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Defence leads as the Nifty gives up 0.61%

· Indian markets · End-of-day close

How did the Indian stock market perform on 08 September 2026?

Nifty 50 closed at 23,635.10 (-0.61%). Defence led sectors at +2.50%. Insurance lagged at -2.59%. 2,230 stocks advanced against 2,551 declines.

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

Nifty 50
23,635.10
▼ -0.61%
Bank
56,777.55
▼ -0.54%
India VIX
11.23
▲ +0.63%

What mattered today

  • Defence was the strongest sector at +2.50%
  • Insurance was the weakest at -2.59%
  • Advance–decline ratio of 0.87:1 across 5,039 traded stocks
  • India VIX rose to 11.23 (+0.63%)
  • LG Electronics India Limited saw the highest traded value, 2.38% of the day's turnover

Market breadth

How many stocks rose versus fell across 5,039 traded counters

44.3%
50.6%
▲ 2,230 advanced 0.87:1 ratio 2,551 declined ▼

Sector scoreboard

Every NSE sectoral index, ranked by today's move

Defence +2.50%
Telecom +2.13%
Media +1.31%
Capital Goods +0.89%
Pharma +0.77%
Chemicals +0.68%
Healthcare +0.63%
Manufacturing +0.38%
FMCG +0.35%
Energy +0.32%
Auto +0.28%
Metal +0.02%
Realty -0.05%
Digital -0.07%
PSU Bank -0.15%
Consumer Durables -0.24%
IT -0.37%
Power -0.47%
Capital Markets -0.49%
Infrastructure -0.49%
Bank -0.54%
Cement -0.64%
Railways -0.66%
Oil & Gas -0.67%
NBFC -0.69%
Financials -0.93%
Private Bank -0.98%
Insurance -2.59%

Five-session momentum

Sector change since 02 Sep

Defence +3.92% Capital Markets +1.46% Media +0.42% Chemicals +0.38% Pharma +0.37% Energy +0.17% Metal -0.01% Healthcare -0.03% Realty -0.12% Manufacturing -0.13% Financials -0.46% Private Bank -0.48%

Stocks of the day

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

Top gainers
WHEELS INDIA LTD.
WHEELS · ₹2,106.70
+20.00%
ASTEC LIFESCIENCES LIMITED
ASTEC · ₹662.50
+20.00%
Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund
MONQ50 · ₹194.83
+20.00%
ESDS Software Solution Limited
ESDS · ₹1,289.55
+20.00%
GENESYS INTERNATIONAL CORPORAT
GENESYS · ₹288.10
+19.99%
Top losers
Dc Infotech and Communication
DCI · ₹300.90
-14.48%
GSP CROP SCIENCE LIMITED
GSPCROP · ₹530.65
-11.47%
The New India Assurance Compan
NIACL · ₹205.25
-11.22%
IDBI BANK LTD.
IDBI · ₹81.12
-10.56%
BHARAT GLOBAL DEVELOPERS LIMIT
BGDL · ₹128.70
-9.97%

Where the money went

Highest traded value · total turnover ₹9,437 crore

LG Electronics India Limited
₹224.2 cr · 2.38% of turnover
+1.51%
Meesho Limited
₹223.8 cr · 2.37% of turnover
+0.33%
SHADOWFAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
₹222.6 cr · 2.36% of turnover
-0.18%
GE Vernova T&D India Limited
₹179.4 cr · 1.9% of turnover
+8.92%
IFCI LTD.
₹157.7 cr · 1.67% of turnover
-9.76%
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Past reports

25 Sep +0.34% 24 Sep -1.64% 23 Sep +0.50% 22 Sep -0.36% 21 Sep +0.29% 18 Sep +0.33% 17 Sep +0.23% 16 Sep +0.43% 15 Sep -1.19% 11 Sep -0.34% 10 Sep +0.20% 09 Sep -0.86% 08 Sep -0.61% 07 Sep -0.50%

Frequently asked

Where did the Nifty 50 close on 08 September 2026?

The Nifty 50 closed at 23,635.10, a change of -0.61% from the previous session.

Which sector performed best on 08 September 2026?

Defence was the strongest NSE sectoral index, closing +2.50%. The weakest was Insurance at -2.59%.

How many stocks rose or fell on 08 September 2026?

2,230 stocks advanced and 2,551 declined out of 5,039 traded on the BSE, an advance-decline ratio of 0.87:1.

Which stock gained the most on 08 September 2026?

WHEELS INDIA LTD. (WHEELS) rose +20.00% to close at ₹2,106.70, among stocks with more than ₹1 crore of turnover.

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