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Wed, 2 Sep 2026
1438 companies · 1459 sector slots · 21 sectors · 12 below Rs1000cr and not scanned · long-term lens

Trend Spotlight computed

Automobiles lagged the market: ▼ -1.79% on Nifty Auto, closing 27,981.95.

No news narrative was written for this session, so this is the largest sector index move rather than a judged catalyst. The desk's stance for this sector is WATCH, which is a valuation-and-quality reading and does not move with one session.

Calls this session

A change to anything but AVOID publishes only after two consecutive sessions say the same thing; AVOID publishes at once.

Sector stance changed (2)

Published this session (21)

new
Weighted average rating 2.42/5 across the panel — too many weak lenses to own.
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Mixed signal (weighted avg 2.53/5 across available lenses) — no strong edge either way.
new
Mixed signal (weighted avg 3.46/5 across available lenses) — no strong edge either way.
new
Mixed signal (weighted avg 3.49/5 across available lenses) — no strong edge either way.
new
Mixed signal (weighted avg 3.72/5 across available lenses) — no strong edge either way.
new
Mixed signal (weighted avg 3.61/5 across available lenses) — no strong edge either way.
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Good business, bad price today (Value 2/5) — PEG 3.24; P/E cheaper than 59% of sector peers (P/E 27.54); EV/EBITDA 16.4, B/M 0.158. Watch for a better entry.
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Mixed signal (weighted avg 3.55/5 across available lenses) — no strong edge either way.
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Weighted average rating 2.46/5 across the panel — too many weak lenses to own.
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Weighted average rating 4.25/5 including quality and value — the rare combination.
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Mixed signal (weighted avg 3.26/5 across available lenses) — no strong edge either way.
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Mixed signal (weighted avg 3.69/5 across available lenses) — no strong edge either way.

and 9 more.

Awaiting a second session (24)

TickerClosePublished PendingNote
ACUTAAS ₹3,134.90 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
APTUS ₹254.28 BUY HOLD if next session holds
BANDHANBNK ₹161.52 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
BOSCHLTD ₹47,250.00 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
CMSINFO ₹249.30 BUY HOLD if next session holds
GREAVESCOT ₹194.20 HOLD BUY if next session holds
GROWW ₹189.88 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
HYUNDAI ₹2,154.40 BUY QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
KIRLOSENG ₹2,160.90 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
KIRLPNU ₹745.45 BUY QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
KRSNAA ₹553.10 HOLD BUY if next session holds
LAXMIDENTL ₹194.58 HOLD BUY if next session holds
LTTS ₹3,505.00 BUY HOLD if next session holds
MGL ₹1,065.20 BUY HOLD if next session holds
MSPL ₹36.14 BUY HOLD if next session holds
NIITMTS ₹223.47 HOLD BUY if next session holds
PERSISTENT ₹5,690.00 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
PNBGILTS ₹78.19 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
PTC ₹155.44 BUY HOLD if next session holds
RHIM ₹370.50 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
SANSERA ₹3,810.60 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
STYLAMIND ₹3,264.80 QUALITY-WAIT BUY if next session holds
TRAVELFOOD ₹1,273.50 QUALITY-WAIT BUY if next session holds
ZFCVINDIA ₹2,572.20 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds

Reporting today

NSE's event calendar could not be read, so no results schedule is shown for this session.

Market Overview

IndexClosePoints ChangeP/EP/B
Nifty 50 23,914.45 ▼ -141.35 ▼ -0.59% 20.22 2.89
Nifty Next 50 72,947.45 ▲ +72.70 ▲ +0.10% 19.28 3.25
Nifty 500 23,222.80 ▼ -117.10 ▼ -0.50% 22.50 3.23
Nifty Bank 57,172.00 ▼ -237.60 ▼ -0.41% 13.53 1.71
NIFTY Midcap 100 63,001.60 ▼ -332.90 ▼ -0.53% 30.36 4.33
▲ 914 advancing ■ 37 unchanged ▼ 1690 declining of 2641 equities, vs the 2026-09-01 close
Cash market, ₹ crore
FII / FPI net
▲ +6,688.37
bought 26,716 · sold 20,028
DII net
▲ +2,812.98
bought 17,640 · sold 14,827
FII / FPI DII
FII / DII daily net cash flow · ₹ crore · scroll to zoom, drag to pan

Source: NSE ind_close_all_20260902 (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 — the FIRST call made on each standing name, against its call today. Entry price is the close on the day of that first call, read from the cached bhavcopy for that date. "Unchanged" means the original call still stands.

