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Informist, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026

 

By Gopika Balasubramanium

 

MUMBAI – The benchmark indices closed sharply divergent Thursday after being largely in alignment since Monday. The Nifty 50 was weighed down by metal stocks and index heavyweights. The fall in the index mirrored the movement in its Asian peers, with traders globally worrying about higher crude oil prices. The weekly options contract of the Sensex expired Thursday and the 30-stock index was volatile for most of the session. Real estate companies saw buying interest, as did some fast-moving consumer goods companies.

 

Thursday, the Nifty 50 remained in the red throughout the session and settled at 24395.85, down 40.10 points or 0.2%. The index slipped below the crucial support of 24400 points and could not recover. Analysts have said before that a fall below this threshold could see the 50-stock index falling to 24200 points. Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex ended at 78079.96, up 113.61 points or 0.2%. Traders were most active on call and put contracts at the 78000-point strike price expiring next week, followed by contracts at the 77800 strike. The changes in open interest were, however, thin. Premiums ranged between INR 284 and INR 654.

 

Earlier in the day, global index provider MSCI added Adani Energy Solutions, Billionbrains Garage Ventures, Laurus Labs, and Lenskart Solutions to its global standard index as part of its August index review, removing Astral, Balkrishna Industries, and SBI Cards and Payments Services. Following the reshuffle, the number of Indian constituents in the key MSCI index will rise to 166 from 165. The changes will be implemented after the close of trading on Aug. 31, and take effect on Sept. 1, MSCI said.

 

Tata Group companies in the Nifty 50 rebounded Thursday after a sharp fall of up to 5% the previous day following holding company Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran's decision to not seek reappointment at the company's annual general meeting. The decision came on account of the lack of consensus in the Tata Sons board on his continuation after a resolution to give him another five-year term as chairman was tabled at the board meeting on Feb. 24. Tata Consultancy Services ended 1% higher. Tata Consumer Products and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles ended 2-3% higher. Tata Steel ended around 1% lower.

 

Shares of major aluminium companies Hindalco Industries, National Aluminium Co., and Vedanta Aluminium Metal ended 2-5% lower. These stocks declined as aluminium prices fell after Emirates Global Aluminium said it would resume full-scale operation of its war-hit smelter by early 2027. This eased worries about future supply deficits. Earlier in the week, the stocks had risen after news of a production cut at a major alumina refinery in Brazil provoked concern about global supply, sending aluminium prices higher.

 

* Of the Nifty 50 stocks, 28 rose, 22 fell

* Of the Sensex stocks, 19 rose, 11 fell

* On the NSE, 1,688 stocks rose, 1,698 fell, and 112 were unchanged

* On the BSE, 2,192 stocks rose, 2,127 fell, and 237 were unchanged
* Nifty Metal: down 1.1%; Nifty Private Bank: down 0.5%; Nifty Realty: up 1.0%

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BSE                                            NSE

Sensex: 78079.96, up 113.61 points or 0.2%     Nifty 50: 24395.85, down 40.10 points, or 0.2%

 

