{"id":186645,"date":"2026-08-05T16:01:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T10:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:01:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T10:31:57","slug":"nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/","title":{"rendered":"Nifty 50 Today: Closing Bell Wrap for 5 August 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#Quick_market_takeaways\" title=\"Quick market takeaways\">Quick market takeaways<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#Market_summary\" title=\"Market summary\">Market summary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#Why_did_the_market_move\" title=\"Why did the market move?\">Why did the market move?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#Market_breadth_analysis\" title=\"Market breadth analysis\">Market breadth analysis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#Sector_snapshot\" title=\"Sector snapshot\">Sector snapshot<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#Leading_multi-stock_groups\" title=\"Leading multi-stock groups\">Leading multi-stock groups<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#Weakest_multi-stock_groups\" title=\"Weakest multi-stock groups\">Weakest multi-stock groups<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#Top_5_gainers\" title=\"Top 5 gainers\">Top 5 gainers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#Top_5_losers\" title=\"Top 5 losers\">Top 5 losers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#Stocks_to_watch_next_session\" title=\"Stocks to watch next session\">Stocks to watch next session<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#Technical_market_view\" title=\"Technical market view\">Technical market view<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#The_bull_case\" title=\"The bull case\">The bull case<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#The_cautious_case\" title=\"The cautious case\">The cautious case<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#Univest_Insights\" title=\"Univest Insights\">Univest Insights<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#Frequently_asked_questions\" title=\"Frequently asked questions\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#How_was_Nifty_50_Today_on_5_August_2026\" title=\"How was Nifty 50 Today on 5 August 2026?\">How was Nifty 50 Today on 5 August 2026?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#What_was_the_advance-decline_ratio\" title=\"What was the advance-decline ratio?\">What was the advance-decline ratio?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#Which_sectors_led_the_closing_session\" title=\"Which sectors led the closing session?\">Which sectors led the closing session?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#Which_sectors_lagged\" title=\"Which sectors lagged?\">Which sectors lagged?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#Which_stocks_were_the_top_gainers\" title=\"Which stocks were the top gainers?\">Which stocks were the top gainers?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#What_should_investors_watch_next_session\" title=\"What should investors watch next session?\">What should investors watch next session?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#Know_more_with_Univest\" title=\"Know more with Univest\">Know more with Univest<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-50-5-august-2026-closing-bell\/#Disclaimer\" title=\"Disclaimer\">Disclaimer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quick_market_takeaways\"><\/span><strong>Quick market takeaways<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/screeners\/nifty50\"><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/screeners\/nifty50\">Nifty 50 Today<\/a><\/a> closed with a mildly positive internal tone on 5 August 2026, with data updated at 3:59:57 PM IST.<\/li>\n<li>Among the 50 represented constituents, 25 advanced, 23 declined and two were unchanged, producing an advance-decline ratio of 1.09.<\/li>\n<li>Diversified, non-ferrous metals, iron &amp; steel, infrastructure and automobiles led the session, while healthcare, IT and crude oil lagged.<\/li>\n<li>Shriram Finance, Grasim Industries and Hero MotoCorp were the leading gainers; TCS, Apollo Hospitals and HCL Technologies were the notable losers.<\/li>\n<li>For the next session, investors can watch whether the strength in autos, metals and infrastructure remains broad enough to offset pressure in IT, healthcare and crude-oil names.