Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market on 21 August 2026
As of 21 Aug 2026 NSE close1 session, moves from the 20 Aug 2026 close
The Nifty 50 closed at 24,252.00 on 21 August 2026, up 20.15 points (+0.08%). Of 2,534 NSE main-board stocks, 1,246 rose and 1,241 fell; in the Nifty 500, 224 rose and 262 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty Insurance led, up 0.90%, and Nifty Sugar & Ethanol trailed, down 1.38%.
- Nifty 50
- +0.08%
- at 24,252.00
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 1,246 / 1,241
- 47 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 224 / 262
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the session, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 24,252.00 | +20.15 | +0.08% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 73,992.10 | −202.05 | −0.27% |
| Nifty 500 | 23,530.30 | +17.35 | +0.07% |
| Nifty Bank | 57,761.95 | +266.05 | +0.46% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 63,735.75 | +64.20 | +0.10% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 19,977.75 | +136.30 | +0.69% |
| India VIX | 11.20 | +0.44 | +4.09% |
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 Insurance+0.90%
- Nifty Metal+0.86%
- Nifty Power+0.86%
- Nifty CPSE+0.80%
- Nifty Construction+0.77%
- Nifty MidSmall Financial Services+0.61%
- Nifty India Internet+0.60%
- Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions+0.57%
Laggards
- Nifty Sugar & Ethanol−1.38%
- Nifty EV & New Age Automotive−0.83%
- Nifty FMCG−0.74%
- Nifty Chemicals−0.60%
- Nifty Auto−0.60%
- Nifty Housing Finance−0.55%
- Nifty Media−0.54%
- Nifty India Tourism−0.53%
All 70 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty Insurance | 1,891.19 | +0.90% |
| Nifty Metal | 13,172.60 | +0.86% |
| Nifty Power | 8,686.62 | +0.86% |
| Nifty CPSE | 6,480.20 | +0.80% |
| Nifty Construction | 12,159.55 | +0.77% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 22,855.70 | +0.61% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,459.50 | +0.60% |
| Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions | 1,491.75 | +0.57% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 27,590.65 | +0.51% |
| Nifty Bank | 57,761.95 | +0.46% |
| Nifty PSE | 9,788.30 | +0.46% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 5,423.15 | +0.43% |
| Nifty Telecommunications | 3,705.63 | +0.42% |
| Nifty Realty | 911.60 | +0.40% |
| Nifty NBFC | 60,489.52 | +0.39% |
| Nifty India Defence | 9,832.35 | +0.32% |
| Nifty Energy | 38,252.20 | +0.26% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 32,724.55 | +0.24% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 12,148.40 | +0.24% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 28,558.85 | +0.23% |
| Nifty Capital Goods | 17,448.58 | +0.22% |
| Nifty Commodities | 9,804.60 | +0.22% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 26,261.00 | +0.22% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,951.85 | +0.22% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 40,580.85 | +0.19% |
| Nifty Housing | 11,940.55 | +0.16% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 9,362.95 | +0.15% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 30,936.50 | +0.15% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 10,043.10 | +0.14% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 9,996.39 | +0.12% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 11,182.75 | +0.04% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 8,620.00 | +0.04% |
| Nifty India Digital | 8,763.75 | +0.02% |
| Nifty Retail | 3,183.72 | +0.01% |
| Nifty Cement | 14,933.45 | 0.00% |
| Nifty Commercial & Transport Services | 13,387.00 | −0.01% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 15,859.20 | −0.01% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 39,291.75 | −0.02% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 18,956.80 | −0.03% |
