Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market, week of 2 Mar 2026
As of 6 Mar 2026 NSE close4 sessions, moves from the 27 Feb 2026 close
The Nifty 50 ended at 24,450.45 in the week of 2 Mar 2026, down 2.89% from the close on 27 February 2026. Of 2,224 NSE main-board stocks, 339 rose and 1,883 fell in the week of 2 Mar 2026; in the Nifty 500, 85 rose and 405 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty India Defence led, up 4.89%, and Nifty PSU Bank trailed, down 6.48%.
- Nifty 50
- −2.89%
- at 24,450.45
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 339 / 1,883
- 2 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 85 / 405
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the week, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 24,450.45 | −728.20 | −2.89% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 67,476.65 | −2,234.25 | −3.21% |
| Nifty 500 | 22,481.30 | −685.55 | −2.96% |
| Nifty Bank | 57,783.25 | −2,745.75 | −4.54% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 57,393.35 | −1,722.25 | −2.91% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 16,498.90 | −430.00 | −2.54% |
| India VIX | 19.88 | +6.18 | +45.11% |
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 India Defence+4.89%
- Nifty CPSE+1.10%
- Nifty Pharma+0.08%
- Nifty Healthcare Index−0.53%
- Nifty500 Healthcare−0.94%
- Nifty Chemicals−1.12%
- Nifty PSE−1.23%
- Nifty MidSmall Healthcare−1.45%
Laggards
- Nifty PSU Bank−6.48%
- Nifty India Tourism−5.83%
- Nifty Cement−5.00%
- Nifty Realty−4.94%
- Nifty Bank−4.54%
- Nifty Financial Services−4.37%
- Nifty Media−4.35%
- Nifty Financial Services 25/50−4.35%
All 55 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty India Defence | 8,523.85 | +4.89% |
| Nifty CPSE | 7,164.80 | +1.10% |
| Nifty Pharma | 22,970.20 | +0.08% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 14,791.65 | −0.53% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 18,681.65 | −0.94% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 27,454.15 | −1.12% |
| Nifty PSE | 10,327.40 | −1.23% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 43,316.95 | −1.45% |
| Nifty IT | 30,138.40 | −1.52% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 4,530.60 | −1.58% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,344.97 | −1.62% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 15,484.75 | −1.82% |
| Nifty Energy | 36,319.60 | −1.96% |
| Nifty Metal | 12,000.45 | −1.96% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 35,365.06 | −2.13% |
| Nifty FMCG | 49,970.60 | −2.29% |
| Nifty Commodities | 9,726.70 | −2.30% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 36,152.75 | −2.53% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 11,126.85 | −2.66% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 8,271.40 | −2.68% |
| Nifty MNC | 30,819.30 | −2.79% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 8,961.52 | −2.81% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 36,520.70 | −2.83% |
| Nifty India Digital | 7,631.55 | −2.89% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 11,194.45 | −2.97% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 17,503.25 | −3.00% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 9,237.05 | −3.10% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 3,097.35 | −3.32% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 14,402.85 | −3.32% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 31,230.50 | −3.39% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 19,865.90 | −3.49% |
| Nifty Rural | 15,447.20 | −3.57% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 14,104.25 | −3.65% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,831.05 | −3.76% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 14,589.96 | −3.77% |
