Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market on 23 February 2026
As of 23 Feb 2026 NSE close1 session, moves from the 20 Feb 2026 close
The Nifty 50 closed at 25,713.00 on 23 February 2026, up 141.75 points (+0.55%). Of 2,216 NSE main-board stocks, 914 rose and 1,285 fell; in the Nifty 500, 301 rose and 187 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty PSU Bank led, up 1.36%, and Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom trailed, down 1.50%.
- Nifty 50
- +0.55%
- at 25,713.00
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 914 / 1,285
- 17 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 301 / 187
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the session, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 25,713.00 | +141.75 | +0.55% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 69,723.10 | +269.45 | +0.39% |
| Nifty 500 | 23,484.95 | +89.95 | +0.38% |
| Nifty Bank | 61,264.25 | +92.25 | +0.15% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 59,255.65 | −258.30 | −0.43% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 17,051.95 | +49.80 | +0.29% |
| India VIX | 14.17 | −0.19 | −1.32% |
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 PSU Bank+1.36%
- Nifty Cement+1.07%
- Nifty MidSmall Healthcare+1.03%
- Nifty MNC+0.97%
- Nifty Financial Services+0.87%
- Nifty Infrastructure+0.85%
- Nifty Auto+0.83%
- Nifty500 Healthcare+0.78%
Laggards
- Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom−1.50%
- Nifty IT−1.42%
- Nifty Chemicals−1.41%
- Nifty MidSmall Financial Services−0.75%
- Nifty India Digital−0.71%
- Nifty India Defence−0.38%
- Nifty India Internet−0.29%
- Nifty Consumer Durables−0.26%
All 55 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty PSU Bank | 9,796.85 | +1.36% |
| Nifty Cement | 16,384.76 | +1.07% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 43,002.65 | +1.03% |
| Nifty MNC | 31,514.25 | +0.97% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 28,455.00 | +0.87% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 9,714.30 | +0.85% |
| Nifty Auto | 28,077.00 | +0.83% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 18,601.85 | +0.78% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 30,821.35 | +0.73% |
| Nifty Mobility | 23,060.10 | +0.71% |
| Nifty FMCG | 52,136.35 | +0.70% |
| Nifty Rural | 16,293.50 | +0.63% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 25,495.75 | +0.61% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 11,565.30 | +0.57% |
| Nifty Pharma | 22,578.55 | +0.56% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 37,017.61 | +0.55% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 3,076.65 | +0.53% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 33,154.90 | +0.53% |
| Nifty Housing | 12,147.75 | +0.51% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 14,632.60 | +0.49% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 37,707.05 | +0.49% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 12,151.15 | +0.49% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 14,879.85 | +0.48% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 11,765.55 | +0.47% |
| Nifty Energy | 36,741.55 | +0.44% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 7,997.70 | +0.41% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 31,980.70 | +0.39% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 3,326.25 | +0.38% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 4,687.55 | +0.34% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 29,008.05 | +0.34% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 15,327.90 | +0.33% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 15,288.45 | +0.32% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 9,386.63 | +0.29% |
