QUANT SECTION: 17th AUGUST 2026

▪️ FUTURES
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• Gift Nifty: 24,398, down 52 pts vs Nifty Fut close of 24,450
• Dow Future: 53,772, down 35 points
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▪️ FUND FLOWS (RS CR)
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Cash Market
• FII's: +508
• DII's: +356
FII's in F&O
• Index Futures: -1,315.40 Cr (-8.0k lots)
• Nifty: -756.20 Cr (4.8k lots of selling)
• Bank Nifty: -560.29 Cr (3.2k lots of selling)
• Index Options: +5,588.81 Cr
• Stock Futures: -174.10 Cr (4.2k lots of selling)
• Stock Options: -532.39 Cr
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▪️ LEVELS
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• Nifty CMP: 24,366 (20 EMA: 24,364 / 252 EMA: 24,441)
• Bank Nifty CMP: 57,491 (20 EMA: 57,570 / 252 EMA: 56,339)
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▪️ F&O STOCKS IN BAN
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• Stocks in ban – BANDHANBNK, LICI, MANAPPURAM, SAIL
• New addition in ban – Nil
• Stocks exit from ban – Nil
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▪️ TOP GAINERS (NIFTY 500)
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• LGEINDIA (1,730) (+9.6%)
• ZEEL (102) (+5.7%)
• ELGIEQUIP (610) (+5.7%)
• CEMPRO (1,299) (+5.0%)
• HONASA (503) (+4.9%)
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▪️ TOP LOSERS (NIFTY 500)
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• NATIONALUM (376) (-6.1%)
• SAMMAANCAP (152) (-5.8%)
• OLECTRA (1,317) (-5.5%)
• NATCOPHARM (903) (-5.1%)
• CPPLUS (3,519) (-5.0%)
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▪️ HIGH DELIVERY % FOR STOCKS BETWEEN 500 – 20K CR M-CAP
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•⁠ ⁠Honasa Consumer – 8.1x Avg monthly volumes
•⁠ ⁠Wework India Management – 10.0x Avg monthly volumes
•⁠ ⁠Sudarshan Chemical Industries – 9.8x Avg monthly volumes
•⁠ ⁠Manorama Industries – 10.2x Avg monthly volumes
•⁠ ⁠Indigo Paints – 14.6x Avg monthly volumes
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▪️ COMMENTS
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• Long Build-Up: 31 stocks saw an increase in OI and price, suggesting a build-up of long positions. Major ones: MAXHEALTH, APLAPOLLO, JUBLFOOD, VOLTAS, MOTILALOFS, etc.
• Short Build-Up: 82 stocks saw an increase in OI and a drop in price. Major ones: DRREDDY, BSE, TMPV, NATIONALUM, SBICARD, etc.
• Short-Covering: 35 stocks saw short-covering, where OI decreased with a price increase. Major ones: LICI, BPCL, PETRONET, UNIONBANK, BHARTIARTL, etc.
• Long Unwinding: 60 stocks saw a decline in open interest (OI) along with a fall in price, indicating long unwinding. Major ones: DELHIVERY, MCX, ASTRAL, HINDZINC, OIL, etc.
• Nifty 50: The index is currently trading near the confluence of its 20-day and 200-day DEMA (24,360–24,385), making it the key trend-deciding zone. Immediate support is placed at 24,200–24,230 (with 24,000 as a strong psychological base), while 24,500–24,550 remains the immediate resistance. A decisive close above 24,630 is required to negate the current short-term bearish bias.
• US 10-Year Treasury Yield: The yield has been trading in a 4.60–4.70% range over the past five weeks. A breakout above 4.75–4.80% would be an important technical trigger and could create pressure on global equity markets.
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▪️ BLOCK / INSIDER TRADES
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• LEAP India: Capital Group's Smallcap World Fund bought 88.56 lakh shares (2.0%) for ₹142.77 crore. Other buyers included The Prudential Assurance Company (1.25%), Habrok India Master LP (1.06%), Aagam Investments (0.69%), and GDN Investments (20 lakh shares).
• Indigo Paints: HDFC Mutual Fund acquired an additional 1.2% stake.
• Rolex Rings: Mirae Asset Mutual Fund purchased shares worth ₹16.6 crore.
• WeWork India: Ariel Way sold 35 lakh shares through a block deal; the shares were acquired by multiple institutional investors.
• Sudarshan Chemical: Promoters Rahul Rathi and Pradeep Rathi sold a combined 1.84% stake for ₹148.22 crore.
• Solvex Edibles: Unicorn Fund acquired 2.08 lakh shares (2.3%) from Dhirajbhai Vaghjibhai Koradiya.
• Menon Bearings: Promoters sold 9.96 lakh shares (1.77%) for ₹23.92 crore. Persistence Capital Fund acquired 8.75 lakh shares (1.56%).
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▪️ IMPORTANT EVENTS TODAY
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• Nil
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▪️ ANY INTERESTING STOCKS ON TECHNICAL BASIS?
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• Nil
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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.