| Nifty REITs & Realty | 1,952.10 | −0.03% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,416.63 | −0.06% |
| Nifty Consumer Services | 3,702.67 | −0.07% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 15,382.90 | −0.09% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 12,247.15 | −0.14% |
| Nifty Rural | 15,590.00 | −0.16% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 14,656.05 | −0.20% |
| Nifty Pharma | 26,359.75 | −0.21% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs 90:10 | 1,425.12 | −0.21% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 16,474.35 | −0.23% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 16,423.90 | −0.25% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 51,782.55 | −0.25% |
| Nifty MNC | 33,128.35 | −0.25% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 21,431.90 | −0.26% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 14,506.30 | −0.29% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 2,838.55 | −0.32% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 15,423.60 | −0.33% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 37,837.46 | −0.34% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 12,018.85 | −0.40% |
| Nifty Mobility | 23,784.05 | −0.45% |
| Nifty Hospitals | 4,428.24 | −0.46% |
| Nifty IT | 30,532.25 | −0.46% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 26,624.85 | −0.48% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 8,007.90 | −0.53% |
| Nifty Media | 1,612.70 | −0.54% |
| Nifty Housing Finance | 745.74 | −0.55% |
| Nifty Auto | 29,124.60 | −0.60% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 30,067.65 | −0.60% |
| Nifty FMCG | 47,510.95 | −0.74% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 3,338.30 | −0.83% |
| Nifty Sugar & Ethanol | 2,825.31 | −1.38% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the session, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welspun Corp Ltd.WELCORP | Rs 2,311.90 | +15.30% |
| 2 | Urban Company Ltd.URBANCO | Rs 158.60 | +9.01% |
| 3 | Jindal Saw Ltd.JINDALSAW | Rs 291.65 | +8.12% |
| 4 | JBM Auto Ltd.JBMA | Rs 673.95 | +8.12% |
| 5 | NCC Ltd.NCC | Rs 149.56 | +6.78% |
| 6 | IIFL Finance Ltd.IIFL | Rs 679.80 | +6.77% |
| 7 | Cartrade Tech Ltd.CARTRADE | Rs 3,072.90 | +6.14% |
| 8 | Aegis Logistics Ltd.AEGISLOG | Rs 1,417.90 | +6.11% |
| 9 | Reliance Power Ltd.RPOWER | Rs 23.45 | +5.87% |
| 10 | PTC Industries Ltd.PTCIL | Rs 20,629.00 | +5.13% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.HSCL | Rs 654.40 | −7.07% |
| 2 | Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.BALRAMCHIN | Rs 729.35 | −4.92% |
| 3 | Britannia Industries Ltd.BRITANNIA | Rs 5,365.00 | −3.30% |
| 4 | Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd.GLAXO | Rs 2,902.20 | −3.25% |
| 5 | Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd.SUMICHEM | Rs 534.65 | −3.11% |
| 6 | Usha Martin Ltd.USHAMART | Rs 481.30 | −2.90% |
| 7 | Poly Medicure Ltd.POLYMED | Rs 1,719.40 | −2.84% |
| 8 | Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd.ABREL | Rs 1,406.30 | −2.71% |
| 9 | CCL Products (I) Ltd.CCL | Rs 1,082.30 | −2.71% |
| 10 | Cohance Lifesciences Ltd.COHANCE | Rs 463.00 | −2.64% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanthi Gears Ltd.SHANTIGEARRs 464.25 · +20.0% | Rs 464.25 | +19.99% | 60.3x | 19,72,065norm 32,683 |
| JBM Auto Ltd.JBMAAutomobile and Auto ComponentsRs 673.95 · +8.1% | Rs 673.95 | +8.12% | 58.4x | 1,31,84,218norm 2,25,917 |
| Welspun Specialty Solutions Ltd.WELSPLSOLRs 51.38 · +6.1% | Rs 51.38 | +6.14% | 30.7x | 93,55,286norm 3,04,304 |
| Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Ltd.RIILRs 786.10 · +6.5% | Rs 786.10 | +6.55% | 30.4x | 12,49,232norm 41,104 |
| Welspun Corp Ltd.WELCORPCapital GoodsRs 2,311.90 · +15.3% | Rs 2,311.90 | +15.30% | 26.7x | 1,99,63,038norm 7,48,154 |
| Kilburn Engineering Ltd.KLBRENG-BRs 397.40 · +11.1% | Rs 397.40 | +11.11% | 24.7x | 38,33,782norm 1,55,165 |
