Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market in May 2026
As of 29 May 2026 NSE close19 sessions, moves from the 30 Apr 2026 close
The Nifty 50 ended at 23,547.75 in May 2026, down 1.87% from the close on 30 April 2026. Of 2,352 NSE main-board stocks, 1,077 rose and 1,275 fell in May 2026; in the Nifty 500, 248 rose and 243 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom led, up 11.48%, and Nifty India Railways PSU trailed, down 7.82%.
- Nifty 50
- −1.87%
- at 23,547.75
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 1,077 / 1,275
- 0 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 248 / 243
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the month, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 23,547.75 | −449.80 | −1.87% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 71,073.65 | +1,429.75 | +2.05% |
| Nifty 500 | 22,657.00 | −26.55 | −0.12% |
| Nifty Bank | 54,239.20 | −624.15 | −1.14% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 61,723.80 | +1,938.95 | +3.24% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 18,138.80 | +131.65 | +0.73% |
| India VIX | 16.19 | −2.27 | −12.30% |
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 MidSmall IT & Telecom+11.48%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group+7.85%
- Nifty MidSmall Healthcare+6.24%
- Nifty500 Healthcare+4.75%
- Nifty Metal+4.74%
- Nifty Pharma+4.63%
- Nifty Capital Markets+4.50%
- Nifty MidSmall Financial Services+3.60%
Laggards
- Nifty India Railways PSU−7.82%
- Nifty Consumer Durables−6.25%
- Nifty CPSE−6.00%
- Nifty Oil & Gas−4.23%
- Nifty PSU Bank−3.85%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group−3.81%
- Nifty PSE−3.78%
- Nifty FMCG−3.31%
All 56 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 9,511.50 | +11.48% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 9,893.44 | +7.85% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 47,781.60 | +6.24% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 19,906.40 | +4.75% |
| Nifty Metal | 13,440.95 | +4.74% |
| Nifty Pharma | 24,345.80 | +4.63% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 5,473.80 | +4.50% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 21,990.95 | +3.60% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 15,392.75 | +3.18% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 29,240.55 | +2.67% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 38,885.75 | +2.42% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 3,064.00 | +2.27% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 15,889.90 | +2.18% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 12,200.80 | +2.14% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 15,037.85 | +1.97% |
| Nifty MNC | 32,455.90 | +1.79% |
| Nifty Auto | 26,338.45 | +1.62% |
| Nifty India Defence | 9,107.50 | +1.49% |
| Nifty India Digital | 7,868.70 | +1.39% |
| Nifty Mobility | 21,545.90 | +1.29% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 23,869.00 | +1.21% |
| Nifty Cement | 15,000.90 | +1.14% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 14,669.25 | +1.10% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 31,163.40 | +0.99% |
| Nifty Housing | 11,975.30 | +0.73% |
| Nifty Commodities | 10,295.00 | +0.56% |
| Nifty Energy | 40,878.00 | +0.26% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,212.10 | +0.17% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 26,326.40 | +0.17% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,341.24 | +0.10% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 10,921.55 | −0.07% |
| Nifty REITs & Realty | 1,781.45 | −0.69% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 9,353.05 | −0.70% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 17,587.90 | −0.70% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 7,270.30 | −0.85% |
