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Tuesday, 12 May 2026
📉 Nifty cracks 1.83% as IT and Realty lead a broad sell-off; DIIs absorb ₹1,959 cr of FII selling
A textbook risk-off session in Mumbai. The Nifty 50 broke down 436 points to 23,379 with only 4 of 50 stocks closing higher — among the weakest breadth prints of the year. Selling was deepest in IT (-3.73%) and Realty (-4.11%), and the broader tape fared worse: Midcap 100 -2.54%, Smallcap 100 -3.17%. India VIX jumped 3.92% to 19.28. Domestic institutions stepped up — DIIs bought a net ₹7,990 cr against FII outflows of ₹1,959 cr, leaving total net institutional flow positive at ₹6,031 cr. The earnings-day winners (Titan, Thermax, Sonata) stood out as exceptions in an otherwise red tape.
A rare green tile on a deeply red board. Titan reported 35% PAT growth and 46% income surge in Q4 FY26, driving shares to a fresh 52-week high. Consumer-discretionary leadership in jewelry continues despite a stretched gold backdrop — suggesting wedding-season demand is still funded.
Read full story →India's largest lender saw operating profit fall 16% YoY as deposit-cost pressure squeezed the spread. The print is a warning for the broader PSU banking complex; watch Q1 FY27 guidance from peers (BoB, PNB, Canara) due in the next two weeks for whether NIM stress is sector-wide or SBI-specific.
Read full story →Thermax shares hit an all-time high after 18% Q4 profit growth coupled with a robust orderbook update — the capex / industrials theme continues to find buyers even in sell-offs. A reminder that 'capex India' is a distinct trade from 'consumption India', and was one of the only places to hide today.
Read full story →Gainers (4)
Losers (5)
FII / FPI · 12-May-2026
₹-1,959.39 Cr
Buy ₹16,555.27 Cr · Sell ₹18,514.66 Cr
DII · 12-May-2026
+₹7,990.32 Cr
Buy ₹20,684.82 Cr · Sell ₹12,694.5 Cr
DIIs delivered another absorption day — gross purchases of ₹20,684.82 cr against sales of ₹12,694.50 cr for a net ₹7,990.32 cr. FIIs continued their reduce-India stance: gross sales of ₹18,514.66 cr against purchases of ₹16,555.27 cr for a net outflow of ₹1,959.39 cr. The dynamic — domestic flows backstopping foreign selling — has been the dominant pattern across this correction, and explains why Nifty drawdowns have stayed shallower than emerging-market peers. The risk for tomorrow: if FII selling accelerates while DII absorption is already running near full capacity, the cushion thins quickly.
Continuing Q4 FY26 earnings
Several mid-cap and small-cap names report this week. Market is sensitive to NIM commentary from banking and margin guidance from auto — the SBI print today raised the bar on both fronts.
Global cues — US CPI window
April US CPI is in the release window for the US session this week. A hot reading could keep Fed-cut hopes pushed out and pressure emerging-market equity flows further; a cooler reading would relieve the FII sell pressure that drove today's move.
INR / RBI posture
Watch USD/INR — pair tested fresh ground on FII outflows. Aggressive RBI defense via FX intervention would tighten domestic liquidity heading into the May options expiry; absence of intervention signals a managed-depreciation stance.
