Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market on 18 May 2026
As of 18 May 2026 NSE close1 session, moves from the 15 May 2026 close
The Nifty 50 closed at 23,649.95 on 18 May 2026, up 6.45 points (+0.03%). Of 2,347 NSE main-board stocks, 530 rose and 1,802 fell; in the Nifty 500, 121 rose and 370 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty IT led, up 2.43%, and Nifty Waves trailed, down 3.15%.
- Nifty 50
- +0.03%
- at 23,649.95
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 530 / 1,802
- 15 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 121 / 370
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the session, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 23,649.95 | +6.45 | +0.03% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 68,618.00 | −662.25 | −0.96% |
| Nifty 500 | 22,461.05 | −70.10 | −0.31% |
| Nifty Bank | 53,537.00 | −173.35 | −0.32% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 60,473.80 | −93.35 | −0.15% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 17,656.75 | −225.85 | −1.26% |
| India VIX | 19.63 | +0.84 | +4.47% |
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+2.43%
- Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom+1.60%
- Nifty India Digital+1.13%
- Nifty Pharma+0.52%
- Nifty Services Sector+0.33%
- Nifty REITs & InvITs+0.29%
- Nifty Private Bank+0.23%
- Nifty Healthcare Index+0.22%
Laggards
- Nifty Waves−3.15%
- Nifty Media−2.24%
- Nifty PSU Bank−1.92%
- Nifty Consumer Durables−1.80%
- Nifty Auto−1.71%
- Nifty India Railways PSU−1.59%
- Nifty EV & New Age Automotive−1.58%
- Nifty PSE−1.38%
All 56 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty IT | 28,389.80 | +2.43% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 8,973.85 | +1.60% |
| Nifty India Digital | 7,711.80 | +1.13% |
| Nifty Pharma | 24,762.85 | +0.52% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 29,801.35 | +0.33% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,334.50 | +0.29% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 26,159.95 | +0.23% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 15,785.85 | +0.22% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 20,177.50 | +0.18% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 48,102.20 | +0.14% |
| Nifty REITs & Realty | 1,754.70 | +0.03% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 25,349.75 | +0.02% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 33,637.90 | 0.00% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 27,661.85 | −0.08% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 21,772.60 | −0.08% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 31,190.35 | −0.10% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 14,743.20 | −0.12% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,195.70 | −0.16% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 9,306.95 | −0.22% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 14,395.15 | −0.28% |
| Nifty FMCG | 50,900.10 | −0.30% |
| Nifty Housing | 11,752.20 | −0.31% |
| Nifty Bank | 53,537.00 | −0.32% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 5,478.45 | −0.32% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 37,828.40 | −0.36% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 14,101.20 | −0.39% |
| Nifty MNC | 31,573.85 | −0.45% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 9,511.49 | −0.47% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 11,324.85 | −0.51% |
| Nifty India Defence | 8,954.20 | −0.51% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 17,579.85 | −0.55% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 11,789.25 | −0.57% |
| Nifty Realty | 751.95 | −0.58% |
