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Mon, 7 Sep 2026
1440 companies · 1461 sector slots · 21 sectors · 10 below Rs1000cr and not scanned · long-term lens

Trend Spotlight

Sensex and Nifty fall ~0.5% as Brent crude nears $97 on renewed US-Iran strikes.

The Sensex closed down 382.6 points (-0.5%) at 76,132.81 and the Nifty 50 down 118.6 points (-0.5%) at 23,779.15, with IT, metal, PSU bank and media stocks leading the decline. Brent crude rose to $97.39/bbl, up 11% over the past month, after the US and Iran exchanged strikes over the weekend -- well above J.P. Morgan's earlier $86 Q3 forecast. The rupee held near 94.4-94.5/USD, with high crude offsetting domestic liquidity support. Markets are also pricing some chance the Fed hikes rather than holds at its September 15-16 meeting, given the energy-driven inflation pressure the same conflict is generating -- J.P. Morgan now expects a 25bp hike while Goldman Sachs calls one 'very unlikely.'

Market Overview

IndexClosePoints ChangeP/EP/B
Nifty 50 23,779.15 ▼ -118.55 ▼ -0.50% 20.10 2.88
Nifty Next 50 72,575.75 ▼ -305.15 ▼ -0.42% 19.19 3.23
Nifty 500 23,156.20 ▼ -97.95 ▼ -0.42% 22.44 3.22
Nifty Bank 57,088.30 ▼ -281.35 ▼ -0.49% 13.51 1.71
NIFTY Midcap 100 62,786.15 ▼ -292.90 ▼ -0.46% 30.26 4.32
▲ 959 advancing ■ 33 unchanged ▼ 1635 declining of 2627 equities, vs the 2026-09-04 close
Cash market, ₹ crore
FII / FPI net
▲ +280.13
bought 9,581 · sold 9,301
DII net
▲ +566.76
bought 13,154 · sold 12,587
FII / FPI DII
FII / DII daily net cash flow · ₹ crore · scroll to zoom, drag to pan

Source: NSE ind_close_all_20260907 (levels, index P/E and P/B) and the full-market bhavcopy (breadth).

Index P/E from NSE's official daily index file.

Sector performance

This session's index move, next to the desk's standing stance. The stance is a valuation-and-quality reading over years — it does not move because an index had a good day. Sectors with no listed NSE index show — for the session columns; the stance still applies.

SectorIndexSession Idx P/EStance
Pharmaceuticals Nifty Pharma · 9 researched 26,675.50 ▲ +0.75% 41.3 AVOID
Healthcare & Hospitals Nifty Healthcare Index · 2 researched 16,520.30 ▲ +0.68% 43.3 AVOID
Automobiles Nifty Auto · 8 researched 27,698.75 ▼ -0.04% 32.2 WATCH
Energy & Power Nifty Energy · 3 researched 37,973.35 ▼ -0.25% 14.7 WATCH
Financial Services Nifty Financial Services · 3 researched 25,935.60 ▼ -0.44% 15.9 WATCH
Banks Nifty Bank · 3 researched 57,088.30 ▼ -0.49% 13.5 WATCH
Hospitality & Tourism Nifty India Tourism · 4 researched 7,776.10 ▼ -0.51% 87.7 WATCH
FMCG Nifty FMCG · 3 researched 45,592.15 ▼ -0.66% 31.6 ACCUMULATE
Metals & Mining Nifty Metal · 4 researched 13,152.90 ▼ -1.24% 16.0 WATCH
Realty Nifty Realty · 3 researched 892.50 ▼ -1.70% 37.9 WATCH
Information Technology Nifty IT · 5 researched 29,995.20 ▼ -2.28% 19.1 ACCUMULATE
Commercial Services no listed index ACCUMULATE
Construction & Materials no listed index ACCUMULATE
Retail & Consumer no listed index ACCUMULATE
Telecom & Media no listed index ACCUMULATE
Chemicals no listed index WATCH
Diversified & Other no listed index · 59 researched WATCH
Logistics & Transport no listed index · 1 researched WATCH
Packaging & Plastics no listed index WATCH
Textiles & Apparel no listed index · 1 researched WATCH
Capital Goods no listed index AVOID

Movers in the universe

Largest moves among the 1436 tracked names this session, against the 2026-09-04 close.

