Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market in January 2026
As of 30 Jan 2026 NSE close20 sessions, moves from the 31 Dec 2025 close
The Nifty 50 ended at 25,320.65 in January 2026, down 3.10% from the close on 31 December 2025. Of 2,204 NSE main-board stocks, 368 rose and 1,835 fell in January 2026; in the Nifty 500, 128 rose and 359 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty CPSE led, up 7.04%, and Nifty Realty trailed, down 10.81%.
- Nifty 50
- −3.10%
- at 25,320.65
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 368 / 1,835
- 1 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 128 / 359
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the month, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 25,320.65 | −808.95 | −3.10% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 67,839.85 | −1,524.65 | −2.20% |
| Nifty 500 | 23,079.50 | −792.05 | −3.32% |
| Nifty Bank | 59,610.45 | +28.60 | +0.05% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 58,432.00 | −2,052.50 | −3.39% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 16,879.10 | −834.85 | −4.71% |
| India VIX | 13.63 | +4.15 | +43.78% |
Sectors and themes
Every NSE sectoral and thematic index, ranked by its move over the month. Broad-market, strategy and bond indices are left out.
Leaders
- Nifty CPSE+7.04%
- Nifty Metal+5.91%
- Nifty PSU Bank+5.70%
- Nifty India Defence+5.64%
- Nifty PSE+3.22%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group+3.18%
- Nifty Commodities+1.42%
- Nifty REITs & InvITs+1.19%
Laggards
- Nifty Realty−10.81%
- Nifty India Tourism−10.45%
- Nifty India Internet−8.30%
- Nifty Waves−8.08%
- Nifty FMCG−7.68%
- Nifty MidSmall India Consumption−7.34%
- Nifty India New Age Consumption−7.26%
- Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer−6.69%
All 54 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty CPSE | 6,813.35 | +7.04% |
| Nifty Metal | 11,827.55 | +5.91% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 9,019.35 | +5.70% |
| Nifty India Defence | 8,184.00 | +5.64% |
| Nifty PSE | 10,171.25 | +3.22% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 9,335.54 | +3.18% |
| Nifty Commodities | 9,649.95 | +1.42% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,356.61 | +1.19% |
| Nifty IT | 38,036.15 | +0.40% |
| Nifty Bank | 59,610.45 | +0.05% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 4,649.30 | −0.15% |
| Nifty MNC | 30,419.45 | −0.49% |
| Nifty Energy | 35,138.05 | −0.53% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 20,616.00 | −0.55% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 28,553.15 | −0.58% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 27,330.85 | −1.02% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 29,773.10 | −1.34% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 33,128.45 | −1.57% |
| Nifty Housing | 11,564.65 | −1.74% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 11,068.00 | −2.16% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 15,055.70 | −2.32% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 14,901.10 | −2.56% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 15,762.14 | −2.84% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 9,836.45 | −2.86% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 3,396.44 | −2.93% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 30,928.45 | −3.23% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 38,407.85 | −3.53% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 11,791.70 | −3.59% |
| Nifty Rural | 15,581.55 | −3.64% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 14,490.63 | −3.67% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 37,452.40 | −3.89% |
| Nifty Media | 1,385.20 | −4.12% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 27,819.35 | −4.24% |
| Nifty India Digital | 9,018.65 | −4.29% |
| Nifty Pharma | 21,715.10 | −4.44% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 9,153.20 | −4.82% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 41,723.60 | −4.88% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 13,893.85 | −5.10% |
| Nifty Auto | 26,750.35 | −5.11% |
| Nifty Mobility | 21,894.15 | −5.24% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 24,460.45 | −5.25% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 14,664.65 | −5.42% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 17,713.65 | −5.49% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 2,954.35 | −6.21% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 34,387.55 | −6.44% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 11,469.00 | −6.68% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 14,926.30 | −6.69% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 10,989.00 | −7.26% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 17,463.30 | −7.34% |
| Nifty FMCG | 51,215.20 | −7.68% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,909.80 | −8.08% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,286.00 | −8.30% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 7,704.85 | −10.45% |
| Nifty Realty | 783.00 | −10.81% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the month, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindustan Copper Ltd.HINDCOPPER | Rs 685.90 | +32.34% |
| 2 | National Aluminium Co. Ltd.NATIONALUM | Rs 385.45 | +22.64% |
| 3 | MTAR Technologies Ltd.MTARTECH | Rs 2,931.50 | +21.30% |
| 4 | Oil India Ltd.OIL | Rs 510.05 | +20.20% |
| 5 | Union Bank of IndiaUNIONBANK | Rs 180.76 | +17.56% |
| 6 | Aether Industries Ltd.AETHER | Rs 1,002.00 | +16.50% |
| 7 | Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd.MRPL | Rs 176.54 | +16.12% |
| 8 | Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.KARURVYSYA | Rs 301.40 | +14.24% |
| 9 | Bank of IndiaBANKINDIA | Rs 164.10 | +14.08% |
| 10 | Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.MCX | Rs 2,528.00 | +13.51% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onesource Specialty Pharma Ltd.ONESOURCE | Rs 1,194.50 | −34.03% |
| 2 | Cohance Lifesciences Ltd.COHANCE | Rs 381.30 | −27.87% |
| 3 | Syngene International Ltd.SYNGENE | Rs 473.45 | −27.27% |
| 4 | Godfrey Phillips India Ltd.GODFRYPHLP | Rs 2,035.50 | −26.31% |
| 5 | Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.KALYANKJIL | Rs 361.65 | −25.49% |
| 6 | Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd.ABREL | Rs 1,266.40 | −24.39% |
| 7 | Tejas Networks Ltd.TEJASNET | Rs 340.80 | −24.21% |
| 8 | Cupid Ltd.CUPID | Rs 401.00 | −22.60% |
| 9 | Devyani International Ltd.DEVYANI | Rs 116.18 | −21.47% |
| 10 | Godrej Properties Ltd.GODREJPROP | Rs 1,576.80 | −21.33% |
Volume shockers
Liquid stocks whose shares traded a session, on average, were at least twice their own 20-session average before the month.
