Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market on 19 March 2026
As of 19 Mar 2026 NSE close1 session, moves from the 18 Mar 2026 close
The Nifty 50 closed at 23,002.15 on 19 March 2026, down 775.65 points (−3.26%). Of 2,219 NSE main-board stocks, 220 rose and 1,984 fell; in the Nifty 500, 18 rose and 471 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty REITs & InvITs led, down 0.61%, and Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group trailed, down 4.51%.
- Nifty 50
- −3.26%
- at 23,002.15
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 220 / 1,984
- 15 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 18 / 471
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the session, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 23,002.15 | −775.65 | −3.26% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 63,573.80 | −2,094.70 | −3.19% |
| Nifty 500 | 21,225.80 | −691.60 | −3.16% |
| Nifty Bank | 53,451.00 | −1,875.05 | −3.39% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 54,492.30 | −1,797.55 | −3.19% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 15,704.25 | −474.90 | −2.94% |
| India VIX | 22.80 | +4.08 | +21.79% |
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 REITs & InvITs−0.61%
- Nifty CPSE−0.92%
- Nifty Energy−1.39%
- Nifty Oil & Gas−1.98%
- Nifty REITs & Realty−1.98%
- Nifty PSE−2.26%
- Nifty Pharma−2.35%
- Nifty500 Healthcare−2.43%
Laggards
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group−4.51%
- Nifty Auto−4.25%
- Nifty Transportation & Logistics−4.20%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group−4.14%
- Nifty Mobility−4.07%
- Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank−3.99%
- Nifty Realty−3.81%
- Nifty India Tourism−3.80%
All 56 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,316.31 | −0.61% |
| Nifty CPSE | 6,990.40 | −0.92% |
| Nifty Energy | 35,639.35 | −1.39% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 10,974.65 | −1.98% |
| Nifty REITs & Realty | 1,696.92 | −1.98% |
| Nifty PSE | 9,822.10 | −2.26% |
| Nifty Pharma | 22,101.65 | −2.35% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 17,836.10 | −2.43% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 14,116.85 | −2.44% |
| Nifty Commodities | 9,271.40 | −2.51% |
| Nifty FMCG | 46,861.95 | −2.53% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 41,396.60 | −2.66% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 8,716.55 | −2.79% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 10,619.05 | −2.85% |
| Nifty MNC | 28,673.30 | −2.91% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 8,410.30 | −2.91% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 25,911.00 | −2.93% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 4,515.30 | −2.94% |
| Nifty Media | 1,311.45 | −2.98% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 13,722.15 | −3.08% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 13,629.30 | −3.12% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 2,893.70 | −3.13% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,708.50 | −3.14% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 19,168.30 | −3.17% |
| Nifty Rural | 14,478.10 | −3.18% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 10,591.70 | −3.20% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 13,754.17 | −3.20% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 7,848.15 | −3.20% |
| Nifty Metal | 11,249.35 | −3.24% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 14,435.30 | −3.26% |
| Nifty IT | 28,579.60 | −3.31% |
| Nifty Housing | 10,849.70 | −3.32% |
| Nifty India Digital | 7,370.80 | −3.32% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 2,733.80 | −3.34% |