CompanyCallPrev CloseMove
PC Jeweller Ltd PCJEWELLER HOLD ₹11.86 ₹13.93 ▲ +17.45%
Centum Electronics Ltd CENTUM HOLD ₹3,767.30 ₹4,376.90 ▲ +16.18%
Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd GNRL QUALITY-WAIT ₹99.27 ₹113.96 ▲ +14.80%
RIR Power Electronics Ltd RIR AVOID ₹169.86 ₹191.95 ▲ +13.00%
Syrma SGS Technology Ltd SYRMA QUALITY-WAIT ₹1,457.30 ₹1,634.80 ▲ +12.18%
Updater Services Ltd UDS HOLD ₹239.03 ₹217.84 ▼ -8.86%
Raghav Productivity Enhancers Ltd RPEL QUALITY-WAIT ₹1,807.20 ₹1,681.20 ▼ -6.97%
Marsons Ltd MARSONS QUALITY-WAIT ₹137.56 ₹128.83 ▼ -6.35%
Timex Group India Ltd TIMEX QUALITY-WAIT ₹669.85 ₹628.30 ▼ -6.20%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd ZEEL HOLD ₹91.61 ₹85.99 ▼ -6.13%

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 (9)

Published this session (43)

new
Weighted average rating 2.29/5 across the panel — too many weak lenses to own.
new
Weighted average rating 2.16/5 across the panel — too many weak lenses to own.
new
Distress risk override (2/5): Altman Z 1.23 (distress), interest cover 4.7x.
new
Mixed signal (weighted avg 3.41/5 across available lenses) — no strong edge either way.
new
Weighted average rating 2.22/5 across the panel — too many weak lenses to own.
new
Weighted average rating 2.37/5 across the panel — too many weak lenses to own.
new
Mixed signal (weighted avg 2.55/5 across available lenses) — no strong edge either way.
new
Weighted average rating 3.81/5 including quality and value — the rare combination.
new
Weighted average rating 2.0/5 across the panel — too many weak lenses to own.
new
Weighted average rating 2.35/5 across the panel — too many weak lenses to own.
new
Weighted average rating 2.44/5 across the panel — too many weak lenses to own.
new
Weighted average rating 2.24/5 across the panel — too many weak lenses to own.

and 31 more.

Awaiting a second session (253)

