Weekly Market Map - 29 August, 2026

Nifty slips 0.3% WoW while broad market outperforms; FII turns buyer

Week's Recap

• Broader market outperformed — smallcap hit a fresh high even as Sensex/Nifty stayed range-bound (24,000–24,650) - Nifty struggled at the 24,300 hurdle after two straight weekly declines

• Nvidia blowout results, no read-through for Indian tech — HCL Tech, Infosys still slipped on elevated US yields. Though Friday saw uptick across IT stocks

• HDFC Bank the standout drag — fell ~2% on US lawsuit reports and CEO tenure uncertainty. Also NTPC, M&M, Bharti Airtel, ITC, dragged.

• Early Auto retail sales indication for Aug’26 have come highly encouraging – signalling a good start to the festive season

• IPO listing pop of the week — Tempsens Instruments debuted at ₹634 (+111.33%), the standout mainboard gain.

• Next Week Ahead

• India Aug auto sales (Sept 1) — first key domestic data point, read on festive demand.

• New IPOs: ESDS Software Solutions, Priority Jewels, Lumino Industries — for next week.

• Monsoon progress — swing factor for rural demand and inflation.

• Nifty levels — support 24,000; reclaim of 24,300 needed for upmove toward 24,500+

Rebound week for broader market – micro /smallcaps out-perform; In Factors – Momentum leads across this week and 1 month

IT, Pharma, Healthcare lead this week, FMCG & Infra lag; Defence stays top performer on 1 month basis

Sector Rotation: Healthcare, Pharma & New-Age Tech lead

Macro: Brent slides 6.3% to $88, gold flat, INR firms around 95, VIX cools to 11

Stocks Showing Positive Quant Signals [Not Investment Advice]

Week of 24 August – 28 August • Native Quant Score – 52 Stocks flagged

Stage 2 Stocks which entered between April-July, 2026 delivered Avg.
Annualized Return of 41.3% with avg. holding period of 35 days

Top 15 Performing ETFs