| Nifty CPSE | 7,037.35 | +0.21% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 11,389.55 | +0.21% |
| Nifty Media | 1,429.60 | +0.20% |
| Nifty Bank | 61,264.25 | +0.15% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 15,653.85 | +0.14% |
| Nifty PSE | 10,380.50 | +0.13% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,371.99 | +0.10% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 15,073.30 | +0.08% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 18,186.75 | +0.08% |
| Nifty Commodities | 9,891.50 | +0.03% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,948.65 | −0.15% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 15,270.86 | −0.18% |
| Nifty Realty | 819.15 | −0.19% |
| Nifty Metal | 11,962.75 | −0.23% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 37,492.20 | −0.26% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,249.35 | −0.29% |
| Nifty India Defence | 8,068.35 | −0.38% |
| Nifty India Digital | 8,211.70 | −0.71% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 20,723.25 | −0.75% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 28,048.95 | −1.41% |
| Nifty IT | 31,550.50 | −1.42% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 8,838.20 | −1.50% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the session, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aegis Vopak Terminals Ltd.AEGISVOPAK | Rs 229.03 | +8.66% |
| 2 | Neuland Laboratories Ltd.NEULANDLAB | Rs 13,651.00 | +8.02% |
| 3 | Tega Industries Ltd.TEGA | Rs 1,727.00 | +5.67% |
| 4 | CIE Automotive India Ltd.CIEINDIA | Rs 493.80 | +5.21% |
| 5 | BLS International Services Ltd.BLS | Rs 281.75 | +4.97% |
| 6 | Sterlite Technologies Ltd.STLTECH | Rs 167.60 | +4.79% |
| 7 | SPR Auto Technologies Ltd.SHRIPISTON | Rs 3,075.20 | +4.78% |
| 8 | Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.KPIL | Rs 1,187.00 | +4.53% |
| 9 | Jindal Stainless Ltd.JSL | Rs 795.20 | +4.45% |
| 10 | Onesource Specialty Pharma Ltd.ONESOURCE | Rs 1,324.00 | +4.28% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IDFC First Bank Ltd.IDFCFIRSTB | Rs 70.04 | −16.13% |
| 2 | UPL Ltd.UPL | Rs 644.80 | −14.30% |
| 3 | Godfrey Phillips India Ltd.GODFRYPHLP | Rs 2,213.10 | −11.04% |
| 4 | Swan Corp Ltd.SWANCORP | Rs 379.00 | −6.59% |
| 5 | AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.AUBANK | Rs 974.10 | −5.40% |
| 6 | Choice International Ltd.CHOICEIN | Rs 766.65 | −4.79% |
| 7 | Urban Company Ltd.URBANCO | Rs 112.50 | −4.47% |
| 8 | Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd.DIXON | Rs 10,599.00 | −4.27% |
| 9 | Coforge Ltd.COFORGE | Rs 1,289.00 | −3.85% |
| 10 | Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.HAL | Rs 4,025.40 | −3.47% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEE Development Engineers Ltd.DEEDEVRs 256.52 · +11.3% | Rs 256.52 | +11.28% | 178.4x | 5,61,49,617norm 3,14,684 |
| IDFC First Bank Ltd.IDFCFIRSTBFinancial ServicesRs 70.04 · −16.1% | Rs 70.04 | −16.13% | 26.2x | 62,14,33,698norm 2,37,33,558 |
| Arihant Capital Markets Ltd.ARIHANTCAPRs 84.18 · +12.0% | Rs 84.18 | +11.99% | 20.5x | 78,19,243norm 3,80,567 |
| CIE Automotive India Ltd.CIEINDIAAutomobile and Auto ComponentsRs 493.80 · +5.2% | Rs 493.80 | +5.21% | 18.4x | 52,87,308norm 2,87,492 |
| Jindal Poly Films Ltd.JINDALPOLYRs 531.25 · +8.4% | Rs 531.25 | +8.40% | 17.4x | 14,30,860norm 82,233 |
| Hirect Ltd.HIRECTRs 1,423.30 · +8.8% | Rs 1,423.30 | +8.78% | 16.2x | 8,08,508norm 49,999 |
| Indo Tech Transformers Ltd.INDOTECHRs 1,559.80 · +10.1% | Rs 1,559.80 | +10.05% | 13.6x | 5,19,580norm 38,270 |
| SKF India Ltd.SKFINDIARs 1,795.10 · +5.1% | Rs 1,795.10 | +5.13% | 11.4x | 5,87,138norm 51,665 |
| CCL Products (I) Ltd.CCLFast Moving Consumer GoodsRs 1,033.10 · +3.9% | Rs 1,033.10 | +3.93% | 9.9x | 28,66,212norm 2,88,230 |
