Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market on 18 February 2026
As of 18 Feb 2026 NSE close1 session, moves from the 17 Feb 2026 close
The Nifty 50 closed at 25,819.35 on 18 February 2026, up 93.95 points (+0.37%). Of 2,206 NSE main-board stocks, 1,140 rose and 1,038 fell; in the Nifty 500, 289 rose and 196 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty Metal led, up 1.33%, and Nifty IT trailed, down 1.23%.
- Nifty 50
- +0.37%
- at 25,819.35
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 1,140 / 1,038
- 28 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 289 / 196
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the session, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 25,819.35 | +93.95 | +0.37% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 70,334.35 | +465.60 | +0.67% |
| Nifty 500 | 23,645.80 | +105.75 | +0.45% |
| Nifty Bank | 61,550.80 | +376.80 | +0.62% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 60,183.20 | +301.50 | +0.50% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 17,239.25 | +92.55 | +0.54% |
| India VIX | 12.22 | −0.45 | −3.55% |
Sectors and themes
Every NSE sectoral and thematic index, ranked by its move over the session. Broad-market, strategy and bond indices are left out.
Leaders
- Nifty Metal+1.33%
- Nifty PSU Bank+1.31%
- Nifty Capital Markets+1.21%
- Nifty FMCG+1.21%
- Nifty MidSmall Financial Services+1.07%
- Nifty MNC+0.91%
- Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank+0.90%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group+0.81%
Laggards
- Nifty IT−1.23%
- Nifty REITs & InvITs−0.57%
- Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom−0.46%
- Nifty India Digital−0.45%
- Nifty CPSE−0.24%
- Nifty Waves+0.03%
- Nifty India Internet+0.04%
- Nifty Services Sector+0.07%
All 55 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty Metal | 11,985.75 | +1.33% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 9,625.65 | +1.31% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 4,753.45 | +1.21% |
| Nifty FMCG | 52,406.50 | +1.21% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 21,065.50 | +1.07% |
| Nifty MNC | 31,352.50 | +0.91% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 32,154.75 | +0.90% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 9,482.20 | +0.81% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 12,159.95 | +0.74% |
| Nifty Commodities | 9,932.30 | +0.72% |
| Nifty India Defence | 8,177.95 | +0.70% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 9,733.45 | +0.70% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 15,183.20 | +0.67% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 15,759.25 | +0.66% |
| Nifty Housing | 12,183.45 | +0.65% |
| Nifty Rural | 16,366.30 | +0.65% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 14,955.45 | +0.63% |
| Nifty Bank | 61,550.80 | +0.62% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 28,463.25 | +0.62% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 30,905.30 | +0.62% |
| Nifty Realty | 839.30 | +0.62% |
| Nifty Auto | 28,327.60 | +0.54% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 29,187.95 | +0.54% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 18,467.90 | +0.53% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 3,082.80 | +0.52% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 38,159.15 | +0.51% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 38,026.12 | +0.50% |
| Nifty Cement | 16,580.10 | +0.48% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 11,630.50 | +0.48% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 15,549.15 | +0.47% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 11,913.35 | +0.47% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 15,476.15 | +0.40% |
| Nifty Energy | 36,517.10 | +0.35% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 3,303.95 | +0.34% |
