Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market on 19 August 2026
As of 19 Aug 2026 NSE close1 session, moves from the 18 Aug 2026 close
The Nifty 50 closed at 24,078.30 on 19 August 2026, down 76.60 points (−0.32%). Of 2,528 NSE main-board stocks, 901 rose and 1,600 fell; in the Nifty 500, 151 rose and 342 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty Sugar & Ethanol led, up 1.21%, and Nifty India Defence trailed, down 1.49%.
- Nifty 50
- −0.32%
- at 24,078.30
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 901 / 1,600
- 27 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 151 / 342
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the session, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 24,078.30 | −76.60 | −0.32% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 73,900.65 | −408.25 | −0.55% |
| Nifty 500 | 23,386.20 | −86.20 | −0.37% |
| Nifty Bank | 57,239.75 | −22.65 | −0.04% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 63,408.75 | −130.65 | −0.21% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 19,707.15 | −101.70 | −0.51% |
| India VIX | 11.32 | −0.07 | −0.61% |
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+1.21%
- Nifty India Internet+1.01%
- Nifty IT+0.73%
- Nifty India Digital+0.66%
- Nifty Retail+0.59%
- Nifty Consumer Services+0.45%
- Nifty Housing Finance+0.43%
- Nifty Commercial & Transport Services+0.33%
Laggards
- Nifty India Defence−1.49%
- Nifty Energy−1.18%
- Nifty Capital Goods−1.17%
- Nifty Power−1.15%
- Nifty Construction−1.15%
- Nifty Hospitals−1.06%
- Nifty Chemicals−1.03%
- Nifty CPSE−0.94%
All 70 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty Sugar & Ethanol | 2,709.95 | +1.21% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,432.45 | +1.01% |
| Nifty IT | 30,433.05 | +0.73% |
| Nifty India Digital | 8,682.75 | +0.66% |
| Nifty Retail | 3,149.32 | +0.59% |
| Nifty Consumer Services | 3,658.37 | +0.45% |
| Nifty Housing Finance | 746.27 | +0.43% |
| Nifty Commercial & Transport Services | 13,380.10 | +0.33% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 9,922.25 | +0.25% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 5,327.40 | +0.22% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 12,154.90 | +0.17% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 14,667.24 | +0.16% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 14,543.50 | +0.16% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 22,561.95 | +0.14% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 8,013.00 | +0.08% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 40,276.55 | +0.03% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 8,617.65 | −0.01% |
| Nifty Metal | 13,023.25 | −0.02% |
| Nifty REITs & Realty | 1,940.65 | −0.02% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 26,600.55 | −0.03% |
| Nifty Bank | 57,239.75 | −0.04% |
| Nifty Realty | 895.35 | −0.05% |
| Nifty Mobility | 23,762.25 | −0.08% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 15,354.90 | −0.08% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs 90:10 | 1,428.04 | −0.08% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,419.55 | −0.11% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 37,939.76 | −0.14% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 11,986.85 | −0.15% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 27,207.70 | −0.15% |
| Nifty Pharma | 26,313.80 | −0.18% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 32,360.25 | −0.19% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 18,853.40 | −0.20% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 15,743.30 | −0.21% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 15,322.50 | −0.22% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 30,682.90 | −0.25% |
| Nifty Auto | 29,185.40 | −0.27% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 16,412.80 | −0.31% |
