Daily Update Report 17th August 2026 by Ventura Securities Ltd
Market Commentary Overnight global action: On 14th August 2026, US markets delivered a negative performance with S&P 500 declining by 13.23 pts (-0.17%), Dow Jones declining by 107.58 pts (-0.20%) and Nasdaq 100 declining by 38.36 pts (-0.13%). Gift Nifty declined by 28.50 pts (-0.12%), indicating Indian markets will open marginally negative.
Advance-Decline ratio on NSE stood at 1,475:1,843 and on BSE at 1,896:2,393, indicating weak market breadth with a negative bias across both exchanges.
Index Options Data Analysis Sensex max call OI and put OI both are at 78,000 with PCR of 1.212 Nifty max Call OI at 24,000 and Put OI at 24,500 with PCR of 1.019 Bank Nifty max call OI and put OI both are at 58000 with PCR of 0.899
Securities in Ban for F&O Trade : BANDHANBNK, LICI, MANAPPURAM, SAIL Sector Performance: NIFTY MICROCAP 250 index grew by 0.08% driven by BALUFORGE (+11.15%), MARKSANS (+10.70%) and MANORAMA (+7.92%). NIFTY MIDCAP 50 index declined by 0.74% driven by LAURUSLABS (-3.48%), PAYTM (-2.82%) and ASHOKLEY (-2.60%).NIFTY MID SELECT index declined by 0.71% driven by PAYTM (-2.82%), ASHOKLEY (-2.60%) and AUROPHARMA (-2.48%). NIFTY SMLCAP 50 index declined by 0.70% driven by NATCOPHARM (-5.10%), REDINGTON (-3.37%) and NBCC (-3.17%). NIFTY SMLCAP 100 index declined by 0.69% driven by NATCOPHARM (-5.10%), FIRSTCRY (-3.85%) and REDINGTON (-3.37%).
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