| Nifty Auto | 27,076.40 | −3.84% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 11,787.30 | −3.89% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,135.90 | −3.94% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 24,199.00 | −3.96% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 10,691.20 | −3.97% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 14,464.55 | −4.11% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 14,405.40 | −4.11% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 2,957.75 | −4.18% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 27,418.60 | −4.19% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 30,046.30 | −4.28% |
| Nifty Mobility | 21,883.30 | −4.32% |
| Nifty Housing | 11,504.45 | −4.33% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 28,915.15 | −4.35% |
| Nifty Media | 1,354.55 | −4.35% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 26,652.45 | −4.37% |
| Nifty Bank | 57,783.25 | −4.54% |
| Nifty Realty | 742.00 | −4.94% |
| Nifty Cement | 15,192.87 | −5.00% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 7,340.75 | −5.83% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 9,184.35 | −6.48% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the week, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sterlite Technologies Ltd.STLTECH | Rs 181.30 | +13.90% |
| 2 | Solar Industries India Ltd.SOLARINDS | Rs 15,152.00 | +12.20% |
| 3 | Jupiter Wagons Ltd.JWL | Rs 298.60 | +11.75% |
| 4 | National Aluminium Co. Ltd.NATIONALUM | Rs 396.15 | +11.72% |
| 5 | Mazagoan Dock Shipbuilders Ltd.MAZDOCK | Rs 2,471.90 | +11.10% |
| 6 | Onesource Specialty Pharma Ltd.ONESOURCE | Rs 1,480.50 | +9.93% |
| 7 | United Breweries Ltd.UBL | Rs 1,758.20 | +9.55% |
| 8 | Data Patterns (India) Ltd.DATAPATTNS | Rs 3,491.20 | +8.75% |
| 9 | Kirloskar Oil Eng Ltd.KIRLOSENG | Rs 1,510.50 | +8.42% |
| 10 | Prime Focus Ltd.PFOCUS | Rs 275.65 | +8.17% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netweb Technologies India Ltd.NETWEB | Rs 3,222.30 | −16.55% |
| 2 | Mahanagar Gas Ltd.MGL | Rs 1,049.30 | −13.98% |
| 3 | Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.PARADEEP | Rs 105.36 | −13.28% |
| 4 | Aegis Vopak Terminals Ltd.AEGISVOPAK | Rs 199.62 | −12.47% |
| 5 | Force Motors Ltd.FORCEMOT | Rs 21,345.00 | −12.31% |
| 6 | Redington Ltd.REDINGTON | Rs 246.15 | −12.23% |
| 7 | Authum Investment & Infrastructure Ltd.AIIL | Rs 432.15 | −10.31% |
| 8 | Petronet LNG Ltd.PETRONET | Rs 290.40 | −10.20% |
| 9 | DOMS Industries Ltd.DOMS | Rs 2,096.10 | −10.12% |
| 10 | Jindal Saw Ltd.JINDALSAW | Rs 166.74 | −10.05% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jindal Drilling And Industries Ltd.JINDRILLRs 542.20 · +21.8% | Rs 542.20 | +21.76% | 224.9x | 1,58,74,646norm 70,593 |
| Ramky Infrastructure Ltd.RAMKYRs 468.05 · +2.5% | Rs 468.05 | +2.47% | 147x | 59,23,181norm 40,304 |
| SPML Infra Ltd.SPMLINFRARs 172.75 · +1.7% | Rs 172.75 | +1.73% | 40.7x | 1,00,26,882norm 2,46,637 |
| Paras Defence and Space Technologies Ltd.PARASRs 749.35 · +17.5% | Rs 749.35 | +17.49% | 40.6x | 1,35,98,776norm 3,34,558 |
| Ideaforge Technology Ltd.IDEAFORGERs 441.15 · +6.8% | Rs 441.15 | +6.82% | 36.2x | 54,25,805norm 1,50,076 |
| LT Foods Ltd.LTFOODSFast Moving Consumer GoodsRs 393.50 · −2.2% | Rs 393.50 | −2.19% | 25.3x | 2,61,55,550norm 10,35,580 |
| DCX Systems Ltd.DCXINDIARs 190.98 · +7.8% | Rs 190.98 | +7.75% | 18.8x | 1,51,97,818norm 8,08,602 |
| Jupiter Wagons Ltd.JWLCapital GoodsRs 298.60 · +11.8% | Rs 298.60 | +11.75% | 15.4x | 2,00,39,221norm 13,00,561 |
| Sundram Fasteners Ltd.SUNDRMFASTRs 848.40 · −2.8% | Rs 848.40 | −2.83% | 12.5x | 8,67,712norm 69,575 |
