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The Nifty hovered below the 24,350 mark, while sentiment remained subdued amid a lack of strong directional cues. Investors continued to monitor movements in crude oil and gold prices, along with developments on the global geopolitical front, for further indications on the market's near-term trajectory.
Pharma, PSU Bank and oil & gas shares declined while media and consumer durables shares advanced.
At 13:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 255.23 points or 0.33% to 77,824.73. The Nifty 50 index fell 60.85 points or 0.25% to 24,334.85.
In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index declined 0.24% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index fell 0.25%.
The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,833 shares rose and 2,284 shares fell. A total of 261 shares were unchanged.
Gainers & Losers:
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (up 3.36%), Bharti Airtel (up 2.97%), Adani Ports (up 1.93%), Adani Enterprises (up 1.77%) and Wipro (up 0.82%) were the top gainers.
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (down 4.73%), Asian Paints (down 2.24%), jio Financial Services (down 1.94%), ONGC (down 1.61%) and NTPC (down 1.48%) were the top losers.
Monsoon Session of Parliament Ends:
The Monsoon Session of Parliament concluded on 13 August 2026 after 19 sittings spread over 25 days, with both Houses passing 12 Bills. Key legislation included Bills on public examinations, MSMEs, taxation, tribunals, banking records, mining and the renaming of Kerala as Keralam. The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill was referred to a Joint Committee for further scrutiny. The session was marked by repeated disruptions, with Lok Sabha recording approximately 19% productivity and Rajya Sabha around 39%.
Stocks in Spotlight:
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (PV) dropped 4.73% after the company reported a sharp 80.25% decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 775 crore in Q1 FY27 compared with Rs 3,924 crore posted in Q1 FY26. Revenue from operations increased 9.26% YoY to Rs 95,799 crore in the quarter ended 30th June 2026.
KMC Speciality Hospitals (India) jumped 6.04% after the company reported a net profit of Rs 16.57 crore for Q1 FY27, which is 119.9% higher as compared with the PAT figure of Rs 7.53 crore recorded in Q1 FY26.
Honasa Consumer rose 1.99% after the company reported strong financial performance for Q1 FY27. On a consolidated basis, profit after tax increased 116.5% YoY and 30.3% QoQ to Rs 90 crore in Q1 FY27. Revenue from operations increased 27% YoY and 15% QoQ to Rs 756 crore.
Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers (RCF) shed 0.36%. The company reported a 35% rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 73.53 crore in Q1 FY27, compared with Rs 54.43 crore in Q1 FY26. Revenue from operations rose 6.38% year on year (YoY) to Rs 3585.71 crore during the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Global Market:
European market declined as Brent crude prices surged more than 1% amid heightened uncertainty over the ongoing US-Iran conflict.
Asian markets traded mixed on Friday, poised for their strongest week in two months as benign inflation data dented expectations of an imminent U.S. rate hike, although faltering talks to end the war in the Middle East are likely to keep risk sentiment in check.
Brent futures jumped over $88 after a drop on Thursday but were set for a 4% weekly gain, snapping a two-week losing streak, after the U.S. threatened to ramp up economic pressure on Iran, including extending a naval blockade.
Markets have so far shrugged off the lack of progress in ending the Iran war, instead focusing on the broad AI theme and the global monetary policy outlook.
U.S. inflation reports this week suggested pricing pressure remained under control, lowering the odds of a rate increase from the Federal Reserve next month.
Overnight on Wall Street, the S&P 500 notched a record-high close on Thursday, fueled by advances in Sandisk and other heavyweight technology stocks.
The S&P 500 climbed 0.65% to end the session at 7,798.99 points, exceeding its record high close last Friday. The Nasdaq gained 0.81% to 26,803.03 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.13% to 53,839.99 points.
Memory chip makers Sandisk and Micron Technology surged 13.7% and 4.2%, respectively, while Microsoft added almost 1% and Meta Platforms rose 2.8%.
Strong earnings forecasts in recent weeks from companies, including Microsoft and Amazon, has reduced investors' concerns about massive spending on AI data centers.
Market participants remained focused on the impact of CAS on weekly F&O expiry, while also tracking the trajectory of foreign fund flows, crude oil prices, geopolitical developments, and global market trends for further direction.
Realty, private bank and FMCG shares declined while media and metal shares advanced.
At 13:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex tanked 265.17 points or 0.34% to 78,370.32. The Nifty 50 index dropped 288.55 points or 1.16% to 24,487.80.
The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index rose 0.08% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index added 0.39%.
The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,083 shares rose and 1,992 shares fell. A total of 213 shares were unchanged.
Trent (up 0.99%), Hindalco Industries (up 0.87%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (up 0.26%), Nestle India (up 0.11%) and ITC (up 0.05%) were the major Nifty50 gainers.
Grasim Industries (down 3.99%), HDFC Life Insurance Company (down 3.72%), Hindustan Unilever (down 2.52%), SBI Life Insurance Company (down 2.40%) and Bajaj Auto (down 2.35%) were the major Nifty50 losers.
RBI MPC meeting kicks off today:
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting entered its second day on Tuesday, 4 August 2026. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra is scheduled to announce the policy decision on Wednesday, 5 August 2026. Market participants will closely monitor the central bank's commentary on inflation, economic growth and the outlook for interest rates.
Dee Development Engineers hit the lower circuit of 5% after the company reported a 41.89% quarter-on-quarter decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 16.08 crore in Q1 FY27 from Rs 27.68 crore in Q4 FY26.