| Nifty Mobility | 23,277.00 | +0.31% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 14,595.85 | +0.30% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 18,558.45 | +0.29% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 11,590.25 | +0.25% |
| Nifty Media | 1,463.40 | +0.24% |
| Nifty PSE | 10,406.95 | +0.24% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 25,795.50 | +0.24% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 38,197.45 | +0.23% |
| Nifty Pharma | 22,541.95 | +0.21% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 15,387.51 | +0.20% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 28,599.95 | +0.16% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 42,964.00 | +0.16% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 8,077.95 | +0.15% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 33,358.55 | +0.07% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,281.05 | +0.04% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,999.20 | +0.03% |
| Nifty CPSE | 6,965.90 | −0.24% |
| Nifty India Digital | 8,451.15 | −0.45% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 9,216.95 | −0.46% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,376.33 | −0.57% |
| Nifty IT | 32,668.30 | −1.23% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the session, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Godfrey Phillips India Ltd.GODFRYPHLP | Rs 2,477.70 | +19.94% |
| 2 | Transformers And Rectifiers (India) Ltd.TARIL | Rs 299.81 | +9.41% |
| 3 | Netweb Technologies India Ltd.NETWEB | Rs 3,374.40 | +8.89% |
| 4 | Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd.SCHNEIDER | Rs 920.40 | +8.35% |
| 5 | Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd.TECHNOE | Rs 1,151.70 | +6.97% |
| 6 | Apar Industries Ltd.APARINDS | Rs 10,182.00 | +6.55% |
| 7 | Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.GMDCLTD | Rs 576.65 | +6.40% |
| 8 | Cohance Lifesciences Ltd.COHANCE | Rs 325.85 | +5.54% |
| 9 | Choice International Ltd.CHOICEIN | Rs 795.40 | +5.23% |
| 10 | Gallantt Ispat Ltd.GALLANTT | Rs 578.40 | +5.17% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brainbees Solutions Ltd.FIRSTCRY | Rs 216.15 | −5.98% |
| 2 | Hexaware Technologies Ltd.HEXT | Rs 571.75 | −3.79% |
| 3 | Waaree Energies Ltd.WAAREEENER | Rs 2,963.60 | −2.93% |
| 4 | Sterlite Technologies Ltd.STLTECH | Rs 158.52 | −2.93% |
| 5 | Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.PARADEEP | Rs 121.48 | −2.89% |
| 6 | Ramkrishna Forgings Ltd.RKFORGE | Rs 551.65 | −2.83% |
| 7 | TBO Tek Ltd.TBOTEK | Rs 1,389.20 | −2.74% |
| 8 | Affle 3i Ltd.AFFLE | Rs 1,519.50 | −2.67% |
| 9 | Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.ONGC | Rs 264.60 | −2.67% |
| 10 | Birlasoft Ltd.BSOFT | Rs 375.80 | −2.60% |
Volume shockers
Liquid stocks whose shares traded in the session were at least twice their own 20-session average before the session.
| Company | Close | Change | Volume vs norm | Shares a session |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicommerce Esolutions Ltd.UNIECOMRs 116.60 · −1.7% | Rs 116.60 | −1.70% | 48.3x | 3,63,73,361norm 7,53,478 |
| Bharat Wire Ropes Ltd.BHARATWIRERs 186.96 · +6.8% | Rs 186.96 | +6.77% | 30.9x | 69,32,713norm 2,24,021 |
| Godfrey Phillips India Ltd.GODFRYPHLPFast Moving Consumer GoodsRs 2,477.70 · +19.9% | Rs 2,477.70 | +19.94% | 15.1x | 1,12,96,396norm 7,50,192 |
| C.E. Info Systems Ltd.MAPMYINDIARs 1,162.40 · +0.7% | Rs 1,162.40 | +0.68% | 14.3x | 14,70,533norm 1,03,159 |
| Agi Infra Ltd.AGIILRs 261.80 · +8.6% | Rs 261.80 | +8.61% | 12.2x | 1,11,87,336norm 9,15,858 |
| Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd.RATNAMANIRs 2,494.40 · +15.8% | Rs 2,494.40 | +15.81% | 11.9x | 12,37,025norm 1,03,612 |
| Cohance Lifesciences Ltd.COHANCEHealthcareRs 325.85 · +5.5% | Rs 325.85 | +5.54% | 11x | 92,37,041norm 8,38,129 |
| Dilip Buildcon Ltd.DBLRs 452.90 · +4.1% | Rs 452.90 | +4.13% | 10.6x | 23,02,670norm 2,16,807 |
| Kellton Tech Solutions Ltd.KELLTONTECRs 19.94 · +0.2% | Rs 19.94 | +0.20% | 10.6x | 4,33,90,828norm 41,00,908 |
