Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market on 24 August 2026
As of 24 Aug 2026 NSE close1 session, moves from the 21 Aug 2026 close
The Nifty 50 closed at 24,219.05 on 24 August 2026, down 32.95 points (−0.14%). Of 2,539 NSE main-board stocks, 1,129 rose and 1,385 fell; in the Nifty 500, 212 rose and 279 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty Metal led, up 1.59%, and Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions trailed, down 1.04%.
- Nifty 50
- −0.14%
- at 24,219.05
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 1,129 / 1,385
- 25 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 212 / 279
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the session, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 24,219.05 | −32.95 | −0.14% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 74,022.40 | +30.30 | +0.04% |
| Nifty 500 | 23,511.75 | −18.55 | −0.08% |
| Nifty Bank | 57,525.95 | −236.00 | −0.41% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 63,817.25 | +81.50 | +0.13% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 19,926.75 | −51.00 | −0.26% |
| India VIX | 11.53 | +0.33 | +2.95% |
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 Metal+1.59%
- Nifty Telecommunications+1.04%
- Nifty Sugar & Ethanol+0.98%
- Nifty Capital Markets+0.63%
- Nifty Realty+0.60%
- Nifty REITs & Realty+0.50%
- Nifty Commodities+0.44%
- Nifty Retail+0.42%
Laggards
- Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions−1.04%
- Nifty India Defence−0.94%
- Nifty PSU Bank−0.93%
- Nifty Housing Finance−0.81%
- Nifty Cement−0.75%
- Nifty Insurance−0.66%
- Nifty Media−0.58%
- Nifty Bank−0.41%
All 70 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty Metal | 13,381.45 | +1.59% |
| Nifty Telecommunications | 3,744.30 | +1.04% |
| Nifty Sugar & Ethanol | 2,852.94 | +0.98% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 5,457.25 | +0.63% |
| Nifty Realty | 917.10 | +0.60% |
| Nifty REITs & Realty | 1,961.90 | +0.50% |
| Nifty Commodities | 9,847.50 | +0.44% |
| Nifty Retail | 3,197.18 | +0.42% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs 90:10 | 1,429.69 | +0.32% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 10,025.07 | +0.29% |
| Nifty Consumer Services | 3,712.25 | +0.26% |
| Nifty Energy | 38,335.85 | +0.22% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 16,511.30 | +0.22% |
| Nifty IT | 30,596.90 | +0.21% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,419.47 | +0.20% |
| Nifty Capital Goods | 17,481.65 | +0.19% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 10,061.75 | +0.19% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 22,897.70 | +0.18% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 11,197.00 | +0.13% |
| Nifty MNC | 33,168.60 | +0.12% |
| Nifty Housing | 11,949.10 | +0.07% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 14,514.00 | +0.05% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 18,967.00 | +0.05% |
| Nifty FMCG | 47,527.80 | +0.04% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 12,251.40 | +0.03% |
| Nifty Hospitals | 4,428.85 | +0.01% |
| Nifty India Digital | 8,764.95 | +0.01% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 15,424.70 | +0.01% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 16,418.00 | −0.04% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 37,816.64 | −0.06% |
| Nifty PSE | 9,781.85 | −0.07% |
| Nifty Auto | 29,101.30 | −0.08% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 12,009.55 | −0.08% |
| Nifty Pharma | 26,339.30 | −0.08% |
| Nifty Commercial & Transport Services | 13,374.70 | −0.09% |
| Nifty Mobility | 23,763.45 | −0.09% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 30,038.65 | −0.10% |
| Nifty Construction | 12,145.82 | −0.11% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 15,364.95 | −0.12% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 12,134.20 | −0.12% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,949.50 | −0.12% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 39,241.90 | −0.13% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 14,634.95 | −0.14% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 26,586.45 | −0.14% |