| Nifty Bank | 53,451.00 | −3.39% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 34,357.80 | −3.39% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 25,399.65 | −3.41% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 29,475.45 | −3.49% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 16,425.75 | −3.61% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 10,107.45 | −3.63% |
| Nifty Cement | 14,056.57 | −3.64% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 34,491.35 | −3.64% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 13,130.30 | −3.69% |
| Nifty India Defence | 7,792.15 | −3.71% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,114.70 | −3.71% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 13,474.35 | −3.76% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 24,951.80 | −3.76% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 27,345.25 | −3.78% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 6,927.65 | −3.80% |
| Nifty Realty | 702.95 | −3.81% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 28,784.35 | −3.99% |
| Nifty Mobility | 20,092.85 | −4.07% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 8,311.16 | −4.14% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 22,275.55 | −4.20% |
| Nifty Auto | 24,509.90 | −4.25% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 32,925.80 | −4.51% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the session, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd.JPPOWER | Rs 16.75 | +11.67% |
| 2 | Adani Total Gas Ltd.ATGL | Rs 556.15 | +7.85% |
| 3 | ACME Solar Holdings Ltd.ACMESOLAR | Rs 262.03 | +5.36% |
| 4 | ITI Ltd.ITI | Rs 274.55 | +3.84% |
| 5 | Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.BALRAMCHIN | Rs 483.60 | +1.61% |
| 6 | Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.ONGC | Rs 269.10 | +1.55% |
| 7 | Oil India Ltd.OIL | Rs 477.05 | +1.40% |
| 8 | NTPC Green Energy Ltd.NTPCGREEN | Rs 98.88 | +1.05% |
| 9 | Gillette India Ltd.GILLETTE | Rs 7,984.50 | +0.68% |
| 10 | PTC Industries Ltd.PTCIL | Rs 17,456.00 | +0.63% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petronet LNG Ltd.PETRONET | Rs 270.85 | −7.12% |
| 2 | Shriram Finance Ltd.SHRIRAMFIN | Rs 949.80 | −7.03% |
| 3 | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.HINDPETRO | Rs 324.80 | −7.03% |
| 4 | Aegis Vopak Terminals Ltd.AEGISVOPAK | Rs 176.24 | −6.89% |
| 5 | Tata Motors Ltd.TMCV | Rs 417.25 | −6.79% |
| 6 | ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.ICICIAMC | Rs 2,820.00 | −6.62% |
| 7 | Escorts Kubota Ltd.ESCORTS | Rs 2,887.20 | −6.59% |
| 8 | Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Ltd.NUVOCO | Rs 284.80 | −6.39% |
| 9 | IDBI Bank Ltd.IDBI | Rs 70.16 | −6.37% |
| 10 | Swan Corp Ltd.SWANCORP | Rs 324.90 | −6.27% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd.GUJALKALIRs 486.50 · +12.6% | Rs 486.50 | +12.59% | 1284.4x | 4,80,16,822norm 37,385 |
| Valiant Organics Ltd.VALIANTORGRs 259.42 · +9.4% | Rs 259.42 | +9.39% | 42.7x | 26,04,835norm 61,000 |
| Butterfly Gandhimathi Appliances Ltd.BUTTERFLYRs 669.55 · +12.9% | Rs 669.55 | +12.90% | 26.7x | 26,09,909norm 97,626 |
| G R Infraprojects Ltd.GRINFRARs 891.50 · −3.6% | Rs 891.50 | −3.63% | 24.8x | 8,42,961norm 34,017 |
| Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd.JPPOWERPowerRs 16.75 · +11.7% | Rs 16.75 | +11.67% | 15.2x | 73,23,35,818norm 4,81,62,859 |
| Kirloskar Electric Company Ltd.KECLRs 83.02 · −0.2% | Rs 83.02 | −0.22% | 11.7x | 21,77,715norm 1,85,854 |
| Pilani Investment and Industries Corporation Ltd.PILANIINVSRs 4,846.30 · +1.3% | Rs 4,846.30 | +1.26% | 9.9x | 31,415norm 3,171 |
| Adani Total Gas Ltd.ATGLOil Gas & Consumable FuelsRs 556.15 · +7.8% | Rs 556.15 | +7.85% | 7.5x | 5,02,97,135norm 67,29,828 |
| Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing Ltd.UNIMECHRs 773.60 · +0.3% | Rs 773.60 | +0.34% | 7.5x | 4,22,867norm 56,221 |
| Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.FLUOROCHEMChemicalsRs 3,159.90 · +0.5% | Rs 3,159.90 | +0.54% | 7.2x | 3,93,352norm 54,797 |
| ACME Solar Holdings Ltd.ACMESOLARPowerRs 262.03 · +5.4% | Rs 262.03 | +5.36% | 6.4x | 82,94,669norm 12,86,735 |
| Nitco Ltd.NITCORs 81.30 · +2.4% | Rs 81.30 | +2.42% | 5.6x | 26,15,785norm 4,63,969 |
| HDFC Bank Ltd.HDFCBANKFinancial ServicesRs 798.20 · −5.3% | Rs 798.20 | −5.32% | 5x | 17,16,37,393norm 3,45,95,390 |
| Bharti Hexacom Ltd.BHARTIHEXATelecommunicationRs 1,591.40 · −0.1% | Rs 1,591.40 | −0.14% | 4.9x | 4,67,816norm 95,114 |
| Sun TV Network Ltd.SUNTVMedia Entertainment & PublicationRs 599.35 · +0.2% | Rs 599.35 | +0.17% | 4.9x | 11,82,829norm 2,42,052 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manaksia Coated Metals & Industries Ltd.MANAKCOATRs 110.08 · −4.2% | Rs 110.08 | −4.23% | 74.2% | 9.3% |
| Ritco Logistics Ltd.RITCORs 195.49 · −2.4% | Rs 195.49 | −2.37% | 80.6% | 20.8% |
| Ramky Infrastructure Ltd.RAMKYRs 472.05 · −2.5% | Rs 472.05 | −2.48% | 59.7% | 8.7% |
| The Ruby Mills Ltd.RUBYMILLSRs 199.93 · −0.7% | Rs 199.93 | −0.71% | 68.2% | 17.3% |
| Sanofi Consumer Healthcare India Ltd.SANOFICONRRs 4,217.70 · −1.4% | Rs 4,217.70 | −1.44% | 63.1% | 13.4% |
| Roto Pumps Ltd.ROTORs 55.62 · −4.4% | Rs 55.62 | −4.42% | 59.1% | 12.4% |
| Borosil Ltd.BOROLTDRs 226.04 · −3.3% | Rs 226.04 | −3.33% | 63.2% | 18.4% |
| Share India Securities Ltd.SHAREINDIARs 122.51 · −5.3% | Rs 122.51 | −5.25% | 58.1% | 14.3% |
| Vesuvius India Ltd.VESUVIUSRs 476.70 · −2.6% | Rs 476.70 | −2.61% | 58.8% | 15% |
| Arihant Capital Markets Ltd.ARIHANTCAPRs 67.96 · −2.9% | Rs 67.96 | −2.89% | 64.4% | 22% |
| Jagsonpal Pharmaceuticals Ltd.JAGSNPHARMRs 181.25 · −2.2% | Rs 181.25 | −2.20% | 73.4% | 31.5% |
| BLS International Services Ltd.BLSConsumer ServicesRs 240.45 · −2.2% | Rs 240.45 | −2.20% | 63% | 21.1% |
| Unicommerce Esolutions Ltd.UNIECOMRs 90.85 · −4.7% | Rs 90.85 | −4.70% | 55.1% | 13.5% |
| Ester Industries Ltd.ESTERRs 91.14 · −2.4% | Rs 91.14 | −2.38% | 76.9% | 36.3% |
| Brainbees Solutions Ltd.FIRSTCRYConsumer ServicesRs 210.06 · −1.9% | Rs 210.06 | −1.87% | 56.7% | 16.9% |
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 19 March 2026?
The Nifty 50 closed at 23,002.15, down 3.26% from the close on 18 March 2026. Nifty Bank −3.39%, NIFTY Midcap 100 −3.19%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 −2.94%.
Which sectors did best and worst on 19 March 2026?
Best: Nifty REITs & InvITs (−0.61%), Nifty CPSE (−0.92%) and Nifty Energy (−1.39%). Worst: Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group (−4.51%), Nifty Auto (−4.25%) and Nifty Transportation & Logistics (−4.20%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose on 19 March 2026?
220 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,984 fell and 15 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 18 rose and 471 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most on 19 March 2026?
Gainers: Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd. (JPPOWER) +11.7%, Adani Total Gas Ltd. (ATGL) +7.8% and ACME Solar Holdings Ltd. (ACMESOLAR) +5.4%. Losers: Petronet LNG Ltd. (PETRONET) −7.1%, Shriram Finance Ltd. (SHRIRAMFIN) −7.0% and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HINDPETRO) −7.0%.
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 19 March 2026 the largest were Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd. (1284.4x), Valiant Organics Ltd. (42.7x) and Butterfly Gandhimathi Appliances Ltd. (26.7x). 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 on 19 March 2026: Manaksia Coated Metals & Industries Ltd. (74.2% against 9.3%), Ritco Logistics Ltd. (80.6% against 20.8%) and Ramky Infrastructure Ltd. (59.7% against 8.7%).
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.