| Nifty Housing | 11,854.60 | −0.35% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 26,013.00 | −0.36% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 28,320.50 | −0.38% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 39,198.60 | −0.41% |
| Nifty Rural | 15,515.30 | −0.41% |
| Nifty Insurance | 1,862.36 | −0.42% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 16,474.40 | −0.48% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 11,176.90 | −0.48% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 9,923.28 | −0.49% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 21,437.55 | −0.51% |
| Nifty FMCG | 47,473.90 | −0.55% |
| Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions | 1,466.40 | −0.60% |
| Nifty Commodities | 9,755.15 | −0.61% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 2,826.05 | −0.66% |
| Nifty NBFC | 59,490.02 | −0.70% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 3,363.30 | −0.74% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 9,305.55 | −0.76% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,926.75 | −0.76% |
| Nifty Cement | 14,842.65 | −0.77% |
| Nifty MNC | 33,072.90 | −0.80% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 12,086.85 | −0.84% |
| Nifty Telecommunications | 3,689.83 | −0.86% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 51,772.70 | −0.88% |
| Nifty PSE | 9,750.85 | −0.89% |
| Nifty Media | 1,587.65 | −0.91% |
| Nifty CPSE | 6,405.15 | −0.94% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 30,400.00 | −1.03% |
| Nifty Hospitals | 4,464.46 | −1.06% |
| Nifty Construction | 11,956.50 | −1.15% |
| Nifty Power | 8,592.12 | −1.15% |
| Nifty Capital Goods | 17,398.97 | −1.17% |
| Nifty Energy | 38,124.45 | −1.18% |
| Nifty India Defence | 9,819.45 | −1.49% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the session, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd.GLAXO | Rs 3,032.40 | +5.39% |
| 2 | ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.ICICIAMC | Rs 3,260.90 | +4.99% |
| 3 | Kaynes Technology India Ltd.KAYNES | Rs 3,823.30 | +4.92% |
| 4 | Cyient Ltd.CYIENT | Rs 894.50 | +4.19% |
| 5 | R R Kabel Ltd.RRKABEL | Rs 2,898.80 | +4.09% |
| 6 | Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd.NAM-INDIA | Rs 1,217.00 | +3.96% |
| 7 | Elgi Equipments Ltd.ELGIEQUIP | Rs 637.80 | +3.84% |
| 8 | Railtel Corporation Of India Ltd.RAILTEL | Rs 287.25 | +3.64% |
| 9 | Firstsource Solutions Ltd.FSL | Rs 273.05 | +3.49% |
| 10 | Welspun Corp Ltd.WELCORP | Rs 1,973.90 | +2.96% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netweb Technologies India Ltd.NETWEB | Rs 5,065.00 | −5.41% |
| 2 | CESC Ltd.CESC | Rs 159.66 | −4.95% |
| 3 | Acutaas Chemicals Ltd.ACUTAAS | Rs 3,228.90 | −4.79% |
| 4 | Cemindia Projects Ltd.CEMPRO | Rs 1,265.70 | −4.40% |
| 5 | Bata India Ltd.BATAINDIA | Rs 721.30 | −4.22% |
| 6 | Hitachi Energy India Ltd.POWERINDIA | Rs 33,800.00 | −4.18% |
| 7 | Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.HSCL | Rs 750.25 | −4.04% |
| 8 | Brainbees Solutions Ltd.FIRSTCRY | Rs 196.50 | −3.98% |
| 9 | Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.ADANIENSOL | Rs 1,540.70 | −3.89% |
| 10 | Sterlite Technologies Ltd.STLTECH | Rs 621.20 | −3.84% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oriental Hotels Ltd.ORIENTHOTRs 139.50 · +15.1% | Rs 139.50 | +15.09% | 122.6x | 4,96,51,038norm 4,04,933 |
| Excel Industries Ltd.EXCELINDUSRs 1,133.25 · +15.0% | Rs 1,133.25 | +15.03% | 96.9x | 10,55,831norm 10,895 |
| Aster DM Quality Care Ltd.ASTERDMHealthcareRs 800.20 · −2.2% | Rs 800.20 | −2.18% | 94.4x | 7,39,48,298norm 7,83,296 |
| H.G. Infra Engineering Ltd.HGINFRARs 518.55 · +2.1% | Rs 518.55 | +2.14% | 74x | 47,92,216norm 64,778 |
| D-Link (India) Ltd.DLINKINDIARs 445.75 · +6.4% | Rs 445.75 | +6.42% | 28x | 25,80,208norm 92,267 |
| Railtel Corporation Of India Ltd.RAILTELTelecommunicationRs 287.25 · +3.6% | Rs 287.25 | +3.64% | 25.2x | 1,23,40,844norm 4,89,032 |
| Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Ltd.BAJAJHINDRs 20.38 · +9.6% | Rs 20.38 | +9.57% | 23.1x | 17,65,15,155norm 76,41,029 |
| Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services Ltd.ZAGGLERs 186.04 · +12.2% | Rs 186.04 | +12.15% | 18.8x | 3,91,49,680norm 20,84,098 |
| Prabha Energy Ltd.PRABHARs 199.79 · +4.0% | Rs 199.79 | +3.95% | 17.2x | 53,65,224norm 3,11,099 |
| Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd.GLAXOHealthcareRs 3,032.40 · +5.4% | Rs 3,032.40 | +5.39% | 15.2x | 13,74,693norm 90,158 |
| Manali Petrochemicals Ltd.MANALIPETCRs 72.80 · +2.5% | Rs 72.80 | +2.45% | 14x | 1,07,38,729norm 7,65,752 |
| Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd.RENUKARs 24.24 · +4.0% | Rs 24.24 | +4.03% | 13.8x | 6,71,06,466norm 48,74,221 |
| Nilkamal Ltd.NILKAMALRs 2,033.80 · +10.1% | Rs 2,033.80 | +10.13% | 13.4x | 14,24,389norm 1,06,131 |
| EMS Ltd.EMSLIMITEDRs 394.95 · +5.1% | Rs 394.95 | +5.11% | 13.2x | 33,36,792norm 2,52,730 |
| Prism Johnson Ltd.PRSMJOHNSNRs 110.27 · +5.0% | Rs 110.27 | +5.03% | 13.1x | 3,77,36,715norm 28,90,854 |
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 66.10 · −5.0% | Rs 66.10 | −4.99% | 100% | 31.4% |
| Commercial Syn Bags Ltd.COMSYNRs 280.55 · +0.3% | Rs 280.55 | +0.27% | 75.5% | 21.9% |
| Sarda Energy and Minerals Ltd.SARDAENMetals & MiningRs 512.05 · −1.2% | Rs 512.05 | −1.18% | 63.1% | 13.6% |
| Sundaram Clayton Ltd.SUNCLAYRs 1,281.10 · −0.8% | Rs 1,281.10 | −0.85% | 88.3% | 38.9% |
| Dilip Buildcon Ltd.DBLRs 416.20 · −1.2% | Rs 416.20 | −1.19% | 60.4% | 12.7% |
| Hester Biosciences Ltd.HESTERBIORs 2,412.30 · −1.6% | Rs 2,412.30 | −1.59% | 64.9% | 17.3% |
| Jagsonpal Pharmaceuticals Ltd.JAGSNPHARMRs 230.28 · −0.3% | Rs 230.28 | −0.26% | 57.2% | 9.7% |
| Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Ltd.CRAMCRs 250.75 · −1.4% | Rs 250.75 | −1.43% | 61.6% | 14.8% |
| Keystone Realtors Ltd.RUSTOMJEERs 369.85 · −0.6% | Rs 369.85 | −0.55% | 62.9% | 17.5% |
| TTK Prestige Ltd.TTKPRESTIGRs 585.10 · −1.6% | Rs 585.10 | −1.60% | 55% | 10.8% |
| Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd.MAHLIFERs 373.70 · −2.7% | Rs 373.70 | −2.72% | 75.3% | 31.1% |
| DIC India Ltd.DICINDRs 576.90 · −1.3% | Rs 576.90 | −1.27% | 81% | 37.9% |
| Max India Ltd.MAXINDRs 148.46 · −1.8% | Rs 148.46 | −1.77% | 72.2% | 29.5% |
| NTPC Green Energy Ltd.NTPCGREENPowerRs 91.70 · −0.5% | Rs 91.70 | −0.51% | 66.7% | 24.7% |
| NOCIL Ltd.NOCILRs 161.57 · −0.8% | Rs 161.57 | −0.83% | 67.3% | 25.4% |
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 19 August 2026?
The Nifty 50 closed at 24,078.30, down 0.32% from the close on 18 August 2026. Nifty Bank −0.04%, NIFTY Midcap 100 −0.21%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 −0.51%.
Which sectors did best and worst on 19 August 2026?
Best: Nifty Sugar & Ethanol (+1.21%), Nifty India Internet (+1.01%) and Nifty IT (+0.73%). Worst: Nifty India Defence (−1.49%), Nifty Energy (−1.18%) and Nifty Capital Goods (−1.17%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose on 19 August 2026?
901 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,600 fell and 27 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 151 rose and 342 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most on 19 August 2026?
Gainers: Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (GLAXO) +5.4%, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd. (ICICIAMC) +5.0% and Kaynes Technology India Ltd. (KAYNES) +4.9%. Losers: Netweb Technologies India Ltd. (NETWEB) −5.4%, CESC Ltd. (CESC) −5.0% and Acutaas Chemicals Ltd. (ACUTAAS) −4.8%.
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 19 August 2026 the largest were Oriental Hotels Ltd. (122.6x), Excel Industries Ltd. (96.9x) and Aster DM Quality Care Ltd. (94.4x). 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 19 August 2026: Indo Thai Securities Ltd. (100% against 31.4%), Commercial Syn Bags Ltd. (75.5% against 21.9%) and Sarda Energy and Minerals Ltd. (63.1% against 13.6%).
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.