Daily Report

Daily Report - Mon, 19 Oct, 2026, 22:40 IST

Market Summary

Indian markets witnessed broad-based selling, with NIFTY 50 and SENSEX closing down over 1% each, driven by significant DII selling pressure despite FII inflows. Market breadth was overwhelmingly negative, indicating widespread weakness. Expect a cautious start, particularly for sectors like Financial Services and IT which were among the biggest laggards.

Key Takeaways

  • NIFTY 50 and SENSEX fell over 1% with negative market breadth (12 adv/46 dec).
  • DIIs were net sellers at -3661.28cr, outweighing FII buying of 1165.92cr.
  • NIFTY IT and NIFTY FIN SERVICE were among the worst performing sectors, down -1.55% and -1.46% respectively.
  • Top losers included AXISBANK (-4.2%), INFY (-2.8%), and HDFCBANK (-2.8%).
  • Resilient stocks included JSWSTEEL (+1.8%), EICHERMOT (+1.1%), and ONGC (+0.8%).
  • VIX stood at 14.8875, indicating moderate volatility.

Top Stories & Market Intelligence

  • Macro & Policy - Economic Times

    RBI Conducts ₹1 Lakh Crore VRR Auction to Manage Liquidity

  • Global Cues - Reuters

    Wall Street Ends Lower on Renewed Pressure for US Tech Stocks

  • Earnings - Economic Times

    Key Companies to Announce Q2 FY27 Earnings Today

    BAJFIN, ULTRACEMCO, HINDZINC, UNIONBANK, PIRAMALPH, LTTS, HFCL, IREDA
  • Sectoral - Business Standard

    Indian Sectors Show Mixed Performance in Early Trading

  • Corporate Actions - Reuters

    Fairfax Financial Holdings Acquires Controlling Stake in IDBI Bank for $5.6 Billion

    IDBI
  • Stocks in Focus - Business Standard

    Vedanta Plans $600 Million Investment to Double Zinc Production Capacity

    VEDL
  • Macro & Policy - Livemint

    India's Inflation Projected to Rise Sharply in October 2026

  • Global Cues - Moneycontrol

    Brent Crude Prices Remain Elevated, Contributing to Global Uncertainty

Street Consensus & Brokerage Radar

TickerBrokerageActionTargetRationale
RADICOMotilal Oswalbuy5,350Expected outperformance through premiumization, strong luxury portfolio growth, product innovation, market share gains, and anticipated margin expansion.
BHARTIARTLMotilal Oswalbuy2,250Positioned for premiumization-led growth, expected tariff hike, potential re-rating from proposed Jio Platforms IPO, and focus on consumption-linked pricing.
BELMotilal Oswalbuy530Expected revenue growth and strong order book.
HALMotilal Oswalbuy5,800Anticipated revenue growth from various deliveries and margin improvement.
SOLARINDSMotilal Oswalbuy23,000Expected strong revenue growth driven by defense execution and rising ammonium nitrate prices.
LTMotilal Oswalbuy4,400Expected revenue growth and significant Middle East hydrocarbon orders.
MTARTECHMotilal Oswalbuy9,300Revenue expected to more than double in Q2, with significant margin expansion.

