Market Midday, 26 August 2026: Sensex, Nifty 50 Trade Mixed
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The Sensex traded marginally higher while Nifty declined, with broader markets gaining in afternoon trade. Read more.
The Sensex and the Nifty 50 traded mixed in the afternoon trade. At 11: 46 am, the Sensex was up 0.12%, while the Nifty 50 was down 0.12%.
Broader markets, however, were positive. At 11:48 am, the Nifty Midcap 100 was up 0.21%, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 was up 0.82% at the same time. On the global front, oil prices tumbled on fresh hopes of reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Top Stocks On Nifty 50 Today
Stocks of the following companies were the top five performers on the Nifty 50 index at around 11:49 am:
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Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
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HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.
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Axis Bank Ltd.
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SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.
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ICICI Bank Ltd.
Stock-Specific Action
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MTAR Technologies shares rallied as much as 3% in early trade after the company won an order worth ₹127 crore from the Nuclear Power Corporation of India.
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Billionbrains Garage Ventures, the parent company of Groww, fell 3% in early trade after 12.75 crore shares changed hands in a ₹2,500 crore block deal.
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Welspun Corp shares fell over 6% in early trade after 63 lakh shares changed hands. These were worth ₹1,433 crore.
Outlook For The Remaining Session
Markets are likely to remain range-bound in the afternoon session. However, stock-specific selling and volatility could limit the upside.
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