| Pix Transmissions Ltd.PIXTRANSRs 1,550.60 · +4.0% | Rs 1,550.60 | +3.98% | 9.7x | 1,63,017norm 16,724 |
| Aeroflex Industries Ltd.AEROFLEXRs 226.72 · +9.7% | Rs 226.72 | +9.69% | 9.1x | 2,44,40,184norm 26,82,662 |
| JITF Infralogistics Ltd.JITFINFRARs 391.95 · −5.0% | Rs 391.95 | −4.99% | 8.7x | 3,28,878norm 37,779 |
| Aurionpro Solutions Ltd.AURIONPRORs 979.55 · +4.9% | Rs 979.55 | +4.89% | 7.7x | 16,58,000norm 2,14,576 |
| Matrimony.Com Ltd.MATRIMONYRs 484.55 · −5.0% | Rs 484.55 | −5.02% | 7.4x | 4,34,765norm 58,697 |
| Netweb Technologies India Ltd.NETWEBInformation TechnologyRs 3,374.40 · +8.9% | Rs 3,374.40 | +8.89% | 7.4x | 89,18,521norm 12,03,065 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Pipes Ltd.APOLLOPIPERs 332.75 · +2.0% | Rs 332.75 | +2.04% | 74.7% | 20.7% |
| Devyani International Ltd.DEVYANIConsumer ServicesRs 132.98 · +1.1% | Rs 132.98 | +1.06% | 69.4% | 18.5% |
| Supreme Petrochem Ltd.SPLPETRORs 638.30 · +1.2% | Rs 638.30 | +1.21% | 70.8% | 20.1% |
| IFB Industries Ltd.IFBINDRs 1,184.10 · −1.4% | Rs 1,184.10 | −1.36% | 81.6% | 31.4% |
| All Time Plastics Ltd.ALLTIMERs 254.87 · +1.4% | Rs 254.87 | +1.39% | 93.1% | 48% |
| Mahindra Logistics Ltd.MAHLOGRs 425.85 · +0.7% | Rs 425.85 | +0.65% | 65.1% | 22.2% |
| Godrej Agrovet Ltd.GODREJAGRORs 640.90 · −0.7% | Rs 640.90 | −0.67% | 50.2% | 15.3% |
| Signpost India Ltd.SIGNPOSTRs 243.17 · −0.9% | Rs 243.17 | −0.89% | 61.4% | 26.7% |
| Shilpa Medicare Ltd.SHILPAMEDRs 328.80 · −1.4% | Rs 328.80 | −1.44% | 61.3% | 26.7% |
| Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd.BAJAJCONRs 374.00 · +0.0% | Rs 374.00 | +0.01% | 58.9% | 25.4% |
| Western Carriers (India) Ltd.WCILRs 119.08 · −0.5% | Rs 119.08 | −0.49% | 79.1% | 45.7% |
| Sharda Cropchem Ltd.SHARDACROPRs 1,213.10 · −3.0% | Rs 1,213.10 | −2.98% | 51.6% | 19.3% |
| Pfizer Ltd.PFIZERRs 5,149.80 · +1.9% | Rs 5,149.80 | +1.92% | 50.2% | 19.4% |
| Pidilite Industries Ltd.PIDILITINDChemicalsRs 1,489.50 · −0.4% | Rs 1,489.50 | −0.40% | 88% | 57.3% |
| Sheela Foam Ltd.SFLRs 576.35 · −1.2% | Rs 576.35 | −1.16% | 52.6% | 22% |
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 session.
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 session.
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 on 18 February 2026?
The Nifty 50 closed at 25,819.35, up 0.37% from the close on 17 February 2026. Nifty Bank +0.62%, NIFTY Midcap 100 +0.50%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 +0.54%.
Which sectors did best and worst on 18 February 2026?
Best: Nifty Metal (+1.33%), Nifty PSU Bank (+1.31%) and Nifty Capital Markets (+1.21%). Worst: Nifty IT (−1.23%), Nifty REITs & InvITs (−0.57%) and Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom (−0.46%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose on 18 February 2026?
1,140 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,038 fell and 28 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 289 rose and 196 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most on 18 February 2026?
Gainers: Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. (GODFRYPHLP) +19.9%, Transformers And Rectifiers (India) Ltd. (TARIL) +9.4% and Netweb Technologies India Ltd. (NETWEB) +8.9%. Losers: Brainbees Solutions Ltd. (FIRSTCRY) −6.0%, Hexaware Technologies Ltd. (HEXT) −3.8% and Waaree Energies Ltd. (WAAREEENER) −2.9%.
What is a volume shocker?
A liquid stock whose shares traded in the session were at least twice its own average over the 20 sessions before. On 18 February 2026 the largest were Unicommerce Esolutions Ltd. (48.3x), Bharat Wire Ropes Ltd. (30.9x) and Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. (15.1x). 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 on 18 February 2026: Apollo Pipes Ltd. (74.7% against 20.7%), Devyani International Ltd. (69.4% against 18.5%) and Supreme Petrochem Ltd. (70.8% against 20.1%).
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.