TickerClosePublished PendingNote
360ONE ₹1,136.90 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
AAVAS ₹1,306.20 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
ABSLAMC ₹1,041.90 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
ACCELYA ₹1,127.10 BUY HOLD if next session holds
ACGL ₹1,799.40 BUY HOLD if next session holds
ADOR ₹1,644.10 BUY HOLD if next session holds
AEROFLEX ₹558.15 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
AGI ₹732.65 BUY HOLD if next session holds
AHLUCONT ₹597.05 BUY HOLD if next session holds
ALLDIGI ₹810.30 BUY HOLD if next session holds
ANDHRSUGAR ₹99.40 BUY HOLD if next session holds
ANGELONE ₹303.80 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
ANTELOPUS ₹985.30 BUY HOLD if next session holds
APCOTEXIND ₹631.60 BUY HOLD if next session holds
ARIS ₹126.32 BUY HOLD if next session holds
ARTEMISMED ₹343.50 BUY HOLD if next session holds
ARVIND ₹564.50 QUALITY-WAIT BUY if next session holds
ASHIANA ₹349.75 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
ASTERDM ₹795.65 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
ASTRAMICRO ₹1,711.60 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
AUTOAXLES ₹1,666.60 BUY HOLD if next session holds
AXISBANK ₹1,266.00 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
BAJAJ-AUTO ₹11,800.00 HOLD BUY if next session holds
BAJAJCON ₹526.00 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
BCLIND ₹36.48 BUY HOLD if next session holds
BECTORFOOD ₹230.65 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
BEL ₹404.00 BUY HOLD if next session holds
BENARAS ₹10,134.00 BUY HOLD if next session holds
BHAGYANGR ₹373.40 BUY HOLD if next session holds
BHARATFORG ₹1,955.00 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
BHARATSE ₹227.65 BUY HOLD if next session holds
BHARTIARTL ₹1,854.00 BUY HOLD if next session holds
BLIL ₹72.79 BUY HOLD if next session holds
BLSE ₹319.45 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
BLUEDART ₹4,988.80 BUY HOLD if next session holds
BOROSCI ₹130.65 BUY QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
BOSCHLTD ₹48,025.00 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
BUILDPRO ₹1,271.40 BUY HOLD if next session holds
CANTABIL ₹238.83 BUY HOLD if next session holds
CARRARO ₹540.45 BUY HOLD if next session holds
CARTRADE ₹3,179.90 BUY QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
CARYSIL ₹1,152.60 BUY HOLD if next session holds
CASTROLIND ₹189.01 QUALITY-WAIT BUY if next session holds
CCAVENUE ₹15.94 BUY HOLD if next session holds
CEINSYS ₹708.75 BUY HOLD if next session holds
CENTENKA ₹607.05 BUY HOLD if next session holds
CENTURYPLY ₹739.30 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
CLEAN ₹844.40 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
CLSEL ₹299.65 BUY HOLD if next session holds
COFORGE ₹1,935.00 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
CRAMC ₹249.25 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
CREST ₹370.65 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
CRIZAC ₹162.15 BUY HOLD if next session holds
DATAMATICS ₹756.30 BUY HOLD if next session holds
DBCORP ₹195.24 BUY HOLD if next session holds
DCBBANK ₹221.31 HOLD BUY if next session holds
DELTACORP ₹56.20 BUY HOLD if next session holds
DHANUKA ₹1,023.70 BUY HOLD if next session holds
DISAQ ₹11,758.00 BUY HOLD if next session holds
DIVGIITTS ₹1,175.90 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
DIXON ₹14,180.00 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
DRAGARWQ ₹5,323.50 BUY HOLD if next session holds
DYCL ₹461.05 BUY HOLD if next session holds
ECLERX ₹1,888.80 QUALITY-WAIT BUY if next session holds
EIEL ₹198.33 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
EIHAHOTELS ₹296.45 BUY HOLD if next session holds
EMAMILTD ₹367.55 HOLD BUY if next session holds
EMCURE ₹1,926.80 HOLD BUY if next session holds
EMSLIMITED ₹385.55 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
EPACKPEB ₹230.44 BUY HOLD if next session holds
EPIGRAL ₹1,179.80 BUY HOLD if next session holds
EXPLEOSOL ₹899.55 BUY HOLD if next session holds
FAZE3Q ₹500.90 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
FILATEX ₹76.59 BUY HOLD if next session holds
FMGOETZE ₹482.05 BUY HOLD if next session holds
GALAXYSURF ₹2,136.60 BUY HOLD if next session holds
GALLANTT ₹572.45 QUALITY-WAIT BUY if next session holds
GANECOS ₹990.00 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
GANESHHOU ₹758.75 BUY HOLD if next session holds
GCSL ₹601.85 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
GENUSPOWER ₹336.40 HOLD BUY if next session holds
GESHIP ₹1,376.70 BUY HOLD if next session holds
GHCL ₹433.35 BUY HOLD if next session holds
GLAND ₹2,974.30 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
GNA ₹543.20 BUY HOLD if next session holds
