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
Positive but narrow

Nifty 50 closed +0.35%, Sensex +0.43%, Bank Nifty -0.47%, advance-decline ratio 0.87, India VIX -3.52%.

Nifty 50
24,175.65
84.80 (0.35%)
Sensex
77,264.51
330.92 (0.43%)
Bank Nifty
57,509.95
-273.80 (-0.47%)
India VIX
10.68
-0.39 (-3.52%)
Nifty Midcap 100
64,069.50
34.05 (0.05%)
Open
64,093.20
High
64,234.00
Low
63,945.55
Prev
64,035.45
Nifty Smallcap 100
20,080.00
39.35 (0.20%)
Open
20,079.60
High
20,129.10
Low
20,045.25
Prev
20,040.65
Today at a glance
Nifty 50▲ 0.35%
Sensex▲ 0.43%
Bank Nifty▼ -0.47%
Midcap 100▲ 0.05%
Smallcap 100▲ 0.20%
India VIX▼ -3.52%
Advances 4,411·Unchanged 75·Declines 5,097

Negative breadth — 46.0% advanced, 53.2% declined.

FII / FPI cash-market activity
Date: 28-Aug-2026
Buy
+13,264₹ cr
Sell
+18,303₹ cr
Net
-5,040₹ cr
DII cash-market activity
Date: 28-Aug-2026
Buy
+16,539₹ cr
Sell
+11,355₹ cr
Net
+5,184₹ cr

Top gainers & losers

NIFTY 50
Top gainers
SymbolLastChange%
TCS2,342.00+93.60 4.16%
TECHM1,640.90+55.90 3.53%
INFY1,144.00+33.20 2.99%
HCLTECH1,316.10+34.10 2.66%
WIPRO180.95+4.55 2.58%
Top losers
SymbolLastChange%
ICICIBANK1,422.80-20.20 -1.40%
SHRIRAMFIN1,086.90-14.10 -1.28%
ITC266.00-3.00 -1.12%
ULTRACEMCO11,589.00-128.00 -1.09%
ASIANPAINT2,608.70-22.30 -0.85%

Market breadth

Advances vs declines
4,411up
5,097down
0.87×
A/D ratio
46.0%Unc 0.8%53.2%

Negative breadth — 46.0% advanced, 53.2% declined.

New 52-week highs vs lows
132new highs
84new lows
1.6×
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
    3.51%
  2. Metal
    0.75%
  3. Healthcare
    0.54%
  4. Pharma
    0.53%
  5. Media
    0.39%
  6. PSU Bank
    0.19%
  7. Oil & Gas
    0.06%
  8. Banking
    -0.02%
  9. Realty
    -0.08%
  10. Auto
    -0.11%
  11. Energy
    -0.26%
  12. FMCG
    -0.46%
  13. Consumer Durables
    -0.48%

Nifty 50 heatmap

Tile color = today's % change
TCS
+4.16%
TECHM
+3.53%
INFY
+2.99%
HCLTECH
+2.66%
WIPRO
+2.58%
BAJAJ-AUTO
+1.62%
HINDALCO
+1.31%
HDFCBANK
+1.31%
TMPV
+1.08%
GRASIM
+0.98%
AXISBANK
+0.72%
TRENT
+0.68%
TITAN
+0.58%
MAXHEALTH
+0.51%
LT
+0.47%
SBIN
+0.44%
APOLLOHOSP
+0.44%
POWERGRID
+0.43%
RELIANCE
+0.37%
SUNPHARMA
+0.35%
NESTLEIND
+0.32%
COALINDIA
+0.25%
CIPLA
+0.25%
BEL
+0.22%
BHARTIARTL
+0.22%
JIOFIN
+0.13%
M&M
+0.12%
ONGC
+0.11%
DRREDDY
+0.08%
HINDUNILVR
+0.07%
ADANIENT
-0.02%
KOTAKBANK
-0.12%
TATACONSUM
-0.12%
ETERNAL
-0.15%
TATASTEEL
-0.16%
JSWSTEEL
-0.19%
NTPC
-0.26%
BAJFINANCE
-0.29%
ADANIPORTS
-0.38%
INDIGO
-0.44%
BAJAJFINSV
-0.45%
MARUTI
-0.48%
EICHERMOT
-0.51%
SBILIFE
-0.68%
ASIANPAINT
-0.85%
ULTRACEMCO
-1.09%
ITC
-1.12%
SHRIRAMFIN
-1.28%
ICICIBANK
-1.40%
HDFCLIFE
+0.00%

Corporate results calendar

Today
0

No results reported today.

Next 7 days
1
  1. SUPREMEENG
    Supreme Engineering Limited
    Mon, 31 Aug
    Financial Results/Fund Raising

What moved the market today

  1. 1
    Indian shares post weekly loss as Fed jitters, closing auction weigh - Reuters

    Indian shares post weekly loss as Fed jitters, closing auction weigh  Reuters

    Reuters·
  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
    Taking 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·
  4. 4
    Tata Elxsi Q4 net profit, revenue decline QoQ; firm declares dividend of Rs 70 per share

    The net profit was down 4.6 percent quarter-on-quarter compared to the October to December period of FY24 and 2.32 percent against the March quarter of FY23

    Moneycontrol·
  5. 5
    ICICI Pru Life Q4 net profit falls 26% to Rs 174 cr, insurer announces dividend

    Net premium income rose to Rs 14,788 crore

    Moneycontrol·

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