| KRN Heat Exchanger and Refrigeration Ltd.KRNRs 921.00 · +4.8% | Rs 921.00 | +4.77% | 9.8x | 1,21,28,678norm 12,40,236 |
| UPL Ltd.UPLChemicalsRs 644.80 · −14.3% | Rs 644.80 | −14.30% | 8.8x | 2,23,36,295norm 25,42,688 |
| Vikram Solar Ltd.VIKRAMSOLRRs 187.06 · −2.8% | Rs 187.06 | −2.76% | 8x | 1,14,61,325norm 14,31,018 |
| AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.AUBANKFinancial ServicesRs 974.10 · −5.4% | Rs 974.10 | −5.40% | 6.9x | 1,34,84,919norm 19,43,017 |
| Awfis Space Solutions Ltd.AWFISRs 318.05 · +6.1% | Rs 318.05 | +6.11% | 5.8x | 24,51,440norm 4,25,319 |
| Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd.GUJALKALIRs 489.95 · +5.5% | Rs 489.95 | +5.48% | 5.3x | 1,28,312norm 24,423 |
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 329.95 · −0.8% | Rs 329.95 | −0.77% | 76.8% | 22.3% |
| Ivalue Infosolutions Ltd.IVALUERs 225.11 · −0.1% | Rs 225.11 | −0.07% | 90.4% | 40.5% |
| Stel Holdings Ltd.STELRs 478.80 · −1.4% | Rs 478.80 | −1.45% | 66.2% | 19.1% |
| RHI MAGNESITA INDIA LTD.RHIMCapital GoodsRs 455.75 · −0.6% | Rs 455.75 | −0.60% | 70.5% | 25.8% |
| Ashiana Housing Ltd.ASHIANARs 325.15 · −0.3% | Rs 325.15 | −0.26% | 56.6% | 13.8% |
| Puravankara Ltd.PURVARs 224.17 · −2.5% | Rs 224.17 | −2.48% | 54.2% | 13.8% |
| Lincoln Pharmaceuticals Ltd.LINCOLNRs 618.85 · −0.6% | Rs 618.85 | −0.60% | 80.6% | 40.5% |
| Latent View Analytics Ltd.LATENTVIEWRs 350.40 · −4.0% | Rs 350.40 | −4.05% | 55.1% | 15.5% |
| Arkade Developers Ltd.ARKADERs 117.93 · −0.6% | Rs 117.93 | −0.61% | 71.9% | 32.4% |
| CARE Ratings Ltd.CARERATINGRs 1,585.20 · −1.5% | Rs 1,585.20 | −1.52% | 86.8% | 47.5% |
| IKIO Technologies Ltd.IKIORs 146.92 · +0.8% | Rs 146.92 | +0.82% | 56.9% | 18% |
| Indoco Remedies Ltd.INDOCORs 199.81 · +0.8% | Rs 199.81 | +0.78% | 74.9% | 36.1% |
| Gandhi Special Tubes Ltd.GANDHITUBERs 903.45 · +1.7% | Rs 903.45 | +1.70% | 59.2% | 20.6% |
| Rategain Travel Technologies Ltd.RATEGAINRs 535.80 · −2.2% | Rs 535.80 | −2.21% | 75.4% | 37% |
| Teamlease Services Ltd.TEAMLEASERs 1,300.90 · −0.7% | Rs 1,300.90 | −0.65% | 74.7% | 37.1% |
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 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 23 February 2026?
The Nifty 50 closed at 25,713.00, up 0.55% from the close on 20 February 2026. Nifty Bank +0.15%, NIFTY Midcap 100 −0.43%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 +0.29%.
Which sectors did best and worst on 23 February 2026?
Best: Nifty PSU Bank (+1.36%), Nifty Cement (+1.07%) and Nifty MidSmall Healthcare (+1.03%). Worst: Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom (−1.50%), Nifty IT (−1.42%) and Nifty Chemicals (−1.41%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose on 23 February 2026?
914 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,285 fell and 17 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 301 rose and 187 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most on 23 February 2026?
Gainers: Aegis Vopak Terminals Ltd. (AEGISVOPAK) +8.7%, Neuland Laboratories Ltd. (NEULANDLAB) +8.0% and Tega Industries Ltd. (TEGA) +5.7%. Losers: IDFC First Bank Ltd. (IDFCFIRSTB) −16.1%, UPL Ltd. (UPL) −14.3% and Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. (GODFRYPHLP) −11.0%.
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 23 February 2026 the largest were DEE Development Engineers Ltd. (178.4x), IDFC First Bank Ltd. (26.2x) and Arihant Capital Markets Ltd. (20.5x). 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 23 February 2026: Apollo Pipes Ltd. (76.8% against 22.3%), Ivalue Infosolutions Ltd. (90.4% against 40.5%) and Stel Holdings Ltd. (66.2% against 19.1%).
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.