| Company | Close | Change | Volume vs norm | Shares a session |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balaji Amines Ltd.BALAMINESRs 1,117.00 · −0.4% | Rs 1,117.00 | −0.36% | 36x | 15,23,115norm 42,335 |
| Antelopus Selan Energy Ltd.ANTELOPUSRs 550.75 · +34.0% | Rs 550.75 | +33.95% | 34.5x | 16,07,334norm 46,603 |
| JTL INDUSTRIES Ltd.JTLINDRs 71.42 · +19.4% | Rs 71.42 | +19.45% | 29.6x | 1,53,44,565norm 5,18,140 |
| Baazar Style Retail Ltd.STYLEBAAZARs 325.15 · +18.8% | Rs 325.15 | +18.78% | 22.3x | 37,72,256norm 1,69,374 |
| Maithan Alloys Ltd.MAITHANALLRs 1,006.40 · −1.3% | Rs 1,006.40 | −1.33% | 20.4x | 5,01,945norm 24,565 |
| Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd.EKCRs 109.15 · −6.1% | Rs 109.15 | −6.14% | 18x | 35,89,041norm 1,99,607 |
| Mahindra Logistics Ltd.MAHLOGRs 360.70 · +13.9% | Rs 360.70 | +13.93% | 14.3x | 7,93,789norm 55,641 |
| Igarashi Motors India Ltd.IGARASHIRs 399.25 · −8.4% | Rs 399.25 | −8.42% | 13.3x | 4,94,446norm 37,306 |
| Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd.GANDHARRs 149.82 · −2.9% | Rs 149.82 | −2.94% | 13.2x | 47,39,746norm 3,59,794 |
| Bajaj Electricals Ltd.BAJAJELECRs 414.55 · −13.1% | Rs 414.55 | −13.14% | 12.7x | 9,52,712norm 75,133 |
| Jindal Saw Ltd.JINDALSAWCapital GoodsRs 175.77 · +4.7% | Rs 175.77 | +4.66% | 12x | 1,38,26,875norm 11,51,845 |
| CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.CREDITACCFinancial ServicesRs 1,326.50 · +4.2% | Rs 1,326.50 | +4.15% | 11.6x | 21,84,990norm 1,88,812 |
| Piccadily Agro Industries Ltd.PICCADILRs 580.85 · +2.6% | Rs 580.85 | +2.65% | 11.5x | 7,70,708norm 66,835 |
| Best Agrolife Ltd.BESTAGRORs 18.95 · −25.3% | Rs 18.95 | −25.33% | 11.3x | 26,84,532norm 2,38,314 |
| Shanti Gold International Ltd.SHANTIGOLDRs 204.90 · +8.9% | Rs 204.90 | +8.93% | 11.1x | 27,30,716norm 2,46,567 |
Delivery spikes
Liquid stocks where at least half the traded shares were delivered, 15 points or more above their own 20-session norm.
