Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market, week of 20 Apr 2026
As of 24 Apr 2026 NSE close5 sessions, moves from the 17 Apr 2026 close
The Nifty 50 ended at 23,897.95 in the week of 20 Apr 2026, down 1.87% from the close on 17 April 2026. Of 2,347 NSE main-board stocks, 814 rose and 1,527 fell in the week of 20 Apr 2026; in the Nifty 500, 205 rose and 286 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty Energy led, up 2.63%, and Nifty IT trailed, down 10.31%.
- Nifty 50
- −1.87%
- at 23,897.95
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 814 / 1,527
- 6 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 205 / 286
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the week, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 23,897.95 | −455.60 | −1.87% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 69,883.95 | −389.85 | −0.55% |
| Nifty 500 | 22,570.05 | −299.35 | −1.31% |
| Nifty Bank | 56,089.75 | −475.95 | −0.84% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 59,374.80 | −523.40 | −0.87% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 17,567.20 | +1.50 | +0.01% |
| India VIX | 19.71 | +2.50 | +14.53% |
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 Energy+2.63%
- Nifty FMCG+2.23%
- Nifty Media+1.56%
- Nifty MNC+1.05%
- Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics+0.75%
- Nifty500 Healthcare+0.59%
- Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer+0.55%
- Nifty Healthcare Index+0.53%
Laggards
- Nifty IT−10.31%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group−6.07%
- Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom−5.86%
- Nifty India Digital−5.01%
- Nifty Auto−2.96%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group−2.95%
- Nifty Capital Markets−2.82%
- Nifty Services Sector−2.54%
All 56 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty Energy | 39,903.75 | +2.63% |
| Nifty FMCG | 50,766.25 | +2.23% |
| Nifty Media | 1,438.70 | +1.56% |
| Nifty MNC | 31,677.45 | +1.05% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 11,881.25 | +0.75% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 18,671.90 | +0.59% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 14,910.70 | +0.55% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 14,570.60 | +0.53% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 9,198.74 | +0.46% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 44,527.50 | +0.40% |
| Nifty Pharma | 22,580.10 | +0.37% |
| Nifty India Defence | 8,844.70 | +0.34% |
| Nifty Commodities | 10,108.80 | +0.25% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,943.00 | +0.23% |
| Nifty Housing | 11,953.00 | +0.10% |
| Nifty PSE | 10,597.20 | +0.08% |
| Nifty CPSE | 7,360.95 | +0.03% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,237.05 | −0.03% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 27,844.95 | −0.04% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 14,773.50 | −0.50% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 17,624.00 | −0.52% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 8,811.20 | −0.58% |
| Nifty Rural | 15,252.95 | −0.59% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 11,337.10 | −0.67% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 11,331.70 | −0.69% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 9,242.00 | −0.75% |
| Nifty Cement | 15,128.19 | −0.77% |
| Nifty Bank | 56,089.75 | −0.84% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 2,942.90 | −0.91% |
| Nifty Metal | 12,746.65 | −1.04% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 37,186.15 | −1.06% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 21,037.70 | −1.07% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,343.29 | −1.12% |