| Nifty Rural | 15,094.80 | −0.58% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 14,138.80 | −0.62% |
| Nifty Commodities | 10,138.80 | −0.65% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 14,716.15 | −0.66% |
| Nifty Cement | 14,776.05 | −0.72% |
| Nifty Energy | 39,519.50 | −0.75% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 11,162.50 | −0.78% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 15,591.15 | −0.82% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 28,911.50 | −0.92% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 10,739.95 | −0.98% |
| Nifty Metal | 13,169.95 | −0.98% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 7,192.80 | −1.04% |
| Nifty CPSE | 7,230.45 | −1.13% |
| Nifty Mobility | 20,981.15 | −1.20% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 23,298.35 | −1.33% |
| Nifty PSE | 10,341.00 | −1.38% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 2,937.40 | −1.58% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 3,092.70 | −1.59% |
| Nifty Auto | 25,624.30 | −1.71% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 34,916.75 | −1.80% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 7,873.00 | −1.92% |
| Nifty Media | 1,404.00 | −2.24% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,865.95 | −3.15% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the session, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gland Pharma Ltd.GLAND | Rs 2,156.60 | +15.43% |
| 2 | Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd.GESHIP | Rs 1,696.50 | +10.60% |
| 3 | Black Box Ltd.BBOX | Rs 935.20 | +6.42% |
| 4 | Coforge Ltd.COFORGE | Rs 1,348.10 | +5.15% |
| 5 | Persistent Systems Ltd.PERSISTENT | Rs 4,944.10 | +5.15% |
| 6 | Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.OFSS | Rs 9,408.50 | +4.36% |
| 7 | Tech Mahindra Ltd.TECHM | Rs 1,430.00 | +4.34% |
| 8 | Solar Industries India Ltd.SOLARINDS | Rs 18,019.00 | +4.07% |
| 9 | Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.SCI | Rs 344.70 | +4.01% |
| 10 | Torrent Power Ltd.TORNTPOWER | Rs 1,523.50 | +3.92% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jain Resource Recycling Ltd.JAINREC | Rs 463.45 | −18.14% |
| 2 | Amber Enterprises India Ltd.AMBER | Rs 7,153.50 | −15.61% |
| 3 | Kec International Ltd.KEC | Rs 487.60 | −11.11% |
| 4 | Azad Engineering Ltd.AZAD | Rs 1,920.40 | −8.47% |
| 5 | Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Ltd.CLEANMAX | Rs 1,193.40 | −7.49% |
| 6 | Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.HSCL | Rs 551.50 | −7.47% |
| 7 | Gallantt Ispat Ltd.GALLANTT | Rs 689.40 | −7.45% |
| 8 | Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd.KIMS | Rs 716.85 | −5.88% |
| 9 | PG Electroplast Ltd.PGEL | Rs 458.60 | −5.85% |
| 10 | Afcons Infrastructure Ltd.AFCONS | Rs 317.55 | −5.63% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arihant Superstructures Ltd.ARIHANTSUPRs 258.50 · −3.8% | Rs 258.50 | −3.83% | 100.5x | 82,40,130norm 82,017 |
| Gland Pharma Ltd.GLANDHealthcareRs 2,156.60 · +15.4% | Rs 2,156.60 | +15.43% | 48x | 71,32,093norm 1,48,639 |
| Wakefit Innovations Ltd.WAKEFITRs 152.09 · +6.2% | Rs 152.09 | +6.17% | 39.4x | 2,79,14,742norm 7,07,705 |
| Suven Life Sciences Ltd.SUVENRs 252.57 · +19.6% | Rs 252.57 | +19.62% | 37.4x | 1,72,91,559norm 4,62,791 |
| Somany Ceramics Ltd.SOMANYCERARs 445.90 · +0.1% | Rs 445.90 | +0.06% | 31.4x | 15,95,368norm 50,831 |
| Astec LifeSciences Ltd.ASTECRs 754.75 · +11.7% | Rs 754.75 | +11.68% | 31x | 24,06,169norm 77,675 |
| Sanstar Ltd.SANSTARRs 109.36 · +8.7% | Rs 109.36 | +8.74% | 27.5x | 73,84,664norm 2,68,134 |
| Kilitch Drugs (India) Ltd.KILITCHRs 169.06 · +10.0% | Rs 169.06 | +10.01% | 22.4x | 17,64,616norm 78,721 |
| Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd.GESHIPServicesRs 1,696.50 · +10.6% | Rs 1,696.50 | +10.60% | 16.8x | 1,82,05,845norm 10,82,413 |
| Fineotex Chemical Ltd.FCLRs 30.52 · +20.0% | Rs 30.52 | +19.97% | 13.7x | 9,89,63,995norm 72,03,693 |
| Mukand Ltd.MUKANDLTDRs 148.95 · +5.6% | Rs 148.95 | +5.62% | 12x | 39,18,101norm 3,25,252 |
| Valiant Organics Ltd.VALIANTORGRs 301.95 · +1.8% | Rs 301.95 | +1.80% | 11.2x | 7,55,228norm 67,310 |
| Senores Pharmaceuticals Ltd.SENORESRs 1,129.50 · +7.5% | Rs 1,129.50 | +7.54% | 11.1x | 45,97,449norm 4,15,225 |
| Solex Energy Ltd.SOLEXRs 1,370.40 · +4.1% | Rs 1,370.40 | +4.09% | 11x | 7,77,752norm 70,995 |
| Wheels India Ltd.WHEELSRs 1,590.60 · +8.4% | Rs 1,590.60 | +8.40% | 10.6x | 28,46,452norm 2,68,021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P N Gadgil Jewellers Ltd.PNGJLRs 545.25 · −5.0% | Rs 545.25 | −4.99% | 100% | 47% |
| Krystal Integrated Services Ltd.KRYSTALRs 580.00 · −2.5% | Rs 580.00 | −2.47% | 59.3% | 13.7% |
| Sapphire Foods India Ltd.SAPPHIRERs 180.31 · +0.5% | Rs 180.31 | +0.50% | 65.1% | 21.6% |
| All Time Plastics Ltd.ALLTIMERs 230.13 · −3.3% | Rs 230.13 | −3.32% | 59.2% | 16.3% |
| Ravindra Energy Ltd.RELTDRs 126.29 · +1.0% | Rs 126.29 | +0.98% | 62.1% | 19.6% |
| The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd.STCINDIARs 112.94 · −2.0% | Rs 112.94 | −2.00% | 66.5% | 25.1% |
| Rupa & Company Ltd.RUPARs 141.22 · −0.8% | Rs 141.22 | −0.83% | 54.3% | 14.3% |
| Medi Assist Healthcare Services Ltd.MEDIASSISTRs 373.00 · −3.1% | Rs 373.00 | −3.07% | 91.6% | 51.6% |
| Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd.SMARTWORKSRs 419.85 · −4.0% | Rs 419.85 | −4.01% | 78.2% | 38.9% |
| Mangalam Organics Ltd.MANORGRs 565.30 · −1.6% | Rs 565.30 | −1.64% | 78.5% | 39.5% |
| Capillary Technologies India Ltd.CAPILLARYRs 519.10 · −1.4% | Rs 519.10 | −1.40% | 67.3% | 29.8% |
| Meghmani Organics Ltd.MOLRs 49.33 · −5.3% | Rs 49.33 | −5.26% | 58% | 20.7% |
| RPSG VENTURES Ltd.RPSGVENTRs 918.90 · −1.8% | Rs 918.90 | −1.77% | 73.6% | 36.6% |
| Stanley Lifestyles Ltd.STANLEYRs 155.83 · −0.3% | Rs 155.83 | −0.26% | 61.6% | 24.7% |
| Triveni Turbine Ltd.TRITURBINECapital GoodsRs 596.65 · −1.7% | Rs 596.65 | −1.70% | 51.1% | 14.4% |
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 18 May 2026?
The Nifty 50 closed at 23,649.95, up 0.03% from the close on 15 May 2026. Nifty Bank −0.32%, NIFTY Midcap 100 −0.15%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 −1.26%.
Which sectors did best and worst on 18 May 2026?
Best: Nifty IT (+2.43%), Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom (+1.60%) and Nifty India Digital (+1.13%). Worst: Nifty Waves (−3.15%), Nifty Media (−2.24%) and Nifty PSU Bank (−1.92%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose on 18 May 2026?
530 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,802 fell and 15 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 121 rose and 370 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most on 18 May 2026?
Gainers: Gland Pharma Ltd. (GLAND) +15.4%, Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd. (GESHIP) +10.6% and Black Box Ltd. (BBOX) +6.4%. Losers: Jain Resource Recycling Ltd. (JAINREC) −18.1%, Amber Enterprises India Ltd. (AMBER) −15.6% and Kec International Ltd. (KEC) −11.1%.
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 18 May 2026 the largest were Arihant Superstructures Ltd. (100.5x), Gland Pharma Ltd. (48x) and Wakefit Innovations Ltd. (39.4x). 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 18 May 2026: P N Gadgil Jewellers Ltd. (100% against 47%), Krystal Integrated Services Ltd. (59.3% against 13.7%) and Sapphire Foods India Ltd. (65.1% against 21.6%).
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.