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Market_summary\"><\/span><strong>Market summary<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The closing picture was modestly constructive for retail investors: more represented stocks finished higher than lower, but the gains were not strong enough to create a decisive market-wide move. The 50-stock basket tracked by <a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/share-market-today\"><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/share-market-today\">Univest Market View<\/a><\/a> had 25 gainers against 23 losers, while two stocks were unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>The equal-weighted constituent change was 0.22%, ahead of the market-cap-weighted constituent change of 0.03%. This gap indicates that gains were somewhat better distributed across stocks than the headline weight of the largest companies suggested. Total volume stood at 355,554,685 shares and estimated turnover was Rs 31,174.76 crore. The represented market capitalisation was Rs 198.55 lakh crore. For normal investors, the session showed selective opportunity across several groups rather than a uniform rise across the full basket.<\/p>\n<p>Late-session leadership came from cyclically oriented and industrial-facing pockets, while large IT and selected healthcare names held back the market-cap-weighted reading. That mix makes stock and sector selection especially relevant heading into the next trading day.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_did_the_market_move\"><\/span><strong>Why did the market move?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The available closing data points to visible buying in diversified, metals, infrastructure and automobile shares. Grasim Industries rose 2.74%, Hindalco Industries added 1.96%, and JSW Steel gained 2.31%. Larsen &amp; Toubro advanced 1.68%, while the six-stock automobile and ancillaries group rose 0.83% with all six constituents in the green.<\/p>\n<p>Auto leadership was supported by Hero MotoCorp, up 2.56%, Bajaj Auto, up 1.72%, and positive moves in Eicher Motors, Mahindra &amp; Mahindra, Tata Motors and Maruti Suzuki. This was a useful sign of participation because the gains within the group were spread across all its represented constituents rather than concentrated in one counter.<\/p>\n<p>Finance delivered a mixed picture. Shriram Finance was the day\u2019s biggest gainer, rising 3.23% to Rs 1,122.40 and closing at its day high. However, JIO Financial Services fell 1.15%, showing that the day\u2019s positive breadth did not translate into a one-way move across every finance name. At the same time, heavyweight pressure was visible in TCS, down 1.91%, and Reliance Industries, down 0.84%.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the session\u2019s modest positive internal breadth was driven by strength in selected cyclical and industrial-facing shares, while weakness in major IT, healthcare and crude-oil names capped the market-cap-weighted advance.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Market_breadth_analysis\"><\/span><strong>Market breadth analysis<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Market breadth finished slightly positive, with 25 advancers and 23 decliners. The 1.09 advance-decline ratio means there were 1.09 advancing stocks for every declining stock in the represented 50-stock universe. This is positive participation, although it is not a broad, emphatic rally because the difference between gainers and losers was small.<\/p>\n<p>The contrast between the 0.22% equal-weighted change and the 0.03% market-cap-weighted constituent change is important. Equal weighting gives each constituent similar influence, whereas market-cap weighting gives more importance to larger companies. The stronger equal-weight result suggests a wider set of stocks contributed to gains, but declines in larger constituents reduced the aggregate market-cap impact.<\/p>\n<p>For traders, this points to a market where internal participation was better than the large-cap-weighted signal. For investors, it reinforces the value of tracking sector leadership and individual closing strength instead of relying on one aggregate reading alone.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sector_snapshot\"><\/span><strong>Sector snapshot<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Leading_multi-stock_groups\"><\/span><strong>Leading multi-stock groups<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Iron &amp; steel was the strongest broad-based multi-stock group, rising 1.78% with both represented stocks advancing. <a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/stocks\/jswsteel\/jsw-steel-ltd-share-price-today\">JSW Steel<\/a> gained 2.31% and Tata Steel added 1.07%. Automobile &amp; ancillaries rose 0.83%, with all six constituents higher, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/stocks\/heromotoco\/hero-motocorp-ltd-share-price-today\">Hero MotoCorp<\/a> and Bajaj Auto. Infrastructure also showed strength, with Larsen &amp; Toubro up 1.68%.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Weakest_multi-stock_groups\"><\/span><strong>Weakest multi-stock groups<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Healthcare fell 0.92%, with three declines among four constituents. Apollo Hospitals lost 1.55% and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries fell 1.22%, while Dr. Reddy\u2019s Laboratories gained 0.29%. IT declined 0.90%; TCS and HCL Technologies fell sharply, even as Infosys, Wipro and Tech Mahindra ended modestly higher. Crude oil slipped 0.83%, as Reliance Industries and ONGC both closed lower.