| Nifty Realty | 778.00 | −1.13% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 3,207.30 | −1.21% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 14,385.85 | −1.26% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 15,366.85 | −1.32% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 26,717.30 | −1.37% |
| Nifty REITs & Realty | 1,778.19 | −1.37% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 26,141.75 | −1.43% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 10,911.00 | −1.67% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 7,351.00 | −1.69% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 28,493.85 | −1.78% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 30,948.70 | −1.80% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 14,696.15 | −2.01% |
| Nifty Mobility | 21,240.45 | −2.04% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 23,582.75 | −2.11% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 37,082.20 | −2.49% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 30,471.30 | −2.54% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 5,142.45 | −2.82% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 14,688.33 | −2.95% |
| Nifty Auto | 25,652.85 | −2.96% |
| Nifty India Digital | 7,679.20 | −5.01% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 8,244.70 | −5.86% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 32,837.47 | −6.07% |
| Nifty IT | 28,530.60 | −10.31% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the week, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elecon Engineering Co. Ltd.ELECON | Rs 512.75 | +24.23% |
| 2 | Onesource Specialty Pharma Ltd.ONESOURCE | Rs 1,824.30 | +18.19% |
| 3 | Data Patterns (India) Ltd.DATAPATTNS | Rs 4,077.70 | +16.70% |
| 4 | Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.HSCL | Rs 566.15 | +14.71% |
| 5 | Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd.SCHNEIDER | Rs 1,180.10 | +13.90% |
| 6 | Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd.ARE&M | Rs 880.20 | +13.06% |
| 7 | Welspun Corp Ltd.WELCORP | Rs 1,207.45 | +12.10% |
| 8 | Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.ADANIENSOL | Rs 1,411.95 | +12.08% |
| 9 | Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.OFSS | Rs 8,949.00 | +11.97% |
| 10 | PNB Housing Finance Ltd.PNBHOUSING | Rs 1,033.65 | +11.90% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCL Technologies Ltd.HCLTECH | Rs 1,203.20 | −16.58% |
| 2 | Persistent Systems Ltd.PERSISTENT | Rs 4,747.30 | −12.84% |
| 3 | Coforge Ltd.COFORGE | Rs 1,150.90 | −12.60% |
| 4 | Firstsource Solutions Ltd.FSL | Rs 209.27 | −12.54% |
| 5 | Infosys Ltd.INFY | Rs 1,154.60 | −12.44% |
| 6 | Ola Electric Mobility Ltd.OLAELEC | Rs 35.79 | −12.32% |
| 7 | MphasiS Ltd.MPHASIS | Rs 2,175.80 | −11.63% |
| 8 | IIFL Finance Ltd.IIFL | Rs 419.35 | −11.41% |
| 9 | Zensar Technolgies Ltd.ZENSARTECH | Rs 536.00 | −11.06% |
| 10 | Prime Focus Ltd.PFOCUS | Rs 306.90 | −11.06% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex Rings Ltd.ROLEXRINGSRs 155.27 · +13.9% | Rs 155.27 | +13.88% | 88.2x | 4,56,54,147norm 5,17,582 |
| IRM Energy Ltd.IRMENERGYRs 283.71 · +28.4% | Rs 283.71 | +28.38% | 73x | 2,44,48,464norm 3,34,976 |
| Prism Johnson Ltd.PRSMJOHNSNRs 134.30 · +7.2% | Rs 134.30 | +7.23% | 35x | 66,95,281norm 1,91,461 |
| Krystal Integrated Services Ltd.KRYSTALRs 600.60 · +2.7% | Rs 600.60 | +2.66% | 28.3x | 5,91,747norm 20,932 |
| Muthoot Microfin Ltd.MUTHOOTMFRs 184.92 · +4.6% | Rs 184.92 | +4.60% | 24.7x | 51,32,958norm 2,08,226 |
| Shree Pushkar Chemicals & Fertilisers Ltd.SHREEPUSHKRs 391.80 · +12.9% | Rs 391.80 | +12.94% | 23.9x | 17,08,308norm 71,570 |
| Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd.ARE&MAutomobile and Auto ComponentsRs 880.20 · +13.1% | Rs 880.20 | +13.06% | 20.6x | 1,19,64,412norm 5,81,591 |
| Dollar Industries Ltd.DOLLARRs 337.39 · +21.9% | Rs 337.39 | +21.85% | 20x | 30,32,219norm 1,51,768 |
