Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market on 18 August 2026
As of 18 Aug 2026 NSE close1 session, moves from the 17 Aug 2026 close
The Nifty 50 closed at 24,154.90 on 18 August 2026, down 132.75 points (−0.55%). Of 2,524 NSE main-board stocks, 1,099 rose and 1,392 fell; in the Nifty 500, 190 rose and 303 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty India Defence led, up 1.29%, and Nifty IT trailed, down 1.93%.
- Nifty 50
- −0.55%
- at 24,154.90
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 1,099 / 1,392
- 33 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 190 / 303
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the session, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 24,154.90 | −132.75 | −0.55% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 74,308.90 | −165.20 | −0.22% |
| Nifty 500 | 23,472.40 | −92.05 | −0.39% |
| Nifty Bank | 57,262.40 | −235.40 | −0.41% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 63,539.40 | −277.60 | −0.43% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 19,808.85 | −0.40 | 0.00% |
| India VIX | 11.39 | +0.06 | +0.53% |
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 India Defence+1.29%
- Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions+0.57%
- Nifty Sugar & Ethanol+0.56%
- Nifty Hospitals+0.42%
- Nifty MidSmall Healthcare+0.41%
- Nifty Media+0.40%
- Nifty Auto+0.30%
- Nifty500 Healthcare+0.30%
Laggards
- Nifty IT−1.93%
- Nifty Realty−1.42%
- Nifty India Digital−1.23%
- Nifty India Railways PSU−1.11%
- Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom−1.05%
- Nifty PSU Bank−1.01%
- Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer−0.90%
- Nifty Core Housing−0.90%
All 70 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty India Defence | 9,968.25 | +1.29% |
| Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions | 1,475.32 | +0.57% |
| Nifty Sugar & Ethanol | 2,677.54 | +0.56% |
| Nifty Hospitals | 4,512.35 | +0.42% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 52,232.45 | +0.41% |
| Nifty Media | 1,602.20 | +0.40% |
| Nifty Auto | 29,264.55 | +0.30% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 21,548.05 | +0.30% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 37,992.35 | +0.23% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,941.60 | +0.23% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 16,463.70 | +0.21% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 11,231.15 | +0.20% |
| Nifty CPSE | 6,466.05 | +0.16% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 30,716.70 | +0.08% |
| Nifty Pharma | 26,361.90 | +0.08% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 3,388.30 | +0.07% |
| Nifty Power | 8,691.74 | −0.02% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 26,607.80 | −0.02% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 22,530.90 | −0.04% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 5,315.80 | −0.05% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 9,972.01 | −0.05% |
| Nifty Mobility | 23,780.65 | −0.06% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 39,359.85 | −0.12% |
| Nifty Telecommunications | 3,721.86 | −0.12% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,421.07 | −0.15% |
| Nifty NBFC | 59,907.87 | −0.16% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 16,553.40 | −0.18% |
| Nifty Energy | 38,578.85 | −0.19% |
| Nifty Housing Finance | 743.09 | −0.19% |
| Nifty Cement | 14,957.75 | −0.22% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 32,420.70 | −0.22% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs 90:10 | 1,429.12 | −0.22% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 27,247.90 | −0.23% |
| Nifty PSE | 9,838.50 | −0.23% |
| Nifty Insurance | 1,870.13 | −0.24% |
| Nifty Capital Goods | 17,605.23 | −0.25% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 15,356.75 | −0.27% |
