Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market on 20 May 2026
As of 20 May 2026 NSE close1 session, moves from the 19 May 2026 close
The Nifty 50 closed at 23,659.00 on 20 May 2026, up 41.00 points (+0.17%). Of 2,338 NSE main-board stocks, 1,154 rose and 1,154 fell; in the Nifty 500, 249 rose and 241 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty Oil & Gas led, up 1.59%, and Nifty Media trailed, down 1.45%.
- Nifty 50
- +0.17%
- at 23,659.00
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 1,154 / 1,154
- 30 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 249 / 241
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the session, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 23,659.00 | +41.00 | +0.17% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 69,361.55 | +369.20 | +0.54% |
| Nifty 500 | 22,578.15 | +56.40 | +0.25% |
| Nifty Bank | 53,562.20 | +153.05 | +0.29% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 61,323.30 | +301.30 | +0.49% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 17,870.90 | +7.35 | +0.04% |
| India VIX | 18.44 | −0.24 | −1.28% |
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 Oil & Gas+1.59%
- Nifty Energy+1.48%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group+1.14%
- Nifty Infrastructure+0.85%
- Nifty Auto+0.84%
- Nifty EV & New Age Automotive+0.81%
- Nifty India Defence+0.79%
- Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR)+0.74%
Laggards
- Nifty Media−1.45%
- Nifty FMCG−0.71%
- Nifty Chemicals−0.54%
- Nifty IT−0.42%
- Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer−0.38%
- Nifty Cement−0.34%
- Nifty Consumer Durables−0.19%
- Nifty India Railways PSU−0.15%
All 56 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 11,359.00 | +1.59% |
| Nifty Energy | 40,154.95 | +1.48% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 9,637.40 | +1.14% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 9,355.45 | +0.85% |
| Nifty Auto | 25,914.35 | +0.84% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 2,981.15 | +0.81% |
| Nifty India Defence | 8,991.10 | +0.79% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 38,151.85 | +0.74% |
| Nifty Commodities | 10,201.90 | +0.66% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 11,871.20 | +0.66% |
| Nifty Mobility | 21,165.60 | +0.66% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 5,601.60 | +0.63% |
| Nifty MNC | 31,877.30 | +0.63% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 15,717.20 | +0.62% |
| Nifty Realty | 767.05 | +0.57% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 22,132.60 | +0.47% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 23,463.00 | +0.46% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 7,970.90 | +0.43% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 9,218.00 | +0.38% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 14,481.45 | +0.37% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 10,857.00 | +0.31% |
| Nifty Bank | 53,562.20 | +0.29% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 48,765.80 | +0.29% |
| Nifty PSE | 10,385.65 | +0.28% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 26,029.50 | +0.25% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 31,483.35 | +0.23% |
| Nifty REITs & Realty | 1,775.40 | +0.20% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 7,241.75 | +0.17% |
| Nifty Metal | 13,186.50 | +0.17% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,347.13 | +0.16% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 14,778.10 | +0.14% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,220.65 | +0.14% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 20,335.60 | +0.14% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 15,851.05 | +0.13% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 17,808.45 | +0.13% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 14,214.28 | +0.07% |
