Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market, week of 23 Feb 2026
As of 27 Feb 2026 NSE close5 sessions, moves from the 20 Feb 2026 close
The Nifty 50 ended at 25,178.65 in the week of 23 Feb 2026, down 1.54% from the close on 20 February 2026. Of 2,218 NSE main-board stocks, 686 rose and 1,526 fell in the week of 23 Feb 2026; in the Nifty 500, 227 rose and 261 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty MidSmall Healthcare led, up 3.27%, and Nifty India Internet trailed, down 5.63%.
- Nifty 50
- −1.54%
- at 25,178.65
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 686 / 1,526
- 6 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 227 / 261
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the week, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 25,178.65 | −392.60 | −1.54% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 69,710.90 | +257.25 | +0.37% |
| Nifty 500 | 23,166.85 | −228.15 | −0.98% |
| Nifty Bank | 60,529.00 | −643.00 | −1.05% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 59,115.60 | −398.35 | −0.67% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 16,928.90 | −73.25 | −0.43% |
| India VIX | 13.70 | −0.66 | −4.60% |
Sectors and themes
Every NSE sectoral and thematic index, ranked by its move over the week. Broad-market, strategy and bond indices are left out.
Leaders
- Nifty MidSmall Healthcare+3.27%
- Nifty Pharma+2.23%
- Nifty500 Healthcare+2.17%
- Nifty Healthcare Index+2.13%
- Nifty Metal+2.09%
- Nifty PSU Bank+1.60%
- Nifty MNC+1.58%
- Nifty Oil & Gas+1.43%
Laggards
- Nifty India Internet−5.63%
- Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom−5.27%
- Nifty India Digital−4.98%
- Nifty Realty−4.89%
- Nifty IT−4.38%
- Nifty India Railways PSU−3.32%
- Nifty Waves−2.50%
- Nifty Chemicals−2.41%
All 55 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 43,954.30 | +3.27% |
| Nifty Pharma | 22,952.35 | +2.23% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 18,859.45 | +2.17% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 14,871.10 | +2.13% |
| Nifty Metal | 12,240.65 | +2.09% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 9,820.45 | +1.60% |
| Nifty MNC | 31,703.10 | +1.58% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 12,264.90 | +1.43% |
| Nifty Energy | 37,045.20 | +1.27% |
| Nifty Auto | 28,158.85 | +1.12% |
| Nifty CPSE | 7,086.60 | +0.91% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 15,771.55 | +0.90% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 3,086.80 | +0.87% |
| Nifty PSE | 10,456.10 | +0.86% |
| Nifty Commodities | 9,955.95 | +0.68% |
| Nifty India Defence | 8,126.80 | +0.34% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 37,585.90 | −0.01% |
| Nifty Mobility | 22,872.30 | −0.11% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 15,023.30 | −0.26% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,367.09 | −0.26% |
| Nifty Housing | 12,025.55 | −0.50% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 25,197.50 | −0.57% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 11,431.15 | −0.60% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 18,043.90 | −0.71% |
| Nifty Media | 1,416.15 | −0.75% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 15,160.91 | −0.90% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 28,617.55 | −1.01% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 9,532.65 | −1.03% |
| Nifty Bank | 60,529.00 | −1.05% |
| Nifty Rural | 16,018.75 | −1.06% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 14,638.90 | −1.15% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 37,089.85 | −1.16% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 30,229.85 | −1.20% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 27,869.75 | −1.21% |
| Nifty FMCG | 51,142.20 | −1.22% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 15,084.20 | −1.26% |
