Daily Update Report 24th August 2026 by Ventura Securities Ltd
Market Commentary Overnight global action: On 21st August 2026, US markets delivered a mixed performance with S&P 500 gaining by 33.21 pts (+0.4%), Dow Jones gaining by 517.8 pts (+1%) and Nasdaq 100 gaining by 95.7 pts (+0.3%). Gift Nifty declined by 11.5 pts (- 0.05%), indicating for Indian markets a negative start.
Advance-Decline ratio on NSE stood at 2,095:1,394 and on BSE at 1,885:1,634, indicating supportive market breadth with a positive bias across both exchanges.
Index Options Data Analysis Nifty OI peaks at 24,300 Calls and 24,000 Puts. PCR stands at 1.04. Sensex OI peaks at 77,600 Calls and 77,500 Puts. PCR stands at 1.04. Bank Nifty max call OI at 58000 and put OI at 57000 with PCR of 0.753
Securities in Ban for F&O Trade : SAIL Sector Performance: NIFTY SMLCAP 50 index grew by 0.86% driven by WELCORP(+14.3%), IIFL(+7.3%) and RPOWER (+6.5%). NIFTY SMLCAP 100 index grew by 0.69% driven by WELCORP(+14.3%), URBANCO (+8.2%) and IIFL(+7.3%). NIFTY SMLCAP 250 index grew by 0.41% driven by WELCORP(+14.3%), JINDALSAW (8.6%) and IIFL(+7.3%). NIFTY NEXT 50 index declined by 0.27% driven by BRITANNIA (-3.3%), TORNTPHARM (-2.2%) and VBL(-1.9%). NIFTY MID SELECT index declined by 0.01% driven by POLYCAB (-1.7%), BSE (- 1.5%) and FORTIS(-1.1%).
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