Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market on 17 March 2026
As of 17 Mar 2026 NSE close1 session, moves from the 16 Mar 2026 close
The Nifty 50 closed at 23,581.15 on 17 March 2026, up 172.35 points (+0.74%). Of 2,219 NSE main-board stocks, 1,262 rose and 935 fell; in the Nifty 500, 330 rose and 159 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty Metal led, up 2.82%, and Nifty IT trailed, down 0.97%.
- Nifty 50
- +0.74%
- at 23,581.15
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 1,262 / 935
- 22 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 330 / 159
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the session, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 23,581.15 | +172.35 | +0.74% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 65,021.60 | +559.30 | +0.87% |
| Nifty 500 | 21,669.30 | +170.50 | +0.79% |
| Nifty Bank | 54,876.00 | +462.60 | +0.85% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 55,174.40 | +559.45 | +1.02% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 15,912.90 | +102.55 | +0.65% |
| India VIX | 19.79 | −1.81 | −8.38% |
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+2.82%
- Nifty India Internet+2.19%
- Nifty Capital Markets+2.17%
- Nifty Auto+2.11%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group+2.08%
- Nifty Transportation & Logistics+2.08%
- Nifty India Defence+1.86%
- Nifty Realty+1.80%
Laggards
- Nifty IT−0.97%
- Nifty FMCG−0.75%
- Nifty Waves−0.26%
- Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom−0.11%
- Nifty REITs & InvITs+0.08%
- Nifty Oil & Gas+0.17%
- Nifty Pharma+0.22%
- Nifty Healthcare Index+0.26%
All 56 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty Metal | 11,637.35 | +2.82% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,122.00 | +2.19% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 4,577.70 | +2.17% |
| Nifty Auto | 25,117.10 | +2.11% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 33,586.69 | +2.08% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 22,775.65 | +2.08% |
| Nifty India Defence | 8,011.15 | +1.86% |
| Nifty Realty | 711.25 | +1.80% |
| Nifty Mobility | 20,556.25 | +1.60% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 19,414.95 | +1.42% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 2,772.50 | +1.41% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 10,257.70 | +1.41% |
| Nifty Housing | 11,121.70 | +1.34% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 14,782.35 | +1.29% |
| Nifty Commodities | 9,479.25 | +1.16% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 10,814.45 | +1.12% |
| Nifty Media | 1,307.90 | +1.11% |
| Nifty CPSE | 7,064.75 | +1.08% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 29,499.50 | +1.08% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 10,782.50 | +1.07% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 13,751.70 | +1.03% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 13,933.85 | +1.03% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 8,864.20 | +1.01% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 28,200.85 | +0.98% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 26,066.20 | +0.93% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 35,030.00 | +0.91% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 13,435.35 | +0.90% |
| Nifty Bank | 54,876.00 | +0.85% |
| Nifty Cement | 14,380.72 | +0.85% |
| Nifty Energy | 35,980.80 | +0.84% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 25,724.65 | +0.82% |
| Nifty PSE | 10,004.05 | +0.82% |
| Nifty REITs & Realty | 1,712.55 | +0.79% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 35,189.20 | +0.72% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 13,998.05 | +0.72% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 26,359.25 | +0.71% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 30,249.75 | +0.71% |