| Nifty Cement | 15,992.60 | −1.35% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 20,585.05 | −1.41% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 4,603.35 | −1.46% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 31,390.65 | −1.47% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 11,537.10 | −1.48% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 9,220.94 | −1.48% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 36,135.04 | −1.85% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 32,325.60 | −1.99% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 11,133.75 | −2.05% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 7,795.00 | −2.14% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 14,897.05 | −2.25% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 27,764.85 | −2.41% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,902.65 | −2.50% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 3,203.55 | −3.32% |
| Nifty IT | 30,603.85 | −4.38% |
| Nifty Realty | 780.60 | −4.89% |
| Nifty India Digital | 7,858.65 | −4.98% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 8,499.40 | −5.27% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,182.45 | −5.63% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the week, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tejas Networks Ltd.TEJASNET | Rs 435.85 | +33.39% |
| 2 | Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd.J&KBANK | Rs 121.39 | +17.21% |
| 3 | Finolex Cables Ltd.FINCABLES | Rs 913.70 | +15.38% |
| 4 | Aditya Infotech Ltd.CPPLUS | Rs 1,689.00 | +12.61% |
| 5 | Schaeffler India Ltd.SCHAEFFLER | Rs 4,357.20 | +12.04% |
| 6 | Redington Ltd.REDINGTON | Rs 280.45 | +11.53% |
| 7 | Thangamayil Jewellery Ltd.THANGAMAYL | Rs 3,959.20 | +11.32% |
| 8 | Tega Industries Ltd.TEGA | Rs 1,817.70 | +11.22% |
| 9 | Concord Biotech Ltd.CONCORDBIO | Rs 1,220.60 | +11.18% |
| 10 | Mankind Pharma Ltd.MANKIND | Rs 2,247.60 | +11.03% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPL Ltd.UPL | Rs 637.40 | −15.28% |
| 2 | Godfrey Phillips India Ltd.GODFRYPHLP | Rs 2,115.40 | −14.97% |
| 3 | Physicswallah Ltd.PWL | Rs 86.57 | −13.82% |
| 4 | Inventurus Knowledge Solutions Ltd.IKS | Rs 1,375.80 | −13.71% |
| 5 | Firstsource Solutions Ltd.FSL | Rs 213.15 | −12.34% |
| 6 | IDFC First Bank Ltd.IDFCFIRSTB | Rs 73.48 | −12.01% |
| 7 | Sagility Ltd.SAGILITY | Rs 39.55 | −11.78% |
| 8 | Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Ltd.IRCTC | Rs 569.55 | −11.74% |
| 9 | Coforge Ltd.COFORGE | Rs 1,185.80 | −11.55% |
| 10 | eClerx Services Ltd.ECLERX | Rs 3,172.40 | −10.72% |
Volume shockers
Liquid stocks whose shares traded a session, on average, were at least twice their own 20-session average before the week.
| Company | Close | Change | Volume vs norm | Shares a session |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEE Development Engineers Ltd.DEEDEVRs 294.34 · +27.7% | Rs 294.34 | +27.69% | 138.4x | 4,35,61,523norm 3,14,684 |
| Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) Ltd.DOLPHINRs 415.35 · −5.0% | Rs 415.35 | −5.04% | 102.1x | 32,20,635norm 31,550 |
| Sanofi Consumer Healthcare India Ltd.SANOFICONRRs 4,489.30 · +11.0% | Rs 4,489.30 | +10.99% | 74.7x | 2,82,516norm 3,783 |
| KSB Ltd.KSBCapital GoodsRs 770.25 · +7.1% | Rs 770.25 | +7.09% | 59x | 40,47,356norm 68,653 |
| Renaissance Global Ltd.RGLRs 118.50 · +12.5% | Rs 118.50 | +12.51% | 35.9x | 2,90,35,524norm 8,08,148 |
| Manaksia Coated Metals & Industries Ltd.MANAKCOATRs 117.93 · −3.6% | Rs 117.93 | −3.57% | 35.6x | 47,04,592norm 1,32,259 |
| Regaal Resources Ltd.REGAALRs 72.84 · +21.9% | Rs 72.84 | +21.87% | 34.7x | 1,18,44,975norm 3,41,798 |
| Jindal Poly Films Ltd.JINDALPOLYRs 616.35 · +25.8% | Rs 616.35 | +25.76% | 25.1x | 20,66,471norm 82,233 |
| Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.VMMConsumer ServicesRs 117.78 · +0.8% | Rs 117.78 | +0.75% | 21.7x | 17,21,58,310norm 79,39,612 |