CompanyFirst flaggedVerdict then Verdict nowAt flagNow Move
Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri LtdTBZ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 BUY unchanged ₹251.05 ₹418.25 ▲ +66.6%
Goodluck India LtdGOODLUCK Tue, 18 Aug 2026 BUY unchanged ₹1,330.00 ₹474.75 ▼ -64.3%
PVP Ventures LtdPVP Tue, 18 Aug 2026 AVOID unchanged ₹40.20 ₹61.81 ▲ +53.8%
TD Power Systems LtdTDPOWERSYS Tue, 18 Aug 2026 HOLD unchanged ₹1,586.60 ₹735.05 ▼ -53.7%
Wonder Electricals LtdWEL Tue, 18 Aug 2026 HOLD unchanged ₹146.24 ₹75.98 ▼ -48.0%
Elitecon International LtdELITECON Tue, 18 Aug 2026 HOLD unchanged ₹17.13 ₹9.61 ▼ -43.9%
Welspun Corp LtdWELCORP Wed, 5 Aug 2026 BUY QUALITY-WAIT ₹1,788.10 ₹2,523.50 ▲ +41.1%
Milky Mist Dairy Food LtdMILKYMIST Tue, 18 Aug 2026 QUALITY-WAIT unchanged ₹181.50 ₹252.04 ▲ +38.9%
Syncom Formulations (India) LtdSYNCOMF Tue, 18 Aug 2026 BUY HOLD ₹15.57 ₹21.39 ▲ +37.4%
Shanthi Gears LtdSHANTIGEAR Tue, 18 Aug 2026 HOLD unchanged ₹388.95 ₹529.85 ▲ +36.2%
Oriental Aromatics LtdOAL Tue, 18 Aug 2026 AVOID unchanged ₹341.95 ₹457.95 ▲ +33.9%
Alok Industries LtdALOKINDS Tue, 18 Aug 2026 AVOID unchanged ₹11.48 ₹7.73 ▼ -32.7%

1426 more standing calls with history are not shown — this table is the 12 that have moved most since we flagged them.

Source: data/state.json (call memory) × data/prices/<date>.json.

Top Stories

No narrative was written for this session. Stories, and the news catalyst input to the sector stances, come from the morning research agent; when it has not run, the stances below renormalise over their three remaining inputs rather than assuming a neutral headline.

Sector Scorecard

Entry score is 40% cheap-vs-history + 25% quality trend + 15% technicals, renormalised over those three — the 20% news catalyst is not counted because no research was written for this session. It is not treated as neutral; it is absent. ≥62 accumulate · 45–61 watch · <45 avoid.