GNRL ₹113.96 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
GODIGIT ₹256.60 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
GOKEX ₹776.95 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
GOODLUCK ₹479.75 BUY HOLD if next session holds
GPIL ₹244.05 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
GPTHEALTH ₹161.37 BUY HOLD if next session holds
GRANULES ₹867.30 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
GRAPHITE ₹717.10 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
GRAUWEIL ₹71.45 BUY HOLD if next session holds
GREAVESCOT ₹194.45 BUY HOLD if next session holds
GULFOILLUB ₹1,052.80 QUALITY-WAIT BUY if next session holds
GVPIL ₹655.15 BUY HOLD if next session holds
HAL ₹4,855.20 BUY QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
HARIOMPIPE ₹365.20 BUY HOLD if next session holds
HDFCAMC ₹2,432.00 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
HEG ₹266.00 QUALITY-WAIT BUY if next session holds
HONASA ₹468.90 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
HUDCO ₹179.24 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
ICICIAMC ₹3,013.70 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
ICICIBANK ₹1,427.50 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
IEX ₹117.50 HOLD BUY if next session holds
IGIL ₹318.00 QUALITY-WAIT BUY if next session holds
IKS ₹1,788.00 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
INDGN ₹599.35 BUY HOLD if next session holds
INDIGOPNTS ₹1,178.00 HOLD BUY if next session holds
INDORAMA ₹73.56 BUY HOLD if next session holds
INDOTECH ₹3,666.60 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
INDRAMEDCO ₹351.40 BUY HOLD if next session holds
INOXWIND ₹75.60 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
IOLCP ₹213.04 HOLD BUY if next session holds
JAGRAN ₹61.81 BUY HOLD if next session holds
JAGSNPHARM ₹239.06 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
JAYBARMARU ₹120.19 BUY HOLD if next session holds
JINDRILL ₹664.15 BUY HOLD if next session holds
JKIL ₹491.30 BUY HOLD if next session holds
JPOLYINVST ₹1,006.80 BUY HOLD if next session holds
JSWDULUX ₹3,186.80 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
JTLIND ₹89.51 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
JUBLCPL ₹2,206.60 BUY HOLD if next session holds
JUNIPER ₹215.33 BUY HOLD if next session holds
KALAMANDIR ₹85.93 BUY HOLD if next session holds
KALYANKJIL ₹591.00 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
KEI ₹4,704.00 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
KIRLOSENG ₹2,174.80 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
KISSHT ₹320.95 BUY HOLD if next session holds
KKCL ₹504.50 BUY HOLD if next session holds
KLBRENG-B ₹461.20 BUY HOLD if next session holds
KMCSHIL ₹135.73 BUY QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
KNACK ₹185.93 BUY HOLD if next session holds
KPITTECH ₹562.25 HOLD BUY if next session holds
KRISHNADEF ₹1,066.40 BUY QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
KRN ₹1,625.40 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
LAOPALA ₹171.96 BUY HOLD if next session holds
LAURUSLABS ₹1,876.70 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
LEMONTREE ₹107.28 BUY HOLD if next session holds
LTFOODS ₹448.95 QUALITY-WAIT BUY if next session holds
MANINDS ₹819.40 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
MARUTI ₹12,760.00 BUY HOLD if next session holds
MAYURUNIQ ₹712.40 BUY HOLD if next session holds
METROBRAND ₹934.50 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
MIDWESTLTD ₹1,062.60 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
MPSLTD ₹2,635.70 BUY HOLD if next session holds
MSPL ₹34.78 BUY HOLD if next session holds
MSUMI ₹36.90 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
MUTHOOTFIN ₹2,880.00 BUY HOLD if next session holds
NAM-INDIA ₹1,195.00 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
NATCOPHARM ₹838.30 HOLD BUY if next session holds
NAVA ₹556.25 BUY HOLD if next session holds
NAVINFLUOR ₹8,603.50 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
NAVNETEDUL ₹131.84 BUY HOLD if next session holds
NEPHROPLUS ₹710.85 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
NETWEB ₹5,157.00 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
NH ₹1,911.80 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
NIITMTS ₹220.72 BUY HOLD if next session holds
NITINSPIN ₹627.45 BUY HOLD if next session holds
NITTAGELA ₹1,677.80 BUY HOLD if next session holds
NIVABUPA ₹80.67 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
NRBBEARING ₹483.00 BUY HOLD if next session holds
NSIL ₹5,677.00 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
ONEGLOBAL ₹522.00 BUY HOLD if next session holds
ORIENTELEC ₹176.38 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
