Daily Update Report 20th August 2026 by Ventura Securities Ltd
Market Commentary Overnight global action: On 20th August 2026, US markets delivered a mixed performance with S&P 500 gaining by 16.59 pts (+0.22%), Dow Jones gaining by 119.65 pts (+0.22%) and Nasdaq 100 declining by 64.94 pts (-0.22%). Gift Nifty gained by 112.00 pts (+0.46%), indicating Indian markets will open marginally positive.
Advance-Decline ratio on NSE stood at 1,314:2,157 and on BSE at 1,728:2,572, indicating weak market breadth with a negative bias across both exchanges.
Index Options Data Analysis Sensex max Call OI at 77,500 and Put OI at 76,000 with PCR of 0.861 Nifty max Call OI at 24,500 and Put OI at 24,000 with PCR of 0.918 Bank Nifty max call OI and put OI both are at 58000 with PCR of 0.790
Securities in Ban for F&O Trade : BANDHANBNK, MANAPPURAM, SAIL Sector Performance: NIFTY MID SELECT index grew by 0.18% driven by PAYTM (+2.41%), DIXON (+2.20%) and POLICYBZR (+2.01%). NIFTY MIDCAP 50 index grew by 0.02% driven by PAYTM (+2.41%), COFORGE (+2.26%) and DIXON (+2.20%). NIFTY SMLCAP 250 index declined by 0.63% driven by NETWEB (-5.34%), ACUTAAS (-4.91%) and CEMPRO (-4.40%). NIFTY SMLCAP 500 index declined by 0.61% driven by HATSUN (-6.06%), NETWEB (-5.34%) and RBA (-5.04%). NIFTY MICROCAP 250 index declined by 0.59% driven by RBA (-5.04%), WEBELSOLAR (-4.87%) and THYROCARE (-4.64%).
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