Post-Market Wrap
How the Indian market closed today — Nifty / Sensex levels, top movers, sector rotation, FII / DII activity and the day's key headlines.
Nifty 50 closed -0.32%, Sensex -0.36%, Bank Nifty +0.01%, advance-decline ratio 0.90, India VIX +0.18%.
- Open
- 63,723.10
- High
- 63,930.25
- Low
- 63,505.90
- Prev
- 63,782.15
- Open
- 19,757.30
- High
- 19,815.95
- Low
- 19,674.30
- Prev
- 19,738.55
Negative breadth — 47.0% advanced, 52.3% declined.
Top gainers & losers
NIFTY 50| Symbol | Last | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| HINDALCO | 1,049.90 | +20.40 | ▲ 1.98% |
| TATASTEEL | 186.00 | +2.50 | ▲ 1.36% |
| HDFCLIFE | 543.00 | +7.15 | ▲ 1.33% |
| ONGC | 238.49 | +2.09 | ▲ 0.88% |
| AXISBANK | 1,227.30 | +9.90 | ▲ 0.81% |
| Symbol | Last | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCLTECH | 1,325.00 | -35.00 | ▼ -2.57% |
| INFY | 1,139.90 | -29.30 | ▼ -2.51% |
| SUNPHARMA | 1,882.00 | -48.00 | ▼ -2.49% |
| TCS | 2,313.20 | -47.80 | ▼ -2.02% |
| NESTLEIND | 1,470.00 | -29.10 | ▼ -1.94% |
Market breadth
Negative breadth — 47.0% advanced, 52.3% declined.
Mixed leadership at the extremes.
Stocks that hit their daily upper or lower price band.
Sector performance
- Realty▲ 1.46%
- Metal▲ 1.26%
- Media▲ 0.36%
- Energy▲ 0.26%
- Oil & Gas▲ 0.08%
- Banking▲ 0.01%
- Auto▼ -0.10%
- PSU Bank▼ -0.37%
- Pharma▼ -0.39%
- Healthcare▼ -0.46%
- Consumer Durables▼ -0.46%
- FMCG▼ -1.05%
- IT▼ -1.75%
Nifty 50 heatmap
Tile color = today's % changeCorporate results calendar
No results reported today.
- ANNAPURNAAnnapurna Swadisht LimitedTue, 18 AugBoard Meeting Intimation
- ANNAPURNAAnnapurna Swadisht LimitedTue, 18 AugFinancial Results
- MANIPALHOSManipal Health Enterprises LimitedThu, 20 AugBoard Meeting Intimation
- MANIPALHOSManipal Health Enterprises LimitedThu, 20 AugBoard Meeting Intimation
- MANIPALHOSManipal Health Enterprises LimitedThu, 20 AugFinancial Results
- FLEXITUFFFlexituff Ventures International LimitedFri, 21 AugFinancial Results
What moved the market today
- 1Global Market: European shares climb despite geopolitical risks; miners lead gains
European shares edged higher as gains in basic resources and technology stocks offset weakness in defensive sectors. A softer dollar, weaker US economic data and firmer gold prices supported sentiment, while investors continued to monitor Federal Reserve policy expectations, comm
Economic Times· - 2Japan’s 10-year bond yield hits three-decade high
Interest rate nears 3% as weak yen fuels inflation concerns
Financial Times· - 3Sensex, Nifty extend gains to 3rd day, Q4 results to guide stock-specific action
India VIX, which measures near-term volatility saw a sharp fall of 18 percent to trade around 10.42
Moneycontrol· - 4War and climate change drive surge in global shipping costs
Rates on routes including Panama Canal, Rhine, Red Sea and Black Sea jump, while Hormuz closure also hits seaborne trade
Financial Times· - 5India sets targets for oil companies to boost cooking gas output amid Middle East war - Reuters
India sets targets for oil companies to boost cooking gas output amid Middle East war Reuters
Reuters·
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