ORIENTHOT ₹139.11 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
PARAGMILK ₹250.25 BUY HOLD if next session holds
PARAS ₹1,489.40 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
PARKHOSPS ₹286.80 BUY QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
PENIND ₹175.96 BUY HOLD if next session holds
PFS ₹27.39 BUY HOLD if next session holds
PGEL ₹559.55 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
PGIL ₹2,257.20 QUALITY-WAIT BUY if next session holds
PIIND ₹2,430.00 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
PITTIENG ₹1,176.20 BUY HOLD if next session holds
PIXTRANS ₹1,754.90 BUY HOLD if next session holds
POLICYBZR ₹1,792.00 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
POWERICA ₹512.10 HOLD BUY if next session holds
POWERMECH ₹2,359.80 BUY HOLD if next session holds
PRAJIND ₹336.55 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
RACLGEAR ₹1,573.70 BUY HOLD if next session holds
RAMCOSYS ₹604.35 BUY HOLD if next session holds
RBLBANK ₹415.00 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
RECLTD ₹316.40 BUY HOLD if next session holds
RELTD ₹159.21 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
RICOAUTO ₹135.47 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
RML ₹1,388.20 BUY HOLD if next session holds
ROTO ₹63.59 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
ROUTE ₹512.05 BUY HOLD if next session holds
SAKAR ₹1,109.20 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
SAKSOFT ₹151.77 BUY HOLD if next session holds
SAMBHV ₹133.53 BUY HOLD if next session holds
SANDHAR ₹620.40 BUY HOLD if next session holds
SANGAMIND ₹576.30 BUY HOLD if next session holds
SANGHVIMOV ₹438.60 BUY HOLD if next session holds
SANOFI ₹3,122.00 HOLD BUY if next session holds
SBIFUNDS ₹557.80 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
SCI ₹293.75 BUY HOLD if next session holds
SEAMECLTD ₹1,779.90 BUY HOLD if next session holds
SGMART ₹810.40 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
SHREEPUSHK ₹514.90 BUY HOLD if next session holds
SIGNPOST ₹269.50 BUY HOLD if next session holds
SIKA ₹986.10 BUY QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
SIS ₹428.65 HOLD BUY if next session holds
SKMEGGPROD ₹246.85 BUY HOLD if next session holds
SOMANYCERA ₹559.40 BUY HOLD if next session holds
SPAL ₹1,065.90 BUY HOLD if next session holds
SPARC ₹205.87 HOLD BUY if next session holds
SPIC ₹71.02 BUY HOLD if next session holds
SPLPETRO ₹802.50 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
STAR ₹1,178.80 HOLD BUY if next session holds
STUDDS ₹419.95 BUY HOLD if next session holds
SUNRAKSHAK ₹370.15 BUY HOLD if next session holds
SUNTV ₹452.85 HOLD BUY if next session holds
SURAKSHA ₹338.90 BUY QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
SURYAROSNI ₹215.81 BUY HOLD if next session holds
SWARAJENG ₹3,648.00 BUY HOLD if next session holds
TAJGVK ₹329.20 BUY HOLD if next session holds
TALBROAUTO ₹431.80 BUY HOLD if next session holds
TATACAP ₹369.95 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
TATAINVEST ₹627.80 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
TBZ ₹528.90 BUY HOLD if next session holds
TCPLPACK ₹3,862.40 BUY HOLD if next session holds
TEAMLEASE ₹1,279.20 BUY HOLD if next session holds
TGVSL ₹110.52 BUY HOLD if next session holds
THERMAX ₹3,622.00 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
THOMASCOOK ₹112.52 BUY HOLD if next session holds
TI ₹533.25 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
TINNARUBR ₹1,012.90 BUY HOLD if next session holds
TITAGARH ₹896.45 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
TRAVELFOOD ₹1,285.30 BUY QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
TTKPRESTIG ₹548.00 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
TVSSRICHAK ₹5,305.00 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
UCOBANK ₹24.42 AVOID HOLD if next session holds
UGROCAP ₹85.42 BUY HOLD if next session holds
ULTRACEMCO ₹11,175.00 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
ULTRAMAR ₹429.40 BUY HOLD if next session holds
UNIPARTS ₹902.10 BUY HOLD if next session holds
UTTAMSUGAR ₹284.00 BUY HOLD if next session holds
VENKEYS ₹1,648.30 BUY HOLD if next session holds
VESUVIUS ₹419.55 BUY HOLD if next session holds
VSSL ₹356.45 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds
WAAREEINDO ₹265.55 BUY HOLD if next session holds
WAAREERTL ₹852.60 BUY HOLD if next session holds
WABAG ₹2,008.00 QUALITY-WAIT BUY if next session holds
WEBELSOLAR ₹75.21 BUY HOLD if next session holds
WHEELS ₹1,755.40 BUY HOLD if next session holds
WINDLAS ₹1,154.75 HOLD QUALITY-WAIT if next session holds
WONDERLA ₹526.30 BUY HOLD if next session holds
WSTCSTPAPR ₹687.50 BUY HOLD if next session holds
YATRA ₹114.97 BUY HOLD if next session holds
YUKEN ₹1,005.60 QUALITY-WAIT HOLD if next session holds

