Nifty 50 is trading at 24,368.50, down 67 points, as IT and Realty stocks drag the index lower while metals also slip on falling NALCO and Hindalco shares. Here’s your midday markets snapshot for 13 August 2026.
📊 Mid-Session Market Action
The Sensex is down 108.87 points (-0.14%) at 77,857.48, while the Nifty 50 has slipped 67.45 points (-0.28%) to 24,368.50 in midday trade. The broader tone stayed cautious through the morning, with the Nifty opening flat around 24,431.60 before drifting lower as IT and Realty names came under pressure. Nifty Metal is the weakest sector, down roughly 1%, dragged by NALCO and Hindalco Industries, while Grasim Industries and UltraTech Cement also feature among the session’s laggards. On the flip side, Lenskart Solutions bucked the trend to touch a fresh 52-week high after posting a strong Q1 profit number, and Tata Motors extended its recent run after a blockbuster earnings beat. Foreign portfolio investors were net sellers in the previous session, offloading shares worth roughly ₹1,002.50 crore as rising crude oil costs weighed on sentiment, and that caution appears to be carrying into today’s trade. IT stocks are also softer, tracking weak cues from US tech overnight, while banking names have been comparatively resilient, helping cushion the broader index from a sharper fall.
₿ Crypto Pulse — Midday Update
Bitcoin is holding around $64,200 (about ₹61.3 lakh), up roughly 1% over the past 24 hours, though it remains down close to 27% year-to-date and nearly 49% below its October 2025 all-time high of $126,080. Ethereum is trading near $1,881 (about ₹1.79 lakh), up about 0.5%. Sentiment got a modest lift from onchain activity: Metaplanet and Hut8 moved a combined 1,966 BTC (roughly $125 million) off exchanges within hours of each other, a pattern trackers typically read as bullish accumulation. Spot Bitcoin ETFs also logged $7.8 million in net inflows, led by BlackRock’s IBIT, even as the broader market stays choppy ahead of key U.S. inflation data.
💰 Live Rates — Midday IST
| Asset | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 24,368.50 | -0.28% |
| Sensex | 77,857.48 | -0.14% |
| Bitcoin (BTC) | ₹61.3L / $64,200 | +1.0% (24hr) |
| Ethereum (ETH) | ₹1.79L / $1,881 | +0.5% (24hr) |
| Gold (10g, 24K) | ₹1,54,860 | Steady |
| Silver (1kg) | ₹2,55,000 | Steady |
| USD/INR | ₹95.40 | +0.08% |
| Crude Oil (WTI) | $82.72 | +0.13% |
📰 Top 5 Stories Making Markets Move Today
- Tata Motors surges on blowout Q1 FY27 earnings. Net profit jumped 83% year-on-year to ₹2,560 crore, helped by mark-to-market gains on its Tata Capital investments. The stock has been among the top performers in the auto pack over the last two sessions as investors reward the earnings beat.
- Vedanta and Vedanta Aluminium post strong post-demerger numbers. Both entities reported robust first-quarter results, with rising commodity prices — particularly aluminium and zinc — supporting margins after the group’s high-profile demerger earlier this year.
- Molbio Diagnostics IPO allotment due Thursday. The ₹939.70-crore issue was subscribed a massive 70.26 times, with the grey market premium hovering around 20% ahead of its August 17 listing — a sign of continued retail appetite for well-subscribed IPOs even in a choppy secondary market.
- Metal stocks under pressure as NALCO, Hindalco slide. Nifty Metal is down about 1% in midday trade, the worst-performing sector today, as profit booking hits names that had rallied on the back of firmer commodity prices in recent weeks.
- Bitcoin whale accumulation and ETF inflows offer a floor. Large offchain-to-cold-storage moves by Metaplanet and Hut8, combined with fresh spot ETF inflows led by BlackRock’s IBIT, are helping stabilize crypto sentiment even as Bitcoin trades well below its 2025 highs.
🎯 Afternoon Watch List
Keep an eye on Nifty 50’s immediate support near 24,300 — a break below could open the door to a deeper slide toward 24,150, while a recovery above 24,450 would ease some of the morning’s pressure. Nifty Metal’s weakness bears watching given how much of the sector’s recent rally has been built on commodity price momentum; a sustained break lower in NALCO or Hindalco could signal broader profit booking. On the crypto side, Bitcoin’s reaction to the upcoming U.S. CPI print is the key trigger — a cooler-than-expected number could reinforce the bullish accumulation narrative, while a hot print risks reversing today’s modest gains. Also watch the rupee, which remains under mild pressure near 95.40 against the dollar amid elevated crude prices, and gold, which has held its recent gains near ₹1,54,860 per 10 grams as investors continue to favor bullion for portfolio hedging in a volatile rate environment.
Data sourced from live market feeds. Last updated: 12:00 PM IST, 13 August 2026. This is for informational purposes only and not investment advice.
