The daily read from the close of 4 Aug 2026
Computed on the morning of 5 Aug 2026 (simulated: computed after the fact, standing on that close with only what was known then): 849 names ranked. Judged ten sessions later: the names to look at averaged +2.4% vs Nifty (2 of 5 beat it), the names to stay away from averaged -0.7% (3 of 5 trailed it), the whole field +0.9%.
The read from the close of 4 Aug 2026 · Half year
Our calculation, not advice.
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rank 1 of 849
LAURUSLABS
Laurus Labs Ltd. · PHARMA
▲ Look at
95.5
score /100rank 1 of 849
chance it beats
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹1,850.00close 4 Aug
Upside reference₹1,940.59+4.9% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹1,787.40-3.4% · its typical 10-session fall
+88.7% over six months · +93.2% vs Nifty · +68.5% vs its sector · 100% of its six-month range · after results +15.5% vs Nifty (avg of 2) · delivery rising
10 sessions on: -1.9% (-0.1% vs Nifty) —
went against the lean; upside reference not reached
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rank 2 of 849
SANSERA
Sansera Engineering Limited
▲ Look at
93.8
score /100rank 2 of 849
chance it beats
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹3,508.70close 4 Aug
Upside reference₹3,723.96+6.1% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹3,380.21-3.7% · its typical 10-session fall
+84.6% over six months · +89.1% vs Nifty · 100% of its six-month range · after results +21.6% vs Nifty (avg of 2) · delivery rising
10 sessions on: +14.1% (+16.0% vs Nifty) —
went the way it leaned; upside reference reached
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rank 3 of 849
DEEDEV
DEE Development Engineers Limited
▲ Look at
92.4
score /100rank 3 of 849
chance it beats
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹657.75close 4 Aug
Upside reference₹719.78+9.4% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹623.30-5.2% · its typical 10-session fall
+209.6% over six months · +214.1% vs Nifty · 85% of its six-month range · after results +35.7% vs Nifty · delivery rising
10 sessions on: -0.1% (+1.8% vs Nifty) —
went the way it leaned; upside reference not reached
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rank 4 of 849
CENTUM
Centum Electronics Limited
▲ Look at
91.9
score /100rank 4 of 849
chance it beats
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹3,698.60close 4 Aug
Upside reference₹3,866.74+4.5% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹3,574.62-3.4% · its typical 10-session fall
+56.5% over six months · +61.0% vs Nifty · 94% of its six-month range · after results +16.4% vs Nifty (avg of 2) · delivery rising
10 sessions on: -7.3% (-5.4% vs Nifty) —
went against the lean; upside reference not reached
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rank 5 of 849
ASTERDM
Aster DM Quality Care Ltd. · HEALTHCARE INDEX
▲ Look at
91.2
score /100rank 5 of 849
chance it beats
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹834.70close 4 Aug
Upside reference₹866.38+3.8% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹811.07-2.8% · its typical 10-session fall
+54.5% over six months · +59.0% vs Nifty · +36.6% vs its sector · 100% of its six-month range · after results +9.2% vs Nifty · delivery rising
10 sessions on: -2.0% (-0.1% vs Nifty) —
went against the lean; upside reference reached
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rank 849 of 849
RELINFRA
Reliance Infrastructure Limited
▼ Stay away
2.2
score /100rank 849 of 849
chance it trails
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹66.19close 4 Aug
Upside reference₹71.21+7.6% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹59.42-10.2% · its typical 10-session fall
-50.1% over six months · -45.6% vs Nifty · 9% of its six-month range · after results -11.1% vs Nifty (last result, before six months)
10 sessions on: -2.6% (-0.7% vs Nifty) —
went the way it leaned; downside reference not reached
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rank 848 of 849
NIITMTS
NIIT Learning Systems Limited
▼ Stay away
5.1
score /100rank 848 of 849
chance it trails
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹250.19close 4 Aug
Upside reference₹258.03+3.1% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹237.95-4.9% · its typical 10-session fall
-35.4% over six months · -30.9% vs Nifty · 24% of its six-month range · after results -9.4% vs Nifty (avg of 2) · delivery falling