| Tips Music Ltd.TIPSMUSICRs 665.15 · +13.6% | Rs 665.15 | +13.59% | 18.8x | 26,07,040norm 1,38,536 |
| Gujarat Themis Biosyn Ltd.GUJTHEMRs 359.94 · +12.8% | Rs 359.94 | +12.81% | 16.1x | 19,92,871norm 1,23,855 |
| Rupa & Company Ltd.RUPARs 156.79 · +10.0% | Rs 156.79 | +10.00% | 16.1x | 35,63,883norm 2,21,321 |
| Triveni Turbine Ltd.TRITURBINECapital GoodsRs 569.85 · +10.6% | Rs 569.85 | +10.55% | 16.1x | 1,57,04,163norm 9,74,982 |
| Sunteck Realty Ltd.SUNTECKRs 350.65 · +5.1% | Rs 350.65 | +5.10% | 15.4x | 52,87,390norm 3,43,474 |
| All Time Plastics Ltd.ALLTIMERs 228.14 · +5.1% | Rs 228.14 | +5.09% | 12.8x | 11,76,221norm 91,744 |
| Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Ltd.SWSOLARRs 213.31 · +10.0% | Rs 213.31 | +9.97% | 12.6x | 2,44,35,995norm 19,44,066 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suraj Ltd.SURAJLTDRs 246.06 · −4.2% | Rs 246.06 | −4.24% | 58.6% | 11.9% |
| Jinkushal Industries Ltd.JKIPLRs 96.51 · +1.2% | Rs 96.51 | +1.23% | 100% | 56.1% |
| Arvind SmartSpaces Ltd.ARVSMARTRs 601.20 · +0.1% | Rs 601.20 | +0.07% | 54.4% | 10.6% |
| PDS Ltd.PDSLRs 279.45 · −7.2% | Rs 279.45 | −7.24% | 54.8% | 14.2% |
| Ashiana Housing Ltd.ASHIANARs 334.75 · −0.5% | Rs 334.75 | −0.51% | 62.7% | 22.4% |
| Bombay Super Hybrid Seeds Ltd.BSHSLRs 102.11 · +1.8% | Rs 102.11 | +1.77% | 52.9% | 14.3% |
| Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.FLUOROCHEMChemicalsRs 3,383.30 · +0.8% | Rs 3,383.30 | +0.85% | 78.8% | 41.7% |
| G R Infraprojects Ltd.GRINFRARs 866.45 · −4.1% | Rs 866.45 | −4.11% | 69.5% | 32.7% |
| Transport Corporation of India Ltd.TCIRs 940.90 · −6.3% | Rs 940.90 | −6.28% | 58.4% | 23% |
| Bhageria Industries Ltd.BHAGERIARs 175.13 · +6.2% | Rs 175.13 | +6.24% | 69% | 34.6% |
| DCM Shriram Ltd.DCMSHRIRAMRs 1,187.10 · −3.2% | Rs 1,187.10 | −3.18% | 73.3% | 40% |
| Capacit'e Infraprojects Ltd.CAPACITERs 250.00 · −4.8% | Rs 250.00 | −4.77% | 52.5% | 19.3% |
| JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd.JKLAKSHMIRs 640.10 · −5.0% | Rs 640.10 | −4.99% | 87.1% | 54% |
| Valiant Organics Ltd.VALIANTORGRs 254.53 · −10.4% | Rs 254.53 | −10.45% | 53.9% | 22.5% |
| Ram Ratna Wires Ltd.RAMRATRs 384.15 · −1.4% | Rs 384.15 | −1.45% | 57.2% | 26.3% |
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 20 Apr 2026?
The Nifty 50 ended at 23,897.95, down 1.87% from the close on 17 April 2026. Nifty Bank −0.84%, NIFTY Midcap 100 −0.87%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 +0.01%.
Which sectors did best and worst in the week of 20 Apr 2026?
Best: Nifty Energy (+2.63%), Nifty FMCG (+2.23%) and Nifty Media (+1.56%). Worst: Nifty IT (−10.31%), Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group (−6.07%) and Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom (−5.86%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose in the week of 20 Apr 2026?
814 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,527 fell and 6 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 205 rose and 286 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most in the week of 20 Apr 2026?
Gainers: Elecon Engineering Co. Ltd. (ELECON) +24.2%, Onesource Specialty Pharma Ltd. (ONESOURCE) +18.2% and Data Patterns (India) Ltd. (DATAPATTNS) +16.7%. Losers: HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCLTECH) −16.6%, Persistent Systems Ltd. (PERSISTENT) −12.8% and Coforge Ltd. (COFORGE) −12.6%.
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 20 Apr 2026 the largest were Rolex Rings Ltd. (88.2x), IRM Energy Ltd. (73x) and Prism Johnson Ltd. (35x). 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 20 Apr 2026: Suraj Ltd. (58.6% against 11.9%), Jinkushal Industries Ltd. (100% against 56.1%) and Arvind SmartSpaces Ltd. (54.4% against 10.6%).
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.