| Redington Ltd.REDINGTONServicesRs 280.45 · +11.5% | Rs 280.45 | +11.53% | 15.2x | 1,95,44,722norm 12,83,297 |
| Polyplex Corporation Ltd.POLYPLEXRs 848.30 · +3.5% | Rs 848.30 | +3.48% | 14.5x | 5,24,062norm 36,076 |
| Jai Balaji Industries Ltd.JAIBALAJIRs 68.92 · +9.2% | Rs 68.92 | +9.15% | 13.3x | 1,80,20,808norm 13,56,687 |
| Tejas Networks Ltd.TEJASNETTelecommunicationRs 435.85 · +33.4% | Rs 435.85 | +33.39% | 11.6x | 4,05,22,345norm 34,82,935 |
| Concord Biotech Ltd.CONCORDBIOHealthcareRs 1,220.60 · +11.2% | Rs 1,220.60 | +11.18% | 10.5x | 33,79,396norm 3,22,048 |
| IDFC First Bank Ltd.IDFCFIRSTBFinancial ServicesRs 73.48 · −12.0% | Rs 73.48 | −12.01% | 10.5x | 24,99,20,980norm 2,37,33,558 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Brands Ltd.METROBRANDRs 1,056.60 · +2.0% | Rs 1,056.60 | +1.99% | 79.7% | 26.3% |
| Home First Finance Company India Ltd.HOMEFIRSTFinancial ServicesRs 1,083.10 · −6.6% | Rs 1,083.10 | −6.63% | 76.2% | 24.6% |
| Puravankara Ltd.PURVARs 198.48 · −13.7% | Rs 198.48 | −13.65% | 61% | 13.8% |
| Teamlease Services Ltd.TEAMLEASERs 1,219.40 · −6.9% | Rs 1,219.40 | −6.87% | 82.1% | 37.1% |
| Rane (Madras) Ltd.RMLRs 840.60 · +2.3% | Rs 840.60 | +2.34% | 66.6% | 22.2% |
| Garware Technical Fibres Ltd.GARFIBRESRs 642.40 · −2.4% | Rs 642.40 | −2.36% | 62% | 22.9% |
| EIH Ltd.EIHOTELConsumer ServicesRs 313.55 · −4.0% | Rs 313.55 | −4.00% | 54.7% | 16% |
| Kalpataru Ltd.KALPATARURs 324.70 · −5.1% | Rs 324.70 | −5.06% | 83.4% | 45.4% |
| Ashiana Housing Ltd.ASHIANARs 324.30 · −0.5% | Rs 324.30 | −0.52% | 51.4% | 13.8% |
| RHI MAGNESITA INDIA LTD.RHIMCapital GoodsRs 434.65 · −5.2% | Rs 434.65 | −5.20% | 63.3% | 25.8% |
| IKIO Technologies Ltd.IKIORs 141.97 · −2.6% | Rs 141.97 | −2.57% | 55.3% | 18% |
| Liberty Shoes Ltd.LIBERTSHOERs 241.42 · −3.8% | Rs 241.42 | −3.76% | 67.6% | 31.3% |
| Stel Holdings Ltd.STELRs 493.95 · +1.7% | Rs 493.95 | +1.67% | 54.9% | 19.1% |
| Gala Precision Engineering Ltd.GALAPRECRs 749.95 · −4.0% | Rs 749.95 | −3.99% | 61.1% | 25.5% |
| Gandhi Special Tubes Ltd.GANDHITUBERs 873.50 · −1.7% | Rs 873.50 | −1.67% | 55.9% | 20.6% |
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 week.
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 week.
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 the week of 23 Feb 2026?
The Nifty 50 ended at 25,178.65, down 1.54% from the close on 20 February 2026. Nifty Bank −1.05%, NIFTY Midcap 100 −0.67%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 −0.43%.
Which sectors did best and worst in the week of 23 Feb 2026?
Best: Nifty MidSmall Healthcare (+3.27%), Nifty Pharma (+2.23%) and Nifty500 Healthcare (+2.17%). Worst: Nifty India Internet (−5.63%), Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom (−5.27%) and Nifty India Digital (−4.98%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose in the week of 23 Feb 2026?
686 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,526 fell and 6 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 227 rose and 261 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most in the week of 23 Feb 2026?
Gainers: Tejas Networks Ltd. (TEJASNET) +33.4%, Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. (J&KBANK) +17.2% and Finolex Cables Ltd. (FINCABLES) +15.4%. Losers: UPL Ltd. (UPL) −15.3%, Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. (GODFRYPHLP) −15.0% and Physicswallah Ltd. (PWL) −13.8%.
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 the week of 23 Feb 2026 the largest were DEE Development Engineers Ltd. (138.4x), Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) Ltd. (102.1x) and Sanofi Consumer Healthcare India Ltd. (74.7x). 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 the week of 23 Feb 2026: Metro Brands Ltd. (79.7% against 26.3%), Home First Finance Company India Ltd. (76.2% against 24.6%) and Puravankara Ltd. (61% against 13.8%).
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.