| Nifty Rural | 14,815.35 | +0.70% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 8,558.13 | +0.66% |
| Nifty India Digital | 7,411.70 | +0.62% |
| Nifty MNC | 29,411.10 | +0.57% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 16,763.45 | +0.53% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 13,994.81 | +0.49% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 2,940.75 | +0.44% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 42,111.70 | +0.44% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 7,037.55 | +0.41% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 8,596.95 | +0.33% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 18,187.45 | +0.32% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 14,439.95 | +0.26% |
| Nifty Pharma | 22,597.55 | +0.22% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 11,127.25 | +0.17% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,324.97 | +0.08% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 7,858.45 | −0.11% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,718.65 | −0.26% |
| Nifty FMCG | 48,104.45 | −0.75% |
| Nifty IT | 28,760.90 | −0.97% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the session, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meesho Ltd.MEESHO | Rs 145.73 | +8.13% |
| 2 | Lloyds Metals And Energy Ltd.LLOYDSME | Rs 1,236.30 | +7.77% |
| 3 | Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd.CHENNPETRO | Rs 1,065.05 | +7.74% |
| 4 | Data Patterns (India) Ltd.DATAPATTNS | Rs 3,300.50 | +6.61% |
| 5 | Transformers And Rectifiers (India) Ltd.TARIL | Rs 283.40 | +6.52% |
| 6 | Acutaas Chemicals Ltd.ACUTAAS | Rs 2,302.60 | +6.36% |
| 7 | National Aluminium Co. Ltd.NATIONALUM | Rs 395.15 | +6.15% |
| 8 | Steel Authority of India Ltd.SAIL | Rs 153.53 | +6.11% |
| 9 | Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.JYOTICNC | Rs 748.45 | +6.06% |
| 10 | International Gemological Institute Ltd.IGIL | Rs 324.15 | +5.88% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allied Blenders and Distillers Ltd.ABDL | Rs 420.05 | −5.03% |
| 2 | Physicswallah Ltd.PWL | Rs 80.25 | −4.14% |
| 3 | Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.POONAWALLA | Rs 406.00 | −4.11% |
| 4 | Sterlite Technologies Ltd.STLTECH | Rs 176.16 | −4.01% |
| 5 | IDBI Bank Ltd.IDBI | Rs 74.10 | −3.64% |
| 6 | Godrej Industries Ltd.GODREJIND | Rs 828.55 | −3.61% |
| 7 | eClerx Services Ltd.ECLERX | Rs 1,474.70 | −3.53% |
| 8 | Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.BALRAMCHIN | Rs 467.25 | −3.30% |
| 9 | Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.KPIL | Rs 1,053.90 | −3.14% |
| 10 | Radico Khaitan LtdRADICO | Rs 2,739.10 | −3.12% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyient DLM Ltd.CYIENTDLMRs 296.55 · −1.4% | Rs 296.55 | −1.35% | 153.7x | 3,15,34,417norm 2,05,217 |
| Gokul Agro Resources Ltd.GOKULAGRORs 191.00 · +20.0% | Rs 191.00 | +20.00% | 142.2x | 4,73,07,703norm 3,32,684 |
| Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.JYOTICNCCapital GoodsRs 748.45 · +6.1% | Rs 748.45 | +6.06% | 40.4x | 1,20,82,827norm 2,98,779 |
| Capacit'e Infraprojects Ltd.CAPACITERs 207.78 · +15.3% | Rs 207.78 | +15.25% | 33x | 1,66,44,672norm 5,03,872 |
| Bajel Projects Ltd.BAJELRs 175.52 · +4.5% | Rs 175.52 | +4.51% | 22.7x | 4,13,23,298norm 18,18,512 |
| MOIL Ltd.MOILRs 297.65 · +20.0% | Rs 297.65 | +20.00% | 22.1x | 1,54,17,915norm 6,96,623 |
| Bajaj Electricals Ltd.BAJAJELECRs 342.45 · −5.1% | Rs 342.45 | −5.11% | 20.5x | 49,41,526norm 2,41,213 |
| AIA Engineering Ltd.AIAENGCapital GoodsRs 3,736.20 · +1.9% | Rs 3,736.20 | +1.93% | 17.6x | 7,15,852norm 40,609 |
