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Defence leads as the Nifty holds flat

· Indian markets · End-of-day close

How did the Indian stock market perform on 06 August 2026?

Nifty 50 closed at 24,636.00 (+0.05%). Defence led sectors at +2.87%. Power lagged at -1.41%. 2,354 stocks advanced against 2,342 declines.

Source: official end-of-day data from NSE, BSE and AMFI · Published

Nifty 50
24,636.00
▲ +0.05%
Bank
58,063.65
▲ +0.56%
India VIX
12.16
▲ +0.83%

What mattered today

  • Defence was the strongest sector at +2.87%
  • Power was the weakest at -1.41%
  • Advance–decline ratio of 1.01:1 across 4,952 traded stocks
  • India VIX rose to 12.16 (+0.83%)
  • RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD. saw the highest traded value, 3.56% of the day's turnover
  • Open Ended Schemes(Other Scheme - Gold ETF) funds averaged +2.27% across 20 schemes

Market breadth

How many stocks rose versus fell across 4,952 traded counters

47.5%
47.3%
▲ 2,354 advanced 1.01:1 ratio 2,342 declined ▼

Sector scoreboard

Every NSE sectoral index, ranked by today's move · 1-week & 1-month view →

Defence +2.87%
PSU Bank +2.20%
Chemicals +1.30%
Capital Goods +0.89%
Oil & Gas +0.79%
Railways +0.70%
Bank +0.56%
NBFC +0.49%
Consumer Durables +0.31%
Financials +0.07%
Infrastructure +0.01%
Pharma +0.00%
Manufacturing -0.02%
FMCG -0.03%
Healthcare -0.08%
Private Bank -0.23%
Energy -0.38%
Digital -0.58%
Capital Markets -0.68%
Cement -0.91%
IT -0.95%
Metal -0.99%
Auto -1.01%
Insurance -1.04%
Media -1.28%
Realty -1.32%
Telecom -1.32%
Power -1.41%

Five-session momentum

Sector change since 02 Aug

Stocks of the day

Liquid counters only — above ₹1 crore turnover, so single-trade spikes are excluded

Top gainers
ALLCARGO LOGISTICS LTD.
ALLCARGO · ₹9.78
+20.00%
COCHIN MINERALS & RUTILE LTD.
COCHINM · ₹313.10
+19.98%
CHARTERED LOGISTICS LTD.
CHLOGIST · ₹8.35
+19.97%
PVP VENTURES LTD.
PVP · ₹33.49
+19.52%
MOLD-TEK TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
MOLDTECH · ₹198.05
+19.49%
Top losers
GENESYS INTERNATIONAL CORPORAT
GENESYS · ₹228.65
-30.11%
BRIDGE SECURITIES LTD.
BRIDGESE · ₹11.96
-20.00%
Omnitech Engineering Limited
OMNI · ₹625.20
-14.40%
FIRSTSOURCE SOLUTIONS LTD.
FSL · ₹294.10
-13.33%
AUTOMOBILE CORPORATION OF GOA
ACGL · ₹1,891.90
-12.69%

Where the money went

Highest traded value · total turnover ₹12,226 crore

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD.
₹435.3 cr · 3.56% of turnover
+3.43%
SHADOWFAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
₹336.4 cr · 2.75% of turnover
-1.35%
HDFC BANK LTD.
₹323.6 cr · 2.65% of turnover
+0.00%
ICICI BANK LTD.
₹312.4 cr · 2.56% of turnover
+2.28%
AU Small Finance Bank Limited
₹301.9 cr · 2.47% of turnover
+4.45%

Mutual fund categories

Average NAV move across 74 categories

Strongest
Other Scheme - Gold ETF
20 schemes
+2.27%
Other Scheme - FoF Domestic
291 schemes
+0.69%
Equity Schemes - Small Cap Fund
8 schemes
+0.43%
Fund of Funds Scheme (Domestic) - …
64 schemes
+0.38%
Index Funds - Equity Funds
80 schemes
+0.34%
Weakest
Equity Schemes - Sectoral Fund
12 schemes
-0.37%
Hybrid Schemes - Arbitrage Fund
11 schemes
-0.21%
Equity Scheme - Mid Cap Fund
123 schemes
-0.19%
Hybrid Scheme - Arbitrage Fund
165 schemes
-0.16%
Hybrid Scheme - Equity Savings
123 schemes
-0.09%
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Past reports

Every session in August 2026 → · Full archive →

23 Oct -0.39% 22 Oct -0.54% 21 Oct -0.34% 19 Oct -1.11% 16 Oct +0.65% 15 Oct +1.66% 14 Oct -0.44% 13 Oct +1.60% 12 Oct -0.70% 09 Oct +1.30% 08 Oct -1.64% 07 Oct -0.76% 06 Oct +0.98% 05 Oct +0.60%

Frequently asked

Where did the Nifty 50 close on 06 August 2026?

The Nifty 50 closed at 24,636.00, a change of +0.05% from the previous session.

Which sector performed best on 06 August 2026?

Defence was the strongest NSE sectoral index, closing +2.87%. The weakest was Power at -1.41%.

How many stocks rose or fell on 06 August 2026?

2,354 stocks advanced and 2,342 declined out of 4,952 traded on the BSE, an advance-decline ratio of 1.01:1.

Which stock gained the most on 06 August 2026?

ALLCARGO LOGISTICS LTD. (ALLCARGO) rose +20.00% to close at ₹9.78, among stocks with more than ₹1 crore of turnover.

Educational only · Not investment advice. Figures are official end-of-day data published by AMFI, BSE and NSE, and are delayed — not live quotes. This report describes what already happened; it contains no forecast, recommendation or opinion on any security. NexImpera is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser or research analyst. Community figures reflect activity in a simulated-money practice portfolio and involve no real trades. Past performance does not indicate future results. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme-related documents carefully.