Market Wrap 2026-08-24: NIFTY Drops 0.14%, SENSEX at 77,369.11
Daily Indian market wrap for 2026-08-24. NIFTY, SENSEX, sector breadth, top headlines.
Market summary — 2026-08-24
NIFTY 50 closed at 24,219.05 (-0.14%, -32.95 points). SENSEX closed at 77,369.11 (-0.22%, -171.72 points). GIFT NIFTY was at 24,201 (-0.44%).
Sector breadth
- 5 sectors advanced, 7 declined (out of 12 tracked).
Top sector gainers:
- Nifty Metal: +1.59%
- Nifty Realty: +0.60%
- Nifty Energy: +0.22%
Top sector losers:
- Nifty PSU Bank: -0.93%
- Nifty Media: -0.58%
- Bank Nifty: -0.41%
Top headlines
- Multibagger defence stock Apollo Micro System acquires 34% stake in defence tech company — LiveMint
- Gold, Bitcoin or Stocks: Who's winning the 2026 race for returns? — ET Stocks
- Stock market today: Sensex falls 170 points, Nifty 50 ends below 24,219; metal stocks shine — LiveMint
- Top Gainers & Losers on 24 Aug: BLS International, Balrampur Chini Mills, HAL, Bank of Baroda among top losers — LiveMint
- Shanthi Gears shares surge 37% in two trading sessions. Here's why — ET Stocks
Where to look next
- Live India markets dashboard — all indices, sectors, news, and 8 business TV channels on one screen
- FII / DII flows — institutional buy/sell activity
- NIFTY PE ratio — current valuation vs 20-year history
- MTF comparison — cheapest broker for margin positions
Data sourced from Yahoo Finance and LiveMint / Economic Times / NDTV Profit RSS feeds. This is an automated market wrap, not investment advice.
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