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Cement sector strategies diverge amid geopolitical tensions

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in FY26-27 capex
14% increase

Indian cement companies are adopting varied strategies for capital expenditure (capex) amid geopolitical tensions in West Asia. UltraTech Cement plans a 14% increase in FY26-27 capex, targeting ₹15,000 crore, while Ambuja is taking a more cautious approach. This divergence reflects differing priorities and a slow short-term outlook for the sector.

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The market after the news

ULTRACEMCO closed +0.8% on the day of the news, from ₹11,474.00 to ₹11,569.00; Nifty +0.3% over the same session; futures OI +2.0%.

Bulletin at 16:04 IST on 21 May 2026. Every change is measured from ₹11,474.00, the last close before it, on 21 May. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • ULTRACEMCO close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
ULTRACEMCO closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it105611147412387axis spans 17%before the news · 21 May11474Nifty 50ULTRACEMCObulletinD0+1+3+515 May27 May8 JunFutures open interest, lotspeak 56,000Reference close ₹11,474.00. 16 sessions from 15 May to 8 Jun; the price axis spans 17 percent.
price axis fixed at 4 × the 14-session true range around the close before the news · values printed at each marked session
Closes after the news against the close before it, with Nifty 50 over the same span
SessionClose ₹Change %Nifty %
Before21 May₹11,474.00basebase
On the day22 May₹11,569.00▲ +0.8%▲ +0.3%+0.6 pp difference
+1 session25 May₹11,726.00▲ +2.2%▲ +1.6%+0.6 pp difference
+3 sessions27 May₹11,689.00▲ +1.9%▲ +1.1%+0.8 pp difference
+5 sessions1 Jun₹11,232.00▼ −2.1%▼ −1.1%−1.0 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▲ +0.5%+57.37 on 22 May
Day's range, % · ₹
1.2%≈ 140 high to low
Volume on the day
0.99×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▲ +2.0%+1,100 lots · long build-up · price +0.8%
Futures OI open, lots
56,00022 May · 26 May expiry
Futures premium, ₹
+30.00+0.3% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.41from 0.41 the session before
Max pain
11,600from 11,600 the session before

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