Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market, week of 17 Aug 2026
As of 21 Aug 2026 NSE close5 sessions, moves from the 14 Aug 2026 close
The Nifty 50 ended at 24,252.00 in the week of 17 Aug 2026, down 0.47% from the close on 14 August 2026. Of 2,542 NSE main-board stocks, 1,183 rose and 1,348 fell in the week of 17 Aug 2026; in the Nifty 500, 213 rose and 281 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty Sugar & Ethanol led, up 9.52%, and Nifty IT trailed, down 2.63%.
- Nifty 50
- −0.47%
- at 24,252.00
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 1,183 / 1,348
- 11 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 213 / 281
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the week, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 24,252.00 | −114.00 | −0.47% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 73,992.10 | −494.45 | −0.66% |
| Nifty 500 | 23,530.30 | −64.60 | −0.27% |
| Nifty Bank | 57,761.95 | +270.85 | +0.47% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 63,735.75 | −46.40 | −0.07% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 19,977.75 | +239.20 | +1.21% |
| India VIX | 11.20 | −0.11 | −0.97% |
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 Sugar & Ethanol+9.52%
- Nifty Capital Markets+2.53%
- Nifty India Internet+2.18%
- Nifty Metal+1.78%
- Nifty Realty+1.78%
- Nifty Media+1.42%
- Nifty Insurance+1.33%
- Nifty Private Bank+1.26%
Laggards
- Nifty IT−2.63%
- Nifty Hospitals−2.34%
- Nifty FMCG−2.27%
- Nifty Chemicals−2.14%
- Nifty Telecommunications−1.80%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group−1.57%
- Nifty MNC−1.48%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap−1.38%
All 70 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty Sugar & Ethanol | 2,825.31 | +9.52% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 5,423.15 | +2.53% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,459.50 | +2.18% |
| Nifty Metal | 13,172.60 | +1.78% |
| Nifty Realty | 911.60 | +1.78% |
| Nifty Media | 1,612.70 | +1.42% |
| Nifty Insurance | 1,891.19 | +1.33% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 27,590.65 | +1.26% |
| Nifty Consumer Services | 3,702.67 | +1.00% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 22,855.70 | +1.00% |
| Nifty NBFC | 60,489.52 | +0.94% |
| Nifty Retail | 3,183.72 | +0.80% |
| Nifty Construction | 12,159.55 | +0.68% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 32,724.55 | +0.63% |
| Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions | 1,491.75 | +0.63% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,951.85 | +0.50% |
| Nifty Bank | 57,761.95 | +0.47% |
| Nifty CPSE | 6,480.20 | +0.46% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 9,996.39 | +0.35% |
| Nifty India Defence | 9,832.35 | +0.21% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 26,261.00 | +0.18% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 12,247.15 | +0.18% |
| Nifty Housing Finance | 745.74 | +0.17% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 15,859.20 | 0.00% |
| Nifty Housing | 11,940.55 | 0.00% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 28,558.85 | −0.03% |
| Nifty REITs & Realty | 1,952.10 | −0.03% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 40,580.85 | −0.08% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 11,182.75 | −0.15% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 26,624.85 | −0.15% |
| Nifty Commodities | 9,804.60 | −0.18% |
| Nifty Mobility | 23,784.05 | −0.18% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 15,382.90 | −0.22% |
| Nifty Auto | 29,124.60 | −0.29% |
| Nifty Pharma | 26,359.75 | −0.32% |
| Nifty Capital Goods | 17,448.58 | −0.35% |
| Nifty Cement | 14,933.45 | −0.36% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 10,043.10 | −0.36% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 18,956.80 | −0.42% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 16,474.35 | −0.43% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 51,782.55 | −0.46% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 16,423.90 | −0.49% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 8,007.90 | −0.50% |