| Nifty IT | 29,080.15 | −0.93% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 27,671.10 | −1.03% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,925.30 | −1.07% |
| Nifty Bank | 54,239.20 | −1.14% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 25,354.00 | −1.18% |
| Nifty Rural | 15,110.70 | −1.23% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 33,580.53 | −1.32% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 11,261.00 | −1.37% |
| Nifty Realty | 782.55 | −1.39% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 14,584.90 | −1.80% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 29,685.15 | −1.86% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 14,200.40 | −3.24% |
| Nifty Media | 1,408.30 | −3.28% |
| Nifty FMCG | 49,383.35 | −3.31% |
| Nifty PSE | 10,227.35 | −3.78% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 14,214.25 | −3.81% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 8,156.15 | −3.85% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 11,200.25 | −4.23% |
| Nifty CPSE | 7,008.85 | −6.00% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 34,943.55 | −6.25% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 2,958.90 | −7.82% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the month, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sterlite Technologies Ltd.STLTECH | Rs 536.15 | +81.87% |
| 2 | Black Box Ltd.BBOX | Rs 1,037.15 | +62.16% |
| 3 | HFCL Ltd.HFCL | Rs 179.94 | +55.08% |
| 4 | Wockhardt Ltd.WOCKPHARMA | Rs 2,031.40 | +45.56% |
| 5 | Vodafone Idea Ltd.IDEA | Rs 13.99 | +36.89% |
| 6 | Cemindia Projects Ltd.CEMPRO | Rs 1,071.15 | +31.39% |
| 7 | R R Kabel Ltd.RRKABEL | Rs 2,056.30 | +30.89% |
| 8 | Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd.CMPDI | Rs 237.63 | +30.89% |
| 9 | Vedanta Ltd.VEDL | Rs 352.60 | +29.85% |
| 10 | Triveni Turbine Ltd.TRITURBINE | Rs 741.50 | +29.35% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pine Labs Ltd.PINELABS | Rs 144.51 | −25.40% |
| 2 | Prime Focus Ltd.PFOCUS | Rs 233.40 | −24.70% |
| 3 | Kaynes Technology India Ltd.KAYNES | Rs 3,133.60 | −22.52% |
| 4 | Gallantt Ispat Ltd.GALLANTT | Rs 669.45 | −22.32% |
| 5 | Urban Company Ltd.URBANCO | Rs 120.03 | −20.86% |
| 6 | Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.JYOTICNC | Rs 596.00 | −20.53% |
| 7 | KSB Ltd.KSB | Rs 789.90 | −19.28% |
| 8 | Jain Resource Recycling Ltd.JAINREC | Rs 373.55 | −18.61% |
| 9 | Torrent Power Ltd.TORNTPOWER | Rs 1,420.30 | −18.19% |
| 10 | Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.RVNL | Rs 245.45 | −17.54% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sasken Technologies Ltd.SASKENRs 2,258.20 · +72.5% | Rs 2,258.20 | +72.46% | 38.3x | 6,06,059norm 15,836 |
| Quick Heal Technologies Ltd.QUICKHEALRs 186.02 · +11.7% | Rs 186.02 | +11.67% | 21.2x | 42,23,345norm 1,99,510 |
| Saregama India Ltd.SAREGAMARs 424.15 · +23.4% | Rs 424.15 | +23.35% | 19.8x | 91,36,151norm 4,61,996 |
| Wakefit Innovations Ltd.WAKEFITRs 123.15 · −10.8% | Rs 123.15 | −10.79% | 18.9x | 29,84,975norm 1,57,738 |
| Sandhar Technologies Ltd.SANDHARRs 674.75 · +36.6% | Rs 674.75 | +36.58% | 13.6x | 12,08,093norm 88,846 |
| Fineotex Chemical Ltd.FCLRs 39.99 · +74.0% | Rs 39.99 | +74.02% | 13x | 4,67,30,155norm 36,02,841 |
| SKM Egg Products Export (India) Ltd.SKMEGGPRODRs 204.18 · +23.8% | Rs 204.18 | +23.83% | 12.9x | 13,03,614norm 1,00,976 |
| Greenlam Industries Ltd.GREENLAMRs 228.39 · +1.1% | Rs 228.39 | +1.11% | 11.6x | 6,46,159norm 55,828 |
| India Pesticides Ltd.IPLRs 164.28 · +9.4% | Rs 164.28 | +9.37% | 11.6x | 18,47,855norm 1,59,116 |