Corporate Actions & Calendar

DateTickerTypeName
2026-10-19HFCLresultsHFCL
2026-10-19HINDZINCresultsHindustan Zinc Limited
2026-10-20MRPLdividendMangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd.
2026-10-20ICICIGIdividendICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.
2026-10-23JSWSTEELresultsJSW STEEL
2026-10-23INFYdividendINFOSYS
2026-10-23INFYresultsINFOSYS
2026-10-23DRLresultsDR. REDDYS LAB
2026-10-23INDUSINDBKresultsINDUSIND BANK
2026-10-23SHRIRAMFINdividendSHRIRAM FINANCE
2026-10-23SHRIRAMFINresultsSHRIRAM FINANCE
2026-10-24KOTAKBANKresultsKOTAK MAHINDRA BANK
2026-10-24CHEMCONresultsChemcon Speciality Chemicals Limited
2026-10-24CHEMCONdividendChemcon Speciality Chemicals Limited
2026-10-27CIPLAresultsCIPLA
2026-10-27TATASTEELresultsTATA STEEL
2026-10-27LTresultsL&T
2026-10-27BAJAJ-AUTOresultsBAJAJ AUTO
2026-10-27MARUTIresultsMARUTI SUZUKI
2026-10-27SBILIFEresultsSBI LIFE INSURANCE
2026-10-28ADANIPORTSresultsADANI PORTS & SEZ
2026-10-28HEROMOTOCOresultsHERO MOTOCORP
2026-10-28HINDUNILVRresultsHINDUSTAN UNILEVER
2026-10-28HINDUNILVRdividendHINDUSTAN UNILEVER
2026-10-28ADANIENTresultsADANI ENTERPRISES
2026-10-29ASIANPAINTdividendASIAN PAINTS
2026-10-29ASIANPAINTresultsASIAN PAINTS
2026-10-29TRENTresultsTRENT
2026-10-30IOCresultsIOC
2026-10-30SUNPHARMAresultsSUN PHARMA
2026-10-30BELresultsBHARAT ELECTRONICS
2026-11-02ITCresultsITC

FII / DII Activity

FII Net

+1,165.92 cr

DII Net

−3,661.28 cr

As of 2026-10-16

Market Cues

NIFTY 50

22,888.95

-1.11%

SENSEX

73,852.9

-1.17%

NASDAQ

26,140.033

-2.14%

GOLD

4,197.2

+0.39%

INDIA VIX

14.773

+5.33%

Market Sectors

NIFTY BANK

55,488.1

-0.64%

NIFTY IT

31,516.3

-1.28%

NIFTY PHARMA

25,615

-0.65%

NIFTY AUTO

25,591.25

-0.69%

NIFTY METAL

12,066.4

-0.55%

NIFTY ENERGY

35,974.45

-0.60%

NIFTY REALTY

816.05

-1.20%

NIFTY FIN SERVICE

26,836.5

-1.38%

NIFTY FMCG

43,975.5

-1.44%

Top Gainers & Losers

Top Gainers

TickerNameLTPChange
JSWSTEELJSW Steel1,241.30+2.06%
ONGCOil & Natural Gas Corp225.00+1.35%
SBINState Bank of India973.70+1.15%
LTLarsen & Toubro3,661.90+0.96%
EICHERMOTEicher Motors7,349.00+0.89%

Top Losers

TickerNameLTPChange
AXISBANKAxis Bank1,236.00-4.19%
INFYInfosys1,130.70-2.63%
BAJFINANCEBajaj Finance957.35-2.52%
APOLLOHOSPApollo Hospitals7,700.00-2.41%
ULTRACEMCOUltraTech Cement10,650.00-2.36%

52-Week High & Low

Near 52-Week High

KOTAKBANKKotak Mahindra Bank
447.40−1.28%

Near 52-Week Low

BRITANNIABritannia Industries
4,705.00+0.02%
VEDLVedanta
243.20+0.29%
SBILIFESBI Life Insurance
1,647.80+0.81%
NTPCNTPC
309.00+1.08%
Session Close Surveillance

Market Close & Portfolio Surveillance

16:15 IST

Session Summary

A bearish sentiment dominated the market on October 19, 2026, with several stocks showing significant drawdowns and breaching 50DMA support, suggesting potential continued selling pressure.

Alerts(3)

High
JWLJWL

Significant drawdown (-4.3%) combined with breaking 50DMA support, indicating a strong technical sell signal.

drawdown>3%below 50DMA support
High
MAGADSUGARMAGADSUGAR

Largest percentage drop (-6.2%) among listed stocks, indicating strong negative sentiment or a significant event.

drawdown>3%
High
NEWGENNEWGEN

Significant drawdown (-3.1%) coupled with breaking 50DMA support, indicating strong bearish pressure.

