Market Analysis

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.

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Market verdict
Range-bound session

Nifty 50 closed -0.10%, Sensex -0.02%, Bank Nifty -1.06%, advance-decline ratio 0.59, India VIX +2.68%.

Nifty 50
24,055.80
-24.60 (-0.10%)
Sensex
76,944.28
-12.99 (-0.02%)
Bank Nifty
57,409.60
-615.35 (-1.06%)
India VIX
11.49
0.30 (2.68%)
Nifty Midcap 100
63,334.50
-890.25 (-1.39%)
Open
64,017.95
High
64,020.15
Low
63,101.35
Prev
64,224.75
Nifty Smallcap 100
19,886.25
-45.40 (-0.23%)
Open
19,952.45
High
19,965.55
Low
19,759.20
Prev
19,931.65
Today at a glance
Nifty 50▼ -0.10%
Sensex▼ -0.02%
Bank Nifty▼ -1.06%
Midcap 100▼ -1.39%
Smallcap 100▼ -0.23%
India VIX▲ 2.68%
Advances 3,511·Unchanged 96·Declines 5,986

Strong negative breadth — 36.6% advanced, 62.4% declined.

FII / FPI cash-market activity
Date: 31-Aug-2026
Buy
+60,026₹ cr
Sell
+68,012₹ cr
Net
-7,986₹ cr
DII cash-market activity
Date: 31-Aug-2026
Buy
+19,730₹ cr
Sell
+15,142₹ cr
Net
+4,589₹ cr

Top gainers & losers

NIFTY 50
Top gainers
SymbolLastChange%
ITC266.60+11.10 4.34%
BHARTIARTL1,877.20+65.30 3.60%
ADANIPORTS1,647.50+54.40 3.41%
HCLTECH1,351.40+39.20 2.99%
RELIANCE1,309.00+32.00 2.51%
Top losers
SymbolLastChange%
SHRIRAMFIN1,059.10-50.80 -4.58%
MARUTI12,950.00-597.00 -4.41%
NESTLEIND1,438.20-58.30 -3.90%
MAXHEALTH1,003.00-39.10 -3.75%
INDIGO5,052.00-182.00 -3.48%

Market breadth

Advances vs declines
3,511up
5,986down
0.59×
A/D ratio
36.6%Unc 1.0%62.4%

Strong negative breadth — 36.6% advanced, 62.4% declined.

New 52-week highs vs lows
119new highs
111new lows
1.1×
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. IT
    0.98%
  2. FMCG
    0.94%
  3. Oil & Gas
    0.35%
  4. Media
    0.26%
  5. Metal
    -0.03%
  6. Energy
    -0.38%
  7. Banking
    -1.06%
  8. PSU Bank
    -1.21%
  9. Auto
    -1.22%
  10. Consumer Durables
    -1.40%
  11. Realty
    -1.42%
  12. Pharma
    -1.45%
  13. Healthcare
    -1.60%

Nifty 50 heatmap

Tile color = today's % change
SUNPHARMA
+3.37%
NESTLEIND
+2.88%
AXISBANK
+2.77%
MAXHEALTH
+2.76%
GRASIM
+2.46%
TCS
+2.45%
ICICIBANK
+2.19%
SHRIRAMFIN
+2.12%
WIPRO
+1.96%
BAJAJ-AUTO
+1.85%
ASIANPAINT
+1.72%
INDIGO
+1.32%
MARUTI
+1.28%
JIOFIN
+1.24%
SBIN
+1.19%
BAJAJFINSV
+0.95%
APOLLOHOSP
+0.68%
BEL
+0.62%
COALINDIA
+0.19%
ETERNAL
+0.03%
LT
-0.02%
ONGC
-0.19%
HCLTECH
-0.30%
TATACONSUM
-0.31%
TRENT
-0.62%
RELIANCE
-0.78%
TECHM
-0.79%
NTPC
-0.80%
HDFCLIFE
-0.85%
INFY
-0.89%
POWERGRID
-0.94%
CIPLA
-1.00%
KOTAKBANK
-1.01%
TATASTEEL
-1.15%
SBILIFE
-1.17%
ULTRACEMCO
-1.20%
TITAN
-1.29%
EICHERMOT
-1.31%
M&M
-1.56%
HDFCBANK
-1.57%
DRREDDY
-2.00%
JSWSTEEL
-2.04%
HINDALCO
-2.12%
BAJFINANCE
-2.12%
HINDUNILVR
-2.14%
TMPV
-3.30%
BHARTIARTL
-3.75%
ITC
-3.95%
ADANIPORTS
-6.70%
ADANIENT
-9.76%

Corporate results calendar

Today
0

No results reported today.

Next 7 days
3
  1. BLEL
    Behari Lal Engineering Limited
    Mon, 07 Sept
    Board Meeting Intimation
  2. BLEL
    Behari Lal Engineering Limited
    Mon, 07 Sept
    Board Meeting Intimation
  3. BLEL
    Behari Lal Engineering Limited
    Mon, 07 Sept
    Financial Results

What moved the market today

  1. 1
    Global Market: Eurozone manufacturing growth hits four-year high in August

    Eurozone manufacturing activity expanded at its fastest pace in more than four years in August, with the PMI rising to 52.7 as new orders and factory output strengthened. Germany led the recovery, while France also expanded, although Italy and Spain remained under pressure. Impro

    Economic Times·
  2. 2
    India’s Tourism Paradox - Bloomberg.com

    India’s Tourism Paradox  Bloomberg.com

    Bloomberg·
  3. 3
    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·
  4. 4
    Global Market: UK 10-year gilt yields hit highest level since 2008 as oil prices stoke inflation fears

    UK government bond yields surged on Tuesday, with the 10-year gilt yield hitting its highest level since 2008 as rising oil prices revived inflation concerns. The 10-year yield climbed to around 5.23%, while the two-year yield rose to 4.59%.

    Economic Times·
  5. 5
    India's Modi tells Russia's Putin that the war in Ukraine must end for humanity's sake - reuters.com

    India's Modi tells Russia's Putin that the war in Ukraine must end for humanity's sake  reuters.com

    Reuters·
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