Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market on 23 March 2026
As of 23 Mar 2026 NSE close1 session, moves from the 20 Mar 2026 close
The Nifty 50 closed at 22,512.65 on 23 March 2026, down 601.85 points (−2.60%). Of 2,231 NSE main-board stocks, 106 rose and 2,117 fell; in the Nifty 500, 18 rose and 472 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty IT led, down 0.18%, and Nifty Consumer Durables trailed, down 5.17%.
- Nifty 50
- −2.60%
- at 22,512.65
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 106 / 2,117
- 8 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 18 / 472
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the session, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 22,512.65 | −601.85 | −2.60% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 61,414.90 | −2,447.40 | −3.83% |
| Nifty 500 | 20,664.25 | −663.65 | −3.11% |
| Nifty Bank | 51,437.75 | −1,989.30 | −3.72% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 52,717.55 | −2,137.95 | −3.90% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 15,098.70 | −619.90 | −3.94% |
| India VIX | 26.73 | +3.92 | +17.19% |
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 IT−0.18%
- Nifty REITs & InvITs−1.38%
- Nifty India Digital−1.84%
- Nifty CPSE−1.93%
- Nifty Healthcare Index−2.11%
- Nifty Pharma−2.16%
- Nifty500 Healthcare−2.24%
- Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom−2.44%
Laggards
- Nifty Consumer Durables−5.17%
- Nifty Metal−4.81%
- Nifty India Tourism−4.77%
- Nifty Realty−4.74%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group−4.69%
- Nifty MidSmall Financial Services−4.63%
- Nifty India Defence−4.46%
- Nifty Core Housing−4.43%
All 56 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty IT | 29,147.05 | −0.18% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,297.20 | −1.38% |
| Nifty India Digital | 7,335.45 | −1.84% |
| Nifty CPSE | 6,891.40 | −1.93% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 14,079.30 | −2.11% |
| Nifty Pharma | 22,053.10 | −2.16% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 17,687.35 | −2.24% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 7,770.25 | −2.44% |
| Nifty FMCG | 45,837.05 | −2.49% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 40,927.30 | −2.55% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 8,573.90 | −2.57% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 28,708.50 | −2.60% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 10,737.85 | −2.69% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 32,313.53 | −2.92% |
| Nifty MNC | 28,031.55 | −2.92% |
| Nifty PSE | 9,593.90 | −2.92% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 13,542.17 | −2.97% |
| Nifty Energy | 34,839.45 | −2.98% |
| Nifty REITs & Realty | 1,637.81 | −3.12% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 10,338.00 | −3.13% |
| Nifty Auto | 23,934.75 | −3.16% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 2,673.55 | −3.16% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 12,825.00 | −3.22% |
| Nifty Rural | 14,087.75 | −3.26% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 25,105.50 | −3.27% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 13,348.00 | −3.27% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 24,436.90 | −3.29% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 14,090.90 | −3.30% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 23,959.20 | −3.32% |
| Nifty Mobility | 19,570.80 | −3.37% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 21,685.10 | −3.38% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,086.00 | −3.42% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 33,513.35 | −3.42% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 26,192.30 | −3.46% |