Top Stories

Yatra's board unanimously rejects Magna Holdings' $1.10/share tender offer, calling it inadequate. Hospitality & Tourism

Yatra's board, after consulting independent financial and legal advisors, unanimously rejected Magna Holdings' unsolicited partial tender offer for up to ~31% of shares at $1.10/share -- a 45% discount to the prior quarter's high -- recommended shareholders not tender, and filed a Schedule 14D-9. No competing bid, defensive escalation, or executive departure has emerged; the offer expires September 17, 2026 unless extended. This is a clean, orderly board response so far, arguing against the pending BUY->QUALITY-WAIT call flip rather than for it.

YATRA

UltraTech Cement's entry into wires & cables cited as the driver behind KEI Industries' pullback. Capital Goods

KEI Industries shares are trading ~20% off their 52-week high on competitive concerns after UltraTech Cement launched 'Ultravolt,' a wires & cables business -- a large, well-capitalised new entrant into KEI's core market. KEI has analyst/investor meets scheduled with Axis Capital and UBS Securities for 10-11 September, which may address the competitive narrative directly. This finding is single-sourced; treat the competitive-threat framing as credible but unconfirmed pending independent coverage.

KEI
Sources: indmoney.com

Maruti hikes prices a third time this fiscal year alongside strong volume growth and a ~$1bn EV capex plan. Automobiles

Maruti Suzuki announced a September price hike of up to Rs 20,000 on select models -- its third increase this fiscal year -- while cumulative April-August sales rose to 11,43,365 units from 8,89,070 a year earlier. Separately, the company plans up to Rs 90 billion (~$1bn) capex this fiscal year ahead of its first EV, the e-Vitara, launching before end-September, targeting ~70,000 units of annual EV production largely for export, and a 20% overall export growth target for the year.

MARUTI

MRPL reroutes crude tenders away from the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz amid West Asia tensions, posts a strong Q1 FY27 profit swing. Energy & Power

MRPL issued a spot crude tender for up to 1 million barrels with a binding instruction to suppliers to avoid the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz -- described as a first for an Indian state refiner, direct evidence of the same US-Iran conflict driving today's broader oil-price and market moves. Separately, Q1 FY27 consolidated revenue rose 98.24% YoY to Rs 41,608.96 crore, with net profit of Rs 945.68 crore versus a loss a year earlier; MRPL also secured PNGRB authorization for a new ATF pipeline to Kempegowda International Airport.

MRPL
Sources: sahi.com · mrpl.co.in

Sector Scorecard

Entry score is 40% cheap-vs-history + 25% quality trend + 20% news catalyst + 15% technicals, for the 4 sectors with a researched catalyst. The other 17 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.

