Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market on 17 August 2026
As of 17 Aug 2026 NSE close1 session, moves from the 14 Aug 2026 close
The Nifty 50 closed at 24,287.65 on 17 August 2026, down 78.35 points (−0.32%). Of 2,394 NSE main-board stocks, 1,056 rose and 1,312 fell; in the Nifty 500, 233 rose and 259 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty Sugar & Ethanol led, up 3.21%, and Nifty IT trailed, down 1.75%.
- Nifty 50
- −0.32%
- at 24,287.65
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 1,056 / 1,312
- 26 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 233 / 259
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the session, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 24,287.65 | −78.35 | −0.32% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 74,474.10 | −12.45 | −0.02% |
| Nifty 500 | 23,564.45 | −30.45 | −0.13% |
| Nifty Bank | 57,497.80 | +6.70 | +0.01% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 63,817.00 | +34.85 | +0.05% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 19,809.25 | +70.70 | +0.36% |
| India VIX | 11.33 | +0.02 | +0.18% |
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 Sugar & Ethanol+3.21%
- Nifty Realty+1.46%
- Nifty Metal+1.26%
- Nifty Capital Goods+0.80%
- Nifty Construction+0.65%
- Nifty Capital Markets+0.55%
- Nifty Insurance+0.44%
- Nifty Core Housing+0.37%
Laggards
- Nifty IT−1.75%
- Nifty Telecommunications−1.26%
- Nifty FMCG−1.05%
- Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions−1.04%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group−1.02%
- Nifty India Digital−0.95%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group−0.92%
- Nifty Hospitals−0.90%
All 70 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty Sugar & Ethanol | 2,662.55 | +3.21% |
| Nifty Realty | 908.70 | +1.46% |
| Nifty Metal | 13,104.60 | +1.26% |
| Nifty Capital Goods | 17,649.03 | +0.80% |
| Nifty Construction | 12,155.27 | +0.65% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 5,318.40 | +0.55% |
| Nifty Insurance | 1,874.68 | +0.44% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 15,919.25 | +0.37% |
| Nifty Media | 1,595.75 | +0.36% |
| Nifty India Defence | 9,841.50 | +0.30% |
| Nifty Energy | 38,652.65 | +0.26% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 16,583.60 | +0.23% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 27,311.05 | +0.23% |
| Nifty Housing | 11,967.80 | +0.22% |
| Nifty Commodities | 9,843.30 | +0.21% |
| Nifty PSE | 9,861.60 | +0.17% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 9,977.19 | +0.16% |
| Nifty REITs & Realty | 1,955.90 | +0.16% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 8,060.15 | +0.15% |
| Nifty NBFC | 60,001.99 | +0.12% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 3,386.05 | +0.11% |
| Nifty CPSE | 6,455.50 | +0.08% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,429.45 | +0.08% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 11,208.50 | +0.08% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 12,236.05 | +0.05% |
| Nifty Cement | 14,991.20 | +0.02% |
| Nifty Bank | 57,497.80 | +0.01% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 26,217.15 | +0.01% |
| Nifty Housing Finance | 744.53 | +0.01% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 28,569.45 | 0.00% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 2,876.80 | −0.01% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 52,020.30 | −0.01% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 9,416.50 | −0.03% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 32,492.40 | −0.08% |
| Nifty Auto | 29,178.10 | −0.10% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 12,212.55 | −0.10% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 30,692.30 | −0.11% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 15,397.85 | −0.12% |
| Nifty MNC | 33,583.45 | −0.13% |
| Nifty Mobility | 23,794.25 | −0.13% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 19,007.45 | −0.15% |