| Nifty Commodities | 9,058.15 | −3.54% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 15,904.20 | −3.58% |
| Nifty Bank | 51,437.75 | −3.72% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 13,319.50 | −3.88% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 9,767.15 | −3.90% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 10,247.05 | −3.92% |
| Nifty Media | 1,253.35 | −3.97% |
| Nifty Housing | 10,467.10 | −3.99% |
| Nifty Cement | 13,534.81 | −4.11% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 8,231.65 | −4.11% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 27,408.65 | −4.13% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 4,252.60 | −4.15% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,638.20 | −4.31% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 2,777.70 | −4.37% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 12,885.65 | −4.43% |
| Nifty India Defence | 7,390.85 | −4.46% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 18,237.65 | −4.63% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 7,951.07 | −4.69% |
| Nifty Realty | 663.40 | −4.74% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 6,588.85 | −4.77% |
| Nifty Metal | 10,863.45 | −4.81% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 32,945.80 | −5.17% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the session, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trident Ltd.TRIDENT | Rs 25.05 | +3.30% |
| 2 | Prime Focus Ltd.PFOCUS | Rs 283.20 | +2.37% |
| 3 | Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.FLUOROCHEM | Rs 3,248.20 | +2.02% |
| 4 | HCL Technologies Ltd.HCLTECH | Rs 1,358.60 | +1.87% |
| 5 | Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.POWERGRID | Rs 302.10 | +1.51% |
| 6 | Apar Industries Ltd.APARINDS | Rs 9,805.00 | +1.36% |
| 7 | Vardhman Textiles Ltd.VTL | Rs 538.80 | +1.11% |
| 8 | Sun TV Network Ltd.SUNTV | Rs 599.10 | +1.04% |
| 9 | Coforge Ltd.COFORGE | Rs 1,100.40 | +1.02% |
| 10 | Cupid Ltd.CUPID | Rs 80.10 | +0.63% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brainbees Solutions Ltd.FIRSTCRY | Rs 220.97 | −11.92% |
| 2 | Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd.JPPOWER | Rs 14.67 | −10.33% |
| 3 | AWL Agri Business Ltd.AWL | Rs 175.36 | −8.71% |
| 4 | Lodha Developers Ltd.LODHA | Rs 727.90 | −8.66% |
| 5 | Hindustan Copper Ltd.HINDCOPPER | Rs 449.15 | −8.23% |
| 6 | Sterlite Technologies Ltd.STLTECH | Rs 173.20 | −8.15% |
| 7 | Tega Industries Ltd.TEGA | Rs 1,585.50 | −8.09% |
| 8 | Tejas Networks Ltd.TEJASNET | Rs 400.80 | −8.06% |
| 9 | RHI MAGNESITA INDIA LTD.RHIM | Rs 340.60 | −8.03% |
| 10 | Steel Authority of India Ltd.SAIL | Rs 143.04 | −8.02% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOCIL Ltd.NOCILRs 160.34 · +11.4% | Rs 160.34 | +11.38% | 147.6x | 9,06,90,512norm 6,14,420 |
| Bluspring Enterprises Ltd.BLUSPRINGRs 50.22 · +10.0% | Rs 50.22 | +9.96% | 19.5x | 60,47,264norm 3,10,584 |
| Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd.GUJALKALIRs 615.10 · +14.3% | Rs 615.10 | +14.28% | 17.4x | 6,27,39,288norm 36,13,759 |
| DCX Systems Ltd.DCXINDIARs 175.19 · +7.0% | Rs 175.19 | +7.01% | 16.9x | 8,69,11,179norm 51,30,817 |
| Sun TV Network Ltd.SUNTVMedia Entertainment & PublicationRs 599.10 · +1.0% | Rs 599.10 | +1.04% | 14x | 44,04,749norm 3,13,845 |
| Bhagiradha Chemicals & Industries Ltd.BHAGCHEMRs 182.79 · +1.3% | Rs 182.79 | +1.31% | 13x | 11,55,784norm 89,228 |
| Siyaram Silk Mills Ltd.SIYSILRs 468.90 · −1.4% | Rs 468.90 | −1.36% | 8.3x | 4,36,369norm 52,333 |
| Butterfly Gandhimathi Appliances Ltd.BUTTERFLYRs 627.25 · −2.1% | Rs 627.25 | −2.12% | 6.3x | 15,06,667norm 2,40,723 |