10 sessions on: -5.9% (-4.0% vs Nifty) —
went the way it leaned; downside reference reached
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rank 847 of 849
VEDL
Vedanta Ltd. · METAL
▼ Stay away
5.2
score /100rank 847 of 849
chance it trails
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹269.00close 4 Aug
Upside reference₹282.03+4.8% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹257.68-4.2% · its typical 10-session fall
-60.9% over six months · -56.4% vs Nifty · -69.1% vs its sector · 3% of its six-month range · after results -28.5% vs Nifty (avg of 2)
10 sessions on: -1.9% (+0.0% vs Nifty) —
went against the lean; downside reference not reached
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rank 846 of 849
SEPC
SEPC Limited
▼ Stay away
5.9
score /100rank 846 of 849
chance it trails
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹5.95close 4 Aug
Upside reference₹6.46+8.5% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹5.47-8.1% · its typical 10-session fall
-30.0% over six months · -25.5% vs Nifty · 23% of its six-month range · after results -9.9% vs Nifty (avg of 2) · delivery falling
10 sessions on: -3.0% (-1.2% vs Nifty) —
went the way it leaned; downside reference not reached
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rank 845 of 849
HDFCLIFE
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd. · FINANCIAL SERVICES
▼ Stay away
6.1
score /100rank 845 of 849
chance it trails
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹535.95close 4 Aug
Upside reference₹549.41+2.5% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹523.44-2.3% · its typical 10-session fall
-25.8% over six months · -21.3% vs Nifty · -22.4% vs its sector · 0% of its six-month range · after results -5.8% vs Nifty (avg of 2) · delivery falling
10 sessions on: +0.4% (+2.3% vs Nifty) —
went against the lean; downside reference not reached
Session by session · the full window
| Name | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 | T+4 | T+5 | T+6 | T+7 | T+8 | T+9 | T+10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ Names to look at — move vs Nifty since the close; green while ahead | ||||||||||
| LAURUSLABSLaurus Labs Ltd. | -0.9% | -1.2% | -0.1% | +0.3% | +1.0% | +0.7% | +1.0% | -2.4% | -0.8% | -0.1% |
| SANSERASansera Engineering Limited | +6.6%▲ | +7.9%▲ | +10.3%▲ | +8.8%▲ | +5.6%▲ | +11.3%▲ | +8.8%▲ | +12.9%▲ | +15.4%▲ | +16.0%▲ |
| DEEDEVDEE Development Engineers Limited | +1.2% | -1.0% | -4.1% | -4.7% | -4.7% | -2.2% | -3.4% | -2.9% | +0.2% | +1.8% |
| CENTUMCentum Electronics Limited | +2.4% | +2.4% | +4.3% | +4.5% | +3.9% | +3.3% | +3.4% | -3.3% | -7.8% | -5.4% |
| ASTERDMAster DM Quality Care Ltd. | +0.8% | +1.1% | +4.4%▲ | +4.0%▲ | +3.0%▲ | -0.1%▲ | -0.4%▲ | -0.5%▲ | -0.5%▲ | -0.1%▲ |
| ▼ Names to stay away from — move vs Nifty since the close; green while behind | ||||||||||
| RELINFRAReliance Infrastructure Limited | +4.9% | +10.1% | +15.8% | +10.0% | +8.3% | +6.3% | +4.3% | +2.4% | +0.7% | -0.7% |
| NIITMTSNIIT Learning Systems Limited | -1.1% | -2.7% | -2.8% | -0.0% | -1.3% | -1.9% | -2.1% | -2.7% | -3.1% | -4.0%▼ |
| VEDLVedanta Ltd. | +2.9% | +2.1% | +3.8% | +5.6% | +2.8% | +3.3% | +1.7% | +0.5% | +1.6% | +0.0% |
| SEPCSEPC Limited | +6.2% | +9.8% | +4.0% | +5.2% | +2.9% | +2.1% | -0.5% | -2.0% | -0.4% | -1.2% |
| HDFCLIFEHDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd. | +1.6% | +1.1% | +0.9% | +0.9% | +0.6% | +0.9% | +1.3% | +1.0% | +2.6% | +2.3% |
| Look at, ahead of Nifty | 4/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| … on the record | 49% | 49% | 48% | 47% | 47% | 47% | 48% | 48% | 48% | 48% |
| Stay away, behind Nifty | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 |
| … on the record | 58% | 57% | 58% | 58% | 58% | 59% | 59% | 58% | 59% | 59% |
| Spread, look-at minus stay-away | -0.9% | -2.3% | -1.4% | -1.7% | -0.9% | +0.5% | +0.9% | +0.9% | +1.0% | +3.1% |
| … on the record | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Each cell is the name's move from the close of 4 Aug minus Nifty's over the same sessions, at that session's close. A ▲ or ▼ marks the first session by which the card's upside or downside reference had printed. The on the record rows are what every past call has done at that point — 1,865 calls a side — so a day can be read against what usually happens, not just against zero. Sessions are the name's own; a name that did not trade on a day is measured on the sessions it did.
