Market Performance: Friday, 31st July 2026

Within the Nifty 50 universe, buying interest was led by Bajaj Finance (+8.32%), followed by Bajaj Finserv (+6.37%),

(+3.71%), (+3.33%), and (+1.85%), indicating strong participation in financial and automobile stocks. The sharp rally across NBFCs and financial services companies suggests renewed investor confidence in the sector, while gains in Mahindra & Mahindra provided additional support from the automobile space. On the downside, selling pressure was led by . (−2.71%), followed by Eternal Limited (−2.58%), Infosys (−2.18%), Max Healthcare Institute (−2.08%), and ITC (−1.42%), reflecting weakness across IT, consumer-facing, healthcare, and FMCG stocks. Sectoral performance was mixed with a positive bias, reflecting strength in automobiles, media, and financials despite weakness in IT and FMCG. Nifty Media (+2.09%) emerged as the top-performing sector, followed by Nifty Auto (+1.64%), Nifty Financial Services (+1.31%), and Nifty Energy (+1.09%), indicating robust buying interest in cyclical and domestic-oriented sectors. Nifty Pharma (+0.72%), Nifty Realty (+0.22%), Nifty Bank (+0.21%), and Nifty Metal (+0.14%) also posted modest gains, highlighting broad but measured participation across the market. On the downside, Nifty IT (−1.56%) led the losses, reflecting profit booking in frontline technology stocks, while Nifty FMCG (−1.05%) also remained under pressure. Nifty Consumer Durables (−0.44%) ended lower, indicating selective weakness in consumption-related stocks despite the broader market's constructive tone.