{"id":214211,"date":"2026-08-20T16:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=214211"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:30:44","slug":"stock-market-predictions-for-tomorrow-21-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/stock-market-predictions-for-tomorrow-21-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock Market Predictions for Tomorrow: VIX Crash and Broad Rally Signal Bullish Bias for 21 August 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nifty 50 at 24,231.85 (+0.64%) on 20 Aug 2026. High: 24,265.15. Low: 24,184.55. Sensex: 77,537.72 (+0.82%). Bank Nifty: 57,495.90 (+0.45%). India VIX: 10.82 (-4.42%). Kotak Bank +1.82% leads.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Stock market predictions for tomorrow, 21 August 2026, are sideways to mildly bullish after a broad-based rally broke the four-day losing streak on 20 August. Nifty 50 closed at 24,231.85 (+0.64%), supported by Kotak Mahindra Bank (+1.82%), Axis Bank (+1.30%), Infosys (+0.91%), and ICICI Bank (+0.71%). The most powerful signal in the stock market predictions for tomorrow is India VIX crashing -4.42% to 10.82 its lowest level in this corrective phase signalling that institutional fear has effectively been extinguished. Ankit Jaiswal notes that the stock market predictions for tomorrow place support at 24,185 and resistance at 24,265, while Kunal Singla highlights the post-expiry clean-up as a structural positive for tomorrow’s session.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Stock market predictions for tomorrow are meaningfully more positive than any of the past four sessions. Nifty 50 opened at 24,225.45 on 20 August, touched a high of 24,265.15, held a low of 24,184.55, and settled at 24,231.85. The session broke the sequence of lower closes that characterised 17 through 19 August, and crucially it did so with broad participation. Nifty 500 gained 0.54%, Nifty Midcap 50 added 0.44%, and Nifty Next 50 rose 0.40%, confirming that today’s strength was not a narrow index move. Ankit Jaiswal, Research Analyst at Univest, notes that this breadth is the foundation of the stock market predictions for tomorrow being constructive rather than tentative.<\/p>\n

Kunal Singla, Research Analyst at Univest, observes that the stock market predictions for tomorrow benefit from two structural positives. First, today marks the first session after Thursday’s Sensex weekly expiry, clearing hedging and positioning distortions and creating the cleaner price-discovery environment that post-expiry sessions typically deliver. Second, the Nifty Private Bank index surged 0.89%, with Kotak Mahindra Bank leading at +1.82% a signal that institutional investors are rotating into quality financial stocks, consistent with the constructive stock market predictions for tomorrow. Tomorrow is a Friday, making it an end-of-week session where short-covering ahead of the weekend can amplify the morning rally.<\/p>\n

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