Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market on 23 April 2026
As of 23 Apr 2026 NSE close1 session, moves from the 22 Apr 2026 close
The Nifty 50 closed at 24,173.05 on 23 April 2026, down 205.05 points (−0.84%). Of 2,334 NSE main-board stocks, 846 rose and 1,464 fell; in the Nifty 500, 155 rose and 334 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty Pharma led, up 2.36%, and Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group trailed, down 2.82%.
- Nifty 50
- −0.84%
- at 24,173.05
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 846 / 1,464
- 24 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 155 / 334
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the session, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 24,173.05 | −205.05 | −0.84% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 70,410.35 | −935.85 | −1.31% |
| Nifty 500 | 22,810.85 | −180.65 | −0.79% |
| Nifty Bank | 56,305.00 | −819.45 | −1.43% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 59,952.80 | −248.80 | −0.41% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 17,720.75 | −119.60 | −0.67% |
| India VIX | 18.59 | +0.29 | +1.58% |
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 Pharma+2.36%
- Nifty Healthcare Index+2.11%
- Nifty500 Healthcare+1.79%
- Nifty MidSmall Healthcare+1.08%
- Nifty Media+0.90%
- Nifty Waves+0.47%
- Nifty India Defence+0.45%
- Nifty Chemicals+0.25%
Laggards
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group−2.82%
- Nifty Auto−2.35%
- Nifty PSU Bank−2.19%
- Nifty Consumer Durables−1.97%
- Nifty Transportation & Logistics−1.92%
- Nifty Realty−1.83%
- Nifty Mobility−1.80%
- Nifty Core Housing−1.79%
All 56 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty Pharma | 22,986.35 | +2.36% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 14,790.65 | +2.11% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 18,898.70 | +1.79% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 45,069.20 | +1.08% |
| Nifty Media | 1,466.10 | +0.90% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,980.50 | +0.47% |
| Nifty India Defence | 8,985.50 | +0.45% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 28,118.05 | +0.25% |
| Nifty Energy | 39,996.75 | +0.25% |
| Nifty CPSE | 7,383.40 | +0.14% |
| Nifty FMCG | 51,140.50 | −0.11% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 8,484.90 | −0.23% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 9,256.44 | −0.26% |
| Nifty PSE | 10,649.70 | −0.30% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 21,184.05 | −0.35% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,341.77 | −0.36% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 11,968.10 | −0.38% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 9,318.25 | −0.45% |
| Nifty MNC | 31,888.10 | −0.51% |
| Nifty India Digital | 7,900.20 | −0.59% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 15,507.75 | −0.66% |
| Nifty Commodities | 10,145.60 | −0.70% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,248.70 | −0.72% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 5,197.00 | −0.73% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 15,046.95 | −0.75% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 11,414.00 | −0.76% |
| Nifty Metal | 12,786.25 | −0.82% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 3,245.35 | −0.86% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 14,542.95 | −0.87% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 31,136.30 | −1.03% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 37,494.95 | −1.03% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 17,814.25 | −1.03% |
| Nifty Housing | 12,011.45 | −1.06% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 14,995.50 | −1.06% |