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_5_gainers\"><\/span><strong>Top 5 gainers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Stock<\/th>\n<th>Move<\/th>\n<th>Why it matters<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/stocks\/shriramfin\/shriram-finance-ltd-share-price-today\">Shriram Finance<\/a><\/td>\n<td>+3.23% to Rs 1,122.40<\/td>\n<td>Closed at its day high after trading between Rs 1,092.70 and Rs 1,122.40.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/stocks\/grasim\/grasim-industries-ltd-share-price-today\">Grasim Industries<\/a><\/td>\n<td>+2.74% to Rs 3,224<\/td>\n<td>Led the diversified category and finished near its day high.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/stocks\/heromotoco\/hero-motocorp-ltd-share-price-today\">Hero MotoCorp<\/a><\/td>\n<td>+2.56% to Rs 5,690<\/td>\n<td>Provided leadership within an all-positive automobile group.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/stocks\/jswsteel\/jsw-steel-ltd-share-price-today\">JSW Steel<\/a><\/td>\n<td>+2.31% to Rs 1,330<\/td>\n<td>Its gain supported the strongest multi-stock sector reading.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/stocks\/hindalco\/hindalco-industries-ltd-share-price-today\">Hindalco Industries<\/a><\/td>\n<td>+1.96% to Rs 1,040<\/td>\n<td>Closed at its day high, highlighting firm metal-sector leadership.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_5_losers\"><\/span><strong>Top 5 losers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Stock<\/th>\n<th>Move<\/th>\n<th>Why it matters<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/stocks\/tcs\/tata-consultancy-services-ltd-share-price-today\">TCS<\/a><\/td>\n<td>-1.91% to Rs 2,413<\/td>\n<td>Closed near its day low and weighed on the IT group.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/stocks\/apollohosp\/apollo-hospitals-enterprise-ltd-share-price-today\">Apollo Hospitals<\/a><\/td>\n<td>-1.55% to Rs 8,910<\/td>\n<td>Was the largest decliner within healthcare.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/stocks\/hcltech\/hcl-technologies-ltd-share-price-today\">HCL Technologies<\/a><\/td>\n<td>-1.45% to Rs 1,350<\/td>\n<td>Added to IT weakness despite positive moves in some peers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/stocks\/sunpharma\/sun-pharmaceutical-industries-ltd-share-price-today\">Sun Pharma<\/a><\/td>\n<td>-1.22% to Rs 1,940<\/td>\n<td>Finished near its day low within the weaker healthcare group.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/stocks\/jiofin\/jio-financial-services-ltd-share-price-today\">JIO Financial Services<\/a><\/td>\n<td>-1.15% to Rs 261.95<\/td>\n<td>Closed near its day low, contrasting with Shriram Finance\u2019s strength.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stocks_to_watch_next_session\"><\/span><strong>Stocks to watch next session<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shriram Finance and Hindalco Industries merit attention after both closed at their day highs. Grasim Industries and JSW Steel also ended near their intraday highs, keeping the focus on whether their respective leadership persists. Hero MotoCorp remains relevant after leading a fully positive auto group. On the weaker side, TCS and JIO Financial Services closed near their day lows, making their opening and follow-through useful gauges of whether selling pressure eases or extends.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Technical_market_view\"><\/span><strong>Technical market view<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The available technical picture is based on closing range position, breadth, leadership strength and concentration. Shriram Finance and Hindalco closed at their day highs, while Grasim, Hero MotoCorp and JSW Steel finished near their highs. In contrast, TCS, Sun Pharma and JIO Financial Services ended near their day lows. The leadership was strongest in metals and automobiles, but the narrow 25-to-23 breadth margin and the subdued market-cap-weighted change indicate that confirmation from larger constituents remains important.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_bull_case\"><\/span><strong>The bull case<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The constructive case rests on positive closing breadth, a 0.22% equal-weighted gain and broad participation within automobiles and iron &amp; steel. All six auto constituents advanced, while both represented iron &amp; steel names gained. Several leading stocks also finished near their intraday highs, indicating that buyers retained influence into the close. If this participation remains intact, the market\u2019s internal tone can stay supportive.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_cautious_case\"><\/span><strong>The cautious case<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The cautious case is that the market-cap-weighted constituent change was only 0.03%, much lower than the equal-weighted gain. This highlights the drag from larger names, notably TCS and Reliance Industries. Healthcare and IT were also weak at the sector level, and the advance-decline ratio of 1.09 was positive but close to balanced. Sustained progress would therefore benefit from broader support among heavyweight constituents.