Daily market briefing20 Jan 2026

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24/ 100Strongly Bearish
MarketPing Score · how the day added up

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VIX +4Flows -8Nifty trend -5Global -7Breadth -10
Nifty 50
25,232.50
−1.38%
Sensex
82,180.47
−1.28%
Bank Nifty
59,404.20
−0.81%
India VIX
12.73
+7.61%
FPI net (cash)
−₹2,191 Cr

Indian indices

Where the session closed — headline benchmarks with the day's range, then the broader market.

Nifty 50−1.38%
25,232.50
O 25,580.30 · prev 25,585.50
L 25,171.35H 25,585.00
Sensex−1.28%
82,180.47
O 83,207.38 · prev 83,246.18
L 82,010.58H 83,254.28
Nifty Bank−0.81%
59,404.20
O 59,851.40 · prev 59,891.35
L 59,283.95H 59,993.50
Nifty 10025,780.95−1.53%Nifty 50022,946.65−1.83%Nifty Next 5067,110.90−2.30%Nifty Midcap 10058,085.35−2.62%Nifty Smallcap 10016,701.05−2.85%India VIX12.73+7.61%

Sector heatmap

Every Nifty sector index, best to worst — where the rotation went.

Best · Nifty Pvt Bank −0.96%Worst · Nifty Realty −5.04%
Pvt Bank
−0.96%28,405
Fin Services
−1.16%27,201
PSU Bank
−1.31%8,869
FMCG
−1.48%51,713
Oil & Gas
−1.66%11,372
Media
−1.75%1,360
Infra
−1.80%9,003
Metal
−1.89%11,374
Pharma
−1.91%21,714
Commodities
−2.02%9,342
IT
−2.06%38,101
PSE
−2.14%9,663
Healthcare
−2.14%13,994
Energy
−2.22%33,360
Auto
−2.48%26,948
Consumer Durables
−2.80%35,328
Realty
−5.04%794

Flows & breadth

Who was buying — and how much of the market joined the move.

Institutional flows · net, ₹ crore
FPI equity · NSDL, cash market−₹2,191 Cr
FPI debt · NSDL+₹1,935 Cr
FPI MTD −₹29,783 Cr
Market breadth · NSE
388 advances46 unchanged2,550 declines
Advance/decline ratio 0.15broad selling

Movers

The day's biggest gainers, losers, and the most traded names (NSE).

Top gainers
1
AARTISURF
AARTI SURFACTANTS LIMITED
+19.56%
459.10
2
PATELRMART
PATEL RETAIL LIMITED
+17.08%
204.60
3
TWCGOLDETF
WEALTH - TWCGOLDETF
+13.53%
163.99
4
TRIDHYA
TRIDHYA TECH LIMITED
+11.22%
17.35
5
GOLD360
360ONEAMC - GOLD360
+10.52%
156.00
Top losers
1
ALMONDZ
ALMONDZ GLOBAL SEC LTD
−18.19%
13.22
2
BHARATRAS
BHARAT RASAYAN LTD
−17.25%
1,688.00
3
NEWGEN
NEWGEN SOFTWARE TECH LTD
−15.44%
624.90
4
SHREDIGCEM
SHREE DIGVIJAY CEM CO LTD
−14.32%
76.61
5
SURANI
SURANI STEEL TUBES LTD.
−14.10%
64.25
Most active · by value
1
SILVERBEES
NIPPONAMC - NETFSILVER
₹7.3k Cr
+4.49%
2
HDFCBANK
HDFC BANK LTD
₹3.4k Cr
+0.49%
3
HINDZINC
HINDUSTAN ZINC LIMITED
₹3.1k Cr
+2.99%
4
TATSILV
TATAAML-TATSILV
₹3.0k Cr
+7.58%
5
ETERNAL
ETERNAL LIMITED
₹2.3k Cr
−2.93%

Announcements & what's next

The filings that mattered today, and the results calendar for the week ahead.

Top corporate announcements
Hindustan Tin Works Ltd-$highThe Exchange has sought clarification from Hindustan Tin Works Ltd on January 20, 2026 with reference to significant movement in price, in order to ensure that investors have latest relevant ....Chandra Prabhu International Ltd-$highThe Exchange has sought clarification from Chandra Prabhu International Ltd on January 20, 2026 with reference to significant movement in price, in order to ensure that investors have latest ....AFSLhighThe Exchange has sought clarification from Abans Financial Services Limited for the quarter ended 30-Sep-2025 with respect to Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. On basis of above the Company is required to clarify the following: -1. Financial results submitted in XBRL with discrepancies The response of the Company is awaited.NITINFIREhighThe Exchange has sought clarification from Nitin Fire Protection Industries Limited for the quarter ended 31-Dec-2025 with respect to Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. On basis of above the Company is required to clarify the following: -1. Financial results submitted in XBRL with discrepancies. The response of the Company is awaited.SHOPERSTOPhighShoppers Stop Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended December 31, 2025.EMBDLhighThe Exchange has sought clarification from Embassy Developments Limited with respect to recent news item captioned Embassy Developments to invest 7,000 crore in Mumbai luxury housing projects.. The response from the Company is awaited.UPLhighThe Exchange has sought clarification from UPL Limited with respect to recent news item captioned Karnataka Minister MB Patil Meets UPL CEO At Davos To Expand Agricultural Presence With Irrigation Tech, Ethanol Plant & Sustainability Focus. The response from the Company is awaited.AMBIKCOThe Exchange has sought clarification from Ambika Cotton Mills Limited for the quarter ended 30-Sep-2025 with respect to Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. On basis of above the Company is required to clarify the following: -1. Segment details not submitted The response of the Company is awaited.
Results & board meetings · next 7 daysFull calendar →

Nothing scheduled in the coming week.

Global cues

World markets, the rupee, and commodities around the Indian close.

Global indices
S&P 5006,796.86−2.06%
Dow Jones48,488.59−1.76%
Nasdaq22,954.32−2.39%
Nikkei 22552,991.10−1.11%
Hang Seng26,487.51−0.29%
FTSE 10010,126.80−0.67%
DAX24,703.12−1.03%
Currencies
USD/INR₹90.90+0.22%
EUR/INR₹105.72+1.24%
GBP/INR₹122.00+0.49%
Commodities
Gold$4,759.60+3.73%
Silver$94.21+6.94%
Crude (WTI)$60.34+1.51%
Brent Crude$64.92+1.23%

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