| Aqylon Nexus Ltd.AQYLONRs 76.10 · −5.0% | Rs 76.10 | −4.99% | 16.4x | 16,03,579norm 97,846 |
| Safari Industries (India) Ltd.SAFARIRs 1,484.30 · −3.9% | Rs 1,484.30 | −3.90% | 10x | 4,43,708norm 44,194 |
| DCM Shriram International Ltd.DCMSILRs 84.24 · +20.0% | Rs 84.24 | +20.00% | 9.4x | 17,61,352norm 1,86,600 |
| ITI Ltd.ITITelecommunicationRs 275.25 · −0.7% | Rs 275.25 | −0.69% | 8.8x | 4,04,80,691norm 46,10,813 |
| Ideaforge Technology Ltd.IDEAFORGERs 438.75 · +11.8% | Rs 438.75 | +11.78% | 8.6x | 1,12,53,328norm 13,11,808 |
| Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd.SHAILYRs 2,279.90 · +19.1% | Rs 2,279.90 | +19.05% | 8.2x | 20,43,355norm 2,49,961 |
| Exicom Tele-Systems Ltd.EXICOMRs 88.78 · +3.5% | Rs 88.78 | +3.53% | 7x | 20,28,531norm 2,91,606 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDL Ventures Ltd.NDLVENTURERs 114.43 · +0.8% | Rs 114.43 | +0.84% | 95.2% | 36.8% |
| Capillary Technologies India Ltd.CAPILLARYRs 507.60 · −1.5% | Rs 507.60 | −1.47% | 90.8% | 38.6% |
| Rhetan TMT Ltd.RHETANRs 24.83 · −1.0% | Rs 24.83 | −0.96% | 84.2% | 34.2% |
| Manaksia Coated Metals & Industries Ltd.MANAKCOATRs 112.91 · +0.2% | Rs 112.91 | +0.24% | 57.4% | 9% |
| B. L. Kashyap and Sons Ltd.BLKASHYAPRs 48.68 · +1.8% | Rs 48.68 | +1.82% | 74% | 27.8% |
| Hinduja Global Solutions Ltd.HGSRs 360.00 · −0.7% | Rs 360.00 | −0.66% | 78.6% | 32.7% |
| Borosil Ltd.BOROLTDRs 228.44 · −2.0% | Rs 228.44 | −1.99% | 62.6% | 18.1% |
| KN Agri Resources Ltd.KNAGRIRs 179.63 · +1.8% | Rs 179.63 | +1.84% | 81.7% | 37.5% |
| KSB Ltd.KSBCapital GoodsRs 761.10 · +1.1% | Rs 761.10 | +1.13% | 52.4% | 9.4% |
| Kirloskar Brothers Ltd.KIRLOSBROSCapital GoodsRs 1,517.80 · −0.0% | Rs 1,517.80 | −0.04% | 54.1% | 11.4% |
| CORONA Remedies Ltd.CORONARs 1,561.00 · +0.4% | Rs 1,561.00 | +0.41% | 85.9% | 45.7% |
| Gandhi Special Tubes Ltd.GANDHITUBERs 806.90 · −1.2% | Rs 806.90 | −1.22% | 59.3% | 20.6% |
| Share India Securities Ltd.SHAREINDIARs 123.88 · −1.8% | Rs 123.88 | −1.82% | 52.5% | 13.9% |
| Supreme Petrochem Ltd.SPLPETRORs 655.60 · −1.2% | Rs 655.60 | −1.18% | 67.2% | 29% |
| Jagsonpal Pharmaceuticals Ltd.JAGSNPHARMRs 185.08 · +0.7% | Rs 185.08 | +0.74% | 68% | 31% |
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 17 March 2026?
The Nifty 50 closed at 23,581.15, up 0.74% from the close on 16 March 2026. Nifty Bank +0.85%, NIFTY Midcap 100 +1.02%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 +0.65%.
Which sectors did best and worst on 17 March 2026?
Best: Nifty Metal (+2.82%), Nifty India Internet (+2.19%) and Nifty Capital Markets (+2.17%). Worst: Nifty IT (−0.97%), Nifty FMCG (−0.75%) and Nifty Waves (−0.26%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose on 17 March 2026?
1,262 NSE main-board stocks rose, 935 fell and 22 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 330 rose and 159 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most on 17 March 2026?
Gainers: Meesho Ltd. (MEESHO) +8.1%, Lloyds Metals And Energy Ltd. (LLOYDSME) +7.8% and Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (CHENNPETRO) +7.7%. Losers: Allied Blenders and Distillers Ltd. (ABDL) −5.0%, Physicswallah Ltd. (PWL) −4.1% and Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd. (POONAWALLA) −4.1%.
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 17 March 2026 the largest were Cyient DLM Ltd. (153.7x), Gokul Agro Resources Ltd. (142.2x) and Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd. (40.4x). 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 17 March 2026: NDL Ventures Ltd. (95.2% against 36.8%), Capillary Technologies India Ltd. (90.8% against 38.6%) and Rhetan TMT Ltd. (84.2% against 34.2%).
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.