| Nifty PSE | 9,788.30 | −0.58% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 21,431.90 | −0.59% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 9,362.95 | −0.60% |
| Nifty India Digital | 8,763.75 | −0.61% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 30,936.50 | −0.62% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 39,291.75 | −0.65% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 12,148.40 | −0.66% |
| Nifty Power | 8,686.62 | −0.72% |
| Nifty Energy | 38,252.20 | −0.78% |
| Nifty Commercial & Transport Services | 13,387.00 | −0.81% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,416.63 | −0.97% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 12,018.85 | −1.02% |
| Nifty Rural | 15,590.00 | −1.04% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 37,837.46 | −1.20% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 15,423.60 | −1.22% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs 90:10 | 1,425.12 | −1.24% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 3,338.30 | −1.31% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 2,838.55 | −1.33% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 8,620.00 | −1.36% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 14,506.30 | −1.38% |
| Nifty MNC | 33,128.35 | −1.48% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 14,656.05 | −1.57% |
| Nifty Telecommunications | 3,705.63 | −1.80% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 30,067.65 | −2.14% |
| Nifty FMCG | 47,510.95 | −2.27% |
| Nifty Hospitals | 4,428.24 | −2.34% |
| Nifty IT | 30,532.25 | −2.63% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the week, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welspun Corp Ltd.WELCORP | Rs 2,311.90 | +23.41% |
| 2 | Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.JYOTICNC | Rs 988.80 | +19.58% |
| 3 | Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.BALRAMCHIN | Rs 729.35 | +16.72% |
| 4 | Welspun Living Ltd.WELSPUNLIV | Rs 189.22 | +15.34% |
| 5 | Aegis Logistics Ltd.AEGISLOG | Rs 1,417.90 | +12.05% |
| 6 | Netweb Technologies India Ltd.NETWEB | Rs 5,601.00 | +11.86% |
| 7 | Ipca Laboratories Ltd.IPCALAB | Rs 1,911.20 | +10.21% |
| 8 | Prime Focus Ltd.PFOCUS | Rs 296.95 | +10.14% |
| 9 | Urban Company Ltd.URBANCO | Rs 158.60 | +9.84% |
| 10 | Cartrade Tech Ltd.CARTRADE | Rs 3,072.90 | +9.83% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.HSCL | Rs 654.40 | −16.22% |
| 2 | Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd.SCHNEIDER | Rs 1,217.30 | −11.09% |
| 3 | NMDC Steel Ltd.NSLNISP | Rs 39.79 | −10.58% |
| 4 | Belrise Industries Ltd.BELRISE | Rs 231.77 | −9.23% |
| 5 | CESC Ltd.CESC | Rs 155.09 | −7.59% |
| 6 | Aster DM Quality Care Ltd.ASTERDM | Rs 761.55 | −7.39% |
| 7 | Bata India Ltd.BATAINDIA | Rs 701.05 | −7.23% |
| 8 | Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd.AADHARHFC | Rs 462.55 | −7.16% |
| 9 | Hexaware Technologies Ltd.HEXT | Rs 532.45 | −6.56% |
| 10 | Tata Chemicals Ltd.TATACHEM | Rs 626.75 | −6.55% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services Ltd.ZAGGLERs 200.12 · −0.2% | Rs 200.12 | −0.23% | 37.2x | 2,13,05,101norm 5,72,363 |
| Puravankara Ltd.PURVARs 219.36 · +0.5% | Rs 219.36 | +0.53% | 35.6x | 50,61,073norm 1,41,969 |
| Aster DM Quality Care Ltd.ASTERDMHealthcareRs 761.55 · −7.4% | Rs 761.55 | −7.39% | 24.7x | 1,78,22,565norm 7,21,676 |
| Mangalam Cement Ltd.MANGLMCEMRs 1,027.95 · +14.7% | Rs 1,027.95 | +14.68% | 22x | 6,87,338norm 31,286 |
| Excel Industries Ltd.EXCELINDUSRs 1,089.00 · +7.4% | Rs 1,089.00 | +7.43% | 21.2x | 2,40,467norm 11,352 |
| Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Ltd.BAJAJHINDRs 23.13 · +33.7% | Rs 23.13 | +33.70% | 21x | 12,10,59,484norm 57,69,240 |
| Jindal Drilling And Industries Ltd.JINDRILLRs 642.75 · +9.3% | Rs 642.75 | +9.31% | 18.1x | 44,45,203norm 2,44,952 |
