Nifty 50 closed at 24175.65, up 0.35%

The benchmarks closed higher, with the index gauges pulling in different directions. Levels and sector moves for the session are shown below.

Sector performance, latest session

IT+3.12%

Pharma & Health+0.63%

Auto+0.24%

Consumer Durables+0.19%

Telecom & Internet+0.17%

Power+0.09%

Banks-0.1%

Infra & Industrials-0.1%

Oil & Energy-0.15%

FMCG & Retail-0.6%

Cement & Materials-0.63%

NBFC & Insurance-0.64%

Source: India Market Lens price store

Nifty 50

24,175.65

+0.35%

Close, 28 AUG 2026

Bank Nifty

57,496.3

-0.02%

Close, 28 AUG 2026

Sensex

77,126.03

+0.25%

Close, 28 AUG 2026

Index trend, rebased to 100

Over the windowNifty 50-0.6%Bank Nifty+0.6%Sensex-1.0%

Source: India Market Lens price store

Key drivers

Market breadth

6 of 13 sectors advanced. Gains and losses were close to evenly split, which points to sector rotation rather than a market-wide direction. IT led and NBFC & Insurance lagged, a spread of 3.8 points between the two ends of the market.

What matters next

The next Indian trading session is 31 Aug 2026.

Coverage for this report is narrower than usual; some developments may not be reflected.

Market internals

Advances and declines

Advancing6

Declining7

of 13 sectors

Evenly split between rising and falling sectors.

52-week position

Nifty 50-8.2% off high

22,331.426,328.55

Bank Nifty-6.6% off high

50,275.3561,550.8

Sensex-10.1% off high

71,947.5585,762.01

Where each close sits between its own year’s low and high.