| Nifty Power | 8,673.33 | −0.15% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 21,395.70 | −0.17% |
| Nifty CPSE | 6,468.30 | −0.18% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 7,993.25 | −0.18% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,456.25 | −0.22% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 9,342.60 | −0.22% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 51,652.70 | −0.25% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 30,857.55 | −0.26% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 3,329.40 | −0.27% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 15,813.85 | −0.29% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 40,452.55 | −0.32% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 28,466.40 | −0.32% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 27,501.80 | −0.32% |
| Nifty Rural | 15,536.40 | −0.34% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 32,605.10 | −0.37% |
| Nifty NBFC | 60,259.28 | −0.38% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 26,158.50 | −0.39% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 2,827.35 | −0.39% |
| Nifty Bank | 57,525.95 | −0.41% |
| Nifty Media | 1,603.30 | −0.58% |
| Nifty Insurance | 1,878.64 | −0.66% |
| Nifty Cement | 14,822.15 | −0.75% |
| Nifty Housing Finance | 739.71 | −0.81% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 8,539.75 | −0.93% |
| Nifty India Defence | 9,739.60 | −0.94% |
| Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions | 1,476.25 | −1.04% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the session, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.VMM | Rs 113.50 | +9.74% |
| 2 | LT Foods Ltd.LTFOODS | Rs 459.00 | +7.34% |
| 3 | IDBI Bank Ltd.IDBI | Rs 87.93 | +6.92% |
| 4 | Urban Company Ltd.URBANCO | Rs 168.84 | +6.46% |
| 5 | Muthoot Finance Ltd.MUTHOOTFIN | Rs 3,209.00 | +6.19% |
| 6 | Hexaware Technologies Ltd.HEXT | Rs 562.50 | +5.64% |
| 7 | PTC Industries Ltd.PTCIL | Rs 21,672.00 | +5.06% |
| 8 | Sterlite Technologies Ltd.STLTECH | Rs 658.50 | +5.00% |
| 9 | Siemens Ltd.SIEMENS | Rs 4,114.00 | +4.95% |
| 10 | Capri Global Capital Ltd.CGCL | Rs 234.32 | +4.59% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLS International Services Ltd.BLS | Rs 241.51 | −10.98% |
| 2 | Aegis Logistics Ltd.AEGISLOG | Rs 1,341.50 | −5.39% |
| 3 | Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd.SCHNEIDER | Rs 1,158.40 | −4.84% |
| 4 | Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.BALRAMCHIN | Rs 695.50 | −4.64% |
| 5 | Gabriel India Ltd.GABRIEL | Rs 1,358.90 | −4.34% |
| 6 | Carborundum Universal Ltd.CARBORUNIV | Rs 1,122.20 | −4.07% |
| 7 | Five-Star Business Finance Ltd.FIVESTAR | Rs 500.00 | −4.02% |
| 8 | Tenneco Clean Air India Ltd.TENNIND | Rs 553.50 | −3.93% |
| 9 | Godrej Industries Ltd.GODREJIND | Rs 1,184.50 | −3.70% |
| 10 | CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.CREDITACC | Rs 1,442.30 | −3.60% |
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 549.00 · +18.3% | Rs 549.00 | +18.26% | 91.6x | 1,19,21,010norm 1,30,145 |
| TVS Supply Chain Solutions Ltd.TVSSCSRs 132.99 · +9.5% | Rs 132.99 | +9.51% | 75.9x | 4,03,50,034norm 5,31,705 |
| LT Foods Ltd.LTFOODSFast Moving Consumer GoodsRs 459.00 · +7.3% | Rs 459.00 | +7.34% | 47.9x | 4,18,91,152norm 8,73,830 |
| Marathon Nextgen Realty Ltd.MARATHONRs 422.80 · +20.0% | Rs 422.80 | +19.99% | 39.7x | 31,83,615norm 80,177 |
| Quadrant Future Tek Ltd.QUADFUTURERs 447.30 · +10.3% | Rs 447.30 | +10.35% | 37.3x | 2,38,56,672norm 6,39,560 |
| Chaman Lal Setia Exports Ltd.CLSELRs 312.75 · +8.5% | Rs 312.75 | +8.46% | 36.6x | 28,14,090norm 76,914 |
| IDBI Bank Ltd.IDBIFinancial ServicesRs 87.93 · +6.9% | Rs 87.93 | +6.92% | 18.1x | 7,27,43,077norm 40,16,412 |
| Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.VMMConsumer ServicesRs 113.50 · +9.7% | Rs 113.50 | +9.74% | 17.1x | 15,46,04,116norm 90,61,261 |
| BLS International Services Ltd.BLSConsumer ServicesRs 241.51 · −11.0% | Rs 241.51 | −10.98% | 15.9x | 2,96,83,584norm 18,70,468 |
| Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd.RATNAMANIRs 2,697.00 · +14.6% | Rs 2,697.00 | +14.55% | 15.4x | 9,03,553norm 58,663 |
| Max Estates Ltd.MAXESTATESRs 549.15 · +11.0% | Rs 549.15 | +10.97% | 13.6x | 19,64,053norm 1,43,994 |
| Gujarat Themis Biosyn Ltd.GUJTHEMRs 411.70 · +8.0% | Rs 411.70 | +8.00% | 12.1x | 12,15,058norm 1,00,648 |
| Themis Medicare Ltd.THEMISMEDRs 120.81 · +13.8% | Rs 120.81 | +13.82% | 10.8x | 10,93,612norm 1,01,385 |
| Optiemus Infracom Ltd.OPTIEMUSRs 585.70 · +8.4% | Rs 585.70 | +8.42% | 10.5x | 21,49,734norm 2,04,862 |
| E.I.D. Parry (India) Ltd.EIDPARRYFast Moving Consumer GoodsRs 823.95 · +3.3% | Rs 823.95 | +3.34% | 10.3x | 56,15,486norm 5,42,845 |
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 56.68 · −5.0% | Rs 56.68 | −4.99% | 100% | 31.5% |
| Generic Engineering Construction and Projects Ltd.GENCONRs 41.57 · −1.4% | Rs 41.57 | −1.45% | 66.9% | 13.9% |
| Cheviot Company Ltd.CHEVIOTRs 1,166.30 · +0.0% | Rs 1,166.30 | +0.01% | 84.1% | 33.8% |
| Monarch Networth Capital Ltd.MONARCHRs 384.80 · −0.2% | Rs 384.80 | −0.17% | 78% | 28.6% |
| Wonder Electricals Ltd.WELRs 135.94 · −3.8% | Rs 135.94 | −3.77% | 70% | 21.6% |
| Hester Biosciences Ltd.HESTERBIORs 2,364.50 · −0.1% | Rs 2,364.50 | −0.14% | 64.4% | 16.9% |
| Agarwal Industrial Corporation Ltd.AGARINDRs 485.80 · −1.2% | Rs 485.80 | −1.22% | 55.1% | 8.8% |
| Saurashtra Cement Ltd.SAURASHCEMRs 56.85 · −2.4% | Rs 56.85 | −2.35% | 69.6% | 23.7% |
| Aastha Spintex Ltd.AASTHARs 73.01 · −0.0% | Rs 73.01 | −0.03% | 67.7% | 22.5% |
| Pix Transmissions Ltd.PIXTRANSRs 1,789.60 · −1.1% | Rs 1,789.60 | −1.08% | 61.9% | 17.1% |
| Asian Granito India Ltd.ASIANTILESRs 45.40 · −4.2% | Rs 45.40 | −4.24% | 61% | 16.8% |
| Igarashi Motors India Ltd.IGARASHIRs 431.35 · −2.9% | Rs 431.35 | −2.87% | 57.3% | 13.5% |
| Jubilant Agri and Consumer Products Ltd.JUBLCPLRs 2,127.10 · −4.5% | Rs 2,127.10 | −4.52% | 73.6% | 30% |
| InfoBeans Technologies Ltd.INFOBEANRs 155.17 · −1.5% | Rs 155.17 | −1.48% | 68.5% | 25% |
| Godavari Biorefineries Ltd.GODAVARIBRs 240.85 · −1.4% | Rs 240.85 | −1.39% | 56.5% | 14.5% |
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 24 August 2026?
The Nifty 50 closed at 24,219.05, down 0.14% from the close on 21 August 2026. Nifty Bank −0.41%, NIFTY Midcap 100 +0.13%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 −0.26%.
Which sectors did best and worst on 24 August 2026?
Best: Nifty Metal (+1.59%), Nifty Telecommunications (+1.04%) and Nifty Sugar & Ethanol (+0.98%). Worst: Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions (−1.04%), Nifty India Defence (−0.94%) and Nifty PSU Bank (−0.93%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose on 24 August 2026?
1,129 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,385 fell and 25 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 212 rose and 279 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most on 24 August 2026?
Gainers: Vishal Mega Mart Ltd. (VMM) +9.7%, LT Foods Ltd. (LTFOODS) +7.3% and IDBI Bank Ltd. (IDBI) +6.9%. Losers: BLS International Services Ltd. (BLS) −11.0%, Aegis Logistics Ltd. (AEGISLOG) −5.4% and Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd. (SCHNEIDER) −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 24 August 2026 the largest were Shanthi Gears Ltd. (91.6x), TVS Supply Chain Solutions Ltd. (75.9x) and LT Foods Ltd. (47.9x). 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 24 August 2026: Indo Thai Securities Ltd. (100% against 31.5%), Generic Engineering Construction and Projects Ltd. (66.9% against 13.9%) and Cheviot Company Ltd. (84.1% against 33.8%).
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.