| Nifty Housing | 11,764.65 | +0.06% |
| Nifty India Digital | 7,880.85 | +0.05% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 25,294.60 | +0.04% |
| Nifty Rural | 15,102.50 | +0.04% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,896.45 | +0.04% |
| Nifty CPSE | 7,220.80 | −0.03% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 27,612.40 | −0.04% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 11,312.20 | −0.06% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 33,906.84 | −0.06% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 14,204.15 | −0.07% |
| Nifty Pharma | 24,843.15 | −0.10% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 29,819.40 | −0.10% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 3,080.30 | −0.15% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 35,002.15 | −0.19% |
| Nifty Cement | 14,701.05 | −0.34% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 14,685.80 | −0.38% |
| Nifty IT | 29,185.15 | −0.42% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 29,069.85 | −0.54% |
| Nifty FMCG | 50,520.55 | −0.71% |
| Nifty Media | 1,400.05 | −1.45% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the session, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MTAR Technologies Ltd.MTARTECH | Rs 7,457.00 | +9.50% |
| 2 | Siemens Energy India Ltd.ENRIN | Rs 3,459.60 | +9.36% |
| 3 | Tata Communications Ltd.TATACOMM | Rs 1,775.60 | +7.83% |
| 4 | PCBL Chemical Ltd.PCBL | Rs 292.65 | +6.98% |
| 5 | GE Vernova T&D India Ltd.GVT&D | Rs 4,679.40 | +6.71% |
| 6 | Hitachi Energy India Ltd.POWERINDIA | Rs 35,525.00 | +6.49% |
| 7 | International Gemological Institute Ltd.IGIL | Rs 352.30 | +5.89% |
| 8 | Aptus Value Housing Finance India Ltd.APTUS | Rs 269.10 | +5.72% |
| 9 | Data Patterns (India) Ltd.DATAPATTNS | Rs 3,834.10 | +5.49% |
| 10 | Godawari Power & Ispat Ltd.GPIL | Rs 305.85 | +5.27% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PI Industries Ltd.PIIND | Rs 2,901.20 | −7.15% |
| 2 | Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.ZEEL | Rs 82.95 | −5.39% |
| 3 | Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.BALRAMCHIN | Rs 530.75 | −3.58% |
| 4 | Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.M&MFIN | Rs 309.00 | −3.33% |
| 5 | Afcons Infrastructure Ltd.AFCONS | Rs 305.40 | −3.28% |
| 6 | Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.SCI | Rs 327.15 | −2.99% |
| 7 | The Ramco Cements Ltd.RAMCOCEM | Rs 879.95 | −2.94% |
| 8 | Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd.GESHIP | Rs 1,665.40 | −2.94% |
| 9 | Kaynes Technology India Ltd.KAYNES | Rs 3,001.00 | −2.93% |
| 10 | DOMS Industries Ltd.DOMS | Rs 2,263.00 | −2.86% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Pipes And Fittings Ltd.PRINCEPIPERs 265.10 · −1.5% | Rs 265.10 | −1.50% | 53.9x | 1,20,08,964norm 2,22,869 |
| Mayur Uniquoters LtdMAYURUNIQRs 692.25 · +11.8% | Rs 692.25 | +11.76% | 50.7x | 56,23,025norm 1,10,837 |
| Dredging Corporation of India Ltd.DREDGECORPRs 1,088.00 · +8.3% | Rs 1,088.00 | +8.29% | 37.3x | 89,54,182norm 2,40,076 |
| Asian Energy Services Ltd.ASIANENERs 354.75 · +10.9% | Rs 354.75 | +10.86% | 28.5x | 72,24,730norm 2,53,645 |
| BLS International Services Ltd.BLSConsumer ServicesRs 268.40 · +2.4% | Rs 268.40 | +2.44% | 27.6x | 2,93,00,266norm 10,60,297 |
| Sindhu Trade Links Ltd.SINDHUTRADRs 26.83 · +19.1% | Rs 26.83 | +19.14% | 26.5x | 4,38,13,628norm 16,55,694 |
| Glottis Ltd.GLOTTISRs 70.31 · +16.6% | Rs 70.31 | +16.64% | 26.2x | 75,28,849norm 2,87,471 |
| Godawari Power & Ispat Ltd.GPILCapital GoodsRs 305.85 · +5.3% | Rs 305.85 | +5.27% | 23.7x | 5,78,13,833norm 24,36,018 |
