Highlights

Nifty 50 24,366.00 🔻 0.83%

Monday🔼 0.05% 
Tuesday🔻 0.46% 
Wednesday🔻 0.15% 
Thursday🔻 0.16% 
Friday🔻 0.12% 

What moved the market?

Top Gainers & Top Losers

Nifty Media🔼 2.26%Nifty Metal🔻 1.88%
Nifty Consumer Durables🔼 1.30%Nifty Commodities🔻 1.69%
Nifty Realty🔼 1.09%Nifty Media🔻 1.66%

Markets this week

Nifty Midcap 15023,421.05 (🔼 0.25%)
Nifty Smallcap 25018,274.75 (🔻 0.45%)
India VIX11.31 (🔻 6.99%)

Stocks in the Spotlight

Top Gainers

Name of the companyMovement
Finolex Cables Ltd.🔼 20.5%
Sapphire Foods India Ltd.🔼 17.5%
Devyani International Ltd.🔼 16.1%
Gland Pharma Ltd.🔼 13.9%
Bosch Ltd.🔼 12.1%

Top Losers

Name of the companyMovement
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.🔻13.3%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.🔻11.5%
PI Industries Ltd.🔻10.9%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.🔻10.1%
Aegis Logistics Ltd.🔻9.6%

Technical Analysis

Nifty 50

The Nifty 50 index closed the week at 24,366.00, marking a weekly loss of 0.83%.

  • Immediate Resistance: 24,900-25,110
  • Immediate Support: 23,700 – 23,900

Nifty Midcap 150

The Nifty Midcap 150 index closed the week at 23,421.05, marking a weekly gain of  0.25%.

  • Immediate Resistance: 23,650 – 23,850
  • Significant Support:  23,000 – 22,800

Nifty Smallcap 250

The Nifty Smallcap 250 index closed the week at 18,274.75, with a weekly loss of 0.45%.

For the upcoming sessions:

  • Key Resistance Level: 18,700 – 18,900
  • Key Support Level: 17,500 – 17,700

CRISP Insight: Most consistent Focused Funds and their investment styles

All data as of July 31, 2026. Style categorization for Quality, Value, and Momentum is based on a 5-year weighted average of portfolio factor scores, assessed relative to both category peers and the benchmark. Funds with risk categorized as too high as per CRISP not considered. For detailed methodology, refer to this link.

This Week’s Spotlight Story

A deep dive into the headline that defined market conversations.

Government Releases July 2026 WPI Data; Wholesale Inflation Stands At 9.78% 

Provisional estimates for the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) with a Base Year of 2022-23 have been released, reporting an all-India year-on-year inflation rate of 9.78% for July 2026, a slight moderation from 9.87% in June 2026. The index for All Commodities stands at 110.0. Across major groups, year-on-year inflation rates are recorded at 8.52% for Primary Articles, 20.05% for Fuel and Power, and 8.29% for Manufactured Products. The WPI Food Index observed an inflation rate of 6.65% in July 2026, up from 6.14% in the previous month.

Major drivers of WPI inflation in July included Mineral Oils (containing Petroleum Products), Food Articles, Manufacture of Basic Metals, Non-Food Articles, and Manufacture of Chemicals and Chemical Products. The final WPI inflation for May 2026 has also been revised upward to 9.88% from the provisional estimate of 9.68%. Alongside WPI, the Output Producer Price Index (PPI) for All Commodities in July 2026 stands at 109.9, remaining unchanged from June. Output PPIs for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Mining and Quarrying; Manufactured Products; and Electricity are 115.6, 119.4, 108.8, and 92.4, respectively. Furthermore, the provisional trial Input PPI for the Manufacturing Sector is estimated at 105.9 for July 2026.

That’s a wrap for this week.

As the markets pause to catch their breath, we’ll be back next week with sharper insights and stories to help you invest intelligently.