1417 companies · 1438 sector slots · 20 sectors · 32 below Rs1000cr and not scanned · long-term lens
Trend Spotlight
RBI raises repo rate 25bps to 5.50%, first hike since Feb 2023, as crude and inflation pressures build.
The MPC's Oct 5-7 meeting lifted the repo rate from 5.25% to 5.50%, with Governor Sanjay Malhotra citing elevated crude oil prices from the US-Iran conflict, firm global bond yields, and a pickup in domestic inflation -- August CPI hit 4.82%, the highest since December 2024. Sources disagree on whether the vote was a 4-2 majority with a stance shift to 'calibrated tightening' or unanimous, so treat the exact split as unconfirmed. Either way this is a genuine policy turn after a prolonged hold, raising borrowing costs across rate-sensitive financial, auto and realty-linked names heading into today's session.
Crude stays elevated and the rupee under pressure into an Oct 27-28 FOMC meeting whose outcome -- and chair -- isn't yet confirmed.
Brent crude has stayed elevated through 2026 on the US-Iran conflict -- reports put it anywhere from the high $90s to above $120/bbl depending on the escalation stage cited, figures that disagree with each other and aren't all independently dated, so treat the higher end as unconfirmed (the World Bank's own baseline is $86/bbl, with $115/bbl only in an escalation scenario). The rupee's most recent confirmed print is a record-low 96.83/USD from May 2026; no October level was found, so read the trend as directional pressure, not a current quote. The Fed's next meeting is Oct 27-28, and reporting found doesn't confirm who is actually chairing it after Powell's term lapsed in May -- don't assume continuity there. At home, the RBI's Oct 7 hike to 5.50% keeps borrowing costs elevated for financial, auto and realty-linked names into today's session.
Good business, bad price today (Value 2/5) — PEG 1.93; P/E cheaper than 58% of sector peers (P/E 33.92); EV/EBITDA 29.1, B/M 0.087. Watch for a better entry.
Good business, bad price today (Value 1/5) — PEG 1.33; P/E cheaper than 13% of sector peers (P/E 55.68); EV/EBITDA 49.5, B/M 0.113. Watch for a better entry.
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Market Overview
Index
Close
Points
Change
P/E
P/B
Nifty 50
22,363.35
▼ -157.10
▼ -0.70%
19.12
2.75
Nifty Next 50
68,351.70
▲ +185.00
▲ +0.27%
17.91
3.28
Nifty 500
21,822.75
▼ -43.90
▼ -0.20%
21.51
3.06
Nifty Bank
54,918.00
▼ -338.65
▼ -0.61%
13.02
1.65
NIFTY Midcap 100
58,834.55
▲ +47.25
▲ +0.08%
27.75
3.74
▲ 1298 advancing■ 33 unchanged▼ 1338 decliningof 2669 equities, vs the 2026-10-09 close
Cash market, ₹ crore
FII / FPI net
▼ -1,708.48
bought 12,583 · sold 14,292
DII net
▲ +3,045.02
bought 15,507 · sold 12,462
FII / FPI
DII
Source: NSE ind_close_all_20261012
(levels, index P/E and P/B) and the full-market bhavcopy (breadth).
Index P/E from NSE's official daily index file.
Since We Flagged
The desk's track record — every call it has published, scored over the
stretch it actually stood: from the close on the day it was made (restated for any
split or bonus) to the day the desk changed it, the name left coverage, or today.
Each is set against Nifty 500 over the same window. A BUY should beat it; an AVOID
should lag it.
3662 calls scored since Wed, 5 Aug 2026: 1375 standing, 1686 closed when the desk changed the call, 601 closed when the name left coverage (at its last published close). 2019 of them are the call a name was given on entering coverage, not one the desk changed to. 1363 more standing calls with history are not shown — this table is the 12 that have moved most against Nifty 500 since they were made. 36 calls published this session are not scored yet — no session to move in. 23 have no cached close at one end of their window and are not scored. 9 entry prices restated for a split or bonus inside the window (marked adj.).
Zen Technologies' order book shrank in Q1 even as FY27 ramp guidance stands Capital Goods
Zen Tech's consolidated order book fell to ~Rs.1,239cr at June 30, 2026 from ~Rs.1,336cr at March-end -- a sequential decline, not the ramp toward management's ~Rs.2,500cr FY27 target. Q1 net profit fell 27.8% YoY and revenue fell 10.5%. A fresh Rs.177.5cr MoD order and new anti-drone/interceptor product launches followed, and management still points to a Rs.4,000cr cumulative FY27-FY28 revenue target, so this reads as a yellow flag against the ramp thesis rather than a confirmed miss with most of the year still to play out.
Domino's India LFL growth recovers to 4.1% in Q2, still short of management's target Hospitality & Tourism
Jubilant FoodWorks' Q2 FY27 business update shows Domino's India like-for-like sales growth improving to 4.1% from Q1's 2.5% -- a sequential recovery, though still below management's 5-7% target and well under the 11.6% prior-year comp. Store count rose to 2,601 (+88 in the quarter) and consolidated revenue grew 11.9% YoY to Rs.2,608.7cr, yet the stock fell about 4.4% on the update, suggesting the market read the recovery as insufficient. Figures are from a provisional business update pending auditor review.
Brokerages turn bullish on CEAT after the Camso deal closes and the tyre GST cut lands Automobiles
Nuvama, Nomura and (per one undated listing) ICICI Securities have all upgraded CEAT to Buy, citing the completed Camso acquisition -- which adds two Sri Lankan plants plus global distribution and brand rights -- and September's GST rate cut on tyres. Targets range roughly Rs.3,335 to Rs.4,300. None of the upgrade reports carry an October 2026 date, so their recency relative to CEAT's pending HOLD-to-BUY call change isn't confirmed, and Q1 FY27 profitability stayed thin (8.56% EBITDA margin, Rs.4cr net profit) on higher raw-material costs.
REC's Q1 loan book grew just ~1% YoY, the latest data point on its slower-growth thesis Financial Services
REC's standalone loan book stood at ~Rs.5.90 lakh crore at June 30, 2026 (Q1 FY27), up only around 1% YoY and roughly flat sequentially, with disbursements down 43% YoY on heavy early repayments; renewable-energy loans were the bright spot, +23% YoY to Rs.78,596cr. This predates the Q2/Q3 FY27 prints that Morgan Stanley's growth-deceleration downgrade thesis is actually meant to be judged against, but it's directionally consistent with slower growth rather than the 11-12% pace management has guided to.
Entry score is 40% cheap-vs-history + 25% quality trend + 20% news catalyst + 15% technicals, for the 2 sectors with a researched catalyst. The other 18 show —: no catalyst was researched for them, so their score renormalises over the remaining three inputs rather than assuming a neutral headline. ≥62 accumulate · 45–61 watch · <45 avoid.
Source: data/verdicts.json × NSE sector index closes.
Stocks to Watch
Split evenly across large/mid/small/micro cap so this list isn't one
tier's picks — new calls first, then the highest long-term composites within each.
Micro-cap names are boxed and flagged Highly Volatile — worth
watching, not a call to buy — since their price swings run about twice every other
tier's. Each card shows the figures that selected it — open the desk for the full
six-lens panel.