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Univest_Insights\"><\/span><strong>Univest Insights<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The main market driver at the close was selective strength in diversified, metals, infrastructure and automobile shares. The strongest evidence of leadership came from iron &amp; steel, where both represented stocks advanced, and automobiles, where every represented constituent closed higher.<\/p>\n<p>The session also showed a meaningful divergence between the typical stock\u2019s performance and the influence of large companies. The equal-weighted measure gained 0.22%, while the market-cap-weighted measure rose just 0.03%. This suggests that gains were more visible below the largest weights than in the biggest companies themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Closing range behaviour adds another layer to the picture. Shriram Finance and Hindalco ended at their intraday highs, and Grasim, Hero MotoCorp and JSW Steel remained near their highs. Meanwhile, TCS and JIO Financial Services were near their lows, leaving the next session dependent on whether leadership broadens beyond the current winners.<\/p>\n<p>For traders and investors, the key signal to watch is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Track the latest market movers and sector performance on <a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/share-market-today\">Univest Market View<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_asked_questions\"><\/span><strong>Frequently asked questions<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_was_Nifty_50_Today_on_5_August_2026\"><\/span><strong>How was Nifty 50 Today on 5 August 2026?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The represented 50-stock basket had a mildly positive internal close, with 25 gainers, 23 losers and two unchanged stocks.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_the_advance-decline_ratio\"><\/span><strong>What was the advance-decline ratio?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The advance-decline ratio was 1.09, based on 25 advancing and 23 declining constituents.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_sectors_led_the_closing_session\"><\/span><strong>Which sectors led the closing session?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Leading groups included iron &amp; steel, automobile &amp; ancillaries and infrastructure. Diversified and non-ferrous metals were also strong one-stock categories.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_sectors_lagged\"><\/span><strong>Which sectors lagged?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Healthcare fell 0.92%, IT declined 0.90%, and crude oil was down 0.83% among the lagging multi-stock groups.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_stocks_were_the_top_gainers\"><\/span><strong>Which stocks were the top gainers?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Shriram Finance, Grasim Industries, Hero MotoCorp, JSW Steel and Hindalco Industries were the top five gainers.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_should_investors_watch_next_session\"><\/span><strong>What should investors watch next session?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Watch whether strength in autos, metals and infrastructure continues, and whether TCS, JIO Financial Services and other weak heavyweight names stabilise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"univest-posted-at\" style=\"font-size:14px;color:#666;margin:20px 0 8px\">Published on 5 August 2026 at 4:00 PM IST<\/p>\n<section class=\"univest-login-cta\" style=\"margin:28px 0;padding:24px;border-radius:10px;background:#eef5ff;border:1px solid #cddff7;text-align:center\">\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Know_more_with_Univest\"><\/span>Know more with Univest<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Log in to Univest to explore market insights, track stocks, and get <strong>3 free trade ideas<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/share-market-today\">Share Market Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/univest.in\/user\/log-in\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:11px 20px;border-radius:6px;background:#1f4e79;color:#fff !important;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700\">Know More &#8211; Log In<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"univest-disclaimer\">\n<h2 style=\"font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disclaimer\"><\/span>Disclaimer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Investments in securities markets are subject to market risks. Read all related documents carefully before investing. 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