| Nifty Commodities | 9,814.95 | −0.29% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 12,188.65 | −0.39% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 40,264.70 | −0.40% |
| Nifty Bank | 57,262.40 | −0.41% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 26,108.00 | −0.42% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 9,376.55 | −0.42% |
| Nifty Consumer Services | 3,641.97 | −0.47% |
| Nifty Construction | 12,095.18 | −0.49% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 28,428.40 | −0.49% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 12,004.70 | −0.50% |
| Nifty Retail | 3,130.93 | −0.50% |
| Nifty Housing | 11,896.80 | −0.59% |
| Nifty Rural | 15,579.15 | −0.60% |
| Nifty Metal | 13,025.30 | −0.61% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 18,891.60 | −0.61% |
| Nifty Commercial & Transport Services | 13,335.99 | −0.63% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 12,134.15 | −0.64% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 14,520.90 | −0.67% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 8,006.20 | −0.67% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 30,759.75 | −0.68% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 14,643.88 | −0.73% |
| Nifty MNC | 33,339.55 | −0.73% |
| Nifty REITs & Realty | 1,940.95 | −0.76% |
| Nifty FMCG | 47,734.80 | −0.77% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,418.10 | −0.79% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 15,776.65 | −0.90% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 15,366.90 | −0.90% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 8,618.50 | −1.01% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 9,897.40 | −1.05% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 2,844.95 | −1.11% |
| Nifty India Digital | 8,626.15 | −1.23% |
| Nifty Realty | 895.80 | −1.42% |
| Nifty IT | 30,213.45 | −1.93% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the session, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.JYOTICNC | Rs 929.20 | +8.30% |
| 2 | Tube Investments of India Ltd.TIINDIA | Rs 2,959.00 | +7.94% |
| 3 | Prime Focus Ltd.PFOCUS | Rs 286.25 | +7.45% |
| 4 | Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd.GLAXO | Rs 2,877.40 | +6.46% |
| 5 | Action Construction Equipment Ltd.ACE | Rs 1,184.80 | +6.38% |
| 6 | Zen Technologies Ltd.ZENTEC | Rs 1,982.40 | +6.32% |
| 7 | Aegis Logistics Ltd.AEGISLOG | Rs 1,367.70 | +6.25% |
| 8 | Cupid Ltd.CUPID | Rs 284.03 | +6.25% |
| 9 | Acutaas Chemicals Ltd.ACUTAAS | Rs 3,391.40 | +6.04% |
| 10 | Welspun Living Ltd.WELSPUNLIV | Rs 177.79 | +5.73% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd.SBICARD | Rs 615.00 | −4.17% |
| 2 | Inox Wind Ltd.INOXWIND | Rs 74.95 | −4.07% |
| 3 | PTC Industries Ltd.PTCIL | Rs 19,791.00 | −3.85% |
| 4 | Oberoi Realty Ltd.OBEROIRLTY | Rs 1,858.00 | −3.78% |
| 5 | Torrent Power Ltd.TORNTPOWER | Rs 1,264.10 | −3.71% |
| 6 | Lodha Developers Ltd.LODHA | Rs 1,211.10 | −3.42% |
| 7 | MphasiS Ltd.MPHASIS | Rs 2,432.00 | −3.11% |
| 8 | Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd.COLPAL | Rs 1,903.00 | −3.11% |
| 9 | NMDC Steel Ltd.NSLNISP | Rs 40.49 | −3.04% |
| 10 | LTM Ltd.LTM | Rs 4,562.20 | −2.93% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jindal Drilling And Industries Ltd.JINDRILLRs 651.15 · +11.1% | Rs 651.15 | +11.08% | 76.7x | 1,78,85,822norm 2,33,297 |
| Indo Count Industries Ltd.ICILRs 437.70 · +12.6% | Rs 437.70 | +12.61% | 52.7x | 2,52,17,573norm 4,78,377 |
| Subex Ltd.SUBEXLTDRs 16.49 · +16.9% | Rs 16.49 | +16.87% | 36.8x | 4,46,77,415norm 12,15,279 |
| Nitin Spinners Ltd.NITINSPINRs 606.90 · +9.6% | Rs 606.90 | +9.60% | 31.4x | 37,03,991norm 1,17,895 |
| Regaal Resources Ltd.REGAALRs 99.53 · +10.0% | Rs 99.53 | +10.03% | 21.9x | 29,75,990norm 1,36,045 |
| Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services Ltd.ZAGGLERs 165.88 · +3.4% | Rs 165.88 | +3.36% | 17.3x | 1,98,51,829norm 11,46,784 |
| PAKKA Ltd.PAKKARs 95.49 · +7.0% | Rs 95.49 | +6.96% | 17.2x | 23,69,403norm 1,37,539 |
| Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Ltd.AHLUCONTRs 707.70 · −10.8% | Rs 707.70 | −10.85% | 16.4x | 5,45,925norm 33,219 |
| India Glycols Ltd.INDIAGLYCORs 1,139.20 · +6.4% | Rs 1,139.20 | +6.38% | 15.4x | 20,53,627norm 1,33,140 |
| Tube Investments of India Ltd.TIINDIAAutomobile and Auto ComponentsRs 2,959.00 · +7.9% | Rs 2,959.00 | +7.94% | 12.5x | 41,88,005norm 3,34,447 |
| Baazar Style Retail Ltd.STYLEBAAZARs 402.65 · +5.0% | Rs 402.65 | +4.99% | 10.9x | 48,55,079norm 4,44,464 |
| NGL Fine-Chem Ltd.NGLFINERs 3,023.50 · +4.0% | Rs 3,023.50 | +3.96% | 10.5x | 1,10,560norm 10,488 |
| Sigachi Industries Ltd.SIGACHIRs 29.61 · +12.4% | Rs 29.61 | +12.37% | 10.1x | 1,03,61,044norm 10,28,427 |
| Welspun Living Ltd.WELSPUNLIVTextilesRs 177.79 · +5.7% | Rs 177.79 | +5.73% | 9.6x | 5,37,08,881norm 56,08,416 |
| South West Pinnacle Exploration Ltd.SOUTHWESTRs 221.35 · −2.2% | Rs 221.35 | −2.18% | 9.4x | 24,33,833norm 2,59,165 |
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 69.57 · −5.0% | Rs 69.57 | −5.00% | 100% | 31% |
| Fischer Medical Ventures Ltd.FISCHERRs 38.13 · +2.3% | Rs 38.13 | +2.31% | 92% | 27.8% |
| Sharat Industries Ltd.SHINDLRs 159.21 · −1.6% | Rs 159.21 | −1.63% | 85.7% | 30% |
| Urban Company Ltd.URBANCOConsumer ServicesRs 144.97 · +0.3% | Rs 144.97 | +0.26% | 80.5% | 26% |
| Ugro Capital Ltd.UGROCAPRs 90.80 · −2.1% | Rs 90.80 | −2.10% | 85.8% | 35.4% |
| Ashiana Housing Ltd.ASHIANARs 365.75 · +0.2% | Rs 365.75 | +0.21% | 60.6% | 11.2% |
| Keystone Realtors Ltd.RUSTOMJEERs 371.90 · −0.8% | Rs 371.90 | −0.85% | 64.5% | 17.4% |
| Saurashtra Cement Ltd.SAURASHCEMRs 58.72 · 0.0% | Rs 58.72 | 0.00% | 70.2% | 23.6% |
| Supreme Infrastructure India Ltd.SUPREMEINFRs 87.06 · −4.0% | Rs 87.06 | −3.97% | 74.2% | 27.9% |
| Agarwal Industrial Corporation Ltd.AGARINDRs 501.10 · +0.3% | Rs 501.10 | +0.30% | 53.7% | 9.1% |
| Creative Newtech Ltd.CNLRs 1,264.15 · +1.0% | Rs 1,264.15 | +0.96% | 54.6% | 10.3% |
| Suryoday Small Finance Bank Ltd.SURYODAYRs 151.92 · −1.4% | Rs 151.92 | −1.36% | 55.8% | 11.5% |
| Indraprastha Medical Corporation Ltd.INDRAMEDCORs 368.95 · −0.2% | Rs 368.95 | −0.22% | 67.9% | 24.6% |
| Dilip Buildcon Ltd.DBLRs 421.20 · +0.4% | Rs 421.20 | +0.38% | 55.1% | 12.7% |
| Orient Technologies Ltd.ORIENTTECHRs 249.60 · −2.1% | Rs 249.60 | −2.06% | 57.4% | 15.1% |
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 August 2026?
The Nifty 50 closed at 24,154.90, down 0.55% from the close on 17 August 2026. Nifty Bank −0.41%, NIFTY Midcap 100 −0.43%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 0.00%.
Which sectors did best and worst on 18 August 2026?
Best: Nifty India Defence (+1.29%), Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions (+0.57%) and Nifty Sugar & Ethanol (+0.56%). Worst: Nifty IT (−1.93%), Nifty Realty (−1.42%) and Nifty India Digital (−1.23%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose on 18 August 2026?
1,099 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,392 fell and 33 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 190 rose and 303 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most on 18 August 2026?
Gainers: Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd. (JYOTICNC) +8.3%, Tube Investments of India Ltd. (TIINDIA) +7.9% and Prime Focus Ltd. (PFOCUS) +7.5%. Losers: SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd. (SBICARD) −4.2%, Inox Wind Ltd. (INOXWIND) −4.1% and PTC Industries Ltd. (PTCIL) −3.9%.
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 August 2026 the largest were Jindal Drilling And Industries Ltd. (76.7x), Indo Count Industries Ltd. (52.7x) and Subex Ltd. (36.8x). 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 August 2026: Indo Thai Securities Ltd. (100% against 31%), Fischer Medical Ventures Ltd. (92% against 27.8%) and Sharat Industries Ltd. (85.7% against 30%).
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.