| Nifty Consumer Services | 3,659.28 | −0.18% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 26,614.30 | −0.19% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,937.10 | −0.26% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 21,482.85 | −0.35% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 39,409.00 | −0.36% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 8,706.20 | −0.37% |
| Nifty Retail | 3,146.80 | −0.37% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 22,539.70 | −0.39% |
| Nifty Pharma | 26,341.55 | −0.39% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 40,426.85 | −0.46% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 16,429.35 | −0.46% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 30,971.65 | −0.50% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,423.18 | −0.51% |
| Nifty Rural | 15,672.75 | −0.51% |
| Nifty Commercial & Transport Services | 13,420.91 | −0.55% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 14,618.15 | −0.62% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 12,064.55 | −0.64% |
| Nifty Power | 8,693.53 | −0.64% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 15,506.90 | −0.69% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs 90:10 | 1,432.22 | −0.75% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 10,002.05 | −0.76% |
| Nifty Hospitals | 4,493.43 | −0.90% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 14,751.98 | −0.92% |
| Nifty India Digital | 8,733.75 | −0.95% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 37,904.18 | −1.02% |
| Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions | 1,466.95 | −1.04% |
| Nifty FMCG | 48,105.05 | −1.05% |
| Nifty Telecommunications | 3,726.27 | −1.26% |
| Nifty IT | 30,807.80 | −1.75% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the session, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubicon Research Ltd.RUBICON | Rs 1,798.70 | +11.09% |
| 2 | Ipca Laboratories Ltd.IPCALAB | Rs 1,884.60 | +8.67% |
| 3 | Hindustan Copper Ltd.HINDCOPPER | Rs 572.65 | +8.24% |
| 4 | PTC Industries Ltd.PTCIL | Rs 20,584.00 | +8.05% |
| 5 | Azad Engineering Ltd.AZAD | Rs 2,899.90 | +6.70% |
| 6 | Godawari Power & Ispat Ltd.GPIL | Rs 250.82 | +6.54% |
| 7 | Inox Wind Ltd.INOXWIND | Rs 78.13 | +6.05% |
| 8 | Finolex Cables Ltd.FINCABLES | Rs 1,320.85 | +5.93% |
| 9 | Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.MOTILALOFS | Rs 955.00 | +5.68% |
| 10 | Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.BALRAMCHIN | Rs 655.75 | +4.95% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd.SCHNEIDER | Rs 1,212.20 | −11.47% |
| 2 | Cupid Ltd.CUPID | Rs 267.32 | −9.04% |
| 3 | Belrise Industries Ltd.BELRISE | Rs 236.09 | −7.54% |
| 4 | NMDC Steel Ltd.NSLNISP | Rs 41.76 | −6.16% |
| 5 | Aditya Infotech Ltd.CPPLUS | Rs 3,343.10 | −5.00% |
| 6 | Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd.J&KBANK | Rs 147.97 | −4.83% |
| 7 | Honasa Consumer Ltd.HONASA | Rs 481.65 | −4.21% |
| 8 | Voltas Ltd.VOLTAS | Rs 1,267.00 | −4.05% |
| 9 | LG Electronics India Ltd.LGEINDIA | Rs 1,667.60 | −3.59% |
| 10 | BSE Ltd.BSE | Rs 3,332.00 | −3.34% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puravankara Ltd.PURVARs 226.60 · +3.8% | Rs 226.60 | +3.84% | 162.1x | 2,30,15,575norm 1,41,969 |
| Expleo Solutions Ltd.EXPLEOSOLRs 923.05 · +13.1% | Rs 923.05 | +13.13% | 47.7x | 61,42,838norm 1,28,868 |
| Vikram Solar Ltd.VIKRAMSOLRRs 183.10 · +14.3% | Rs 183.10 | +14.33% | 27.4x | 6,50,91,295norm 23,73,255 |
| Ipca Laboratories Ltd.IPCALABHealthcareRs 1,884.60 · +8.7% | Rs 1,884.60 | +8.67% | 24.4x | 69,64,903norm 2,85,947 |
| Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services Ltd.ZAGGLERs 160.48 · −20.0% | Rs 160.48 | −20.00% | 21.1x | 1,20,84,279norm 5,72,363 |
| Physicswallah Ltd.PWLConsumer ServicesRs 119.97 · +2.4% | Rs 119.97 | +2.43% | 20.2x | 10,36,84,614norm 51,30,057 |
