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Full issue · 2026-08-14

Market Pulse: 14 August 2026 - Pre-Market Update

Market snapshot

Nifty 5024,395.85-0.16%
Sensex78,079.96+0.15%
Bank Nifty57,635.25-0.43%

8:16 am IST, 14 Aug 2026 · Nifty has closed between -0.5% and 0% on 314 of the last 1,236 sessions.

Geopolitical tensions dominated the previous session as conflicting claims over the Strait of Hormuz between the US and Iran raised concerns about global energy supply disruptions. Despite this, Indian markets saw a narrow breadth with a modest movement. In corporate news, Adani Enterprises acquired a significant stake in Path Highway LLP, and Larsen & Toubro secured a mega order for an AI Factory project in Chennai, which provided some positive highlights.

The big story

‘Hormuz is under our control’: Iran fires back at Trump’s claim that US has ‘total control’ of key oil route

Iran disputes US control of the Strait of Hormuz, raising geopolitical tensions.

News

India's markets regulator has proposed easier access to riskier investment products for overseas investors, according to Yahoo Finance Singapore.
Zetwerk has filed an updated Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) for its IPO, planning to raise Rs 2,600 crore through a fresh issue, with Rs 1,250 crore allocated to debt repayment.
Indian gold loan lender Muthoot FinCorp has filed for a $314 million IPO, as reported by Yahoo Finance Singapore.

Stocks Updates

Adani Enterprises: acquired 99.99% stake in Path Highway LLP through its subsidiary ARTL.
Amber Enterprises: reported Q1 FY27 revenue of ₹3,888 crore, a 13% YoY growth, with an operating EBITDA of ₹337 crore, up 28% YoY.
Central Depository Services (India): cost of acquisition and/or the price at which the shares are acquired As on June 30, 2026, CDSL holds 1.85% of the equity capital of ONDC out of paid-up capital of ₹ 1,084 Crore.
Larsen & Toubro: secured a mega order to build India's largest NVIDIA B300 AI Factory at its Chennai data centre campus.

FII / DII activity

FIIBought ₹258.55 Cr
DIIBought ₹24.77 Cr

FIIs bought ₹258.55 Cr, DIIs bought ₹24.77 Cr. Flows were routine in size. (as of 2026-08-11)

Market breadth

Nifty 500

Advances248
Declines244
A/D ratio1.02
AdvancesDeclines

Limited participation across Nifty 500

Sector performance

12 NSE sector indices, previous close

Realty+0.97%
FMCG+0.84%
IT+0.39%
Media+0.37%
Auto+0.10%
Infra-0.18%
Energy-0.22%
Pharma-0.28%
PSU Bank-0.32%
Fin Services-0.37%
Bank-0.43%
Metal-1.05%

Leaders: Realty, FMCG · Laggards: Metal, Bank

Top gainers and losers

Gainers

ASTRAL₹1,592.00+8.74%
SOLARINDS₹20,324.00+8.51%
CONCOR₹533.65+4.22%
GODREJCP₹936.90+2.96%
APLAPOLLO₹2,064.30+3.36%

Losers

NATIONALUM₹400.50-4.64%
PAGEIND₹36,520.00-4.64%
FORCEMOT₹18,525.00-3.86%
ZYDUSLIFE₹1,167.30-3.13%
SAIL₹168.68-3.06%

Commodities & forex

🪙 Gold (10g)₹1,54,200.00-0.44%
🥈 Silver (1kg)₹2,36,665.00-0.49%
USD/INR95.43+0.05%

Global cues

S&P 5007,748.50+0.26%
Nasdaq26,588.49+0.54%
S&P 500 futures7,791.75+0.27%
Nasdaq futures29,907.00+0.18%
Treasury yields dipped as investors awaited wholesale inflation data, according to CNBC.
Wall Street futures gained as a sell-off in oil eased inflation pressure, reported Yahoo Finance UK.
The S&P 500 ended higher, driven by optimism in AI following CoreWeave's results, Reuters reported.
MarketWatch noted that Wall Street is experiencing a tech rally reminiscent of 1999, with Nvidia, Intel, and Google in focus.
Nasdaq announced its acquisition of LeveL Markets, as reported by Asset Servicing Times.

Technical levels

Nifty support24,327.63 / 24,259.42
Nifty resistance24,447.83 / 24,499.82
Bank Nifty support57,522.85
Bank Nifty resistance57,773.40

Nifty is in sideways trend. Trading below 200 DMA suggests caution. Short-term MAs are supportive — signals conflict; defer to the 200 DMA.

Corporate actions

Upcoming dividends

Sonata Software
Interim dividend ₹1.25/sh · ex 14 Aug
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company
Dividend ₹0.40/sh · ex 14 Aug
Minda Corporation
Dividend ₹0.80/sh · ex 14 Aug

Earnings calendar

3M India Limited2026-08-14
Alkem Laboratories Limited2026-08-14
Anupam Rasayan India Limited2026-08-14
Ashok Leyland Limited2026-08-14

Term of the day

FII

Foreign Institutional Investors are overseas institutions that invest in Indian securities under regulatory registration.