KP Green Engineering Gains After MoU Signing; PSU Bank Index Rises – Paper by Pocketful
Market Recap: 13th January, 2026
Top Gainers & Losers (Nifty 50)
🗞 Stock News Highlights
KP Green Engineering (+0.11%): Shares moved higher after the company signed an MoU with the Gujarat government to develop ₹4,000 crore renewable energy projects with 855 MW capacity across solar and wind–solar hybrid segments.
Tata Consultancy Services (+0.88%): Shares remained neutral after Q3 profit fell 13.9% YoY, revenue rose 4.9%, margins improved, exceptional loss impacted results, and the company announced a ₹57 per share dividend.
Adani Energy Solutions (-1.94%): Stock declined despite strong Q3 metrics, with collection efficiency at 101.75%, system availability at 99.69%, 92.5 lakh smart meters installed, and an order book of 2.46 crore meters worth ₹29,519 crore.
Sical Logistics (+4.99%): Stock hit the upper circuit after the company received a Letter of Acceptance from South Eastern Coalfields for a ₹4,038 crore project at the Porda Chimtapani Open Cast mine in Chhattisgarh.
🏢 Sectoral Performance
PSU Bank | Nifty PSU Bank (+0.78%): Index rose after PSU bank stocks gained, led by SBI, PNB & Union Bank, supported by improving asset quality, stable credit growth, and expectations of better margins.
Media | Nifty Media (+0.76%): Sector rose today, supported by strong Q3 earnings and cost optimization improving margins, led by PVR, Inox, Nazara Tech, and DB Corp.
Infra | Nifty Infra(-1.14%): Sector fell today, dragged by weak order inflows, rising input costs, and project delays; 7 gainers and 23 draggers. Down 3% in one month but up 15% over the past year.
Realty | Nifty Realty (-1.09%): Sector fell today, dragged by profit booking, delayed contract awards, and rising input costs; most sold stocks are BEL, HAL, and Solar Industries.
🔍 Market Insights
Technical Level: Nifty opened with a gap-up opening but could not sustain the level, made a sell-off and formed lower lows, facing resistance at 25,900 and support at 25,602, before closing higher after some recovery.
Advance-Decline Ratio: Market breadth showed mixed sentiment today, with 1,586 advancing stocks and 1,540 declining stocks, indicating a relatively balanced market despite sectoral pressures.
The Big Picture: Central bankers, including Christine Lagarde and Andrew Bailey, expressed full support for Fed Chair Jerome Powell amid a criminal probe into the Fed headquarters renovation, emphasizing central bank independence, praising his integrity and public service, and warning against political pressure influencing monetary policy decisions.
FII/DII Activity (Jan 12, 2026): Market saw mixed institutional activity today, with DIIs buying ₹5,839 crore and FIIs selling ₹3,638 crore, reflecting divergent strategies by domestic and foreign investors.
🔮 Watch Out For Tomorrow
IPO Corner: The SME IPO of Avana Electrosystem is set to close tomorrow, giving investors the final opportunity to subscribe to the issue.
Macro: China Exports YoY (Dec) & USA Retail Sales MoM (Nov) are scheduled for release tomorrow, likely to influence market sentiment and trading ahead of key economic updates.
Index Watch: The market opened with a gap-up but failed to sustain the gains. Yesterday, Nifty rebounded from a key support level, and today it did not close below yesterday’s opening, providing some relief for tomorrow. The key question remains whether the market can sustain this level or move to a new low.
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📝 Word Of The Day
Alpha: A measure of an investment’s performance relative to a benchmark index, showing the excess return generated by active management.
👀 Stay tuned. Stay diversified.
Until next time,
Team Pocketful.