| Viyash Scientific Ltd.VIYASHRs 251.69 · +10.0% | Rs 251.69 | +10.04% | 23.2x | 2,32,44,388norm 10,03,125 |
| Dishman Carbogen Amcis Ltd.DCALRs 211.20 · +12.2% | Rs 211.20 | +12.17% | 18.7x | 87,18,006norm 4,67,206 |
| PCBL Chemical Ltd.PCBLChemicalsRs 292.65 · +7.0% | Rs 292.65 | +6.98% | 15.6x | 2,06,83,867norm 13,26,394 |
| Automotive Axles Ltd.AUTOAXLESRs 1,755.60 · +3.7% | Rs 1,755.60 | +3.73% | 14.3x | 1,26,416norm 8,819 |
| CARYSIL Ltd.CARYSILRs 1,022.30 · +11.2% | Rs 1,022.30 | +11.17% | 14x | 12,78,354norm 91,244 |
| Le Merite Exports Ltd.LEMERITERs 416.95 · −7.0% | Rs 416.95 | −7.01% | 13.5x | 10,18,160norm 75,301 |
| Jay Bharat Maruti Ltd.JAYBARMARURs 103.27 · +20.0% | Rs 103.27 | +20.00% | 13.4x | 21,19,565norm 1,58,426 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrotherm (India) Ltd.ELECTHERMRs 708.85 · +1.4% | Rs 708.85 | +1.37% | 86.5% | 31.1% |
| Piramal Finance Ltd.PIRAMALFINFinancial ServicesRs 1,925.50 · −0.6% | Rs 1,925.50 | −0.55% | 75.9% | 26.9% |
| All Time Plastics Ltd.ALLTIMERs 240.39 · +2.1% | Rs 240.39 | +2.12% | 63.4% | 15.9% |
| Tenneco Clean Air India Ltd.TENNINDAutomobile and Auto ComponentsRs 597.70 · +3.2% | Rs 597.70 | +3.20% | 68% | 23.1% |
| Rane Holdings Ltd.RANEHOLDINRs 1,472.00 · −0.9% | Rs 1,472.00 | −0.94% | 63% | 20.9% |
| Indian Hume Pipe Company Ltd.INDIANHUMERs 305.90 · −0.8% | Rs 305.90 | −0.81% | 67.2% | 26% |
| Krystal Integrated Services Ltd.KRYSTALRs 581.40 · 0.0% | Rs 581.40 | 0.00% | 54.7% | 13.6% |
| Euro Pratik Sales Ltd.EUROPRATIKRs 269.15 · +3.5% | Rs 269.15 | +3.52% | 71.1% | 30.6% |
| Sunteck Realty Ltd.SUNTECKRs 290.80 · −1.7% | Rs 290.80 | −1.72% | 51.7% | 13.4% |
| Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Ltd.ASALRs 477.75 · −1.0% | Rs 477.75 | −1.03% | 63.5% | 25.9% |
| Shipping Corporation of India Land and Assets Ltd.SCILALRs 46.25 · −0.7% | Rs 46.25 | −0.73% | 60.4% | 23.2% |
| Fabtech Technologies Ltd.FABTECHRs 151.89 · +1.0% | Rs 151.89 | +0.96% | 60.8% | 24% |
| City Union Bank Ltd.CUBFinancial ServicesRs 250.05 · −0.4% | Rs 250.05 | −0.42% | 83.4% | 46.8% |
| Vardhman Special Steels Ltd.VSSLRs 275.15 · −1.6% | Rs 275.15 | −1.63% | 52.1% | 15.7% |
| Quess Corp Ltd.QUESSRs 201.86 · −1.8% | Rs 201.86 | −1.75% | 51.2% | 15.2% |
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 20 May 2026?
The Nifty 50 closed at 23,659.00, up 0.17% from the close on 19 May 2026. Nifty Bank +0.29%, NIFTY Midcap 100 +0.49%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 +0.04%.
Which sectors did best and worst on 20 May 2026?
Best: Nifty Oil & Gas (+1.59%), Nifty Energy (+1.48%) and Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group (+1.14%). Worst: Nifty Media (−1.45%), Nifty FMCG (−0.71%) and Nifty Chemicals (−0.54%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose on 20 May 2026?
1,154 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,154 fell and 30 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 249 rose and 241 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most on 20 May 2026?
Gainers: MTAR Technologies Ltd. (MTARTECH) +9.5%, Siemens Energy India Ltd. (ENRIN) +9.4% and Tata Communications Ltd. (TATACOMM) +7.8%. Losers: PI Industries Ltd. (PIIND) −7.2%, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) −5.4% and Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd. (BALRAMCHIN) −3.6%.
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 May 2026 the largest were Prince Pipes And Fittings Ltd. (53.9x), Mayur Uniquoters Ltd (50.7x) and Dredging Corporation of India Ltd. (37.3x). 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 May 2026: Electrotherm (India) Ltd. (86.5% against 31.1%), Piramal Finance Ltd. (75.9% against 26.9%) and All Time Plastics Ltd. (63.4% against 15.9%).
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.