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How the Indian market closed today — Nifty / Sensex levels, top movers, sector rotation, FII / DII activity and the day's key headlines.

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Archive snapshot · 2026-08-27

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Market verdict
Negative but selective buying

Nifty 50 closed -0.48%, Sensex -0.70%, Bank Nifty -0.47%, advance-decline ratio 0.62, India VIX +4.73%.

Nifty 50
24,090.85
-116.90 (-0.48%)
Sensex
76,933.59
-539.35 (-0.70%)
Bank Nifty
57,509.95
-273.80 (-0.47%)
India VIX
11.07
0.50 (4.73%)
Nifty Midcap 100
64,035.45
-65.75 (-0.10%)
Open
64,215.70
High
64,378.00
Low
63,975.10
Prev
64,101.20
Nifty Smallcap 100
20,040.65
-26.65 (-0.13%)
Open
20,086.90
High
20,143.55
Low
20,012.35
Prev
20,067.30
Today at a glance
Nifty 50▼ -0.48%
Sensex▼ -0.70%
Bank Nifty▼ -0.47%
Midcap 100▼ -0.10%
Smallcap 100▼ -0.13%
India VIX▲ 4.73%
Advances 3,608·Unchanged 107·Declines 5,866

Strong negative breadth — 37.7% advanced, 61.2% declined.

FII / FPI cash-market activity
Date: 26-Aug-2026
Buy
+17,520₹ cr
Sell
+17,018₹ cr
Net
+503₹ cr
DII cash-market activity
Date: 26-Aug-2026
Buy
+17,710₹ cr
Sell
+11,285₹ cr
Net
+6,425₹ cr

Top gainers & losers

NIFTY 50
Top gainers
SymbolLastChange%
ADANIENT3,169.00+57.00 1.83%
KOTAKBANK424.20+7.50 1.80%
ADANIPORTS1,714.00+22.50 1.33%
CIPLA1,420.00+17.30 1.23%
BEL411.00+4.10 1.01%
Top losers
SymbolLastChange%
HINDALCO1,024.00-29.00 -2.75%
HDFCBANK711.00-16.20 -2.23%
M&M3,330.00-68.20 -2.01%
SHRIRAMFIN1,101.00-16.50 -1.48%
GRASIM3,258.00-41.90 -1.27%

Market breadth

Advances vs declines
3,608up
5,866down
0.62×
A/D ratio
37.7%Unc 1.1%61.2%

Strong negative breadth — 37.7% advanced, 61.2% declined.

New 52-week highs vs lows
106new highs
74new lows
1.4×
Hi/Lo

Mixed leadership at the extremes.

Price band hits
upper
lower

Stocks that hit their daily upper or lower price band.

Sector performance

  1. Pharma
    0.84%
  2. Healthcare
    0.73%
  3. Consumer Durables
    0.72%
  4. Energy
    0.01%
  5. Realty
    -0.06%
  6. IT
    -0.32%
  7. Auto
    -0.40%
  8. Banking
    -0.47%
  9. FMCG
    -0.47%
  10. Oil & Gas
    -0.80%
  11. Metal
    -0.86%
  12. Media
    -0.89%
  13. PSU Bank
    -0.94%

Nifty 50 heatmap

Tile color = today's % change
KOTAKBANK
+3.76%
AXISBANK
+1.62%
JSWSTEEL
+1.57%
ULTRACEMCO
+1.53%
HDFCLIFE
+1.15%
SBILIFE
+0.75%
INDIGO
+0.62%
TATASTEEL
+0.57%
ICICIBANK
+0.51%
SBIN
+0.38%
GRASIM
+0.31%
BAJAJFINSV
+0.30%
HINDALCO
+0.19%
ADANIENT
+0.06%
HDFCBANK
-0.04%
COALINDIA
-0.12%
HINDUNILVR
-0.16%
BAJFINANCE
-0.22%
EICHERMOT
-0.25%
TMPV
-0.37%
ITC
-0.42%
TITAN
-0.48%
ASIANPAINT
-0.50%
ADANIPORTS
-0.66%
TRENT
-0.74%
ONGC
-0.76%
JIOFIN
-0.88%
DRREDDY
-0.96%
MAXHEALTH
-1.08%
TCS
-1.14%
MARUTI
-1.16%
SUNPHARMA
-1.17%
ETERNAL
-1.21%
TATACONSUM
-1.26%
M&M
-1.30%
HCLTECH
-1.31%
CIPLA
-1.36%
APOLLOHOSP
-1.38%
RELIANCE
-1.44%
WIPRO
-1.52%
BEL
-1.54%
NTPC
-1.54%
BAJAJ-AUTO
-1.70%
TECHM
-1.81%
SHRIRAMFIN
-1.84%
NESTLEIND
-1.86%
LT
-1.96%
INFY
-2.10%
POWERGRID
-2.14%
BHARTIARTL
-2.31%

Corporate results calendar

Today
0

No results reported today.

Next 7 days
2
  1. NAGAFERT
    Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited
    Sun, 30 Aug
    Board Meeting Intimation
  2. NAGAFERT
    Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited
    Sun, 30 Aug
    Financial Results

What moved the market today

  1. 1
    Global Market: European shares steady as Nvidia boost offsets consumer, auto weakness

    European shares were largely flat as gains in technology stocks, fuelled by Nvidia’s upbeat revenue outlook, offset declines in consumer goods, chemicals and automobile stocks. Investors also tracked Middle East developments and falling oil prices, with hopes of progress in talks

    Economic Times·
  2. 2
    Sensex, 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·
  3. 3
    US religious freedom panel urges sanctions against India's RSS during chief's US visit - Reuters

    US religious freedom panel urges sanctions against India's RSS during chief's US visit  Reuters

    Reuters·
  4. 4
    Sensex sharply tumbles 500 points on first monthly expiry after CAS, Nifty closes below 24,100. What lies ahead?

    Indian equities fell sharply on Thursday, erasing gains during the first monthly expiry under the new closing auction session. Sensex dropped 539 points, or 0.7%, while Nifty declined 117 points, or 0.48%. HDFC Bank and NTPC led losses, while Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank and T

    Economic Times·
  5. 5
    The smartphone king Apple killed back with a twist
    Economic Times·
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