| Butterfly Gandhimathi Appliances Ltd.BUTTERFLYRs 663.75 · +10.9% | Rs 663.75 | +10.87% | 9.8x | 3,86,777norm 39,349 |
| TTK Prestige Ltd.TTKPRESTIGRs 539.50 · +6.8% | Rs 539.50 | +6.85% | 9.6x | 9,93,753norm 1,04,020 |
| Jindal Drilling And Industries Ltd.JINDRILLRs 593.15 · +10.0% | Rs 593.15 | +9.99% | 9.4x | 65,04,860norm 6,91,636 |
| Mayur Uniquoters LtdMAYURUNIQRs 754.45 · +37.4% | Rs 754.45 | +37.36% | 9.3x | 5,75,078norm 61,776 |
| Craftsman Automation Ltd.CRAFTSMANAutomobile and Auto ComponentsRs 9,074.00 · +18.0% | Rs 9,074.00 | +18.03% | 9.2x | 2,86,769norm 31,041 |
| Jay Bharat Maruti Ltd.JAYBARMARURs 112.03 · +22.8% | Rs 112.03 | +22.76% | 9.1x | 22,14,810norm 2,44,582 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombay Super Hybrid Seeds Ltd.BSHSLRs 95.80 · −2.7% | Rs 95.80 | −2.69% | 64% | 13.8% |
| EIH Ltd.EIHOTELConsumer ServicesRs 296.20 · −7.1% | Rs 296.20 | −7.13% | 55.3% | 12.6% |
| All Time Plastics Ltd.ALLTIMERs 221.41 · −8.0% | Rs 221.41 | −8.00% | 54.9% | 14.2% |
| Dollar Industries Ltd.DOLLARRs 266.20 · −11.2% | Rs 266.20 | −11.21% | 51.9% | 13.9% |
| Rainbow Childrens Medicare Ltd.RAINBOWHealthcareRs 1,380.30 · +10.2% | Rs 1,380.30 | +10.22% | 62.5% | 25.5% |
| Sunteck Realty Ltd.SUNTECKRs 285.70 · −16.0% | Rs 285.70 | −16.03% | 50.4% | 14.3% |
| Euro Pratik Sales Ltd.EUROPRATIKRs 255.95 · −4.7% | Rs 255.95 | −4.74% | 56.6% | 21.4% |
| TCI Express Ltd.TCIEXPRs 491.05 · −6.3% | Rs 491.05 | −6.35% | 73.1% | 39.8% |
| Bansal Wire Industries Ltd.BANSALWIRERs 318.25 · +7.3% | Rs 318.25 | +7.35% | 67.2% | 34% |
| Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd.GROWWFinancial ServicesRs 184.89 · −14.0% | Rs 184.89 | −14.00% | 50.7% | 19.9% |
| Piramal Finance Ltd.PIRAMALFINFinancial ServicesRs 1,926.80 · −3.6% | Rs 1,926.80 | −3.59% | 55.2% | 25.5% |
| Supreme Petrochem Ltd.SPLPETRORs 665.65 · −12.1% | Rs 665.65 | −12.10% | 54% | 25.6% |
| VST Industries Ltd.VSTINDRs 255.70 · −1.0% | Rs 255.70 | −1.03% | 55.1% | 26.8% |
| Hindustan Composites Ltd.HINDCOMPOSRs 410.15 · −10.4% | Rs 410.15 | −10.38% | 57.6% | 31.3% |
| Electrotherm (India) Ltd.ELECTHERMRs 883.35 · +9.4% | Rs 883.35 | +9.44% | 56.6% | 32.4% |
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 May 2026?
The Nifty 50 ended at 23,547.75, down 1.87% from the close on 30 April 2026. Nifty Bank −1.14%, NIFTY Midcap 100 +3.24%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 +0.73%.
Which sectors did best and worst in May 2026?
Best: Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom (+11.48%), Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group (+7.85%) and Nifty MidSmall Healthcare (+6.24%). Worst: Nifty India Railways PSU (−7.82%), Nifty Consumer Durables (−6.25%) and Nifty CPSE (−6.00%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose in May 2026?
1,077 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,275 fell and 0 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 248 rose and 243 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most in May 2026?
Gainers: Sterlite Technologies Ltd. (STLTECH) +81.9%, Black Box Ltd. (BBOX) +62.2% and HFCL Ltd. (HFCL) +55.1%. Losers: Pine Labs Ltd. (PINELABS) −25.4%, Prime Focus Ltd. (PFOCUS) −24.7% and Kaynes Technology India Ltd. (KAYNES) −22.5%.
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 May 2026 the largest were Sasken Technologies Ltd. (38.3x), Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. (21.2x) and Saregama India Ltd. (19.8x). 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 May 2026: Bombay Super Hybrid Seeds Ltd. (64% against 13.8%), EIH Ltd. (55.3% against 12.6%) and All Time Plastics Ltd. (54.9% against 14.2%).
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.