SectorStanceEntryCheap QualityTechNews IndexIdx P/EB/W/H/A
Information Technology 24 scanned · 5 researched ACCUMULATE 63.7 60.2 81.8 43.1 ▼ -2.28% 19.1 6/3/12/3
Banks 18 scanned · 3 researched WATCH 46.3 33.6 55.5 64.6 ▼ -0.49% 13.5 0/0/13/5
Pharmaceuticals 33 scanned · 9 researched AVOID 41.0 12.5 72.8 64.2 ▲ +0.75% 41.3 0/8/24/1
Automobiles 35 scanned · 8 researched WATCH 50.7 26.9 77.8 70.0 +0 ▼ -0.04% 32.2 8/5/19/3
FMCG 40 scanned · 3 researched ACCUMULATE 63.9 60.4 75.7 53.9 ▼ -0.66% 31.6 5/12/17/6
Metals & Mining 23 scanned · 4 researched WATCH 48.0 23.6 74.1 66.8 +0 ▼ -1.24% 16.0 5/5/11/2
Realty 17 scanned · 3 researched WATCH 61.2 54.4 64.2 74.6 ▼ -1.70% 37.9 1/2/7/7
Energy & Power 46 scanned · 3 researched WATCH 60.4 56.0 69.2 57.8 ▼ -0.25% 14.7 6/4/19/17
Financial Services 47 scanned · 5 ranked elsewhere · 3 researched WATCH 52.9 61.4 36.8 61.2 +0 ▼ -0.44% 15.9 4/2/22/19
Healthcare & Hospitals 23 scanned · 16 ranked elsewhere · 2 researched AVOID 41.1 9.7 77.6 64.2 ▲ +0.68% 43.3 1/7/14/1
Hospitality & Tourism 18 scanned · 4 researched WATCH 59.2 56.4 65.8 55.9 ▼ -0.51% 87.7 8/2/3/5
Chemicals 16 scanned WATCH 57.9 50.0 68.6 61.3 1/4/9/2
Construction & Materials 17 scanned ACCUMULATE 65.9 81.0 66.9 23.8 4/1/7/5
Capital Goods 16 scanned AVOID 39.1 9.0 67.7 70.3 -2 2/3/7/4
Textiles & Apparel 9 scanned · 1 researched WATCH 54.4 50.0 68.6 42.6 3/2/0/4
Retail & Consumer 10 scanned ACCUMULATE 62.2 64.2 69.7 44.6 3/1/2/4
Packaging & Plastics 5 scanned WATCH 58.0 40.8 74.9 75.6 2/0/1/2
Logistics & Transport 5 scanned · 1 researched WATCH 49.9 41.9 63.6 48.2 2/0/1/2
Telecom & Media 3 scanned ACCUMULATE 68.5 75.3 69.6 48.8 1/1/0/1
Commercial Services 3 scanned ACCUMULATE 66.7 97.8 48.0 15.0 0/0/1/2
Diversified & Other 1053 scanned · 59 researched WATCH 54.9 45.6 65.5 61.8 163/122/476/292

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.

new call this session
P/E in the 1th percentile of its own 3-year range · ROCE 17.4% (up 6.4pt over 5y) · Altman Z 1.33 — distress zone
Composite 73.6 Mkt Cap 61,377 cr · Large P/E 6.93 ROCE 17.4% Piotroski 6/9
new call this session
P/E in the 64th percentile of its own 3-year range
Composite 69.6 Mkt Cap 179,551 cr · Large P/E 36.23 ROCE 38.4% Piotroski 5/9
new call this session
P/E in the 49th percentile of its own 3-year range · ROCE 1.06% (up 1.1pt over 5y) · -25.1% off its 52-week high
Composite 65.9 Mkt Cap 15,421 cr · Mid P/E 55.41 ROCE 1.06% Piotroski 6/8
new call this session
P/E in the 45th percentile of its own 3-year range · ROCE 10.5% (up 6.5pt over 5y)
Composite 63.1 Mkt Cap 22,155 cr · Mid P/E 32.51 ROCE 10.5% Piotroski 3/9
new call this session
P/E in the 1th percentile of its own 3-year range · ROCE 21.2% (up 4.2pt over 5y)
Composite 83.9 Mkt Cap 6,685 cr · Small P/E 43.36 ROCE 21.2% Piotroski 6/8
new call this session
P/E in the 41th percentile of its own 3-year range · ROCE 17.0% (down 4.0pt over 5y)
Composite 71.7 Mkt Cap 12,380 cr · Small P/E 31.57 ROCE 17.0% Piotroski 4/9
new call this session
Highly Volatile
ROCE 24.0% (up 16.0pt over 5y)
Composite 79.5 Mkt Cap 1,044 cr · Micro P/E 23.53 ROCE 24.0% Piotroski 6/8
new call this session
Highly Volatile
P/E in the 2th percentile of its own 3-year range · ROCE 8.37% (up 3.4pt over 5y) · -32.5% off its 52-week high
Composite 72.4 Mkt Cap 2,531 cr · Micro P/E 22.68 ROCE 8.37% Piotroski 3/8

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.