| IRCON International Ltd.IRCONConstructionRs 146.95 · +2.3% | Rs 146.95 | +2.33% | 9.4x | 1,90,82,671norm 20,24,195 |
| Share India Securities Ltd.SHAREINDIARs 131.99 · +0.3% | Rs 131.99 | +0.31% | 7.6x | 44,49,774norm 5,83,247 |
| Tejas Networks Ltd.TEJASNETTelecommunicationRs 465.05 · +6.7% | Rs 465.05 | +6.70% | 7.5x | 8,26,08,938norm 1,09,90,863 |
| Avadh Sugar & Energy Ltd.AVADHSUGARRs 384.20 · +3.1% | Rs 384.20 | +3.07% | 7.3x | 5,85,886norm 79,869 |
| Mazagoan Dock Shipbuilders Ltd.MAZDOCKCapital GoodsRs 2,471.90 · +11.1% | Rs 2,471.90 | +11.10% | 7.2x | 61,21,284norm 8,49,288 |
| Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.BALRAMCHINFast Moving Consumer GoodsRs 480.95 · +2.2% | Rs 480.95 | +2.20% | 6.5x | 24,18,055norm 3,69,182 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganesha Ecosphere Ltd.GANECOSRs 706.40 · −8.6% | Rs 706.40 | −8.63% | 74.6% | 24.6% |
| Ashiana Housing Ltd.ASHIANARs 307.00 · −5.3% | Rs 307.00 | −5.33% | 60.5% | 13.4% |
| Responsive Industries Ltd.RESPONINDRs 168.34 · −3.5% | Rs 168.34 | −3.55% | 61.4% | 18.3% |
| Capillary Technologies India Ltd.CAPILLARYRs 521.80 · +1.5% | Rs 521.80 | +1.51% | 68.3% | 28.8% |
| Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Ltd.ABLBLRs 101.98 · −0.1% | Rs 101.98 | −0.10% | 91.1% | 53.3% |
| Pfizer Ltd.PFIZERRs 4,849.50 · −4.2% | Rs 4,849.50 | −4.20% | 55.2% | 19.2% |
| Borosil Scientific Ltd.BOROSCIRs 103.45 · −0.3% | Rs 103.45 | −0.25% | 71.1% | 35.3% |
| Gandhi Special Tubes Ltd.GANDHITUBERs 839.20 · −3.9% | Rs 839.20 | −3.93% | 56.8% | 21.6% |
| Sheela Foam Ltd.SFLRs 522.70 · −4.5% | Rs 522.70 | −4.53% | 56.6% | 21.6% |
| GTPL Hathway Ltd.GTPLRs 61.28 · +4.8% | Rs 61.28 | +4.82% | 71.5% | 37% |
| Metropolis Healthcare Ltd.METROPOLISRs 1,790.20 · −6.0% | Rs 1,790.20 | −5.97% | 64.6% | 30.2% |
| Sapphire Foods India Ltd.SAPPHIRERs 193.37 · −5.3% | Rs 193.37 | −5.35% | 57.4% | 23.3% |
| Dr. Agarwal's Health Care Ltd.AGARWALEYERs 443.25 · −1.9% | Rs 443.25 | −1.87% | 81.7% | 47.9% |
| Rane (Madras) Ltd.RMLRs 834.25 · −0.8% | Rs 834.25 | −0.76% | 57.6% | 24.3% |
| Honeywell Automation India Ltd.HONAUTCapital GoodsRs 29,965.00 · −3.3% | Rs 29,965.00 | −3.26% | 83.7% | 50.6% |
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 2 Mar 2026?
The Nifty 50 ended at 24,450.45, down 2.89% from the close on 27 February 2026. Nifty Bank −4.54%, NIFTY Midcap 100 −2.91%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 −2.54%.
Which sectors did best and worst in the week of 2 Mar 2026?
Best: Nifty India Defence (+4.89%), Nifty CPSE (+1.10%) and Nifty Pharma (+0.08%). Worst: Nifty PSU Bank (−6.48%), Nifty India Tourism (−5.83%) and Nifty Cement (−5.00%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose in the week of 2 Mar 2026?
339 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,883 fell and 2 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 85 rose and 405 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most in the week of 2 Mar 2026?
Gainers: Sterlite Technologies Ltd. (STLTECH) +13.9%, Solar Industries India Ltd. (SOLARINDS) +12.2% and Jupiter Wagons Ltd. (JWL) +11.8%. Losers: Netweb Technologies India Ltd. (NETWEB) −16.6%, Mahanagar Gas Ltd. (MGL) −14.0% and Paradeep Phosphates Ltd. (PARADEEP) −13.3%.
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 the week of 2 Mar 2026 the largest were Jindal Drilling And Industries Ltd. (224.9x), Ramky Infrastructure Ltd. (147x) and SPML Infra Ltd. (40.7x). 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 2 Mar 2026: Ganesha Ecosphere Ltd. (74.6% against 24.6%), Ashiana Housing Ltd. (60.5% against 13.4%) and Responsive Industries Ltd. (61.4% against 18.3%).
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.