Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market on 20 April 2026
As of 20 Apr 2026 NSE close1 session, moves from the 17 Apr 2026 close
The Nifty 50 closed at 24,364.85 on 20 April 2026, up 11.30 points (+0.05%). Of 2,243 NSE main-board stocks, 744 rose and 1,485 fell; in the Nifty 500, 198 rose and 293 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty Media led, up 0.90%, and Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom trailed, down 1.49%.
- Nifty 50
- +0.05%
- at 24,364.85
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 744 / 1,485
- 14 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 198 / 293
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the session, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 24,364.85 | +11.30 | +0.05% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 70,341.00 | +67.20 | +0.10% |
| Nifty 500 | 22,865.80 | −3.60 | −0.02% |
| Nifty Bank | 56,582.35 | +16.65 | +0.03% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 59,790.75 | −107.45 | −0.18% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 17,486.90 | −78.80 | −0.45% |
| India VIX | 18.79 | +1.58 | +9.18% |
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 Media+0.90%
- Nifty PSU Bank+0.87%
- Nifty Energy+0.78%
- Nifty Cement+0.67%
- Nifty Rural+0.42%
- Nifty Core Housing+0.39%
- Nifty Housing+0.38%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group+0.38%
Laggards
- Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom−1.49%
- Nifty Capital Markets−1.05%
- Nifty India Railways PSU−0.92%
- Nifty REITs & InvITs−0.76%
- Nifty REITs & Realty−0.72%
- Nifty IT−0.70%
- Nifty Chemicals−0.70%
- Nifty Realty−0.62%
All 56 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty Media | 1,429.35 | +0.90% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 8,940.45 | +0.87% |
| Nifty Energy | 39,184.70 | +0.78% |
| Nifty Cement | 15,347.30 | +0.67% |
| Nifty Rural | 15,408.20 | +0.42% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 14,906.10 | +0.39% |
| Nifty Housing | 11,987.20 | +0.38% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 35,091.62 | +0.38% |
| Nifty PSE | 10,628.65 | +0.38% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 24,174.50 | +0.34% |
| Nifty Auto | 26,522.30 | +0.33% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 11,831.55 | +0.33% |
| Nifty Mobility | 21,744.55 | +0.28% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 11,444.85 | +0.27% |
| Nifty Commodities | 10,109.50 | +0.26% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 7,496.50 | +0.25% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 14,604.25 | +0.23% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 15,029.25 | +0.21% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 11,434.40 | +0.21% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 17,752.40 | +0.20% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 14,852.75 | +0.16% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 2,973.55 | +0.12% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 11,109.75 | +0.12% |
| Nifty CPSE | 7,365.60 | +0.10% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 31,295.90 | +0.10% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 9,319.75 | +0.09% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 29,030.60 | +0.07% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 26,537.10 | +0.06% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 37,597.05 | +0.04% |
| Nifty MNC | 31,361.35 | +0.04% |
| Nifty Bank | 56,582.35 | +0.03% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,237.85 | +0.03% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 15,135.93 | 0.00% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 15,569.55 | −0.02% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,935.90 | −0.13% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 31,473.00 | −0.14% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 14,471.40 | −0.16% |