| PTC Industries Ltd.PTCILCapital GoodsRs 20,584.00 · +8.1% | Rs 20,584.00 | +8.05% | 17.6x | 2,84,135norm 16,188 |
| Turtlemint Fintech Solutions Ltd.TURTLEMINTRs 150.15 · +9.3% | Rs 150.15 | +9.25% | 17.5x | 2,19,85,821norm 12,56,035 |
| AVT Natural Products Ltd.AVTNPLRs 88.10 · +8.4% | Rs 88.10 | +8.43% | 17x | 27,64,523norm 1,62,518 |
| Galaxy Surfactants Ltd.GALAXYSURFRs 2,403.70 · −4.2% | Rs 2,403.70 | −4.17% | 16.2x | 6,99,870norm 43,266 |
| Camlin Fine Sciences Ltd.CAMLINFINERs 114.11 · +10.0% | Rs 114.11 | +9.97% | 16x | 1,42,77,375norm 8,89,952 |
| Manorama Industries Ltd.MANORAMARs 1,943.40 · +11.9% | Rs 1,943.40 | +11.88% | 15x | 72,48,199norm 4,82,125 |
| Rubicon Research Ltd.RUBICONHealthcareRs 1,798.70 · +11.1% | Rs 1,798.70 | +11.09% | 14.4x | 34,73,690norm 2,40,516 |
| Dishman Carbogen Amcis Ltd.DCALRs 175.83 · −7.8% | Rs 175.83 | −7.78% | 12.5x | 25,70,009norm 2,05,818 |
| Gujarat Kidney And Super Speciality Ltd.GKSLRs 151.36 · +10.9% | Rs 151.36 | +10.94% | 12.4x | 34,24,803norm 2,77,116 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indo Thai Securities Ltd.INDOTHAIRs 73.23 · −5.0% | Rs 73.23 | −4.99% | 100% | 30.6% |
| Saurashtra Cement Ltd.SAURASHCEMRs 58.72 · −2.7% | Rs 58.72 | −2.68% | 76.2% | 23.9% |
| TechNVision Ventures Ltd.TECHNVISNRs 5,045.10 · −3.4% | Rs 5,045.10 | −3.36% | 79.3% | 27.1% |
| WESTLIFE FOODWORLD Ltd.WESTLIFERs 579.60 · −0.6% | Rs 579.60 | −0.57% | 83.7% | 33.1% |
| Tips Music Ltd.TIPSMUSICRs 656.25 · −2.2% | Rs 656.25 | −2.18% | 67.2% | 19.5% |
| Bhagiradha Chemicals & Industries Ltd.BHAGCHEMRs 288.75 · −0.4% | Rs 288.75 | −0.38% | 81.7% | 34.2% |
| Jagsonpal Pharmaceuticals Ltd.JAGSNPHARMRs 233.53 · +3.1% | Rs 233.53 | +3.08% | 56.4% | 9.2% |
| SKF India Ltd.SKFINDIARs 1,652.80 · +5.0% | Rs 1,652.80 | +5.05% | 73.1% | 29.3% |
| Cello World Ltd.CELLORs 369.60 · −2.1% | Rs 369.60 | −2.12% | 57.9% | 14.7% |
| Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Ltd.CRAMCRs 253.95 · −0.9% | Rs 253.95 | −0.88% | 57.5% | 14.7% |
| TTK Prestige Ltd.TTKPRESTIGRs 592.10 · −0.6% | Rs 592.10 | −0.64% | 52.5% | 10.8% |
| Ashiana Housing Ltd.ASHIANARs 365.00 · +0.7% | Rs 365.00 | +0.70% | 51.8% | 11.1% |
| Waterways Leisure Tourism Ltd.CORDELIARs 823.20 · −1.8% | Rs 823.20 | −1.75% | 70.1% | 29.6% |
| Keystone Realtors Ltd.RUSTOMJEERs 375.10 · +1.0% | Rs 375.10 | +0.98% | 57.4% | 17.3% |
| Pyramid Technoplast Ltd.PYRAMIDRs 166.69 · +2.3% | Rs 166.69 | +2.28% | 64.2% | 24.3% |
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 17 August 2026?
The Nifty 50 closed at 24,287.65, down 0.32% from the close on 14 August 2026. Nifty Bank +0.01%, NIFTY Midcap 100 +0.05%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 +0.36%.
Which sectors did best and worst on 17 August 2026?
Best: Nifty Sugar & Ethanol (+3.21%), Nifty Realty (+1.46%) and Nifty Metal (+1.26%). Worst: Nifty IT (−1.75%), Nifty Telecommunications (−1.26%) and Nifty FMCG (−1.05%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose on 17 August 2026?
1,056 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,312 fell and 26 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 233 rose and 259 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most on 17 August 2026?
Gainers: Rubicon Research Ltd. (RUBICON) +11.1%, Ipca Laboratories Ltd. (IPCALAB) +8.7% and Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HINDCOPPER) +8.2%. Losers: Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd. (SCHNEIDER) −11.5%, Cupid Ltd. (CUPID) −9.0% and Belrise Industries Ltd. (BELRISE) −7.5%.
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 17 August 2026 the largest were Puravankara Ltd. (162.1x), Expleo Solutions Ltd. (47.7x) and Vikram Solar Ltd. (27.4x). 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 17 August 2026: Indo Thai Securities Ltd. (100% against 30.6%), Saurashtra Cement Ltd. (76.2% against 23.9%) and TechNVision Ventures Ltd. (79.3% against 27.1%).
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.