S&P BSE Sensitive Index	Nifty 50
Lifetime High: 86159.02 (Dec. 1, 2025)	: Lifetime High: 26373.20 (Jan. 5, 2026)
Record Close High: 85836.12 (Sept. 26, 2024)	: Record Close High: 26328.55 (Jan. 2, 2026)
2026 1st day close: 85188.60 (Jan. 1)	: 2026 1st day close: 26146.55 (Jan. 1)
2026 Closing High: 85762.01 (Jan. 2)	: 2026 Closing High: 26328.55 (Jan. 2)
2026 Closing Low: 71947.55 (Mar. 30)	: 2026 Closing Low: 22331.40 (Mar. 30)
2026 High (intraday): 85883.50 (Jan. 5)	: 2026 High (intraday): 26373.20 (Jan. 5)
2026 Low (intraday): 71545.81 (Apr. 1)	: 2026 Low (intraday): 22182.55 (Apr.2)
2025 1st day close: 78507.41 (Jan. 1)	: 2025 1st day close: 23742.90 (Jan. 1)
2025 Closing High: 85720.38 (Nov. 27)	: 2025 Closing High: 26215.55 (Nov. 27)
2025 Closing Low: 72989.93 (Mar. 4)	: 2025 Closing Low: 22082.65 (Mar. 4)
2025 High (intraday): 86159.02 (Dec. 1)	: 2025 High (intraday): 26325.80 (Dec.1)
2025 Low (intraday): 71425.01 (Apr. 7)	: 2025 Low (intraday): 21743.65 (Apr. 7)
2024 1st day close: 72271.94 (Jan. 1)	: 2024 1st day close: 21741.90 (Jan. 1)
2024 Closing High: 85836.12 (Sept. 26)	: 2024 Closing High: 26216.05 (Sept. 26)
2024 Closing Low: 70370.55 (Jan. 23)	: 2024 Closing Low: 21238.80 (Jan. 23)
2024 High (intraday): 85978.25 (Sep. 27)	: 2024 High (intraday): 26277.35 (Sept. 27)
2024 Low (intraday): 70001.60 (Jan. 24)	: 2024 Low (intraday): 21137.20 (Jan. 24)
2023 1st day close: 61167.79 (Jan. 2)	: 2023 1st day close: 18197.45 (Jan. 2)
2023 Closing High: 72410.38 (Dec. 28)	: 2023 Closing High: 21778.70 (Dec. 28)
2023 Closing Low: 59288.35 (Feb. 27)	: 2023 Closing Low: 17311.80 (Oct. 17)
2023 High (intraday): 72484.34 (Dec. 28)	: 2023 High (intraday): 21801.45 (Dec. 28)
2023 Low (intraday): 58699.20 (Jan. 30)	: 2023 Low (intraday): 17098.55 (Jan. 17)
2022 1st day close: 59183.22 (Jan. 3)	: 2022 1st day close: 17625.70 (Jan. 3)
2022 Closing High: 63284.19 (Dec. 1)	: 2022 Closing High: 18812.50 (Dec. 1)
2022 Closing Low: 51360.42 (Jun. 17)	: 2022 Closing Low: 15293.50 (Jun. 17)
2022 High (intraday): 63583.07 (Dec. 1)	: 2022 High (intraday): 18887.60 (Dec. 1)
2022 Low (intraday): 50921.22 (Jun. 17)	: 2022 Low (intraday): 15183.40 (Jun. 17)
2021 Closing High: 61305.95 (Oct. 14)	: 2021 Closing High: 18338.55 (Oct. 14)
2021 Closing Low: 46285.77 (Jan. 29)	: 2021 Closing Low: 13634.60 (Jan. 29)
2021 High (intraday): 61353.25 (Oct. 14)	: 2021 High (intraday): 18350.75 (Oct. 14)
2021 Low (intraday): 46160.46 (Jan. 29)	: 2021 Low (intraday): 13596.75 (Jan. 29)
2020 Closing High: 47751.33 (Dec. 31)	: 2020 Closing High: 13981.95 (Dec. 30)
2020 Closing Low: 25981.24 (Mar. 23)	: 2020 Closing Low: 7610.25 (Mar. 23)
2020 High (intraday): 47896.97 (Dec. 31)	: 2020 High (intraday): 14024.85 (Dec. 31)
2020 Low (intraday): 25638.90 (Mar. 24)	: 2020 Low (intraday): 7511.10 (Mar. 24)
2019 High (intraday): 41809.96 (Dec. 20)	: 2019 High (intraday): 12293.90 (Dec. 20)
2019 Low (intraday): 35287.16 (Feb. 19)	: 2019 Low (intraday): 10583.65 (Jan. 29)
2018 High (intraday): 38938.91(Aug. 28))	: 2018 High(intraday): 11760.20 (Aug. 28)
2018 Low (intraday): 32483.8 (Mar. 23)	: 2018 Low (intraday): 9951.9 (Mar. 23)
2017 High (intraday): 34005.37 (Dec. 26)	: 2017 High(intraday): 10515.10 (Dec. 26)

 

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US$1 = INR 95.44

 

Edited by Rajeev Pai

 

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