| Nifty Pharma | 22,456.75 | −0.18% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 37,949.35 | −0.21% |
| Nifty FMCG | 49,555.75 | −0.21% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 18,518.60 | −0.24% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 9,128.86 | −0.31% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 44,208.50 | −0.32% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 26,995.40 | −0.34% |
| Nifty Metal | 12,829.65 | −0.39% |
| Nifty India Digital | 8,045.90 | −0.47% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 21,148.85 | −0.55% |
| Nifty India Defence | 8,760.60 | −0.61% |
| Nifty Realty | 782.05 | −0.62% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 27,662.80 | −0.70% |
| Nifty IT | 31,585.75 | −0.70% |
| Nifty REITs & Realty | 1,789.88 | −0.72% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,348.28 | −0.76% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 3,216.65 | −0.92% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 5,236.45 | −1.05% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 8,626.90 | −1.49% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the session, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triveni Turbine Ltd.TRITURBINE | Rs 576.20 | +11.79% |
| 2 | Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.ZEEL | Rs 87.60 | +8.09% |
| 3 | Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.BALRAMCHIN | Rs 515.70 | +6.11% |
| 4 | Elecon Engineering Co. Ltd.ELECON | Rs 435.55 | +5.52% |
| 5 | Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.JYOTICNC | Rs 743.45 | +5.11% |
| 6 | Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd.SCHNEIDER | Rs 1,087.85 | +5.00% |
| 7 | Radico Khaitan LtdRADICO | Rs 3,340.10 | +4.81% |
| 8 | Graphite India Ltd.GRAPHITE | Rs 711.75 | +4.79% |
| 9 | CESC Ltd.CESC | Rs 179.42 | +4.62% |
| 10 | Ather Energy Ltd.ATHERENERG | Rs 889.45 | +4.52% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.IEX | Rs 124.99 | −7.97% |
| 2 | Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.GMDCLTD | Rs 691.25 | −6.19% |
| 3 | Cohance Lifesciences Ltd.COHANCE | Rs 369.20 | −5.47% |
| 4 | Prime Focus Ltd.PFOCUS | Rs 327.55 | −5.07% |
| 5 | Cartrade Tech Ltd.CARTRADE | Rs 1,770.40 | −4.71% |
| 6 | Inventurus Knowledge Solutions Ltd.IKS | Rs 1,430.10 | −4.60% |
| 7 | Sansera Engineering Ltd.SANSERA | Rs 2,275.50 | −4.32% |
| 8 | Fractal Analytics Ltd.FRACTAL | Rs 841.60 | −4.22% |
| 9 | International Gemological Institute Ltd.IGIL | Rs 357.15 | −4.21% |
| 10 | Ola Electric Mobility Ltd.OLAELEC | Rs 39.22 | −3.92% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prism Johnson Ltd.PRSMJOHNSNRs 130.88 · +4.5% | Rs 130.88 | +4.50% | 98.3x | 1,88,12,340norm 1,91,461 |
| Triveni Turbine Ltd.TRITURBINECapital GoodsRs 576.20 · +11.8% | Rs 576.20 | +11.79% | 63.9x | 6,22,74,832norm 9,74,982 |
| Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Ltd.SWSOLARRs 212.08 · +9.3% | Rs 212.08 | +9.34% | 36.5x | 7,09,21,408norm 19,44,066 |
| EMS Ltd.EMSLIMITEDRs 371.10 · +7.4% | Rs 371.10 | +7.36% | 29.2x | 1,06,93,349norm 3,66,374 |
| Bharat Wire Ropes Ltd.BHARATWIRERs 232.15 · +4.6% | Rs 232.15 | +4.59% | 22x | 1,83,64,729norm 8,36,580 |
| Aditya Birla Money Ltd.BIRLAMONEYRs 150.81 · +6.6% | Rs 150.81 | +6.63% | 12.7x | 13,12,342norm 1,03,010 |
| Hardwyn India Ltd.HARDWYNRs 24.90 · +11.1% | Rs 24.90 | +11.06% | 11.4x | 1,55,37,454norm 13,67,250 |
| Aptech Ltd.APTECHTRs 99.45 · +7.8% | Rs 99.45 | +7.84% | 9.9x | 25,97,684norm 2,63,013 |
