Aftermarket Report · 24 Aug 2026

NIFTY Today: Closes at 24,219, Down 0.14% as Cement Drags

The day as a heatmap, auto-generated for this session

The close at a glance

The NIFTY 50 ended the session lower, closing at 24,219.05, a loss of 32.95 points or 0.14%. Realty was the standout on the sector board while Cement was the biggest drag. Breadth was negative, with 28 of the 50 constituents closing lower.

01How the day moved

The index opened near 24,285 and traded between a low of 24,144 and a high of 24,313 through the session before settling at 24,219. The dashed line marks the previous close, so the shaded area shows where the index spent the day relative to it.

02The heatmap read

On the NIFTY heatmap, red carried the board. Realty was the brightest block at ▲ 1.61%, while Cement was the deepest shade at ▼ 0.85%. Reading the map, the move was fairly broad across the board rather than driven by a single name.

03Broader market

04Sector scorecard

05Top movers

06Market breadth

28 of the 50 constituents closed lower and 21 closed higher, an advance-decline balance tilted to the downside.

07Five-day trend

08FII / DII flows

Foreign institutions were net buyers and domestic institutions were net buyers in the cash market. (Provisional NSE figures.)

09Global and commodity cues

10On the map tomorrow

For context only, not a recommendation. The recent range on the NIFTY runs roughly between 24,144 on the downside and 24,313 on the upside. Overnight global cues remain worth watching into the next session.