| Nifty Rural | 15,352.20 | −1.09% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 11,424.85 | −1.15% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 30,882.00 | −1.18% |
| Nifty REITs & Realty | 1,787.69 | −1.21% |
| Nifty IT | 30,124.30 | −1.22% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 26,845.55 | −1.31% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 28,666.20 | −1.38% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 26,247.20 | −1.42% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 14,910.70 | −1.42% |
| Nifty Bank | 56,305.00 | −1.43% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 2,968.20 | −1.53% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 11,003.20 | −1.53% |
| Nifty Cement | 15,295.03 | −1.60% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 7,438.55 | −1.75% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 14,884.10 | −1.79% |
| Nifty Mobility | 21,447.85 | −1.80% |
| Nifty Realty | 788.65 | −1.83% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 23,798.90 | −1.92% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 37,299.70 | −1.97% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 8,824.25 | −2.19% |
| Nifty Auto | 25,828.10 | −2.35% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 33,316.16 | −2.82% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the session, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onesource Specialty Pharma Ltd.ONESOURCE | Rs 1,768.60 | +9.78% |
| 2 | Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.DRREDDY | Rs 1,331.00 | +9.37% |
| 3 | Azad Engineering Ltd.AZAD | Rs 2,111.00 | +8.23% |
| 4 | Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.OFSS | Rs 8,791.50 | +8.18% |
| 5 | Data Patterns (India) Ltd.DATAPATTNS | Rs 4,135.10 | +8.01% |
| 6 | Piramal Pharma Ltd.PPLPHARMA | Rs 163.87 | +6.54% |
| 7 | Fractal Analytics Ltd.FRACTAL | Rs 960.75 | +6.13% |
| 8 | GE Vernova T&D India Ltd.GVT&D | Rs 4,496.40 | +6.06% |
| 9 | Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd.CMPDI | Rs 189.26 | +5.81% |
| 10 | Welspun Corp Ltd.WELCORP | Rs 1,204.10 | +5.70% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IIFL Finance Ltd.IIFL | Rs 420.05 | −10.18% |
| 2 | Union Bank of IndiaUNIONBANK | Rs 179.71 | −7.39% |
| 3 | Havells India Ltd.HAVELLS | Rs 1,260.30 | −6.55% |
| 4 | Thangamayil Jewellery Ltd.THANGAMAYL | Rs 3,789.40 | −5.80% |
| 5 | Cartrade Tech Ltd.CARTRADE | Rs 1,691.00 | −5.24% |
| 6 | Bharat Coking Coal Ltd.BHARATCOAL | Rs 34.01 | −5.05% |
| 7 | Sterlite Technologies Ltd.STLTECH | Rs 276.45 | −5.00% |
| 8 | Force Motors Ltd.FORCEMOT | Rs 20,750.00 | −4.69% |
| 9 | APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.APLAPOLLO | Rs 2,022.90 | −4.67% |
| 10 | Ashok Leyland Ltd.ASHOKLEY | Rs 170.63 | −4.66% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRM Energy Ltd.IRMENERGYRs 286.63 · +13.4% | Rs 286.63 | +13.44% | 100.1x | 7,07,42,904norm 7,06,403 |
| Rupa & Company Ltd.RUPARs 170.47 · +17.5% | Rs 170.47 | +17.48% | 64.9x | 1,37,19,434norm 2,11,262 |
| Dollar Industries Ltd.DOLLARRs 328.75 · +19.8% | Rs 328.75 | +19.80% | 55.1x | 81,46,843norm 1,47,934 |
| Tips Music Ltd.TIPSMUSICRs 647.70 · +8.0% | Rs 647.70 | +8.02% | 38.4x | 57,29,284norm 1,49,165 |
| Clean Science and Technology Ltd.CLEANChemicalsRs 800.70 · +4.6% | Rs 800.70 | +4.59% | 34.2x | 85,03,072norm 2,48,364 |
| Delta Corp Ltd.DELTACORPRs 81.60 · +20.0% | Rs 81.60 | +20.00% | 26.8x | 6,02,97,916norm 22,47,034 |
| Camlin Fine Sciences Ltd.CAMLINFINERs 120.40 · +12.5% | Rs 120.40 | +12.51% | 24x | 2,79,32,770norm 11,64,316 |
| Aurum PropTech Ltd.AURUMRs 189.88 · +1.6% | Rs 189.88 | +1.57% | 23.2x | 15,26,709norm 65,673 |
| Sangam (India) Ltd.SANGAMINDRs 530.15 · −1.5% | Rs 530.15 | −1.53% | 17.4x | 8,00,272norm 46,036 |
