Daily digest / SENSEX / week of 17 Aug 2026
SENSEX · week of 17 Aug 2026 · 5 sessions
77,699 -469.7 (-0.60%)

SENSEX slips 0.6%; Thursday's rally sets the tone

SENSEX fell 470 pts (-0.60%) to close the week at 77,699, with 2 up and 3 down sessions. The high of 78,078 came on Monday and the low of 76,900 on Wednesday, a 1.5% range. The biggest single-session move was Thursday's +0.71%. Max pain shifted from 77,900 to 77,600. Average PCR went from 0.79 to 1.22. Thursday was expiry day.

Daily ranges

78,001 77,660 77,318 76,977 Mon 2026-08-17: O 77,933 H 78,078 L 77,581 C 77,959 (-0.27%) Mon 17 Tue 2026-08-18: O 77,596 H 77,643 L 77,332 C 77,448 (-0.66%) Tue 18 Wed 2026-08-19: O 77,253 H 77,253 L 76,900 C 76,990 (-0.59%) Wed 19 Thu 2026-08-20: O 77,393 H 77,620 L 77,374 C 77,538 (+0.71%) Thu 20 Fri 2026-08-21: O 77,719 H 77,824 L 77,687 C 77,699 (+0.21%) Fri 21
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Day by day

Mon08-17 Midday rally, gains trimmed into the close 77,959 -0.27% PCR 0.79 Tue08-18 Selling from the open, losses pared into the close 77,448 -0.66% PCR 0.64 Wed08-19 Selling from the open, closes near the lows 76,990 -0.59% PCR 0.56 Thu08-20 Buying from the open, gains trimmed into the close 77,538 +0.71% PCR 1.06 Fri08-21 Quiet session pinned near max pain 77,600 77,699 +0.21% PCR 1.22
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