| Dredging Corporation of India Ltd.DREDGECORPRs 1,003.55 · +2.9% | Rs 1,003.55 | +2.89% | 8.7x | 17,01,978norm 1,94,532 |
| Navkar Corporation Ltd.NAVKARCORPRs 112.04 · +0.1% | Rs 112.04 | +0.15% | 7.6x | 46,45,397norm 6,10,990 |
| Aequs Ltd.AEQUSRs 194.59 · +13.8% | Rs 194.59 | +13.76% | 7.1x | 1,55,48,800norm 21,89,528 |
| Kolte - Patil Developers Ltd.KOLTEPATILRs 401.40 · +9.9% | Rs 401.40 | +9.93% | 6.8x | 23,90,274norm 3,50,690 |
| STL Networks Ltd.STLNETWORKRs 30.18 · +20.0% | Rs 30.18 | +20.00% | 6.6x | 2,34,72,142norm 35,66,582 |
| Vardhman Textiles Ltd.VTLTextilesRs 549.90 · −1.4% | Rs 549.90 | −1.38% | 6.4x | 37,65,444norm 5,90,370 |
| D. P. Abhushan Ltd.DPABHUSHANRs 1,107.60 · +3.1% | Rs 1,107.60 | +3.12% | 6.3x | 1,30,328norm 20,631 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvind SmartSpaces Ltd.ARVSMARTRs 594.95 · −1.0% | Rs 594.95 | −0.97% | 61.3% | 10.6% |
| Suraj Ltd.SURAJLTDRs 247.52 · −3.7% | Rs 247.52 | −3.67% | 56.2% | 11.9% |
| Jinkushal Industries Ltd.JKIPLRs 104.87 · +10.0% | Rs 104.87 | +10.00% | 100% | 56.1% |
| Wonder Electricals Ltd.WELRs 94.76 · +1.8% | Rs 94.76 | +1.77% | 54.4% | 11% |
| Cyient DLM Ltd.CYIENTDLMRs 345.80 · +1.3% | Rs 345.80 | +1.33% | 56.3% | 13.2% |
| Butterfly Gandhimathi Appliances Ltd.BUTTERFLYRs 619.10 · −0.7% | Rs 619.10 | −0.71% | 51.2% | 8.8% |
| Valiant Organics Ltd.VALIANTORGRs 270.59 · −4.8% | Rs 270.59 | −4.80% | 63.7% | 22.5% |
| Ashiana Housing Ltd.ASHIANARs 331.80 · −1.4% | Rs 331.80 | −1.38% | 62.7% | 22.4% |
| Everest Industries Ltd.EVERESTINDRs 404.65 · −3.8% | Rs 404.65 | −3.82% | 86.9% | 50.3% |
| Network People Services Technologies Ltd.NPSTRs 1,266.55 · −0.6% | Rs 1,266.55 | −0.61% | 70.6% | 34.6% |
| ROUTE MOBILE Ltd.ROUTERs 502.35 · −2.1% | Rs 502.35 | −2.12% | 52.4% | 17.1% |
| Stove Kraft Ltd.STOVEKRAFTRs 540.45 · −2.4% | Rs 540.45 | −2.40% | 58.8% | 23.6% |
| CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.CREDITACCFinancial ServicesRs 1,253.80 · −0.9% | Rs 1,253.80 | −0.87% | 69.1% | 35.9% |
| Oriental Aromatics Ltd.OALRs 314.85 · +0.9% | Rs 314.85 | +0.89% | 63.8% | 32% |
| Innovision Ltd.INNOVISIONRs 322.55 · +1.9% | Rs 322.55 | +1.88% | 84.2% | 52.6% |
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 20 April 2026?
The Nifty 50 closed at 24,364.85, up 0.05% from the close on 17 April 2026. Nifty Bank +0.03%, NIFTY Midcap 100 −0.18%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 −0.45%.
Which sectors did best and worst on 20 April 2026?
Best: Nifty Media (+0.90%), Nifty PSU Bank (+0.87%) and Nifty Energy (+0.78%). Worst: Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom (−1.49%), Nifty Capital Markets (−1.05%) and Nifty India Railways PSU (−0.92%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose on 20 April 2026?
744 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,485 fell and 14 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 198 rose and 293 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most on 20 April 2026?
Gainers: Triveni Turbine Ltd. (TRITURBINE) +11.8%, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) +8.1% and Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd. (BALRAMCHIN) +6.1%. Losers: Indian Energy Exchange Ltd. (IEX) −8.0%, Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (GMDCLTD) −6.2% and Cohance Lifesciences Ltd. (COHANCE) −5.5%.
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 20 April 2026 the largest were Prism Johnson Ltd. (98.3x), Triveni Turbine Ltd. (63.9x) and Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Ltd. (36.5x). 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 20 April 2026: Arvind SmartSpaces Ltd. (61.3% against 10.6%), Suraj Ltd. (56.2% against 11.9%) and Jinkushal Industries Ltd. (100% against 56.1%).
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.