The whole field · every name
| Rank | Company | Score | Chance | Close | Move, six months | vs Nifty | vs sector | Range | After results | Delivery | 10 sessions on | vs Nifty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 look at | LAURUSLABSLaurus Labs Ltd. | 95.5 | 50% | ₹1,850.00 | +88.7% | +93.2% | +68.5% | 100% | +15.5% | +4.8 pp | -1.9% | -0.1% |
| 2 look at | SANSERASansera Engineering Limited | 93.8 | 50% | ₹3,508.70 | +84.6% | +89.1% | — | 100% | +21.6% | +3.7 pp | +14.1% | +16.0% |
| 3 look at | DEEDEVDEE Development Engineers Limited | 92.4 | 50% | ₹657.75 | +209.6% | +214.1% | — | 85% | +35.7% | +16.9 pp | -0.1% | +1.8% |
| 4 look at | CENTUMCentum Electronics Limited | 91.9 | 50% | ₹3,698.60 | +56.5% | +61.0% | — | 94% | +16.4% | +7.4 pp | -7.3% | -5.4% |
| 5 look at | ASTERDMAster DM Quality Care Ltd. | 91.2 | 50% | ₹834.70 | +54.5% | +59.0% | +36.6% | 100% | +9.2% | +4.0 pp | -2.0% | -0.1% |
| 845 stay away | HDFCLIFEHDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd. | 6.1 | 55% | ₹535.95 | -25.8% | -21.3% | -22.4% | 0% | -5.8% | -5.9 pp | +0.4% | +2.3% |
| 846 stay away | SEPCSEPC Limited | 5.9 | 55% | ₹5.95 | -30.0% | -25.5% | — | 23% | -9.9% | -6.3 pp | -3.0% | -1.2% |
| 847 stay away | VEDLVedanta Ltd. | 5.2 | 55% | ₹269.00 | -60.9% | -56.4% | -69.1% | 3% | -28.5% | -1.3 pp | -1.9% | +0.0% |
| 848 stay away | NIITMTSNIIT Learning Systems Limited | 5.1 | 55% | ₹250.19 | -35.4% | -30.9% | — | 24% | -9.4% | -8.9 pp | -5.9% | -4.0% |
| 849 stay away | RELINFRAReliance Infrastructure Limited | 2.2 | 55% | ₹66.19 | -50.1% | -45.6% | — | 9% | -11.1%* | — | -2.6% | -0.7% |
Score ranks every name on six checks over six months, each placed from first to last across the field, then blended: the move and the move against Nifty 30% (on one day and one period they order the field the same way, so they count once), against the sector 20%, where the close sits between the period's high and low 20%, the move against Nifty in the ten sessions after each result in the period 15% (* its last result before the period when there was none), and delivery over the second half of the period against the first half 15%. A missing check's weight is shared among the rest. Chance is the historical rate at which names ranked in the same tenth on this period went the way that tenth leans — blank until a tenth has a hundred judged rows. Every call is judged ten sessions after the close against Nifty, whatever the period.