Market Midday, 13 August 2026: Sensex, Nifty 50 Trade Lower

Benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty 50, continued to trade lower in the afternoon as lingering uncertainty in the Middle East affected investors’ sentiments. At 11:48 am, the Sensex was down 0.17%, while the Nifty 50 was down 0.33%.

Broader markets were mixed. At 11:49 am, the Nifty Midcap 100 was down 0.29%, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 was up 0.20%.

Top Stocks On Nifty 50 Today

Stocks of the following firms were the top five performers on the Nifty 50 index at around 11:48 am:

• Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

• Shriram Finance Ltd.

• Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.

• Eternal Ltd.

• Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.

Stock-Specific Action

• Astral shares surged nearly 9.5% in early trade after the company declared its Q1 FY27 results.

• Tata Motors shares jumped as much as 6% in early trade after the company reported a net profit of ₹2,560 crore in Q1 FY27.

• Lenskart Solutions shares gained nearly 7% in intraday trading after the company reported a 182.3% year-on-year (YoY) jump in its net profit in Q1 FY27.

• Jio Financial Services gained over 3% in early trade after the company said that Bank of America will acquire a 49.9% stake in Jio Credit.

Dividend Corner

As many as 40 stocks will turn ex-record for dividends on Friday. It means today is the last day for interested investors to buy their shares if they wish to receive dividends. Given below are some prominent ones (see table):

Global Cues And Stock Moves To Guide Markets

Market participants are likely to keep an eye on developments in the Middle East, global cues and stock-specific moves for direction in the final trading session. Buying in select large-cap stocks and strong Q1 FY27 results could lend some support to benchmarks.

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