QUANT SECTION: 12th AUGUST 2026

▪️ FUTURES
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• Gift Nifty: 24,559, up 34 pts vs Nifty Fut close of 24,525
• Dow Future: 53,866, down 14 points
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▪️ FUND FLOWS (RS CR)
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Cash Market
• FII's: +259
• DII's: +25
FII's in F&O
• Index Futures: -646.70 Cr (-4.0k lots)
• Nifty: -468.93 Cr (2.9k lots of selling)
• Bank Nifty: -175.10 Cr (1.0k lots of selling)
• Index Options: -24,774.12 Cr
• Stock Futures: -920.73 Cr (10.4k lots of selling)
• Stock Options: -651.97 Cr
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▪️ LEVELS
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• Nifty CMP: 24,472 (20 EMA: 24,352 / 252 EMA: 24,442)
• Bank Nifty CMP: 57,446 (20 EMA: 57,539 / 252 EMA: 56,308)
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▪️ F&O STOCKS IN BAN
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• Stocks in ban – BANDHANBNK, SAIL
• New addition in ban – Nil
• Stocks exit from ban – Nil
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▪️ TOP GAINERS (NIFTY 500)
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• CHENNPETRO (1,426) (+15.0%)
• FINCABLES (1,208) (+14.2%)
• MRPL (181) (+11.2%)
• GLAND (2,924) (+9.6%)
• ARE&M (970) (+8.1%)
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▪️ TOP LOSERS (NIFTY 500)
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• TRITURBINE (600) (-5.7%)
• KEC (451) (-5.3%)
• BALRAMCHIN (628) (-4.2%)
• ABFRL (59) (-4.0%)
• ACE (1,073) (-3.6%)
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▪️ HIGH DELIVERY % FOR STOCKS BETWEEN 500 – 20K CR M-CAP
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•⁠ ⁠Lumax Auto Technologies – 9.5x Avg monthly volumes
•⁠ ⁠Finolex Cables – 7.9x Avg monthly volumes
•⁠ ⁠Amara Raja Energy & Mobility – 3.7x Avg monthly volumes
•⁠ ⁠Fine Organic Industries – 13.4x Avg monthly volumes
•⁠ ⁠CIE Automotive India – 9.3x Avg monthly volumes
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▪️ COMMENTS
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• Long Build-Up: 24 stocks saw an increase in OI and price, suggesting a build-up of long positions. Major ones: LICI, SWIGGY, MFSL, BSE, ZYDUSLIFE, etc.
• Short Build-Up: 90 stocks saw an increase in OI and a drop in price. Major ones: APLAPOLLO, BHARATFORG, JUBLFOOD, MAXHEALTH, PFC, etc.
• Short-Covering: 44 stocks saw short-covering, where OI decreased with a price increase. Major ones: DRREDDY, PAYTM, POLICYBZR, ETERNAL, GAIL, etc.
• Long Unwinding: 50 stocks saw a decline in open interest (OI) along with a fall in price, indicating long unwinding. Major ones: SONACOMS, PIDILITIND, HINDZINC, RECLTD, GRASIM, etc.
• US CPI in Focus: Wednesday's US CPI release is expected to be the week's defining macro event. The data will be assessed alongside crude oil prices and recent labour market weakness, as investors recalibrate expectations for the Fed's policy path and broader market sentiment.
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▪️ BLOCK / INSIDER TRADES
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• Metropolis Healthcare: Promoters sold a 1.01% stake, fully absorbed by Aditya Birla Sun Life MF, Morgan Stanley and ICICI Prudential MF.
• RPP Infra Projects: Promoters offloaded a 1.76% stake, with Diva Projects acquiring 1.71%.
• Rolex Rings: Bayerninvest acquired a 0.33% stake via a bulk deal.
• Univastu India: Taurus Mutual Fund acquired a ~1% stake.
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▪️ IMPORTANT EVENTS TODAY
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• Results to Watch: HAL, Grasim Industries, Tata Motors, Apollo Hospitals, GMR Airports, Sansera Engineering, Sudarshan Chemical Industries, Eureka Forbes, among others.
• India CPI Inflation
• US Core CPI
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▪️ ANY INTERESTING STOCKS ON TECHNICAL BASIS?
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• Jio Financial Services (CMP: ₹252): The stock witnessed a strong breakout from its five-month consolidation range of ₹225–254, rallying to ₹268 on healthy volumes. Following the recent retracement, the ₹244–248 zone is support area. Holding above this range would validate the breakout and indicate that the stock is not slipping back into its previous consolidation phase.
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TEAM OMKARA
www.omkaracapital.in
Disclaimer: This does not construe to be an investment advice. Stock market investments are subject to market risks. All information is a point of view and is for educational and informational use only.