| Subex Ltd.SUBEXLTDRs 18.66 · +34.4% | Rs 18.66 | +34.44% | 18x | 2,05,69,879norm 11,45,401 |
| H.G. Infra Engineering Ltd.HGINFRARs 511.90 · −2.3% | Rs 511.90 | −2.26% | 16.7x | 10,30,830norm 61,607 |
| Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.BALRAMCHINFast Moving Consumer GoodsRs 729.35 · +16.7% | Rs 729.35 | +16.72% | 14.7x | 1,15,29,369norm 7,83,014 |
| Indo Count Industries Ltd.ICILRs 443.55 · +16.8% | Rs 443.55 | +16.75% | 12.6x | 59,86,484norm 4,74,113 |
| Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd.RENUKARs 25.14 · +14.5% | Rs 25.14 | +14.53% | 12.6x | 4,88,10,245norm 38,73,976 |
| Shanthi Gears Ltd.SHANTIGEARRs 464.25 · +16.8% | Rs 464.25 | +16.81% | 12.5x | 4,07,680norm 32,531 |
| Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Ltd.DWARKESHRs 53.63 · +24.9% | Rs 53.63 | +24.87% | 11.4x | 1,44,16,956norm 12,69,923 |
| JBM Auto Ltd.JBMAAutomobile and Auto ComponentsRs 673.95 · +8.2% | Rs 673.95 | +8.19% | 10.9x | 27,68,452norm 2,53,640 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indo Thai Securities Ltd.INDOTHAIRs 59.66 · −22.6% | Rs 59.66 | −22.60% | 100% | 30.6% |
| Fischer Medical Ventures Ltd.FISCHERRs 38.14 · −1.3% | Rs 38.14 | −1.29% | 76.5% | 28.2% |
| Nelcast Ltd.NELCASTRs 117.81 · +0.0% | Rs 117.81 | +0.03% | 61.9% | 16.2% |
| Agarwal Industrial Corporation Ltd.AGARINDRs 491.80 · +1.4% | Rs 491.80 | +1.45% | 53.4% | 9.1% |
| Ashiana Housing Ltd.ASHIANARs 361.80 · −0.2% | Rs 361.80 | −0.18% | 53.4% | 11.1% |
| Dilip Buildcon Ltd.DBLRs 414.60 · +0.6% | Rs 414.60 | +0.55% | 54.5% | 12.6% |
| Keystone Realtors Ltd.RUSTOMJEERs 371.45 · 0.0% | Rs 371.45 | 0.00% | 58.4% | 17.3% |
| Max India Ltd.MAXINDRs 150.10 · −0.7% | Rs 150.10 | −0.68% | 68.5% | 28.2% |
| Sundaram Clayton Ltd.SUNCLAYRs 1,284.10 · +2.7% | Rs 1,284.10 | +2.74% | 78.8% | 39% |
| TTK Prestige Ltd.TTKPRESTIGRs 591.65 · −0.7% | Rs 591.65 | −0.71% | 50.3% | 10.8% |
| Saurashtra Cement Ltd.SAURASHCEMRs 58.22 · −3.5% | Rs 58.22 | −3.51% | 63.3% | 23.9% |
| Pix Transmissions Ltd.PIXTRANSRs 1,809.10 · −4.6% | Rs 1,809.10 | −4.62% | 54.9% | 15.8% |
| Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Ltd.CRAMCRs 264.70 · +3.3% | Rs 264.70 | +3.32% | 53.2% | 14.7% |
| Ultramarine & Pigments Ltd.ULTRAMARRs 419.40 · +5.3% | Rs 419.40 | +5.32% | 67.1% | 28.8% |
| Hester Biosciences Ltd.HESTERBIORs 2,367.80 · −1.9% | Rs 2,367.80 | −1.93% | 56.1% | 18.1% |
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 17 Aug 2026?
The Nifty 50 ended at 24,252.00, down 0.47% from the close on 14 August 2026. Nifty Bank +0.47%, NIFTY Midcap 100 −0.07%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 +1.21%.
Which sectors did best and worst in the week of 17 Aug 2026?
Best: Nifty Sugar & Ethanol (+9.52%), Nifty Capital Markets (+2.53%) and Nifty India Internet (+2.18%). Worst: Nifty IT (−2.63%), Nifty Hospitals (−2.34%) and Nifty FMCG (−2.27%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose in the week of 17 Aug 2026?
1,183 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,348 fell and 11 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 213 rose and 281 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most in the week of 17 Aug 2026?
Gainers: Welspun Corp Ltd. (WELCORP) +23.4%, Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd. (JYOTICNC) +19.6% and Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd. (BALRAMCHIN) +16.7%. Losers: Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. (HSCL) −16.2%, Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd. (SCHNEIDER) −11.1% and NMDC Steel Ltd. (NSLNISP) −10.6%.
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 17 Aug 2026 the largest were Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services Ltd. (37.2x), Puravankara Ltd. (35.6x) and Aster DM Quality Care Ltd. (24.7x). 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 17 Aug 2026: Indo Thai Securities Ltd. (100% against 30.6%), Fischer Medical Ventures Ltd. (76.5% against 28.2%) and Nelcast Ltd. (61.9% against 16.2%).
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.