| Company | Close | Change | Delivered | 20-session norm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hikal Ltd.HIKALRs 192.58 · −15.1% | Rs 192.58 | −15.10% | 51.3% | 7.1% |
| Welspun Investments and Commercials Ltd.WELINVRs 1,236.60 · −9.3% | Rs 1,236.60 | −9.30% | 52.1% | 12.8% |
| Eris Lifesciences Ltd.ERISRs 1,375.50 · −8.6% | Rs 1,375.50 | −8.64% | 55% | 19.4% |
| PDS Ltd.PDSLRs 340.00 · −9.0% | Rs 340.00 | −8.96% | 56.2% | 22.3% |
| Castrol India Ltd.CASTROLINDOil Gas & Consumable FuelsRs 184.15 · −4.4% | Rs 184.15 | −4.36% | 62.7% | 29.4% |
| ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd.ZFCVINDIAAutomobile and Auto ComponentsRs 14,989.00 · +0.8% | Rs 14,989.00 | +0.75% | 83.1% | 51.1% |
| Eldeco Housing And Industries Ltd.ELDEHSGRs 863.70 · −12.9% | Rs 863.70 | −12.92% | 65% | 33.9% |
| Honeywell Automation India Ltd.HONAUTCapital GoodsRs 33,375.00 · +1.7% | Rs 33,375.00 | +1.74% | 57.2% | 26.4% |
| BMW Ventures Ltd.BMWVENTLTDRs 53.64 · −5.0% | Rs 53.64 | −4.98% | 54.6% | 24.5% |
| Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd.VIJAYAHealthcareRs 958.70 · −9.6% | Rs 958.70 | −9.64% | 58.9% | 28.9% |
| Modi Rubber Ltd.MODIRUBBERRs 124.17 · −13.2% | Rs 124.17 | −13.15% | 51.1% | 22.2% |
| Advent Hotels International Ltd.ADVENTHTLRs 199.71 · −10.7% | Rs 199.71 | −10.68% | 50.4% | 21.8% |
| Orchid Pharma Ltd.ORCHPHARMARs 699.10 · −7.9% | Rs 699.10 | −7.89% | 72.2% | 44.9% |
| Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Ltd.NUVOCOConstruction MaterialsRs 347.75 · −2.3% | Rs 347.75 | −2.30% | 51.4% | 25.8% |
| Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd.AKUMSRs 439.55 · −3.0% | Rs 439.55 | −3.05% | 53% | 27.7% |
New 52-week highs and lows
On closing prices adjusted for splits and bonuses; a stock needs a full year of record to count.
Oquilia’s record of NSE closes starts on 1 October 2025, so 52-week figures begin with October 2026.
Stocks nearest their 52-week high · nearest their 52-week low
Bulk and block deals
Trades NSE discloses by name: a bulk deal is over 0.5% of a company's shares in a day; a block deal goes through NSE's separate block window. Largest by value over the month.
NSE publishes only the latest session’s deal files, so Oquilia’s record of them starts on 27 October 2026.
No bulk or block deal on record for the month.
How these numbers are made
- Stock movesare closing prices against the previous close, adjusted on each ex-date for splits, bonuses and rights from NSE’s corporate-action list, and chained over the week or month. Dividends are not added back.
- Breadthcounts NSE main-board companies (EQ and trade-for-trade series, ETFs left out) that traded in the period; the Nifty 500 is today’s list of members.
- Indicesare NSE’s own closing values; a week’s or month’s move runs from the close before it began.
- Volume and deliveryare judged against each stock’s own 20 sessions before the period, among liquid stocks only: EQ series, a close of Rs 10 or more, Rs 1 crore or more traded a session over those 20 sessions, and trades on at least 80% of them.
- Sources. NSE equity bhavcopy (prices, volume, delivery); NSE index closing values; NSE corporate actions and price data (PR zip); NSE bulk deals (latest session); NSE block deals (latest session); NSE Nifty 500 constituents.
Questions
How did the Nifty 50 do in January 2026?
The Nifty 50 ended at 25,320.65, down 3.10% from the close on 31 December 2025. Nifty Bank +0.05%, NIFTY Midcap 100 −3.39%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 −4.71%.
Which sectors did best and worst in January 2026?
Best: Nifty CPSE (+7.04%), Nifty Metal (+5.91%) and Nifty PSU Bank (+5.70%). Worst: Nifty Realty (−10.81%), Nifty India Tourism (−10.45%) and Nifty India Internet (−8.30%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose in January 2026?
368 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,835 fell and 1 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 128 rose and 359 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most in January 2026?
Gainers: Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HINDCOPPER) +32.3%, National Aluminium Co. Ltd. (NATIONALUM) +22.6% and MTAR Technologies Ltd. (MTARTECH) +21.3%. Losers: Onesource Specialty Pharma Ltd. (ONESOURCE) −34.0%, Cohance Lifesciences Ltd. (COHANCE) −27.9% and Syngene International Ltd. (SYNGENE) −27.3%.
What is a volume shocker?
A liquid stock whose shares traded a session, on average, were at least twice its own average over the 20 sessions before. In January 2026 the largest were Balaji Amines Ltd. (36x), Antelopus Selan Energy Ltd. (34.5x) and JTL INDUSTRIES Ltd. (29.6x). Heavy volume records interest in a stock, not its direction.
What does a delivery spike show?
Delivery is the share of traded quantity that changed hands for keeps rather than being squared off the same day. A spike here means at least half the shares traded were delivered, 15 points or more above the stock's own 20-session norm. The largest in January 2026: Hikal Ltd. (51.3% against 7.1%), Welspun Investments and Commercials Ltd. (52.1% against 12.8%) and Eris Lifesciences Ltd. (55% against 19.4%).
Where do these numbers come from?
From NSE's own end-of-day files: the equity bhavcopy for prices, volumes and delivery, the index closing-value file for every index, the daily PR file for corporate actions, and NSE's bulk and block deal files. Nothing here is advice to buy or sell any security.
Facts, not advice.These lists record how prices moved, from NSE’s own files. They are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security, and a past move says nothing about the next one. Oquilia is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser or research analyst.