Restaurant Brands Asia surged 19.14% after reporting a sharp improvement in operating performance for Q1 FY27. The company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 33 crore in Q1 FY27, narrowing from a loss of Rs 45.40 crore in Q1 FY26. Revenue from operations increased 17.9% YoY to Rs 822.60 crore in the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Best Agrolife zoomed 13.45% after the company’s consolidated net profit surged 104.07% to Rs 40.65 crore on 3.92% increase in revenue from operations to Rs 396.2 crore in Q1 FY27 over Q1 FY26.
Great Eastern Shipping jumped 3.32% after the company reported a sharp rise in consolidated earnings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, driven by robust growth in its shipping business. The company posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,308.84 crore in Q1 FY27, registering a 159.43% year-on-year (YoY) increase from the corresponding quarter last year. Revenue from operations surged 66.91% YoY to Rs 2,005.36 crore,
Ather Energy jumped 14.3% after the electric two-wheeler maker reported a sharp improvement in its Q1 FY27 financial performance. On a consolidated basis, the company's net loss narrowed to Rs 51.09 crore in Q1 FY27 from Rs 178.23 crore in Q1 FY26 and Rs 100.23 crore in Q4 FY26. Revenue from operations surged 88.8% YoY and 3.6% QoQ to Rs 1,216.92 crore in the quarter ended 30 June 2026.c
European market advanced after signs of diplomatic engagement between Washington and Tehran lifted sentiment, despite ongoing differences over the Gaza peace framework that kept regional risks in focus.
Asian markets traded mostly advanced on Tuesday tracking Wall Street's gains while investors remained cautious over geopolitical tensions in West Asia and the durability of the AI-fueled market rally.
Oil prices made limited gains as trading resumed in Asia, with Brent crude up 1.47% at $85 a barrel, after falling to a three-week low on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump said he had held off on a fresh attack on Iran as a gesture of goodwill in peace talks. However, Tehran has denied that any negotiations are taking place.
Market pricing continues to indicate that September's Federal Reserve meeting will bring an increase to interest rates. Fed funds futures are pricing an implied 65% probability of a 25-basis-point hike at the U.S. central bank's next two-day meeting ending on September 16, according to the CME Group's FedWatch tool.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams reportedly said he remained optimistic that inflation pressures are on track to ease gradually but said the Fed will hike rates if inflation doesn't slow.
Overnight in the US, markets took confidence from data showing that U.S. manufacturing activity increased to the highest level in more than four years in July, sending the Dow Jones to a record close.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 693.38 points, or 1.32%, to 53,178.41, the S&P 500 gained 110.78 points, or 1.48%, to 7,600.50 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 540.04 points, or 2.13%, to 25,913.90.
Investors will receive several readings on the labor market this week, culminating with the government jobs report on Friday.
Zydus Lifesciences and Guardant Health, Inc., a leading precision oncology company, have an exclusive agreement to make the Shield™ Multi-Cancer Detection (MCD) test available in India, for which Zydus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Apollo Hospitals to offer the test in the territory.
The Shield MCD test is a methylation-based blood test for the detection of multiple cancer types including bladder, colorectal, breast, prostate, oesophageal, gastric, liver, lung, ovarian and pancreas cancer in individuals aged 45 or older and who are at typical average risk for cancer. With just a blood draw, the test screens for 10 of the most common cancers, many of which have high mortality rates in India. The test has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recognising its potential to provide more effective screening for cancers than existing options.
Under an exclusive agreement with Zydus Lifesciences, Guardant Health will commercialise the Shield MCD test in India, while Apollo Hospitals will offer the test through its healthcare network.
The Shield MCD test is a methylation-based blood test for the detection of multiple cancer types including bladder, colorectal, breast, prostate, oesophageal, gastric, liver, lung, ovarian and pancreas cancer in individuals aged 45 or older and who are at typical average risk for cancer. The test has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recognising its potential to provide more effective screening for cancers than existing options.
Speaking on this development, Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group, said, 'At Apollo, we have long believed that the most effective healthcare is proactive healthcare. The future of medicine lies not only in treating disease, but in preventing it and detecting it at its earliest, most treatable stages. Cancer continues to be one of the greatest health challenges facing societies worldwide, and expanding access to timely, reliable screening, is critical to reducing its impact. Our collaboration with Zydus Lifesciences marks an important milestone in advancing accessible, patient-friendly cancer screening solutions for the people of India.”
Dr. Sharvil Patel, managing director, Zydus Lifesciences, said, “As India’s leading oncology company, we are reimagining the role of diagnostics in cancer care. We are pleased to partner with Apollo Hospitals and Guardant Health to introduce Shield MCD in India, expanding access to an innovative screening technology that complements existing screening pathways.”
Simranjit Singh, chief executive officer, Guardant Health AMEA added, 'We are pleased to bring the Shield Multi-Cancer Detection (MCD) test to India through Apollo Cancer Centres and our longstanding commercial partner Zydus Lifesciences. Earlier detection has the potential to transform cancer outcomes, and Shield MCD represents an important advancement in helping identify cancer-associated signals through a single blood draw.”
Zydus Lifesciences is an innovative, global lifesciences company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of healthcare therapies.
Apollo Hospitals was established in 1983 by Dr. Prathap C Reddy, renowned architect of modern healthcare in India. It has a robust presence across the healthcare ecosystem, including Hospitals, Pharmacies, Primary Care & Diagnostic Clinics and several Retail Health models.
For the full year,net profit rose 34.29% to Rs 1941.70 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 1445.90 crore during the previous year ended March 2025. Sales rose 15.76% to Rs 25228.50 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 21794.00 crore during the previous year ended March 2025.