Daily market briefing — 28 Oct 2026
Indian equities retained a constructive but selective bias. Nifty 50 closed at 22,698.85 (-0.22%) and Sensex at 73,246.03 (-0.48%), while Nifty Bank stood at 54,267.40 (+0.54%), the advance/decline ratio was 1.09 and India VIX eased to 16.25 (-0.91%). Positive session institutional flows and gains in auto, healthcare, mid-cap and small-cap indices supported the constructive tone, although IT and energy weakened.
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Indian equities retained a constructive but selective tone. Nifty 50 closed at 22,698.85 (-0.22%) and Sensex at 73,246.03 (-0.48%), while Nifty Bank ended at 54,267.40 (+0.54%) and the advance/decline ratio was 1.09.
Provisional institutional cash flows were positive, with FII at ₹+872 crore, DII at ₹+643 crore and NSDL FPI equity cash at ₹+4,198 crore. Gains in auto and healthcare contrasted with weakness in IT and energy, leaving a constructive but uneven market profile.
Sectoral divergence, IT and energy weakness, month-to-date FII and FPI equity cash selling, and the following-session rise in oil prices are the principal risk factors; India VIX eased to 16.25 (-0.91%).
Indian indices
Where the session closed — headline benchmarks with the day's range, then the broader market.
Sector heatmap
Every Nifty sector index, best to worst — where the rotation went.
Gains were led by Nifty Auto at 25,707.35 (+1.45%), Nifty Healthcare at 16,100.10 (+1.15%), Nifty Pharma at 26,541.35 (+1.04%), Nifty Consumer Durables at 34,738.60 (+1.41%) and Nifty Media at 1,637.40 (+1.38%). Nifty Fin Services closed at 24,418.25 (+0.47%), Nifty PSU Bank at 8,133.60 (+0.08%) and Nifty Pvt Bank at 26,722.10 (+0.35%). Weakness was led by Nifty Oil & Gas at 10,296.60 (-2.27%) and Nifty IT at 31,553.40 (-1.98%). Nifty Energy closed at 34,946.30 (-0.89%), Nifty Realty at 797.85 (-0.89%), Nifty Commodities at 8,893.50 (-0.95%), Nifty PSE at 8,993.65 (-0.61%), Nifty FMCG at 42,878.35 (-0.56%), Nifty Infra at 8,690.05 (-0.42%) and Nifty Metal at 11,769.35 (-0.32%).
Flows & breadth
Who was buying — and how much of the market joined the move.
Session flow data were positive across the reported categories: provisional FII cash ₹+872 crore, DII cash ₹+643 crore, NSDL FPI equity cash ₹+4,198 crore and FPI debt ₹+671 crore. Month-to-date, FII was ₹-47,817 crore, DII ₹+61,113 crore and FPI equity cash ₹-48,383 crore. The contrast between positive session flows and negative month-to-date foreign equity cash readings was the key flow feature.
Advances were 1,718, declines 1,582 and unchanged 99, with an advance/decline ratio of 1.09. Nifty 500 closed at 21,727.45 (-0.03%), Nifty 100 at 23,644.10 (-0.19%) and Nifty Next 50 at 67,303.70 (-0.06%), while Nifty Midcap 100 rose to 57,274.70 (+0.43%) and Nifty Smallcap 100 to 18,634.90 (+0.90%). India VIX ended at 16.25 (-0.91%).
Movers
The day's biggest gainers, losers, and the most traded names (NSE).
Announcements & what's next
The filings that mattered today, and the results calendar for the week ahead.
Global cues
World markets, the rupee, and commodities around the Indian close.
Nikkei 225 and Hang Seng had closed before India at 63,954.19 (+1.08%) and 23,094.83 (+0.23%), respectively. Final closes for the session following the Indian close were S&P 500 at 7,743.98 (+0.28%), Dow Jones at 52,475.10 (+0.19%), Nasdaq at 26,549.85 (+0.27%), FTSE 100 at 10,694.50 (+0.07%) and DAX at 25,704.02 (+0.44%). For currencies and commodities in that same following session, USD/INR was 95.18 (-0.01%), EUR/INR 105.76 (-0.48%) and GBP/INR 126.64 (-0.29%); Gold was $4,051.60 (-0.56%), Silver $53.46 (-1.54%), WTI crude $102.78 (+2.88%) and Brent crude $115.32 (+1.26%).
Tomorrow's watchlist● AI
Levels, events and flows to keep an eye on next session.
Constructive support comes from positive session institutional flows, a 1.09 advance/decline ratio, Nifty Bank at +0.54% and an easing India VIX. The Federal Reserve held rates steady amid inflation concerns, the World Bank issued a commodity-price warning linked to the Middle East war, and Ecoboard Industries disclosed a new CEO appointment and a resignation. The upcoming calendar is concentrated on Financial Results and other business matters for the next day, adding company-specific event risk.
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