| Quadrant Future Tek Ltd.QUADFUTURERs 405.35 · +20.0% | Rs 405.35 | +20.00% | 22.7x | 75,04,777norm 3,30,265 |
| Thomas Cook (India) Ltd.THOMASCOOKRs 113.17 · +11.4% | Rs 113.17 | +11.41% | 17.6x | 2,55,66,919norm 14,56,255 |
| Welspun Enterprises Ltd.WELENTRs 631.45 · +8.0% | Rs 631.45 | +8.00% | 17.1x | 56,56,444norm 3,30,342 |
| Master Trust Ltd.MASTERTRRs 84.99 · +9.0% | Rs 84.99 | +8.96% | 16.8x | 35,31,062norm 2,10,353 |
| Jindal Saw Ltd.JINDALSAWCapital GoodsRs 291.65 · +8.1% | Rs 291.65 | +8.12% | 16.5x | 1,68,02,060norm 10,20,979 |
| NCC Ltd.NCCConstructionRs 149.56 · +6.8% | Rs 149.56 | +6.78% | 13.1x | 2,08,23,822norm 15,86,117 |
| Kwality Wall's (India) Ltd.KWILRs 48.35 · +11.2% | Rs 48.35 | +11.23% | 11.4x | 24,04,73,970norm 2,11,82,264 |
| Saatvik Green Energy Ltd.SAATVIKGLRs 418.95 · +4.5% | Rs 418.95 | +4.48% | 11.2x | 11,09,085norm 99,285 |
| Maharashtra Seamless Ltd.MAHSEAMLESRs 634.15 · +3.9% | Rs 634.15 | +3.86% | 8.4x | 10,05,145norm 1,20,291 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prism Johnson Ltd.PRSMJOHNSNRs 107.97 · −1.7% | Rs 107.97 | −1.74% | 91% | 9.5% |
| Indo Thai Securities Ltd.INDOTHAIRs 59.66 · −5.0% | Rs 59.66 | −5.00% | 100% | 31.1% |
| Agarwal Industrial Corporation Ltd.AGARINDRs 491.80 · +0.0% | Rs 491.80 | +0.01% | 74.7% | 8.8% |
| Hester Biosciences Ltd.HESTERBIORs 2,367.80 · −1.9% | Rs 2,367.80 | −1.88% | 69.4% | 17.1% |
| Commercial Syn Bags Ltd.COMSYNRs 286.17 · −1.2% | Rs 286.17 | −1.24% | 73.2% | 22.2% |
| Sundaram Clayton Ltd.SUNCLAYRs 1,284.10 · +0.6% | Rs 1,284.10 | +0.64% | 87.9% | 40.2% |
| Aastha Spintex Ltd.AASTHARs 73.03 · −0.4% | Rs 73.03 | −0.40% | 64.8% | 17.6% |
| Mangalam Worldwide Ltd.MWLRs 41.44 · +0.7% | Rs 41.44 | +0.66% | 65.6% | 19.9% |
| Jagsonpal Pharmaceuticals Ltd.JAGSNPHARMRs 236.54 · +1.5% | Rs 236.54 | +1.52% | 54% | 9.8% |
| Godavari Biorefineries Ltd.GODAVARIBRs 244.25 · −0.6% | Rs 244.25 | −0.63% | 58.5% | 14.5% |
| Pix Transmissions Ltd.PIXTRANSRs 1,809.10 · −0.6% | Rs 1,809.10 | −0.62% | 60.5% | 17.1% |
| Arvind SmartSpaces Ltd.ARVSMARTRs 667.00 · +1.2% | Rs 667.00 | +1.20% | 55.9% | 13.3% |
| Saurashtra Cement Ltd.SAURASHCEMRs 58.22 · −0.1% | Rs 58.22 | −0.05% | 65.6% | 23.8% |
| Igarashi Motors India Ltd.IGARASHIRs 444.10 · −0.6% | Rs 444.10 | −0.60% | 55% | 13.5% |
| Nelcast Ltd.NELCASTRs 117.81 · +1.0% | Rs 117.81 | +1.01% | 70.8% | 29.5% |
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 21 August 2026?
The Nifty 50 closed at 24,252.00, up 0.08% from the close on 20 August 2026. Nifty Bank +0.46%, NIFTY Midcap 100 +0.10%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 +0.69%.
Which sectors did best and worst on 21 August 2026?
Best: Nifty Insurance (+0.90%), Nifty Metal (+0.86%) and Nifty Power (+0.86%). Worst: Nifty Sugar & Ethanol (−1.38%), Nifty EV & New Age Automotive (−0.83%) and Nifty FMCG (−0.74%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose on 21 August 2026?
1,246 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,241 fell and 47 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 224 rose and 262 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most on 21 August 2026?
Gainers: Welspun Corp Ltd. (WELCORP) +15.3%, Urban Company Ltd. (URBANCO) +9.0% and Jindal Saw Ltd. (JINDALSAW) +8.1%. Losers: Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. (HSCL) −7.1%, Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd. (BALRAMCHIN) −4.9% and Britannia Industries Ltd. (BRITANNIA) −3.3%.
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 21 August 2026 the largest were Shanthi Gears Ltd. (60.3x), JBM Auto Ltd. (58.4x) and Welspun Specialty Solutions Ltd. (30.7x). 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 21 August 2026: Prism Johnson Ltd. (91% against 9.5%), Indo Thai Securities Ltd. (100% against 31.1%) and Agarwal Industrial Corporation Ltd. (74.7% against 8.8%).
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.