| Wakefit Innovations Ltd.WAKEFITRs 154.98 · −4.5% | Rs 154.98 | −4.48% | 6.3x | 15,42,204norm 2,44,677 |
| Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.ADANIENSOLPowerRs 946.90 · −6.2% | Rs 946.90 | −6.24% | 6.2x | 89,50,325norm 14,52,192 |
| J.Kumar Infraprojects Ltd.JKILRs 460.80 · −5.6% | Rs 460.80 | −5.63% | 5.8x | 9,46,679norm 1,64,159 |
| SG Mart Ltd.SGMARTRs 444.25 · +2.6% | Rs 444.25 | +2.60% | 5.8x | 15,50,938norm 2,66,585 |
| SG Finserve Ltd.SGFINRs 384.05 · +2.0% | Rs 384.05 | +1.98% | 5.7x | 6,16,618norm 1,08,716 |
| Khadim India Ltd.KHADIMRs 85.29 · −3.1% | Rs 85.29 | −3.09% | 5.2x | 8,56,857norm 1,66,036 |
| Finkurve Financial Services Ltd.FINKURVERs 56.94 · +2.9% | Rs 56.94 | +2.85% | 4.9x | 8,76,359norm 1,78,439 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jindal Poly Films Ltd.JINDALPOLYRs 909.40 · −5.0% | Rs 909.40 | −5.00% | 100% | 16.4% |
| The Ruby Mills Ltd.RUBYMILLSRs 199.70 · −0.7% | Rs 199.70 | −0.67% | 88.5% | 17.3% |
| Jindal Poly Investment and Finance Company Ltd.JPOLYINVSTRs 1,086.00 · −6.8% | Rs 1,086.00 | −6.84% | 70.9% | 10.5% |
| Renaissance Global Ltd.RGLRs 86.18 · −7.8% | Rs 86.18 | −7.82% | 58.9% | 9.1% |
| KSB Ltd.KSBCapital GoodsRs 782.85 · +0.1% | Rs 782.85 | +0.07% | 60.9% | 12% |
| Ramky Infrastructure Ltd.RAMKYRs 446.85 · −3.6% | Rs 446.85 | −3.60% | 56.4% | 8.9% |
| Hinduja Global Solutions Ltd.HGSRs 354.05 · −2.3% | Rs 354.05 | −2.26% | 80.5% | 34.4% |
| SPML Infra Ltd.SPMLINFRARs 153.77 · −8.5% | Rs 153.77 | −8.52% | 54.4% | 9.8% |
| Wakefit Innovations Ltd.WAKEFITRs 154.98 · −4.5% | Rs 154.98 | −4.48% | 94.8% | 50.5% |
| Manaksia Coated Metals & Industries Ltd.MANAKCOATRs 100.89 · −5.0% | Rs 100.89 | −4.96% | 53.4% | 9.9% |
| Excelsoft Technologies Ltd.EXCELSOFTRs 71.88 · −6.1% | Rs 71.88 | −6.09% | 76.2% | 34% |
| Indo Tech Transformers Ltd.INDOTECHRs 1,233.50 · −5.0% | Rs 1,233.50 | −4.98% | 67.6% | 26% |
| Rhetan TMT Ltd.RHETANRs 24.37 · −2.6% | Rs 24.37 | −2.56% | 83.4% | 42.3% |
| Indef Manufacturing Ltd.BAJAJINDEFRs 222.01 · −4.7% | Rs 222.01 | −4.66% | 74.9% | 34% |
| Regaal Resources Ltd.REGAALRs 66.46 · −5.0% | Rs 66.46 | −4.99% | 52.1% | 11.2% |
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 March 2026?
The Nifty 50 closed at 22,512.65, down 2.60% from the close on 20 March 2026. Nifty Bank −3.72%, NIFTY Midcap 100 −3.90%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 −3.94%.
Which sectors did best and worst on 23 March 2026?
Best: Nifty IT (−0.18%), Nifty REITs & InvITs (−1.38%) and Nifty India Digital (−1.84%). Worst: Nifty Consumer Durables (−5.17%), Nifty Metal (−4.81%) and Nifty India Tourism (−4.77%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose on 23 March 2026?
106 NSE main-board stocks rose, 2,117 fell and 8 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 18 rose and 472 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most on 23 March 2026?
Gainers: Trident Ltd. (TRIDENT) +3.3%, Prime Focus Ltd. (PFOCUS) +2.4% and Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd. (FLUOROCHEM) +2.0%. Losers: Brainbees Solutions Ltd. (FIRSTCRY) −11.9%, Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd. (JPPOWER) −10.3% and AWL Agri Business Ltd. (AWL) −8.7%.
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 March 2026 the largest were NOCIL Ltd. (147.6x), Bluspring Enterprises Ltd. (19.5x) and Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd. (17.4x). 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 23 March 2026: Jindal Poly Films Ltd. (100% against 16.4%), The Ruby Mills Ltd. (88.5% against 17.3%) and Jindal Poly Investment and Finance Company Ltd. (70.9% against 10.5%).
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.