SectorStanceEntryCheap QualityTechNews IndexIdx P/EB/W/H/A
Information Technology 75 scanned · 14 researched WATCH 61.8 60.8 78.7 36.2 ▼ -1.25% 19.8 15/10/42/8
Banks 40 scanned · 12 researched AVOID 41.6 26.0 52.3 65.4 ▼ -0.41% 13.5 0/0/29/11
Pharmaceuticals 85 scanned · 10 researched AVOID 44.0 18.5 72.0 65.4 ▼ -0.04% 41.5 0/19/56/10
Automobiles 109 scanned · 10 researched WATCH 50.4 26.1 78.3 68.6 ▼ -1.79% 32.5 36/20/41/12
FMCG 106 scanned · 4 researched WATCH 56.4 50.2 68.3 53.1 ▼ -0.47% 32.1 14/21/54/17
Metals & Mining 82 scanned · 3 researched WATCH 48.8 29.6 68.2 67.8 ▼ -0.25% 16.0 16/10/36/20
Realty 38 scanned · 2 researched WATCH 53.9 54.4 52.1 55.6 ▲ +0.21% 37.9 3/2/14/19
Energy & Power 82 scanned · 4 researched WATCH 54.2 45.7 63.6 61.1 ▲ +0.59% 14.8 15/4/32/31
Financial Services 149 scanned · 5 ranked elsewhere · 2 researched WATCH 51.4 51.5 44.5 62.4 ▼ -0.73% 15.8 12/4/81/52
Healthcare & Hospitals 56 scanned · 16 ranked elsewhere · 1 researched WATCH 47.6 23.7 73.8 67.6 ▼ -0.24% 43.6 10/15/25/6
Hospitality & Tourism 37 scanned · 4 researched WATCH 60.1 59.4 69.5 46.4 ▼ -0.29% 87.9 12/7/8/10
Chemicals 100 scanned · 1 researched WATCH 57.6 50.0 68.5 59.9 15/14/47/24
Construction & Materials 125 scanned WATCH 60.8 68.9 62.8 35.8 17/12/60/36
Capital Goods 103 scanned · 3 researched WATCH 49.7 27.2 78.1 62.2 18/18/51/16
Textiles & Apparel 48 scanned · 2 researched WATCH 55.6 49.4 62.0 61.8 11/7/16/14
Retail & Consumer 67 scanned WATCH 57.8 50.0 68.4 61.0 7/10/31/19
Packaging & Plastics 34 scanned WATCH 51.9 36.6 65.3 70.4 8/3/15/8
Logistics & Transport 25 scanned · 1 researched WATCH 47.3 26.6 70.0 64.6 9/3/6/7
Telecom & Media 29 scanned WATCH 51.6 50.0 60.3 41.2 8/1/9/11
Commercial Services 29 scanned WATCH 59.1 62.0 52.8 61.8 4/3/10/12
Diversified & Other 40 scanned · 1 researched WATCH 50.0 40.0 59.5 60.9 2/5/18/15

Source: data/verdicts.json × NSE sector index closes.

Stocks to Watch

Split 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. Each shows the figures that selected it — open the desk for the full six-lens panel.

new call this session
P/E in the 9th percentile of its own 3-year range · ROCE 35.1% (up 25.1pt over 5y)
Composite 80.8 Mkt Cap 61,798 cr · Large P/E 19.62 ROCE 35.1% Piotroski 5/9
new call this session
P/E in the 34th percentile of its own 3-year range · ROCE 60.3% (up 3.3pt over 5y) · Piotroski 7/8
Composite 75.1 Mkt Cap 18,408 cr · Mid P/E 17.11 ROCE 60.3% Piotroski 7/8
new call this session
P/E in the 38th percentile of its own 3-year range
Composite 78.1 Mkt Cap 5,580 cr · Small P/E 14.29 ROCE 26.2% Piotroski 6/9
new call this session
P/E in the 29th percentile of its own 3-year range · ROCE 8.23% (up 15.2pt over 5y) · -50.2% off its 52-week high
Composite 65.1 Mkt Cap 1,471 cr · Micro P/E 42.28 ROCE 8.23% Piotroski 4/9

How We Evaluate

MetricWhy it is in the frameworkSource
Return on capital, level and trendDurable high ROCE predicts future returns; the trend separates a moat from a good year Novy-Marx 2013 JFE
Gross profitability (GP/assets)As predictive as book-to-market, and less prone to the value trap Novy-Marx 2013 JFE
Piotroski F-scoreA nine-signal accounting checklist that separates real improvers from statistically cheap traps Piotroski 2000 JAR
Cash-flow-to-net-profitAccrual-heavy profit reverts; cash-backed profit persists Sloan 1996 TAR
P/E versus the stock's own historyCheap relative to itself, not to a peer set that may be expensive as a whole Basu 1977 JF
Book-to-marketThe value premium, in its original form Fama–French 1992 JF
EV/EBITDACapital-structure-neutral, so it compares a leveraged firm to an unleveraged one Practitioner standard
Altman Z and interest coverageDistressed firms have delivered lower, not higher, returns — screen them out rather than chase them Altman 1968 JF; Campbell/Hilscher/Szilagyi 2008 JF
52-week-high proximity, 200-DMANearness to the high has predicted continuation — but momentum crashes, so never alone George & Hwang 2004 JF; Daniel & Moskowitz 2016 JFE
Promoter pledgePledged promoter holding is a governance red flag ahead of a forced sale Not currently available from either source — no penalty is applied

Full derivation in METHODOLOGY.md.