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 -0.14%, Sensex -0.22%, Bank Nifty -0.41%, advance-decline ratio 0.77, India VIX +2.95%.
- Open
- 63,828.75
- High
- 63,990.35
- Low
- 63,683.35
- Prev
- 63,735.75
- Open
- 20,021.95
- High
- 20,080.30
- Low
- 19,911.00
- Prev
- 19,977.75
Negative breadth — 43.2% advanced, 56.0% declined.
Top gainers & losers
NIFTY 50| Symbol | Last | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| JSWSTEEL | 1,327.00 | +33.30 | ▲ 2.57% |
| HINDALCO | 1,058.50 | +24.50 | ▲ 2.37% |
| TATASTEEL | 186.30 | +3.30 | ▲ 1.80% |
| HCLTECH | 1,322.00 | +19.50 | ▲ 1.50% |
| DRREDDY | 1,190.00 | +15.30 | ▲ 1.30% |
| Symbol | Last | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBILIFE | 1,761.80 | -31.10 | ▼ -1.73% |
| ADANIPORTS | 1,672.10 | -27.90 | ▼ -1.64% |
| BAJFINANCE | 1,077.00 | -18.00 | ▼ -1.64% |
| BAJAJFINSV | 2,001.70 | -30.80 | ▼ -1.52% |
| BEL | 409.00 | -5.00 | ▼ -1.21% |
Market breadth
Negative breadth — 43.2% advanced, 56.0% declined.
Mixed leadership at the extremes.
Stocks that hit their daily upper or lower price band.
Sector performance
- Metal▲ 1.59%
- Realty▲ 0.60%
- Energy▲ 0.22%
- IT▲ 0.21%
- Oil & Gas▲ 0.13%
- FMCG▲ 0.04%
- Healthcare▼ -0.04%
- Auto▼ -0.08%
- Pharma▼ -0.08%
- Consumer Durables▼ -0.32%
- Banking▼ -0.41%
- Media▼ -0.58%
- PSU Bank▼ -0.93%
Nifty 50 heatmap
Tile color = today's % changeCorporate results calendar
No results reported today.
- VIKASECOVikas EcoTech LimitedWed, 26 AugFinancial Results/Other business matters
- SIMBHALSSimbhaoli Sugars LimitedWed, 26 AugFinancial Results
- SIMBHALSSimbhaoli Sugars LimitedWed, 26 AugBoard Meeting Intimation
- MILKYMISTMilky Mist Dairy Food LimitedMon, 31 AugBoard Meeting Intimation
- MILKYMISTMilky Mist Dairy Food LimitedMon, 31 AugFinancial Results
What moved the market today
- 1Sensex, 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· - 2Indian shares extend cautious trade on concerns over Iran sanctions - Reuters
Indian shares extend cautious trade on concerns over Iran sanctions Reuters
Reuters· - 3JPMorgan Unit to Argue Any India Regulatory Breach Was Technical - Bloomberg.com
JPMorgan Unit to Argue Any India Regulatory Breach Was Technical Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg· - 4Taking Stock: Market fails to hold on to day#39;s gains, ends marginally higher
Grasim Industries, Bharti Airtel, Nestle India, Maruti Suzuki and HCL Technologies were the biggest Nifty gainers, while losers included Sun Pharma, BPCL, Reliance Industries, MM and Hindalco Industries
Moneycontrol· - 5MP Steel files IPO papers; plans Rs 95 crore fresh issue, 23.07 lakh-share OFS
MP Steel Limited has submitted its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) to SEBI as it prepares for its initial public offering. The company aims to generate capital via a fresh issuance of shares and an offer for sale. The funds raised will go towards establishing a new billet man
Economic Times·
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