| Piramal Pharma Ltd.PPLPHARMAHealthcareRs 163.87 · +6.5% | Rs 163.87 | +6.54% | 16.7x | 5,24,38,256norm 31,35,697 |
| Motisons Jewellers Ltd.MOTISONSRs 13.75 · −2.1% | Rs 13.75 | −2.14% | 14.2x | 4,82,17,818norm 33,86,804 |
| Indiqube Spaces Ltd.INDIQUBERs 177.60 · +6.5% | Rs 177.60 | +6.55% | 12.8x | 23,02,636norm 1,80,024 |
| Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.OFSSInformation TechnologyRs 8,791.50 · +8.2% | Rs 8,791.50 | +8.18% | 11.7x | 26,46,355norm 2,25,319 |
| Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd.ARE&MAutomobile and Auto ComponentsRs 913.30 · +1.6% | Rs 913.30 | +1.62% | 9x | 2,10,85,531norm 23,34,661 |
| Tata Communications Ltd.TATACOMMTelecommunicationRs 1,580.70 · +3.6% | Rs 1,580.70 | +3.65% | 9x | 29,28,832norm 3,25,382 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prism Johnson Ltd.PRSMJOHNSNRs 131.46 · −1.3% | Rs 131.46 | −1.33% | 96.7% | 14.2% |
| Indosolar Ltd.WAAREEINDORs 463.80 · −5.0% | Rs 463.80 | −5.00% | 100% | 48.5% |
| Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.EMCUREHealthcareRs 1,601.00 · +0.2% | Rs 1,601.00 | +0.19% | 90.2% | 43.1% |
| Arisinfra Solutions Ltd.ARISRs 126.43 · −1.0% | Rs 126.43 | −1.03% | 85.6% | 40.2% |
| Bombay Super Hybrid Seeds Ltd.BSHSLRs 99.91 · −0.1% | Rs 99.91 | −0.06% | 59.3% | 14.3% |
| Arvind SmartSpaces Ltd.ARVSMARTRs 599.80 · −0.6% | Rs 599.80 | −0.62% | 53.6% | 10.4% |
| Ashiana Housing Ltd.ASHIANARs 339.70 · −0.4% | Rs 339.70 | −0.41% | 66.6% | 23.9% |
| DMCC SPECIALITY CHEMICALS Ltd.DMCCRs 271.75 · −2.1% | Rs 271.75 | −2.08% | 80.9% | 39.3% |
| Senco Gold Ltd.SENCORs 323.80 · −1.9% | Rs 323.80 | −1.85% | 55.9% | 14.3% |
| DCM Shriram Ltd.DCMSHRIRAMRs 1,202.20 · −0.2% | Rs 1,202.20 | −0.16% | 84.5% | 43.6% |
| Ram Ratna Wires Ltd.RAMRATRs 387.15 · −0.1% | Rs 387.15 | −0.13% | 69.3% | 29.7% |
| Arfin India Ltd.ARFINRs 97.05 · +2.6% | Rs 97.05 | +2.60% | 72.9% | 34% |
| Transport Corporation of India Ltd.TCIRs 927.10 · −3.7% | Rs 927.10 | −3.67% | 64.4% | 25.5% |
| Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.FLUOROCHEMChemicalsRs 3,313.30 · +1.2% | Rs 3,313.30 | +1.22% | 86.8% | 48.7% |
| PDS Ltd.PDSLRs 285.45 · −1.4% | Rs 285.45 | −1.36% | 51.3% | 13.6% |
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 23 April 2026?
The Nifty 50 closed at 24,173.05, down 0.84% from the close on 22 April 2026. Nifty Bank −1.43%, NIFTY Midcap 100 −0.41%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 −0.67%.
Which sectors did best and worst on 23 April 2026?
Best: Nifty Pharma (+2.36%), Nifty Healthcare Index (+2.11%) and Nifty500 Healthcare (+1.79%). Worst: Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group (−2.82%), Nifty Auto (−2.35%) and Nifty PSU Bank (−2.19%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose on 23 April 2026?
846 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,464 fell and 24 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 155 rose and 334 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most on 23 April 2026?
Gainers: Onesource Specialty Pharma Ltd. (ONESOURCE) +9.8%, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. (DRREDDY) +9.4% and Azad Engineering Ltd. (AZAD) +8.2%. Losers: IIFL Finance Ltd. (IIFL) −10.2%, Union Bank of India (UNIONBANK) −7.4% and Havells India Ltd. (HAVELLS) −6.5%.
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 23 April 2026 the largest were IRM Energy Ltd. (100.1x), Rupa & Company Ltd. (64.9x) and Dollar Industries Ltd. (55.1x). 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 April 2026: Prism Johnson Ltd. (96.7% against 14.2%), Indosolar Ltd. (100% against 48.5%) and Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (90.2% against 43.1%).
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.