDFCBANK
₹719.05-2.25%-2.2% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg
HEROMOTOCO
HEROMOTOCO
₹5,385+0.60%+0.6% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
HINDALCO
HINDALCO
₹955.9-2.16%-2.2% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
HINDUNILVR
HINDUNILVR
₹1,896-2.41%-2.4% vs prev close, vol 1.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ICICIBANK
ICICIBANK
₹1,302-1.87%-1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
IIFL
IIFL
₹598.15-3.05%-3.0% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: drawdown>3%, below 50DMA support
INFY
INFY
₹1,003.2+0.30%+0.3% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
IREDA
IREDA
₹114.95+1.37%+1.4% vs prev close, vol 3.6x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
ITC
ITC
₹265.2-1.41%-1.4% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ITCHOTELS
ITCHOTELS
₹158.57-2.06%-2.1% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
JINDALSTEL
JINDALSTEL
₹1,139.6-2.16%-2.2% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg
JIOFIN
JIOFIN
₹220.5-2.86%-2.9% vs prev close, vol 1.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
JKPAPER
JKPAPER
₹398.15-2.52%-2.5% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg
JWL
JWL
₹222.3-1.92%-1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
KALYANKJIL
KALYANKJIL
₹564-1.57%-1.6% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
KAMATHOTEL
KAMATHOTEL
₹233.18-1.67%-1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
KOTAKBANK
KOTAKBANK
₹401.55-0.61%-0.6% vs prev close, vol 1.5x avg
LICI
LICI
₹400.65-2.05%-2.1% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
LODHA
LODHA
₹1,116-3.96%-4.0% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: drawdown>3%, below 50DMA support
M&M
M&M
₹2,994.4-1.22%-1.2% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
MANKIND
MANKIND
₹2,439.55-1.45%-1.5% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
MAXHEALTH
MAXHEALTH
₹1,000.1-1.37%-1.4% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
NEWGEN
NEWGEN
₹474.5-2.39%-2.4% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
NHPC
NHPC
₹74.5-1.97%-2.0% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
PRESTIGE
PRESTIGE
₹1,470.8-0.47%-0.5% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
PSB
PSB
₹21.3-2.43%-2.4% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
PVRINOX
PVRINOX
₹1,225-2.36%-2.4% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg
RELIANCE
RELIANCE
₹1,198.5-2.24%-2.2% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
SBIN
SBIN
₹962-2.14%-2.1% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
TATASTEEL
TATASTEEL
₹186-0.91%-0.9% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
TCS
TCS
₹2,070.7-0.54%-0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
TMPV
TMPV
₹283-2.51%-2.5% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
TVSMOTOR
TVSMOTOR
₹4,095-1.50%-1.5% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ULTRACEMCO
ULTRACEMCO
₹11,025-1.17%-1.2% vs prev close, vol 1.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
VBL
VBL
₹430-1.10%-1.1% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
VMM
VMM
₹100.81-2.60%-2.6% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
WIPRO
WIPRO
₹161.7-1.49%-1.5% vs prev close, vol 1.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support