drawdown>3%below 50DMA support

Portfolio Scan

TickerPriceChangeNote
ABREL
ABREL
₹1,098.9-1.94%-1.9% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
AMBUJACEM
AMBUJACEM
₹358.65-1.17%-1.2% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
BANDHANBNK
BANDHANBNK
₹163.8-2.21%-2.2% vs prev close, vol 0.3x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
BDL
BDL
₹1,088-2.42%-2.4% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
BEL
BEL
₹376.45-0.17%-0.2% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
BRITANNIA
BRITANNIA
₹4,705-1.57%-1.6% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
BSOFT
BSOFT
₹312.6-1.76%-1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg
CASTROLIND
CASTROLIND
₹196.79-0.48%-0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg
CENTRALBK
CENTRALBK
₹30.97+0.23%+0.2% vs prev close, vol 2.5x avg — flags: volume>2x avg
DIXON
DIXON
₹12,100-1.94%-1.9% vs prev close, vol 1.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
EXIDEIND
EXIDEIND
₹360.15-2.91%-2.9% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
FIRSTCRY
FIRSTCRY
₹174.4-2.32%-2.3% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
GMRAIRPORT
GMRAIRPORT
₹90.15+0.95%+1.0% vs prev close, vol 0.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
GODREJCP
GODREJCP
₹845.05-1.22%-1.2% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
HAVELLS
HAVELLS
₹1,098.35-2.26%-2.3% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
HCLTECH
HCLTECH
₹1,377-0.07%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
HDFCBANK
HDFCBANK
₹712-2.31%-2.3% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg
HINDUNILVR
HINDUNILVR
₹1,856.95-2.16%-2.2% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
INFY
INFY
₹1,130-2.72%-2.7% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
IRCTC
IRCTC
₹455.6-2.37%-2.4% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
IREDA
IREDA
₹106.54-2.08%-2.1% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ITC
ITC
₹261-0.76%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
ITCHOTELS
ITCHOTELS
₹158.5-2.37%-2.4% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
JWL
JWL
₹196.73-4.32%-4.3% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: drawdown>3%, below 50DMA support
KAMATHOTEL
KAMATHOTEL
₹246.77-1.78%-1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.4x avg
LICI
LICI
₹393.05-0.99%-1.0% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
LODHA
LODHA
₹1,030-2.71%-2.7% vs prev close, vol 0.5x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
M&M
M&M
₹2,907-0.48%-0.5% vs prev close, vol 0.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
MAGADSUGAR
MAGADSUGAR
₹565.05-6.16%-6.2% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: drawdown>3%
MANKIND
MANKIND
₹2,253.2-0.98%-1.0% vs prev close, vol 1.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
MAXHEALTH
MAXHEALTH
₹829.3-1.86%-1.9% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
NEWGEN
NEWGEN
₹479.6-3.08%-3.1% vs prev close, vol 0.6x avg — flags: drawdown>3%, below 50DMA support
NHPC
NHPC
₹70.71-1.79%-1.8% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ONGC
ONGC
₹224.7+1.13%+1.1% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
PRESTIGE
PRESTIGE
₹1,469.1-1.15%-1.2% vs prev close, vol 0.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
PSB
PSB
₹21.27-0.14%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 7.2x avg — flags: volume>2x avg, below 50DMA support
RELIANCE
RELIANCE
₹1,202-0.76%-0.8% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
SBIN
SBIN
₹973.7+1.15%+1.2% vs prev close, vol 1.6x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
TATASTEEL
TATASTEEL
₹173.9-0.97%-1.0% vs prev close, vol 1.0x avg
TCS
TCS
₹2,461-0.08%-0.1% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
TMPV
TMPV
₹279.4-2.61%-2.6% vs prev close, vol 0.7x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
ULTRACEMCO
ULTRACEMCO
₹10,620.1-2.82%-2.8% vs prev close, vol 1.8x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
VBL
VBL
₹420.55-2.31%-2.3% vs prev close, vol 0.9x avg
VMM
VMM
₹94.25-1.72%-1.7% vs prev close, vol 0.2x avg — flags: below 50DMA support
WIPRO
WIPRO
₹182-1.30%-1.3% vs prev close, vol 1.1x avg