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Cement sector strategies diverge: UltraTech expands, Ambuja cautious

pre-market1 source ↓written by the desknot a recommendation

in capital expenditure
14% increase
overall
₹15,000 cr

The Indian cement sector shows contrasting strategies amid geopolitical tensions. UltraTech Cement plans a 14% increase in capital expenditure for FY26-27, targeting nearly ₹15,000 cr overall, with two-thirds allocated to its expansion. In contrast, Ambuja Cements is adopting a more cautious approach, reassessing costs and projects due to the sector's slow short-term outlook. 📉

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The market after the news

ULTRACEMCO closed +0.6% on the day of the news, from ₹11,409.00 to ₹11,474.00; Nifty 0.0% over the same session; futures OI −0.5%.

Bulletin at 07:06 IST on 21 May 2026. Every change is measured from ₹11,409.00, the last close before it, on 20 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 it105011140912317axis spans 17%before the news · 20 May11409Nifty 50ULTRACEMCObulletinD0+1+3+514 May26 May5 JunFutures open interest, lotspeak 56,000Reference close ₹11,409.00. 16 sessions from 14 May to 5 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 %
Before20 May₹11,409.00basebase
On the day21 May₹11,474.00▲ +0.6%0.0%+0.6 pp difference
+1 session22 May₹11,569.00▲ +1.4%▲ +0.3%+1.1 pp difference
+3 sessions26 May₹11,623.00▲ +1.9%▲ +1.1%+0.8 pp difference
+5 sessions29 May₹11,482.00▲ +0.6%▼ −0.5%+1.1 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▲ +0.7%+75.30 on 21 May
Day's range, % · ₹
1.3%≈ 140 high to low
Volume on the day
0.70×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▼ −0.5%−250 lots · short covering · price +0.6%
Futures OI open, lots
55,00021 May · 26 May expiry
Futures premium, ₹
+14.00+0.1% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.41from 0.39 the session before
Max pain
11,600from 11,500 the session before

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