Sensex, Nifty Midday Update: Markets Stay In Red Despite Positive Global Cues, Key Stocks To Watch

I dia
equities
emai ed
u de
p essu e
a ou d
midday
o
Thu sday,
with
expi y-day
volatility
a d
elevated
c ude
p ices
keepi g
se time t
cautious.
The
Se sex
was
t adi g
ea
77,826,
dow
about
140
poi ts
o
0.18
pe
ce t,
while
the
Nifty
50
hove ed
a ou d
24,334,
lowe
by
oughly
102
poi ts
o
0.42
pe
ce t.
The
be chma ks
we e
headed
fo
a
thi d
st aight
sessio
of
weak ess
despite
a
positive
ove ight
ha dove
f om
Wall
St eet.

The
b oade
ma ket
p ese ted
a
mixed
pictu e.
Nifty
Ba k
slipped
a ou d
0.5
pe
ce t
to
57,583,
while
the
Nifty
Midcap
100
was
dow
about
0.2
pe
ce t
ea
63,889.

Small-Caps,
howeve ,
co ti ued
to
show
elative
st e gth,
with
the
Nifty
Smallcap
100
isi g
a ou d
0.3
pe
ce t
to
19,877.
That
dive ge ce
suggests
selli g
emai ed
co ce t ated
mo e
i
La ge-Cap
a d
select
heavyweight
pockets
athe
tha
ac oss
the
e ti e
ma ket.

Also
Read
:

RBI
P oposes
New
Loa
I te est
Rate
F amewo k:
Key
Rules
Fo
NBFCs
A d
Bo owe s

Secto ally,
Nifty
Media
was
amo g
the
st o ge
pockets,
gai i g
about
0.6
pe
ce t,
followed
by
Realty
a d
FMCG,
which
we e
up
a ou d
0.3
pe
ce t
each.
Nifty
Auto
was
la gely
flat
with
a
mild
positive
bias.
O
the
losi g
side,
Nifty
Metal
fell
a ou d
0.9
pe
ce t,
Nifty
Oil
&
Gas
decli ed
ea ly
0.9
pe
ce t,
a d
p ivate
ba ks
slipped
about
0.7
pe
ce t.

Relia ce
I dust ies
emai ed
a
d ag
o
the
e e gy
space
afte
MSCI
educed
the
stock’s
weight
i
a
key
i dex.
Stock-specific
actio
emai ed
lively.
Tata
Moto s
jumped
about
5
pe
ce t
afte
epo ti g
a
83.3
pe
ce t
yea -o -yea
ise
i
Q1
FY27
et
p ofit
to
Rs
2,560
c o e.

Ast al
su ged
as
much
as
9.5
pe
ce t
afte
its
qua te ly
p ofit
ose
51.8
pe
ce t
to
Rs
120.2
c o e.
Le ska t
Solutio s
gai ed
a ou d
7
pe
ce t
followi g
st o g
Q1
umbe s,
while
Jio
Fi a cial
Se vices
ose
ove
3
pe
ce t
afte
Ba k
of
Ame ica
ag eed
to
acqui e
a
49.9
pe
ce t
stake
i
Jio
C edit
fo
Rs
18,268
c o e.

Relia ce
I dust ies,
mea while,
t aded
lowe
afte
the
MSCI
weight
eductio .
O
i stitutio al
flows,
the
latest
available
p ovisio al
data
fo
August
12
showed
FIIs
as
et
selle s
of
Rs
1,002.50
c o e
i
the
cash
ma ket,
while
DIIs
bought
a
et
Rs
5,841.66
c o e,
co ti ui g
to
p ovide
a
domestic
liquidity
cushio .

Global
cues
we e
b oadly
suppo tive.
The
S&P
500
gai ed
0.26
pe
ce t
to
7,748.50
a d
the
Nasdaq
ose
0.54
pe
ce t
to
26,588.49
ove ight,
helped
by
AI-li ked
ea i gs
a d
softe
US
i flatio .
Asia
ma kets
we e
mostly
highe ,
led
by
Japa ,
while
B e t
c ude
eased
but
emai ed
elevated
a ou d
USD
88.5
to
USD
89
a
ba el.

Also
Read
:& bsp;Ship ocket
IPO
GMP
Today:
Issue
Fully
Subsc ibed
O
Day
2,
What
Should
I vesto s
Do?

The
Dolla
I dex
hove ed
close
to
100.
Fo
the
est
of
the
sessio ,
t ade s
will
watch
whethe
Nifty
ca
defe d
the
24,300
to
24,265
zo e.
O
the
upside,
24,435
to
24,500
emai s
the
immediate
hu dle.
Ea i gs
a ou ceme ts,
US
p oduce
i flatio
data,
c ude
oil
a d
Middle
East
developme ts
a e
likely
to
shape
the
ext
move.& bsp;

Go to Sou ce