Market Performance 24th July 2026

Within the Nifty 50 universe, buying interest was led by Hcl Technologies (Nse) (+1.95%), followed by $CIPLA (+1.15%), $WIPRO (Nse) (+0.99%), ITC (+0.96%), and Hdfc Life Insurance Co (+0.88%), indicating strength across IT, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, and insurance stocks. The outperformance of technology stocks suggests selective accumulation in large-cap IT names, while defensive sectors such as healthcare and consumer staples also witnessed steady buying interest. On the downside, selling pressure was led by Eternal Limited (−2.47%), followed by Bajaj Finance (−2.00%), Mahindra & Mahindra (−2.00%), Shriram Finance (−1.93%), and Bajaj Auto (−1.63%), reflecting weakness across financials and automobile stocks. The market action indicates a sectoral rotation toward defensive and technology names, while investors booked profits in select financial and auto heavyweights. Sectoral performance was mixed, with gains concentrated in media, information technology, and public sector banks, while automobiles, energy, and realty remained under pressure. Nifty Media (+1.86%) emerged as the top-performing sector, followed by Nifty IT (+0.82%), Nifty PSU Bank (+0.58%), Nifty Bank (+0.18%), and Nifty FMCG (+0.04%), indicating selective buying in technology, media, and banking stocks. On the downside, Nifty Auto (−1.10%) was the worst-performing sector, followed by Nifty Energy (−0.57%), Nifty Realty (−0.55%), Nifty Metal (−0.55%), and Nifty Oil & Gas (−0.46%), reflecting weakness across automobiles, energy, and commodity-linked sectors. Financials also remained subdued, with Nifty Financial Services (−0.32%) and Nifty Private Bank (−0.01%) ending marginally lower, suggesting a mixed undertone within the broader financial space.